A post from Mark Tremonti
 

http://p202.ezboard.com/falterbridge...icID=209.topic




:bounce: I'm excited for this music!!!!

edit...Michael did confirm (as you'll see by the post below @ the AB Fan Board)...that it was Mark (just trying to stop anything before it starts)

That is one dedicated person. Mark, you rock!!!

Now we need to get Mark over here!!! heh heh

The problem is that someone is already under the username "Mark Tremonti".

I think it's cool a band member posting anywhere...it's alllllllllll good!

lol, that would be cool :cool:

Not anymore ;)

hahahaha....

You're so sly, Steve. I've got to watch out for you! ;)

Hint hint...

:bigeyes: :wtf:

Myles Kennedy is going to post as well on the AlterBridgeBand.net board? :wtf:

No, I'm thinking that was more a veiled statement from Trem that:

"I don't think Stapp's very good anymore (now Myles is my fav frontman), and Creed's pretty much done with."

I think "Creed is over" was a good enough hint if you ask me. :rolleyes:

Right, but there are still people that are in denial about Creed's apparent demise. Furthermore, a lot of people think the split had nothing to do with Stapp vs "the band" and was not a result of any rift between members.

Sorry, but there's just to much evidence to the contrary!

I think there needs to be a point where people stop reading more into things than is really there.

As for Stapp still having it, time will tell. I don't doubt he does, but I think we'll really see when he puts his effort out. Rock on.

As for Creed...they're done...start dealing with it.

Well, you tell me what you think he meant? He said Myles was "the best." Tremonti used to reserve such praise for Stapp when Creed was still alive. I think that's pretty significant, especially when it came directly to us from Mark -- he knew he was talking directly to fans. It was significant, I thought. Keep in mind that the band essentially replaced Stapp with Kennedy...

I see it as praise for his current bands lead singer.

And from listening to some MAyfield 4....I'm diggin Myles as a lead singer.

Yeah, he's good. I can't wait to hear their single.

And he's not allowed to think that someone other than Stapp might be "the best"? That would be a slap in the face to Myles to say "I wish I could still be with Stapp, but Myles is good enough" or something to that effect.

It's perfectly natural to want to brag up your new lead singer rather than living in the past. Creed = old busted joint. Alter Bridge = new hotness.

Quite the contrary, dude. I doubt Mark still wants Scott Stapp as his leadsinger.

I think he means ...if Mark said that to MYles, that'd be an insult. I had to read it a couple times myself (Shame Brian LOL).

You two's be on the same page

But Mark is honestly telling the truth. Myles Kennedy is the best!!!

All I can say is that I'm really curious to see how the critics/radio stations view Alter Bridge...

I'm of the opinion the REAL reason people didn't like Creed was because of Stapp's antics. Now that he's gone, I'm thinking people will warm to AB and judge them based on their music.

Just my opinion...

That really is a hard subject to tackle. They should be praised. I just want to see how the critics react once they find out that Alter Bridge has 3/4's the members of Creed.

WOOO HOOOO

I don't know, velocity confused me here... I really don't see how praising your new lead singer is a dig at the old one. And even if it was... sorry, but Stapp deserves it. I know this place is very pro-Stapp, but the truth is the guy has some attitude problems and I'm just sick of it.

some critics and stations won't like them simply for the "Former Creed members" tag they'll give them. Some people just flat out didn't like Creed (and some didn't like them for other reasons than STapp)....

I think AB knows they have to prove themselves as a new band. They know people will do the "Creed comparison"....and I think they're deliberatly stearing away from that.

And yes, a LOT of people didn't like Creed for Stapps antics. Some of those will probably embrace AB faster.

Everyone will react in different ways.

I dunno, when you say "this guy is the best the world has to offer," knowing full well he is the replacement for the ousted Stapp... that says a lot in my book.

I used to like Stapp a lot when I first got into Creed. I knew his ego was a bit inflated, but I guess I tolerated it back when his lyrics were fresh and his voice was in good shape. After Weathered, both his lyrics and his voice went to crap, and I started to look more at his attitude...

See, I'd buy the "replacement for the ousted Stapp" argument if AB were trying to be "Creed".

the simple fact they're NOT totally negates that argument.

Well, AB *is* Creed minus Stapp, like it or not. Their music may be different -- I'm looking specifically at their membership. Plus, when you also factor in the return of Marshal, I think that says a great deal about how there was/is a rift between Stapp and the rest of Creed.

That does hold some truth... but you're acting like Tremonti isn't allowed to say that anyone out there is better than Stapp. If he's found a better front man, why can't he say so?

Yeah, I look at the membership, second to the music.

I still find it cool that the rift between Marshall and the others was able to be mended...took a few years, but proves anything can happen. MAybe down the line that can happen with Stapp...time will tell on that one.

I never said he couldn't say so. Heck, I agree with him. I'm just trying to underscore how significant his words were. Seeing how Creed was not-too-long-ago the world's biggest band, I think this split is one of epic proportions.

Ok, we're in agreeance there... so what's the big problem with Mark's comment?

Ehh... I've never said I had a problem with it. :confused:

I'm of the opinion that Marshal's rejoining after Stapp's leaving/dismissal was no coincidence. I think there was conflict between the two, and that's why Marshal either left or was fired.

Hmmm... well, going back to your first couple posts in this thread, it sounded like you were coming down on Mark for talking bad about Stapp in a veiled way... I guess we've had a bit of a misunderstanding here. Sorry!

your first post that started this made it seem like Mark couldn't dare say he thought someone was better than Stapp.

He never said he thought STapp was bad, but that he thought Myles was better. Stapp isn't the best out there. One of the top, sure...the best...not by a long shot.

Well a few years ago Marshall sued them ALL....so that's something that'd take a LONG time to heal.

and I agree with the 2nd part of that. It went way past the "PJ bull" :lol:


Ok.....sleep time now? lol