The Official Creed Press/TV Thread

[XALTERBRIDGEX]

Stapp and Tremonti are doing an interview on the Rod Ryan Show at 7:30am cst today 5/4.
UPDATE: Great interview..for the first time hearing the guys talk, they sounded happy to be back. They said they will play 2 and 1/2 hour shows if they have to to make the fans happy! Mark also added that Alter Bridge is business as usual and have the new album coming out next year! You can hear the interview right here:
http://www.thebuzz.com/cc-common/podcast/single_podcast.html?podcast=rodryan.xml

[Got My Back?]

Mark and Scott were on WDVE in Pittsburgh this morning at 8:20 AM.

They were asked the usual questions. How did the reunion happen, was Scott jealous when Alter Bridge came out, will they be changing their styles, etc.

Then they asked Scott if he still wanted to box Fred Durst. He said it was blown out of proportion and that it was supposed to be for charity.

The DJs on WDVE are definitely not Creed fans, but they were respectful and it was an OK interview.

I'm not sure if WDVE puts interviews up on their site later or not. I have it recorded, but it will take a bit to get it up on line.

[Dark_Knight]

Thought I'd make an official "Creed Press" thread so everything doesn't get lost, I'll be updating this often...



*AUDIO INTERVIEWS*

Flip Interview with Buckethead:

http://www.mediafire.com/?m2zjn1tiyyl

Interview with The Buzz (Scott/Mark):

http://www.thebuzz.com/cc-common/podcast/single_podcast.html?podcast=rodryan.xml

Cleveland Interview (Scott/Mark):

http://www.wmms.com/pages/maxwellondemand/

Pittsburgh Interview (Scott/Mark):

http://www.mediafire.com/?mwyqjgj3xia

Chicago Interview (Scott/Mark)

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=119490
http://carasbasement.libsyn.com/rss

DC101 Interview:

http://www.dc101.com/cc-common/news/sections/newsarticle.html?feed=253029&article=4865777#
http://www.mediafire.com/?yhjnnm4gndy

Hot 99.5 Interview:

Part I: http://www.mediafire.com/?gyznjtytexm

Milwaukee Interview (Mark):

http://www.mediafire.com/?jdmjmj402ee

Baltimore Interview (Stapp):

http://www.mediafire.com/?zyzczt1ydym

Indianapolis Interview (Stapp):

Part 1: http://www.mediafire.com/?n4gdj1onmrd
Part 2: http://www.mediafire.com/?om0mnmyoz2g

Alternative Addiction Interview (Mark):

http://www.alternativeaddiction.com/interviews/audio/player_mp3.asp?id=433
http://www.mediafire.com/?temrlwtylzg

96Rock Interview (Mark/Scott):

http://www.passionbreedsfollowers.com/media/audio/interviews/96rock.zip (Thanks to PBF!)
http://www.mediafire.com/?nmnmc2zomqd (Thanks to Dawn!)

Flip Interview with Buckethead 2:

http://www.mediafire.com/?ayknymm4uzn

100.5 The Drive Interview (Stapp):

http://www.mydrivefm.com/pages/morningshow.html

(Thanks to NGU!)
Part 1: http://www.mediafire.com/?nlawwfjgow5
Part 2: http://www.mediafire.com/?m4mtamoyvmw
Part 3: http://www.mediafire.com/?gjjzijz3f40

WAAF Interview (Stapp):
http://blogs.waaf.com/mistresscarrie/
http://www.mediafire.com/?gjny2qzxwuu

105.7 The X Interview (Stapp):
http://www.1057thex.com/Article.asp?id=1259517&spid=22436
http://www.1057thex.com/goout.asp?u=http://podcasting.fia.net/5842/3853037.mp3 (Save target as)

The Buzz Interview (Stapp):
http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/HOUSTON-TX/KTBZ-FM/08-13-09%20-%20scott%20stapp.mp3?CPROG=PCAST&MARKET=HOUSTON-TX&NG_FORMAT=alternative&SITE_ID=1020&STATION_ID=KTBZ-FM&PCAST_AUTHOR=Rod_Ryan&PCAST_CAT=Music_%26_talk&PCAST_TITLE=Rod_Ryan_Show_Podcasts

Philly Interview WYSP (Stapp):
http://www.mediafire.com/?zymntyymzid

WMMR Interview & Performance:
Interview (Thanks to NGU): http://www.mediafire.com/?0mgyzi1ndtv
Performances:http://www.mediafire.com/?mkw1ymmyru2

Q104 Interview (Mark):
http://www.mediafire.com/?hziyddtn3zn

Indy 92.3 Interview (Stapp):
http://www.mediafire.com/?ggjz42dogiw

KOMP 92.3 (Stapp):
http://werlv.com/Morning-Show-Scott-Stapp-Interview/5077533
http://www.mediafire.com/?jy2nznytmwj (Thanks Dawn)

Explore Music Interview (Stapp):
http://www.exploremusic.com/interview/2009-09-04/Creed-is-Back-Wiser-and-More-Humble-Than-Before

KQRC Interview (Stapp):
http://www.freejohnnydare.com/fjd/2009/09/interview-scott-stapp-9-4-09/


*ARTICLES*

Music Radar Interview with Mark Tremonti:

http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/mark-tremonti-talks-about-the-creed-reunion-205432

Rolling Stone Interviews:

http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/04/27/creeds-scott-stapp-calls-reunion-a-renewing-and-a-rebirth/
http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/04/29/creed-reunite-fans-react-the-response-to-stapps-rebirth/

People Magazine Interview:

http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20274934,00.html

MTV Interview:

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1610769/20090506/creed.jhtml

Entertainment Weekly Interview:

http://music-mix.ew.com/2009/05/creed-reunion.html

Noise Creep Interview (Stapp):

http://www.noisecreep.com/2009/05/15/scott-stapp-discusses-creed-reunion/

Billboard Article:

http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/creed-promises-new-album-this-summer-plenty-1003975755.story

Noise Creep Interview (Mark):

http://www.noisecreep.com/2009/06/12/creeds-mark-tremonti-on-what-went-wrong-and-how-they-righted-it/

Noise Creep Interview (Mark/Flip):

http://www.noisecreep.com/2009/06/18/creed-learns-you-can-go-home-again-even-if-the-landscape-has-ch/

VH1 Live & Loud:

http://news.prnewswire.com/DisplayReleaseContent.aspx?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/07-13-2009/0005058963&EDATE=

Alternative Addiction Interview (Mark):

http://www.alternativeaddiction.com/musicnews/article/1455/Creed-Out-To-Prove-A-Point-With-Comeback

Billboard Article 1 (July):

http://www.azcentral.com/thingstodo/music/articles/2009/07/23/20090723creed.html

Billboard Interview (July):

http://www.billboard.com/#/features/q-a-creed-s-quest-for-a-comeback-1003996509.story

Post Gazette Article:
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09219/989292-388.stm

Rollingstone Article 1 (August):
http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/08/07/creeds-stapp-talks-breakup-make-up-and-shaved-head/

Rollingstone Article 2 (Creed Come Full Circle):
http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/08/07/creed-come-full-circle-reunion-tour-kicks-off-with-set-of-hits/

Deadline Looms For "Full Circle" (NoiseCreep):
http://www.noisecreep.com/2009/09/02/creed-deadline-looms-for-full-circle/


*TV*

Red Eye Interview with Greg Gutfield (Mark/Scott):

http://www.foxnews.com/video/index.html?playerId=videolandingpage&streamingFormat=FLASH&referralObject=4864460&referralPlaylistId=949437d0db05ed5f5b9954dc049d70b0c12f2749
http://www.mediafire.com/?kz3tmznyign
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MFpULxBVZo

MTV Interview:

http://www.mtv.com/videos/news/379303/creed-is-competing-with-itself.jhtml
http://www.mediafire.com/?bitol1frdij
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SbiebAa7wU

CNN Interview (Mark/Scott):

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/showbiz/2009/05/06/dcl.creed.intv.cnn?iref=videosearch
http://www.mediafire.com/?qtjjiwrig1n
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gqPmMn1Gm0

ABC Interview (Mark/Scott):

http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=7539688
http://au.video.yahoo.com/watch/5029285/13372986
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LdUUZHYGL4
http://www.mediafire.com/?nj3hzmm4fng (AVI)
http://www.mediafire.com/?yc43yiyi45y (WMV)

VH1 Interview:

http://www.vh1.com/video/play.jhtml?...601&vid=392048
http://www.mediafire.com/?z4i2mywyeym (MOV)
http://www.mediafire.com/?2domgiig5uz (WMV)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOcNUC3eFF8

The Strategy Room Interview (Flip/Brian):

http://activitypit.ning.com/video/the-complete-creed-interviews
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=4SYE515L (WMV)
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bO9lnOzEBFI
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlCcBdksuzM

5 Questions With VH1:

http://www.vh1.com/video/play.jhtml?id=1613458&vid=399054
http://www.mediafire.com/?il2h3dnxjnl (MP4)

(Best Beatles Song)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFBtDxfVomQ

(Last Meal on Death Row)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hs3J8SU5Mzo

(Most Hilarious Movie Ever Made)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85tKrT_n4Ow

(First Thing You Do When You Wake Up)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3o-QHTxC7o

(Thoughts on Public Displays of Affection)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCeDk27gMNc


AOL Sessions:

Performances (WMV):

Part I (MOP, Higher)

http://www.mediafire.com/?njjmaoeqynw

Part II (WAWO, My Sacrifice)

http://www.mediafire.com/?nymwilmm3nm

Interview (WMV):

http://www.mediafire.com/?enzorymmimt

Youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=266D8A8C3555E484


Fox & Friends:

Higher: (MP4 - Save Target As) Thanks to Luke!

http://media2.foxnews.com/062609/062...reed_WMPG4.mp4

Interview/My Own Prison: (MP4 - Save Target As) Thanks to Luke!

http://media2.foxnews.com/062609/062...show_WMPG4.mp4

Youtube: (Thanks to Matt!)

Higher:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKmLJ8603sk

Interview/My Own Prison:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nUnTR3mufI


CNN Interview (Full Circle Discussion):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zvar0GGAvZ4
http://www.mediafire.com/?2yymd4gjtdz (WMV)

Fox Fan Interview:

http://www.foxnews.com/video/index.html?playerId=videolandingpage&streamingFormat=FLASH&referralObject=6958022&referralPlaylistId=8602cb8f049b8ab4d8f29b08d1dcc4769e7219c2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34brCrFWgM0
http://www.mediafire.com/?m2mnyatiljy (WMV)

Interview With 99.5 The River (Scott/Mark):

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsReN3i69p4
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8br-mwhN4yY

[Dark_Knight]

Just to note the Cleveland interview is pretty much these morons who try to make Scott & Mark look bad...so beware the DJs are "A-Holes" to put it lightly.

[XALTERBRIDGEX]

WOW what DICKS in Cleveland! listen to the interview from the buzz in Houston,TX where we know how to do an interview with class...Cleveland radio has no class..

[Dogstar]

Thought I'd make this a sticky. Let's try to keep all the interviews in one thread for easier access :)

[Tremontiriffs77]

What a bunch of assholes on this radio station...I really wish it was an in studio interview so Scott could have put him on his ass...What dicks..They were trying to get ratings and made themselves look stupid...They should fire them for being so out of line...Fuck Cleveland radio!!

[Agent D]

Better get used to it. There's gonna be a ton of backlash to this.

[XALTERBRIDGEX]

Better get used to it. There's gonna be a ton of backlash to this.
Ya but the way they talked to Scott and Mark on the radio was tasteless and uncalled for..If your going to talk shit to the guys dont have them on your radio show..

[Dogstar]

You can't be surprised by any of this. There were a ton of haters, both in the industry and the public. Radio people openly mocked them when they were still at the height of their heyday.

[Dark_Knight]

Just saw Mark & Scott on Fox News ("The Red Eye") with Greg Gutfeld...it was really great seeing them so happy. It was a good interview, hopefully someone on the ABB.net board was able to record it and can upload it for everyone, I'll do my best to post it when I get a link. Just wanted to give you guys the heads up!

[creedfan21]

Dont remember my old username so i guess i will have to start over. :mad: Check out this video on Fox News with Stapp and Tremonti. Crazy seeing these two guys doing interviews together again.

I can not get the exact video to post but if you will check underneath the video playing there is a listing for Creed reuniting.

http://www.foxnews.com/video2/video08.html?maven_referralObject=4845269&maven_referralPlaylistId=&sRevUrl=http://www.foxnews.com/redeye/

[AlterTremonti]

Here is the download link for the Red Eye interview (video).

www.mediafire.com/?kz3tmznyign

[Dark_Knight]

Check my main post for the MTV Article & Interview!

[austin.]

Can someone give me some info on what happened at a Chicago and Baltimore show? I am listening to the Cleveland interview (the people are major dicks).
Thanks.
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[austin.]

Did you shave your pubes too? WTF? I'm glad Scott fired back at the end
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[Dark_Knight]

Chicago is where Scott was out of it, doing crazy things on stage & fans sued the band. I don't recall what happened in Baltimore though...

[Dogstar]

Chicago is where Scott was out of it, doing crazy things on stage & fans sued the band. I don't recall what happened in Baltimore though...
Wasn't it in a Baltimore hotel where he had the fight with the guys from 311? That's what I seem to recall.

[austin.]

That sounds right Dogstar. And I had a feeling that the drunk thing may have happened in Chicago because I remember reading that somewhere.. The cleveland interview was very rude to Scott and Mark.
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[Dark_Knight]

Yeah it's clear Scott has changed for the better. No one deserves to be treated like that in an interview.

[nagpo]

Those guys were assholes. Creed shouldn't have to go on radio shows. Radio personalities only want singers there so they'll get more listeners. Even if that means being a total ass to the band, it gets them more attention. I wish Scott would've cussed them out and hung up. I really wanted to punch them in the face myself. Even if I wasnt a creed fan, thats just not a civil way to treat people. And if that guy did want scott to be sincire with to his drug problems, you'd thing he would have been polite to stapp first. They were very rude. I like how Eminem deals with this kind of stuff, he doesnt give a fuck. He'll drop the DJ in a second.

[austin.]

I think Scott was gunna blow his lid on the pubes thing had the girl not cut them off. Man, I need to call their show one day and bitch at them for it. I hate using bad language, but those guys were fucking pricks.
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[Dark_Knight]

Here's the CNN Interview, which is also in my original post as well...

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/showbiz/2009/05/06/dcl.creed.intv.cnn?iref=videosearch

[Dark_Knight]

Washington interviews are up now guys, just a heads up...the DC101 interview is one of the best ones so far I thought.

[Dark_Knight]

New ABC Interview is up...

http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=7539688
http://au.video.yahoo.com/watch/5029285/13372986

[Dark_Knight]

Youtube Version...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LdUUZHYGL4

[perpetualchange]

Well, this is my first post and one that will probably piss a lot of people off.

I think the Cleveland interview is the best, because the interviews are being such asses. Though the interviewers suck, they manage to pull some real answers out of Stapp and Tremonti, and it's good to see the both of them have that passionate type of attitude about what they're doing. Personally, that's what ex-fans like me who've shuddered the band for years need to hear.

Really hoping this is good. I'm cautiously optimistic.

[Dark_Knight]

Short interview with Stapp...

http://www.noisecreep.com/2009/05/15/scott-stapp-discusses-creed-reunion/

[Dark_Knight]

VH1 Interview:

http://www.vh1.com/video/play.jhtml?...601&vid=392048
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOcNUC3eFF8

Download links are in the first post.

[Dark_Knight]

Unseen interview with Flip & Brian from when they we're at Fox, it's from "The Strategy Room"...


http://activitypit.ning.com/video/the-complete-creed-interviews


(Download/Youtube links coming.)

[XALTERBRIDGEX]

^^ Scott Phillips plays the keyboards..lol

[Dark_Knight]

Noticed that as well haha he actually does though. I wonder if he'll be playing any on this record...

[austin.]

Hey man you got the youtube link for the Flip & Brian interview? It keeps stopping at a certain point in the video on the activitypic link.
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[Dark_Knight]

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bO9lnOzEBFI
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlCcBdksuzM

[austin.]

Thanks man.
You know of any more radio interviews out there?
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[Dark_Knight]

No problem...I haven't heard any new radio stuff yet, I'm sure they did several more interviews though. If any of them become available I'll be sure & post them...

There's a new Billboard Article, if you haven't checked it out yet...

http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/creed-promises-new-album-this-summer-plenty-1003975755.story

[austin.]

Nope, haven't seen the billboard article until just now.
Pyros at a Creed concert FTW!
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[skyguy86]

wow those people in Cleveland were complete douchebags. Good for Scott and Mark to defending them.

"Look bro, believe whatever you want" -Mark
"You guys are the coolest djs EVER" -Scott

Beautiful. Absolutley brilliant comebacks.

[Dark_Knight]

Milwaukee Interview (Mark):

http://www.mediafire.com/?jdmjmj402ee

[XALTERBRIDGEX]

^that was a good interview! I love how Mark said that Creed and Alter Bridge will co-exist..Alter Bridge being more of a European touring band..which they are very popular overseas.

[Dark_Knight]

New interview guys...

5 Questions With VH1:

http://www.vh1.com/video/play.jhtml?id=1613458&vid=399054
http://www.mediafire.com/?il2h3dnxjnl (MP4)

(Best Beatles Song)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFBtDxfVomQ

(Last Meal on Death Row)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hs3J8SU5Mzo

(Most Hilarious Movie Ever Made)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85tKrT_n4Ow

(First Thing You Do When You Wake Up)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3o-QHTxC7o

(Thoughts on Public Displays of Affection)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCeDk27gMNc

[XALTERBRIDGEX]

^ Flip is hilaroius! Spicy chicken sandwich from wendy's is the shiznit! To me it seemed as if Stapp was trying to fit in with the guys..it just seems weird to not see myles standing there, I Know I have to get used to it though..

[TrulyAmazing]

wow those people in Cleveland were complete douchebags. Good for Scott and Mark to defending them.

"Look bro, believe whatever you want" -Mark
"You guys are the coolest djs EVER" -Scott

Beautiful. Absolutley brilliant comebacks.
:laugh: my favorite come back indeed was from Dennis Q. IN GREAT BALLS OF FIRE And The Regards He Left For London those are great come backs too :laugh:

[XALTERBRIDGEX]

Creed will be stopping by Fox and Friends morning show on JUNE 26th at 8 AM EST. Tune in for a live performance and interview with the band!

1st preformace of 2009, it will be interesting to see how the band clicks after all these years...

[TrulyAmazing]

KILLER, wonderfull to see A Live Performance to support the upcoming album and tour :rockon: thanks for posting

[TheGreatDivide]

Maybe they could go on The Tonight Show or back to Letterman. not making trouble I promise :rolleyes:

[XALTERBRIDGEX]

^oh no doubt they are going to be on ALL the talk shows..they are going to push "full circle" like no other...

[Dark_Knight]

Yeah I expect to see them on Conan, Letterman, Kimmel, etc.

[Dark_Knight]

Short interview with Mark...

http://www.noisecreep.com/2009/06/12/creeds-mark-tremonti-on-what-went-wrong-and-how-they-righted-it/

[alitea]

Thanks for all of the media coverage. The VH-1 questions are hilarious. They have very interesting taste buds. I have never had most of the food items they mentioned. Flip is so funny and honest LOL. It is really sweet that Mark get's his little girl ready in the morning. He must be a really good dad. It is so nice to see Creed again.

[Dark_Knight]

From Diezel's Twitter page...

"Mark Tremonti in the studio with Creed, recording with the Herbert, the VH4 and the (rockin) new G12 K100 front loaded cabs. Mark, you RULE!"

http://twitter.com/diezelusa

[nthor]

From Creeds website:

June 10, 2009

Creed Performs Live on Fox on 6/26

Creed will be stopping by Fox and Friends morning show on June 26th at 8 AM EST. Tune in for a live performance and interview with the band!

[skyguy86]

From Creeds website:

June 10, 2009

Creed Performs Live on Fox on 6/26

Creed will be stopping by Fox and Friends morning show on June 26th at 8 AM EST. Tune in for a live performance and interview with the band!
I saw that as well! They posted a blog on myspace announcing it so I am definately gonna tape it :D

[Dark_Knight]

New Promo Pic...From Brian's Myspace

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h42/bassgroove/creed_01_00184mos.jpg

[Agent D]

I kind of want Scott to grow his hair out again.

[skyguy86]

New Promo Pic...From Brian's Myspace

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h42/bassgroove/creed_01_00184mos.jpg
They LOOK like a heavier band now

[austin.]

Stapp looks innocent, Brian looks mad, and Mark and Flip look the same
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[Dark_Knight]

Another short interview with Noisecreep...

http://www.noisecreep.com/2009/06/18/creed-learns-you-can-go-home-again-even-if-the-landscape-has-ch/

Creed Learns You Can Go Home Again, Even if the Landscape Has Changed

Selling 35 million records is nothing to sneeze at. The music industry and the way records are sold have changed dramatically since the mega-platinum Florida band Creed split in 2004 after the release of 'Weathered.' There is no denying the band's reunion tour and new album 'Full Circle' will inspire tons of Creed diehards to tailgate in the parking lot while waiting for the band to perform this summer, in addition to generating interest from the young rock fans who missed the band on its initial go-round, due to the fact that they were too young to experience it firsthand.

"We have the luxury of coming back to our established fanbase and the opportunity to win over a new fanbase," guitarist Mark Tremonti told Noisecreep. "I hope the kids that heard the songs on the radio their whole lives but were too young to go to see us in concert will come out and see what the hype is about! We don't want our music to just be something that they connected with because of their parents!" As for how Creed will address the shrinking of CD sales? "New albums are a tool to do tours," Tremonti said.

Drummer Scott Phillips also chimed in, "Hopefully, the newer fans will feel that they now have a record for them with 'Full Circle.'" The band is in full writing mode for the new album, which will be produced by Howard Benson and is expected to be released by longtime label Wind Up Records before the summer tour, which starts on August 6.

Tremonti, Phillips and bassist Brian Marshall, who formed Alter Bridge in the wake of Creed's demise, also want to reassure fans that even though Creed have reformed, Alter Bridge will continue on as well!

[nagpo]

i wonder where we'll be able to dl there new single

[Dark_Knight]

AOL Sessions:

Performances (WMV):

Part I (MOP, Higher)

http://www.mediafire.com/?njjmaoeqynw

Part II (WAWO, My Sacrifice)

http://www.mediafire.com/?nymwilmm3nm

Interview (WMV):

http://www.mediafire.com/?enzorymmimt

Youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=266D8A8C3555E484

[rabidgopher04]

They LOOK like a heavier band now

No more leather...that's too bad. :nutty:

[Dark_Knight]

Fox & Friends links...

Fox & Friends:

Higher: (MP4 - Save Target As) Thanks to Luke!

http://media2.foxnews.com/062609/062...reed_WMPG4.mp4

Interview/My Own Prison: (MP4 - Save Target As) Thanks to Luke!

http://media2.foxnews.com/062609/062...show_WMPG4.mp4

Youtube: (Thanks to Matt!)

Higher:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKmLJ8603sk

Interview/My Own Prison:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nUnTR3mufI

[TrulyAmazing]

thanks for the links :rockon: :rockon:

[Dark_Knight]

New CNN Interview...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zvar0GGAvZ4

[skyguy86]

Just watched that HOLY CRAP IM PSYCHED!!!! Anyone else think that what Scott said was lyrics to the new single?

"Distance makes the pain fade away.
What was important then doesn't matter now.
We got both feet on the ground.
We've come FULL CIRCLE!!!!"

HELL YEAH!!!

[XALTERBRIDGEX]

^ sounds like lyrics to me. Tremonti ripping it in the studio was nice, hopefully they will be releasing more studio jam sessions!

[skyguy86]

^^^or maybe just the single lol

[XALTERBRIDGEX]

ya it will be nice when we get that official release..but the single will be just an appitizer, I would like to see inside the studio of making the rest of the album! bring back creed pager! anyone remember creed pager? although who uses a pager anymore?

[skyguy86]

lol itd probably be Creed text now lol

[Dark_Knight]

The Creed Pager ruled...I remember hearing "Bullets" for the first time on it & was blown away but it would probably be called the Creed App now haha

[alitea]

Thanks for the new CNN interview. I think those are new lyrics. I cant wait to hear the new stuff.

[nagpo]

tremonti is gonna kick ass on this album.well, he always kicks ass.

[austin.]

Sounds abit heavier than what we've heard from Creed in the past. I like it.
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[Agent D]

Really hard to make any kind of judgment from that, it's so short. I hope that's even part of a finished track on the album and not something Mark was just messing with. It sounded good, whatever it was.

[BSC]

Yeah it sounded good!

I'm hoping to get Full Circle next week.. after all it's been two weeks.

[Dark_Knight]

Mini update from Brian (Facebook)

"last day for my part of Creed recording in LA. Back to God's other country, Costa Rica. Pura Vida, mother scratcher's!!!! Marshall out...."

[nagpo]

is full circle coming out this week?(single). When is it coming out?

[Dark_Knight]

No release date yet...I'm betting on the 14th though.

[Agent D]

Out with it already.

[austin.]

Please come out on the 8th. (my birthday) *prays for Atlanta tickets on the 11th*
We need new Creed!

Wait...Creed recording in LA? I could have sworn they were recording in Nasville?
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[Dark_Knight]

Nashville is where they wrote the new album and LA is where Howard Benson usually does all his projects...so that's probably why they decided to record there.

[skyguy86]

makes sense to me lol

[austin.]

So, they all sat down in Nashville and wrote an album? Why?
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[skyguy86]

one of the big music capitals in the US. maybe it was just conveniant?

[Dark_Knight]

Why not? Nashville is a great place to be if you're a musician, besides LA it's the biggest place music business wise...a lot of bands/artists write & record there.

[BSC]

I don't know why I think we should of had an album release date by now, their tour kicks off in like 4 weeks..

It would sucked it they started their reunion tour without a new album.

[XALTERBRIDGEX]

I know its been tired out but, you can only wonder now if this album/tour was half ass put together by the record company in debt to wind-up. Myles clearly stated on his myspace it was somthing they "HAD" to do, and Alter Bridge will continue after Creed tour. Myles wouldnt have come out and said that if he knew Creed would continue after WIND-UP tour/album..Alter Bridge was writing for their 3rd album right when it was clearly stated that Stapp management called Mark/Alter Bridge managment to set up the "meeting" . To me this whole thing still doesnt make sense, but hey everyone looks at it like CREED is back!! Im excited to hear some new Creed stuff but everything seems like they are in a hurry so far...

[TrulyAmazing]

Bussiness Bussiness Complications everybody knows the children our insane :rockon: :laugh: :laugh: bussiness keeps it foucused Happy To see An Album Get Under Way And A tour ya,alls through all the red tap

[Dark_Knight]

I'm sort of glad they're taking their time actually...sure it would be nice to have a release date but if they need a few extra weeks to polish the album that's fine by me, I don't want a rushed Creed record.
As for Myles' comment, it still makes me wonder but I don't know why Mark would state that they would try to continue Creed after this new album/tour if they we're forced into this & "had to" do this reunion...it just makes no sense... I guess that means they're actually having fun again.

[Agent D]

Perhaps Myles did not mean they were contractually obligated to do the album/tour. Maybe he just meant it'd be foolish to turn down all the money they were offered, like they "had" to take it.

[Dark_Knight]

^I know what ya mean but according to Mark, all of this isn't about the money (ex. Cleveland Interview) which I believe him.

[Agent D]

^I know what ya mean but according to Mark, all of this isn't about the money (ex. Cleveland Interview) which I believe him.

Haha well, of course, he's going to say that. I'm not saying I wouldn't do anything differently. Sometimes, it's just stupid to turn down a good payday.

[Dark_Knight]

I'm not saying he hates the payday, I'm just stating I trust Mark and the guys that this isn't just about money. They all have too much integrity to do something like that.

[skyguy86]

^^^Amen all the way.

[Dawn]

Hello i haven't posted on here in awhile so anyways rockpit posted this on their twitter page:
http://twitter.com/Rockpitlive

Getting ready to shoot the new Creed concert. In the meantime, you should check out our new website at www.rockpit.com!

:)

[skyguy86]

This just popped up on wikipedia, don't know how legit it is but here it is anyway:
"Track listing

* A Thousand Faces
* Slow Suicide
* Just Fine
* Don't Give Up
* Full Circle
* Milan Song
* The End Of The Day
* Blood For Bone
* Tear Away"

Note that on the website the three new song titles do not have citations, so idk what to make of this. anyone else have a take?

[TheGreatDivide]

^ You stole my thunder :)

I can't find anything on these three songs so I don't know... I'm not 100% on these song titles.

[TrulyAmazing]

This just popped up on wikipedia, don't know how legit it is but here it is anyway:
"Track listing

* A Thousand Faces
* Slow Suicide
* Just Fine
* Don't Give Up
* Full Circle
* Milan Song
* The End Of The Day
* Blood For Bone
* Tear Away"

Note that on the website the three new song titles do not have citations, so idk what to make of this. anyone else have a take?
why it sounds legit Amen Exspecially That End Of The Day Title :jam: Blood For Bone A Thousand faces All Ready A relating it :rockon:

[XALTERBRIDGEX]

This just popped up on wikipedia, don't know how legit it is but here it is anyway:
"Track listing

* A Thousand Faces
* Slow Suicide
* Just Fine
* Don't Give Up
* Full Circle
* Milan Song
* The End Of The Day
* Blood For Bone
* Tear Away"

Note that on the website the three new song titles do not have citations, so idk what to make of this. anyone else have a take?


If this is the 9 of the 10 song titles they say this record is going to have, going by the song titles this album looks like its going to be a little darker/heavier side of Creed. Mark did even say some of these songs we are going to go, "this is Creed?!?!?"

[TheGreatDivide]

^ agreed. Though i missed the part where Mark said that :( though i do know Mark said we won;t be hearing anything like Higher on this. Yet on the flip side, even though the titles are dark doesn't mean the sound will. It could be all happy happy thought I really doubt it. Just once I wish I could get the sneak peek before everyone.

[XALTERBRIDGEX]

^ agreed. Though i missed the part where Mark said that :( though i do know Mark said we won;t be hearing anything like Higher on this. Yet on the flip side, even though the titles are dark doesn't mean the sound will. It could be all happy happy thought I really doubt it. Just once I wish I could get the sneak peek before everyone.

Interview with Mark at AOL sessions where he talks about the sound of the new album
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEtIGMHE0so

[TheGreatDivide]

^ Thanks those were great, not liking the comments though. Everyone saying this is fake

[skyguy86]

called wind-up, the guy said there hasn't been any news on the creed single and he doesn't know when that news will be released :(

[Agent D]

called wind-up, the guy said there hasn't been any news on the creed single and he doesn't know when that news will be released :(

Who was it that you talked to?

[skyguy86]

idk they didnt say it sounded like a low level dude lol. But i did email Steve Karas and got this reply:

"Hi there – Steve is no longer with WIND UP, but I can help you.



We should have Single #1 in mid August and album in mid October.



That’s unfortunately all I have for now."

This came from a Bill Richards over at Wind-Up.

[nagpo]

This just popped up on wikipedia, don't know how legit it is but here it is anyway:
"Track listing

* A Thousand Faces
* Slow Suicide
* Just Fine
* Don't Give Up
* Full Circle
* Milan Song
* The End Of The Day
* Blood For Bone
* Tear Away"

Note that on the website the three new song titles do not have citations, so idk what to make of this. anyone else have a take?
Nice titles but i really want this album to have atleast 12 songs. Judging by the titles, does anyone else thing this album is going to be a bit more metal like (or heavier) than other creed albums?

[Agent D]

idk they didnt say it sounded like a low level dude lol. But i did email Steve Karas and got this reply:

"Hi there – Steve is no longer with WIND UP, but I can help you.



We should have Single #1 in mid August and album in mid October.



That’s unfortunately all I have for now."

This came from a Bill Richards over at Wind-Up.

Haha I figured it was a low-level guy, which is why I asked. Maybe he just doesn't know anything.

This news about the album coming out in October is surprising but all of Creed's past albums have come out in the fall, haven't they?

[skyguy86]

^^^Thats what we are hoping for :D

[Dawn]

Scott Stapp was on wzpl this morning being interviewed on the phone here's the links:

Interview Part 1
http://www.mediafire.com/?n4gdj1onmrd

Interview Part 2
http://www.mediafire.com/?om0mnmyoz2g

The dj ask scott about the new single in the interview part 2 at the 2:51 mark scott responded to "Hopfully It Be In Like The Next 10 days"

We'll see if it come out in 10 days or in august :confused: But great interview :)

[XALTERBRIDGEX]

^^thanks for the interview! Good to hear the guys are working hard on the album/tour and trying to get it to us as fast as they can..And stapp mentioned that Mark is going to shine on this album! A Guitar Hero with Mark Tremonti??? that would be sofa king badass!!!!

[BSC]

Hmmm in like 10 days...

I won't get excited though, just incase I get disappointed AGAIN

[in reality]

Thanks Dawn for the links to the interview. It was to an Indianapolis station, he was talking to. They asked for the single when it's out. Cool to hear more info from Stapp, now I really can't wait to get this cd. Hope they all do some more interviews.:)

[Dark_Knight]

Taken from PBF (thanks to Never Give Up)

Indianapolis Interview (Stapp):

Part 1: http://www.mediafire.com/?n4gdj1onmrd
Part 2: http://www.mediafire.com/?om0mnmyoz2g

[skyguy86]

^^^^Please say that this ACTUALLY MEANS THE SINGLE WILL BE RELEASED!!!!

[Krisoz26]

MTV Aust. Just interviewed Scott!!! SINGLE OUT 23rd JULY!!!! BOUT TIME Album end of August!! Yess. I will have a single atleast before going to US

[Dark_Knight]

MTV Aust. Just interviewed Scott!!! SINGLE OUT 23rd JULY!!!! BOUT TIME Album end of August!! Yess. I will have a single atleast before going to US
Seriously?? If so that's great...a link would help though haha

[BSC]

Oooo... 23rd...

Thats only nine days!

[skyguy86]

MTV Aust. Just interviewed Scott!!! SINGLE OUT 23rd JULY!!!! BOUT TIME Album end of August!! Yess. I will have a single atleast before going to US
I just searched MTV Aust. website and can't find the interview. Could you post a link please?

btw this would be a perfect time for Lex to show up and confirm this. :D

[Dark_Knight]

Yeah didn't find anything either. That date doesn't really make sense anyway...the 21st would be my guess.

[skyguy86]

^^^But think about it. Sure the 23 is a thursday, a day when singles usually aren't released. but if Creed is the only one to release a single that day, itll get people's attention

[XALTERBRIDGEX]

Ya but its just a single, if it was "Full Circle" the album than thursday would be cooler for a release date. Metallica's "Death Magnetic" album was released on a Friday worldwide so everyone could get the album at the same time. Anyone thought that maybe the 23rd release date was for Australia? US could be 21st? where is Lex when you need him????

[skyguy86]

He sent me a PM this morning but didnt address the single matter cuz i didnt ask him in my message a few days ago. I just sent him a message asking for confirmation on that date and he didnt reply lol cuz he isnt online

oh and regarding the metallica thing, i had signed up on mission metallica and preordered the album. the week it came out i was all psyched for friday. tuesday i came home and there was a package from warner bros in the mail, i thought "thats weird" so i opened it and it was my copy of DEATH MAGNETIC!!!!! haha i was so stoked

[XALTERBRIDGEX]

Patience is a vertue my friends..I'm sure some news will come out later in the week if we are to here the new single spinning on the radio next week sometime. I remember the day I picked up Death Magnetic, Hurricane Ike blew through Houston so I couldnt listen to the album while my power was out..I was beyond Pissed...

[George Brasil]

Man, It's been a while I don't log in here! lol I am always watching without commenting.

I wish we could know something else. I don't believe we'll hear the single next week but who knows, maybe it's soon. Hope Lex comes here soon!

[skyguy86]

^^^^Haha we all need Lex back :D

[austin.]

We need new Creed.
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[skyguy86]

That is the statement of the week, Austin

"WE NEED NEW CREED!!!"

[austin.]

I posted we need new Creed before I read the previous page.
We get new Creed on the 23rd!!!!!! (OR 21st!!!!!!!!)
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[Krisoz26]

Im just downloading the interview now I will post a link in a few hours. The Website is crap same with VH1's no information whatsoever. Unsure if 23rd is our time or yours.

Maz (The interviewer) asked Scott so when will we hear the new song. He said 23rd in 10 days or so same with the cincinatti radio interview. That might just be played on the radio not sure confirmation would be nice.

we got the Green Day single same time as you. That was a Friday our time Singles don't normally come out til Sat here either. So it has happened before

[skyguy86]

I really hope that the 23 is a legit date

[Krisoz26]

Same but I would like something offical.

I found this article it says Album release date is 25 August 2009 again nothing offical so I am cautious but here it is anyway:

http://www.prefixmag.com/reviews/creed/fullcircle/29169/

Hopefully the date is correct.

[skyguy86]

whoah thats some breaking news :D I only hope its legit.

[Krisoz26]

I emailed the guy and asked him for a source no response yet but it night time over there so he might not be online. I am still trying to find confirmation

[skyguy86]

over at ABB someone said they posted a thread about this about 2 months ago but they never emailed asking for a source so hopefully they reply to ur email soon

[Dark_Knight]

Fox Fan Interview: (From Fox & Friends)

http://www.foxnews.com/video/index.html?playerId=videolandingpage&streamingFormat=FLASH&referralObject=6958022&referralPlaylistId=8602cb8f049b8ab4d8f29b08d1dcc4769e7219c2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34brCrFWgM0
http://www.mediafire.com/?m2mnyatiljy (WMV)

[Dark_Knight]

Alternative Addiction Interview With Tremonti:

Article:

http://www.alternativeaddiction.com/musicnews/article/1455/Creed-Out-To-Prove-A-Point-With-Comeback

Audio Interview:

http://www.alternativeaddiction.com/interviews/audio/player_mp3.asp?id=433

Download:

http://www.mediafire.com/?temrlwtylzg (just in case anyone has any trouble)

[Dark_Knight]

This is from all the press they did right after the Reunion was announced...so it's a bit old but still pretty good...

96Rock Interview (Mark/Scott):

http://www.passionbreedsfollowers.com/media/audio/interviews/96rock.zip (Thanks to PBF!)
http://www.mediafire.com/?nmnmc2zomqd (Thanks to Dawn!)

[skyguy86]

Just got the latest issue of Rolling Stone magazine. Creed has a full page promotion of the tour on the inside on page 86. Gives website info to get tickets and the VIP packages.

So now it looks like Creed is starting to get more attention in the media. At least Rolling Stone subscribers (and I know there are a lot of them) will know now about Creed's reunion :D

[Dawn]

Found this new article >> http://www.azcentral.com/thingstodo/music/articles/2009/07/23/20090723creed.html

Creed is back, really

by Ray Waddell - Jul. 23, 2009 09:10 AM
Billboard

Music fans love reunions. Big bucks can flow when bands reconvene, from the Police who got back together in 2007 after more than 20 years apart - and earned more than $350 million, according to Billboard Boxscore - to this year's sold-out Phish reunion. Absence, after all, makes the heart grow fonder. But has Creed, a band whose commercial success hasn't come without its fair share of drama, both real and imagined, been gone long enough to inspire this kind of nostalgia? Creed announced in April that all four of its original members - Scott Stapp, Mark Tremonti, Scott Phillips and Brian Marshall - are back together for a summer tour and a new album on Wind-up, "Full Circle," to be released this fall. On paper, the band looks ripe for a reunion: Creed's 1997 debut, "My Own Prison," sold more than 6 million copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The follow-up, 1999's "Human Clay," was certified diamond for sales in excess of 10 million copies, according to the RIAA. Creed's last studio album, 2001's "Weathered," sold 6 million-plus. A 2004 "Greatest Hits" package has sold 2 million copies.
Creed also stood out as a touring act. Between November 1997 though the end of 2002 the band reported more than $70 million in grosses and 2 million tickets sold from 220 shows, according to Billboard Boxscore. When it split, even amid controversy and rumored turmoil within the band, Creed was still more than viable commercially.

But despite all this, the band is only starting to see traction on its latest efforts. The tour, the band's first in seven years, begins Aug. 6 in Pittsburgh, and ticket sales have ranged from "mixed" to "disaster," depending on whom one speaks to and, to be fair, depending on whether one is involved in the tour. It is safe to say the trek is not an out-of-the-gate home run. Has Creed been gone long enough for fans to miss it?

"We, frankly, came up to pretty erratic sales, a real mixed bag," says Creed manager Paul Geary of AGP Management. "We sold way more tickets right out of the box in some markets, and in other markets it was, Whoa, what went wrong here?' "

Once the band starts making media appearances and an impact at radio, it is conceivable for Creed to see a resurgence. The band's commercial clout during its peak was undeniable. That, of course, is one positive, both for the tour and the album. "I'm glad that we kind of went out without failures," Tremonti says. "We went out leaving some meat on the bone so people would want more later on, which I'm thankful for."

Gregg Wattenberg, chief creative officer for Wind-up, which has always been Creed's label home, calls the new album "challenging, but I would say every record I work on seems to have its challenges, so it's nothing I haven't seen before."

Having this sort of track record gives Creed a leg up, Wattenberg says, but in the end it comes down to the songs. The title single to "Full Circle" will be worked the third week of July. "These artists that come back with a lot of hype and expectation, if the song delivers it just opens all the doors that need to be opened," he says. "If the song doesn't deliver, it's an uphill battle. I told the guys, Let's keep it squarely focused on one song at a time. All the other stuff is going to follow if we take care of that.' "

When Creed split, the band was already feeling a backlash from both the media and some music fans, not uncommon for acts that experience such a rapid rise to the top. "I think when we parted ways it was kind of a good time to let people step away from Creed for a bit, once we saturated the airwaves the way we did, " Tremonti says. "It sort of seems the world has a way of building artists up, and once it reaches a certain level, when you're no longer the underdog, people sort of stop rooting for you. So it's nice to kind of step back and start fresh again."

Post-Creed efforts by band members have not scaled the heights they experienced together. But it hasn't been dismal, either, especially by today's standards. Tremonti, Phillips and Marshall launched Alter Bridge with Myles Kennedy on vocals and rhythm guitar. Alter Bridge's 2004 debut, "One Day Remains," sold more than 500,000 copies in the United States, according to SoundScan, and its 2007 sophomore release, "Blackbird," sold about half that number. Stapp's 2005 solo album, "The Great Divide," sold 394,000 in the States.

It is unfair to gauge a tour's success until Boxscore reports start coming in, but no press releases about quick sellouts have appeared about the Creed reunion, booked by veteran Creed/Alter Bridge agent Ken Fermaglich at the Agency Group. "I think they've been missed all along by a certain segment of the population," Geary says. "What's gone wrong here is not so much that they have not been greeted with open arms, more so they've been underpromoted."

Geary admits the launch left a little to be desired in terms of creating buzz. Without an album at radio and the "40,000-foot look" that national TV exposure provides, "where the band comes out after seven years for the first time, looking great performing some of their biggest hits and reminding people of why they were so big," they were limited. "Frankly, I'm amazed at how well we've done without anything," Geary says. "We basically just went on sale with surgical strikes; in each market that we went on sale we had a marketing spend, you buy print and radio and some television locally to support the tour."

Later the band nailed down a June 26 "Fox & Friends" TV appearance, and it has at least two other TV appearances in the works, according to Geary. Hopes are high that that exposure, along with a big single and an invigorated marketing push from Live Nation, which is promoting the bulk of the dates, will provide the juice to the tour.

"Live Nation agree and we agree that the launch had its shortcomings," Geary says, "but we're back with that now and we're onboard, and I feel really positive we'll have a big success in the end, now that we have a major budget put toward reaching the people."

It doesn't help that Creed wasn't the critics' darling, despite its commercial success. "Creed's never been popular with the print media," Geary says, adding, "I have to tell you that middle America, Joe Work Boot, loves this band. These songs strike a chord for so many people, evidenced by selling 35 million records and their touring being as significant as it was."

At first, Creed considered reuniting for just a tour and not make a new album. "We got together planning on just doing a tour," Tremonti says. "Then, after a few meetings, we just decided if we're going to do this, let's do it right, go 100 percent and do what we've always done: support a tour with an album and single and go out there and give it all we've got."

While the writing for "Full Circle" took place in five or six weeks, according to Tremonti, "some of these ideas have been worked on for years, so it's not like all of this stuff is coming out of thin air."

This time, Creed was able to recapture its chemistry "fairly quickly," Tremonti says. The title track "was pretty much one of the first ideas we started fiddling around with. I think that song was what broke the ice."

When the band first got together to play at Stapp's home studio, it didn't quite know how to get started, Stapp says. "So I said, 'Let's just go back to the beginning.' We played My Own Prison' and it was like we hadn't missed a beat. In fact, we played it better than ever, and we hadn't jammed together in years."

Whether it all falls into place with a blockbuster tour and a hit album, for his part, Stapp is ready to reconnect with Creed's audience from the stage. "The one thing we like to pride ourselves in is playing these songs better live than we do on record," he says. "We only know one way to do it and that's from the heart. I believe everybody who comes to those shows is going to feel it."

[XALTERBRIDGEX]

^^^^So they realize that not being in the spotlight and no new muisc has caused poor tickets sales?? SHOCKER!! I want the tour/album to be a success as much as anyone else, I just think they have to rebulid their fan base.

[BSC]

Has anyone else realised in a recent interview Stapp said the single would be here on the 23rd of July?

I just woke up today and i'm like... "Hmmm when will we be getting new Creed stuff" and then I finally realised the 23rd was yesterday...

[Agent D]

^^^^So they realize that not being in the spotlight and no new muisc has caused poor tickets sales?? SHOCKER!! I want the tour/album to be a success as much as anyone else, I just think they have to rebulid their fan base.

They also just might not be the draw that they once were. Seems like nobody in the Creed camp considered this before going ahead with the reunion.

[nagpo]

Okay..this is ridiculous. Its time to put some pressure on Wind-up or whoever is responsible for making us wait so long. Fucking email the shit out of them. Im tired of waiting for new music, its been nearly nine years. At this point, Creed deserves any bad press they get and the poor concert sales. Usually I defend creed but they're treating their fans like shit. I'm done.

[BSC]

Okay..this is ridiculous. Its time to put some pressure on Wind-up or whoever is responsible for making us wait so long. Fucking email the shit out of them. Im tired of waiting for new music, its been nearly nine years. At this point, Creed deserves any bad press they get and the poor concert sales. Usually I defend creed but they're treating their fans like shit. I'm done.

Agreed... I just want a single, or atleast a confirmed released for a single, i'm sick of Scott or Mark saying "oh it'll be here on the (insert false date here)"

[TheGreatDivide]

Come on guys & gals, i know Creed is a big part of everyone story but like they said they want to deliver some new and never heard from Creed. Patience children patience.

[XALTERBRIDGEX]

Ya everyone needs to calm down, I want new music just as bad as anyone else but atleast we are getting new music, Creed originally planned on just a tour and not an album. Lets not rush perfection! I think we will get more album/single news next week as the tour gets underway.

[Dark_Knight]

Awesome Tweet from ERock...

"At Chris Lord-Alge's studio listening to some final Creed mixes!! No joke... They are back!! Seriously incredible songs & sonic bliss"

and a new pic...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v28/11Frankie11/hqr.jpg

[skyguy86]

final creed mixes?!?!?! THEN WHY CANT WE HAVE A SINGLE!!!?!?!?!?!?

[Dark_Knight]

final creed mixes?!?!?! THEN WHY CANT WE HAVE A SINGLE!!!?!?!?!?!?
lol Who knows. I sure hope LM gets us a CONFIRMED date tomorrow.

[skyguy86]

I really really REALLY hope so

[Dark_Knight]

100.5 The Drive Interview (Stapp):

http://www.mydrivefm.com/pages/morningshow.html

(Thanks to NGU!)
Part 1: http://www.mediafire.com/?nlawwfjgow5
Part 2: http://www.mediafire.com/?m4mtamoyvmw
Part 3: http://www.mediafire.com/?gjjzijz3f40

[skyguy86]

please please please please PLEASE let this be true and we ACTUALLY get the single this week.

[XALTERBRIDGEX]

^^^Couple of points from that interview:

Scott mentioned new single in couple of days??? Well we need to get that single by Thursday or its going to be all over the internet on someones camera phone like Scott said!

Glad to see Scott have alot respect for Myles. I could have seen Myles and Scott getting jealous over who gets the rest of the guys and when after the tour lol. Sounds like Creed and AB can co-exsist. Although we will see, Scott sounds like Creed are where the guys want to be full time, or just Scott.

[Krisoz26]

well I flew over from aus. IM putting new songs on the net. I will still buy them when they come out

[XALTERBRIDGEX]

The band know the songs are going to be on Youtube but sounds like they want to have the single out on or before the tour starts Thursday, it would be the right way to do things I think.

[Dark_Knight]

You would think they would send it to radio tomorrow...since it's a Tuesday. Time to pray haha

[XALTERBRIDGEX]

since there was no announcement for a release tomm, I doubt its tomm. My money is on a special Thursday release, and we will hear somthing tomm or wed. LET US PRAY!

[Dark_Knight]

I meant just them sending it out to radio, not announcing it just yet...I'm sure they have to get it in advance anyway, but like you said though it could be announced on a Thursday or maybe even Friday when the tour starts.

[BSC]

Atleast we get a good quality version of the single...

Do you know how many awful videos of that song live we'll get on youtube?

[Dark_Knight]

WAAF Interview (Stapp):
http://blogs.waaf.com/mistresscarrie/
http://www.mediafire.com/?gjny2qzxwuu

[Dark_Knight]

New Article:

http://www.timesunion.com/ASPStories/Story.asp?StoryID=828184&LinkFrom=RSS

[Dark_Knight]

Another new article (Mark)

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09218/988739-388.stm

[Dark_Knight]

New Post Gazette Article:
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09219/989292-388.stm

Rollingstone Article 1 (August):
http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/08/07/creeds-stapp-talks-breakup-make-up-and-shaved-head/

Rollingstone Article 2 (Creed Come Full Circle):
http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/08/07/creed-come-full-circle-reunion-tour-kicks-off-with-set-of-hits/

[Dark_Knight]

105.7 The X Interview (Stapp):
http://www.1057thex.com/Article.asp?id=1259517&spid=22436
http://www.1057thex.com/goout.asp?u=http://podcasting.fia.net/5842/3853037.mp3 (Save target as)

[Dark_Knight]

Interview With 99.5 The River (Scott/Mark):

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsReN3i69p4
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8br-mwhN4yY

[Dark_Knight]

Philly Interview WYSP (Stapp):
http://www.mediafire.com/?zymntyymzid

WMMR Interview & Performance:
Interview (Thanks to NGU): http://www.mediafire.com/?0mgyzi1ndtv
Performances:http://www.mediafire.com/?mkw1ymmyru2

[Dark_Knight]

The Buzz Interview (Stapp):
http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/HOUSTON-TX/KTBZ-FM/08-13-09%20-%20scott%20stapp.mp3?CPROG=PCAST&MARKET=HOUSTON-TX&NG_FORMAT=alternative&SITE_ID=1020&STATION_ID=KTBZ-FM&PCAST_AUTHOR=Rod_Ryan&PCAST_CAT=Music_%26_talk&PCAST_TITLE=Rod_Ryan_Show_Podcasts

[Dark_Knight]

A couple recent interviews...


Q104 Interview (Mark):
http://www.mediafire.com/?hziyddtn3zn


Indy 92.3 Interview (Stapp):
http://www.mediafire.com/?ggjz42dogiw

[Dark_Knight]

Deadline Looms For "Full Circle" (NoiseCreep):
http://www.noisecreep.com/2009/09/02/creed-deadline-looms-for-full-circle/

[Dark_Knight]

A couple new Stapp interviews...the first one is very interesting.

KOMP 92.3 (Stapp):
http://werlv.com/Morning-Show-Scott-Stapp-Interview/5077533
http://www.mediafire.com/?jy2nznytmwj (Thanks Dawn)

Explore Music Interview (Stapp):
http://www.exploremusic.com/interview/2009-09-04/Creed-is-Back-Wiser-and-More-Humble-Than-Before

[XALTERBRIDGEX]

A couple new Stapp interviews...the first one is very interesting.

KOMP 92.3 (Stapp):
http://werlv.com/Morning-Show-Scott-Stapp-Interview/5077533
http://www.mediafire.com/?jy2nznytmwj (Thanks Dawn)

Explore Music Interview (Stapp):
http://www.exploremusic.com/interview/2009-09-04/Creed-is-Back-Wiser-and-More-Humble-Than-Before


I think they should have called the new album "Second chance to make a first impression".....

[WHATSTHISLIFE4]

I think they should have called the new album "Second chance to make a first impression".....

I like it, but I think Second chance to make a first impression," would have been too long for an album title. Maybe, if they used just "Second Chance," that would probably be more appropriate.

[George Brasil]

I think they should have called the new album "Second chance to make a first impression".....

I like it, but I think Second chance to make a first impression," would have been too long for an album title. Maybe, if they used just "Second Chance," that would probably be more appropriate.

They thought about it, but they'd have to pay to Shinedown to use the title, so they moved to Full Circle.

[BSC]

I think bands can use the same name can't they?

There's been loads of albums/songs called Full Circle

[Dark_Knight]

Full Circle is way better then Second Chance.

[George Brasil]

I think bands can use the same name can't they?

There's been loads of albums/songs called Full Circle

I was just kidding!:laugh:

[XALTERBRIDGEX]

I was kidding as well..I meant like If I hear "second chance to make a first impression" again...

[SaLyM]

Hey everyone just in case you haven't heard there's gonna be a live webcast of the September 25 Creed show in Texas. You can register at www.rockpit.com. I just did and I'm so excited!

[XALTERBRIDGEX]

^oh i would but....I am going to be live at the show, also apart of a Live DVD...

[Dark_Knight]

Another Stapp interview... (KQRC)

http://www.freejohnnydare.com/fjd/2009/09/interview-scott-stapp-9-4-09/

[Dark_Knight]

From Mark (Facebook):

"Hello again! We are finalizing the "Overcome" video and getting ready to head to LA to record a couple of acoustic tracks for the new Creed record. Also, working with a great photographer (Paul Natkin) on a photo documentary for the band that includes behind the scenes stuff as well as live performance shots. See you on the road!!"

[George Brasil]

I can't wait for everything from Creed. It's getting close!

[StappLove]

You can see Creed perform live on rockpit.com on September 25th. Spread the Good Word of Creed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Dark_Knight]

Rolling Stone's Fall Music Preview...

CREED
FULL CIRCLE 10/27

LOWDOWN: "I think the world was tired of Creed," says guitarist Mark Tremonti. Now, six years after their messy breakup, the Florida foursome is back, and hoping their time away has made fans hungry again. Produced by Howard Benson (My Chemical Romance, Daughtry), Creed's first album since 2001 is, according to singer Scott Stapp, "the heaviest record we've ever done": "Bread of Shame" is a metal-edged scorcher in the "Bullets" mode, and lead single "Overcome" mines their past missteps for blustery rock triumph. As for the haters who still aren't convinced, Stapp has news: "We're here," he says. "And we're not gonna go anywhere."

[Dark_Knight]

Listenin Interview (Stapp):
http://listenin.org/interviews/archive/artists/Creed/default.aspx

Also it looks like I can't update my original post anymore, I guess there is a post limit...

"The text that you have entered is too long (10411 characters). Please shorten it to 10000 characters long."

Sorry guys.

[Dark_Knight]

New Tremonti Interview Hot Kiss 106.3: (thanks to PBF)

http://www.hotkiss1063.com/cc-common/mediaplayer/player.html?redir=yes&mps=mcd.php&mid=http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/MCALLEN-TX/KHKZ-FM/creed%20interview.mp3?CPROG=PCAST?CCOMRRMID&CPROG=RICHMEDIA&MARKET=MCALLEN-TX&NG_FORMAT=chr&NG_ID=KHKZ1063FM&OR_NEWSFORMAT=&OWNER=&SERVER_NAME=www.hotkiss1063.com&SITE_ID=825&STATION_ID=KHKZ-FM&TRACK=

[Dark_Knight]

Short interview with Scott (thanks to PBF)

http://bobandsheri.com/player/index.cfm?ID=1582&sitecode=bs

[XALTERBRIDGEX]

Short interview with Scott (thanks to PBF)

http://bobandsheri.com/player/index.cfm?ID=1582&sitecode=bs


Stapp's voice sounds rested...during the tour interviews it was so raspy and tired, hopefully a sign of things to come!!!!

[Dark_Knight]

Stapp featured in Spin (thanks to PBF)

Tough Questions for Scott Stapp
The Creed singer, he of the freshly shaven head, talks about his band's reunion, public meltdowns, and sex tapes.
By John Sellers

Whether it was for his quasi-religious posturing or his bombastic, Vedder-lite vocals, Scott Stapp was certainly a divisive force in rock during his rise to fame with Creed in the late 1990s. Trouble with alcohol and the law led to the group's contentious 2004 breakup. But like the messianic figure often alluded to in Stapp's lyrics, Creed have risen again with Full Circle, the reunited band's first album since 2001's multiplatinum Weathered. The newly shorn 36-year-old singer called us from a tour stop in Denver.

You're wearing leather pants right now, aren't you?
No, I'm not, bro. But I have some on tour with me. To be honest with you, they're from 2002. I can't believe I can still wear them.

It's good to see that some things haven't changed. Unlike your hair.
Yeah, people kind of identified me with that. I keep it short now. I was at a video shoot yesterday and was like, "Man, I'm having a bad hair day, guys, so you're going to have to give me a little extra time." [Laughs]

It's no secret that Creed have been a punching bag for a lot of critics. Do you wish your songs were more appreciated?
Early on, there were a few mischaracterizations of the band and, being young and stupid, we took a lot of things personally. We carried it on our shoulders into interviews and probably came across as pretentious and combative instead of who we really were. And all it did was have a spiraling, negative effect.

What bothered you the most?
When "With Arms Wide Open" came out, we took a lot of shots. And for me to have written that song about becoming a father, I got a little angry when I would hear those things. I took it in a weird way, like they were disrespecting my child. And they were, man.

Fair enough. You've had a few very public meltdowns. Are you able to laugh about them now?
There's a song called "Time" on the new record that goes, "Time, you're no friend of mine." Because I can't take it back. If I could take it all back and do it all over again from the middle of 2002 to November of 2006, I would.

Like the fight in 2005 with the members of 311, including a guy named P-Nut?
[Laughs] Man, it's been a long time since I really thought about that. Those are cool guys. It was just a stupid, stupid thing. You know, each situation, and how it was covered, led me to finally making a permanent change in my life.

Did you really try to kill yourself in 2003?
That was mischaracterized a bit. It was just a thought. But when I did an interview and shared the story of that moment, it got blown into something bigger. But I was at a low point. Thank God I didn't act on it.

So you shot up your home instead of pulling the trigger on yourself?
That's true, man. I was in the throes of prednisone [an anti-inflammatory for throat problems] coming out of my body. Ever see the Ray Charles movie, when he's freaking out at a rehab clinic? Well, I was in that place. I shot a few rounds off and instantly was like, "What the hell am I doing?" So I put the guns away and ran out to the garage and got the putty and patched the holes.

I love that you own putty. Can we talk about the sex tape that also features Kid Rock?
Well, there's no sex on the sex tape. For it to get characterized that way, I mean, that kind of sucks.

The video was shot in 1999 and then stolen and released in 2006. How difficult was that for you?
What sucks about that is Bob -- Kid Rock -- and I were friends. He'd been over to my house and we jammed and hung out. We were in Tampa playing with Metallica, and I walked into his trailer and there were some strippers. It's a time in his life and a time in my life that we'd like to put behind us and not publicize because we have children now, and they're in school, and their friends read. I know he was pretty pissed off at me when that came out.

Have you spoken to him since?
We haven't sat down face-to-face. I did apologize to him that I didn't just burn that thing. I thought that was a skele-ton in the closet that would never find the light of day.

Do you wish you could also burn the video for "Higher"?
We look back at a lot of our video diary with a kind of "What were we thinking? Ewww." Hopefully, this go-around we'll make sure that they reflect the artistic side of who we are in that medium.

Does that mean you won't be taking off your shirt in your next video?
Not intentionally. If it's a live video, it might come off for a minute, just because I sweat through it. But, no, there's no shirt coming off in the video.

[nagpo]

I love that you own putty. Can we talk about the sex tape that also features Kid Rock?
Well, there's no sex on the sex tape. For it to get characterized that way, I mean, that kind of sucks.
[/B]
I don't think that is true. Unfortunately I saw enough of the video to see that Stapp had a stripper in each hand and was all happy in front of the camera. About the no sex in the sex tape bit....So when I saw him receiving head from a stripper...that wasn't a sexual act?

[kelbel75]

Stapp featured in Spin (thanks to PBF)

There's a fair crack of honesty in that interview..

[BSC]

I liked that interview.

We heard so much crap about Stapp, and alot of it was true. For him to rise above it and admit to all his mistakes, pretty inspirational.

[XALTERBRIDGEX]

ya great interview...it seems the questions didnt bother Stapp and he awnsered them honestly with a few laughs...

[Dark_Knight]

New interview with Scott (thanks to PBF) ...man he sounds rested. (Thank God!)

http://www.mediafire.com/?yjuwl45kir0

Looks like "Away In Silence" is the next single!

[XALTERBRIDGEX]

yes the best thing that can happen to Stapp is rest...a great idea for "Away in Silence" video...New Stapp looking at old long haired Stapp in the Mirror...what do you guys think?

[in reality]

I hope they make a great video for Away in Silence. That be a good idea to have him look at the old selve in the mirror. I just wish he grow his hair back at least mid-length. lol Thanks for the link, very nice interview.

[Dark_Knight]

Yet another Stapp interview (Thanks to PBF)

http://ralphieaversa.blogspot.com/2009/11/exclusive-creeds-scott-stapp-on-new.html

[kelbel75]

Thanks for sharing these..

[in reality]

Thanks for the link, good to have all these new interviews.

[Dark_Knight]

I don't know if this version of the interview has been posted (I apologize if it has) it's from CBS right after FC debuted #1 on iTunes...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoHfrguVUaQ

[XALTERBRIDGEX]

I don't know if this version of the interview has been posted (I apologize if it has) it's from CBS right after FC debuted #1 on iTunes...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoHfrguVUaQ


Mark chugging the starbucks the whole time lol....

[nagpo]

It was a bit rude.

[Dark_Knight]

From Yahoo...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091202/film_nm/us_creed

Creed concert heads to big screen

NEW YORK (Billboard) – Fans of Creed will be able to check out the rock band's show from the comfort of a theater seat Monday (December 7).

As part of the Sony Digital Cinema Music Series, a full-length Creed concert will be broadcast on 142 theater screens across the country.

"Creed Live" will be the third installment of the series, which is managed by Media Push Entertainment LLC, and will continue into 2010.

The event will broadcast the band's September 25 concert, performed in front of 17,000 fans in Houston. The show is notable for having entered the Guinness Book of World Records for its record use of 239 high-definition cameras for a live music event. The performance will be broadcast on HD and 5.1 surround-sound technology. Select theaters will use Sony's 4K digital cinema projectors.

Creed will be attending and signing autographs at the West Palm Beach screening in Florida.

According to Media Push Entertainment, the series targets those who live in areas that the tour did not visit, "tweenagers" who might not have had access because of age restrictions, and fans who may have attended the original concert and hope to experience it again.

"Creed Live" will expand to Germany and the U.K. in January, with a similar one-night event in conjunction with the international release of the concert DVD. In the U.S. the DVD will be available Tuesday (December 8).

Those with Sony's Bravia television will be able to watch "Creed Live" on-demand for 30 days. In January, the PlayStation Network will offer the performance through video-on-demand.

[Dark_Knight]

Few new Stapp interviews... (from November)

http://scottstappofficial.com/users/fusciah/blogs/83412#add-comment

[Dark_Knight]

New Flip interview with Ultimate Guitar:

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/interviews/hit_the_lights/creed_a_lot_of_people_werent_familiar_with_our_heavier_side.html

[Dark_Knight]

Thanks to PBF for finding this article.

http://www.torontosun.com/entertainment/columnists/jane_stevenson/2009/12/13/12143226-qmi.html

Following New Creed

Scott Stapp got straight, got sober, and then got his band back together for new album
Scott Stapp says he's come Full Circle, which is also the name of Creed's first album in eight years.

The singer of one of the most critically reviled if commercially successful rock bands of the last decade acrimoniously split from Creed in 2004 after a drug-and-alcohol-fuelled downward spiral.

Stapp's lowest moments read like a National Enquirer cover: He contemplated suicide in 2003; was involved in a Baltimore hotel bar brawl in 2005; had a near-death experience after accidentally falling four stories from a Miami hotel balcony in 2006; and he was charged with domestic battery against his wife in 2007, although charges were later dropped.

But Stapp, a Christian who says reading the Bible every day ultimately saved him, claims he's now a changed man.

"I think having the reality check of immortality and then having a strong woman in your life draw the line, I think the combination of that was the main thing," said the Florida native, 36, in Toronto recently.

Stapp says his problems began in 2002 during the last four months of Creed's tour for their third studio album, 2001's Weathered, when he was taking an anti-inflammatory steroid to treat injuries resulting from a car accident and calluses on his vocal chords.

"That was kind of the start of all of it for me because I was introduced to things that I didn't ever know about and one just complicated the other, in terms of chemicals in my body," said Stapp. "I wouldn't say I lost my mind but I wasn't myself. (I was) very isolated, depressed, stayed on my bus, began drinking all the time, because I was waking up with this massive anxiety, heart racing and stuff like that. I thought I was going to have a heart attack. I didn't know what to do. One morning I was freaking out and sweating and there was a bottle of Jack (Daniels) on the bus counter, and I pounded it, and all of a sudden I calmed down."

Next thing Stapp knew he was drinking daily, putting booze in his coffee to counter the side effects of the drugs.

"It was mixing with the medication, and so after two or three drinks I would be just obliterated and making a fool out of myself and being mean. (The mixture) turned me into someone, that when I hear stories, I don't even know. To be honest with you, by the end, I was pretty much blacked out by noon really."

Stapp released a solo album in 2005, and then about a year and a half later he reached out to his Creed bandmates -- guitarist Mark Tremonti, drummer Scott Phillips and bassist Brian Marshall, who had formed Alter Bridge with singer-guitarist Myles Kennedy -- and apologized for his behaviour.

"Literally, within an hour and a half we're playing acoustic guitar, sharing ideas," said Stapp. "And I think that was kind of our way to handle probably any kind of fears or worries or nervousness. The way we've always communicated the best is through our music."

The group, who have sold 35 million albums worldwide and had such hits as With Arms Wide Open and My Sacrifice, played their only reunion show in Canada at a Toronto club back in late October.

That date followed a summer/fall reunion tour of amphitheatres and arenas in the U.S. which is documented in the group's first live DVD, out last week. Another spring tour is expected in 2010.

As for the critical reception to Full Circle, which debuted at No. 2 in the U.S. and No. 8 in Canada, Stapp said the group, often trashed as a poor man's Pearl Jam, felt it hadn't been so bad.

"It's really been a welcoming return," he said. "I think the whole band is a little surprised 'cause we kind of felt like we were sometimes jabbed at, back in the day. It just seemed a little too personal but I've learned to have thicker skin. But I've really felt like we're getting a second chance to make a first impression."

Scott Stapp makes a bald statement

What happened to Creed frontman Scott Stapp's trademark long locks?

Stapp said he impulsively shaved his head to prove to his wife that he was serious about staying clean and sober after a seriously rough five-year stretch of boozing and drugs.

"I said, 'What can I do to let her see what I'm becoming and not who I used to be,' " Stapp said.

"Every day, my hair, everything, the way I look, is a reminder to her of someone that was so great to her at one point in time but then hurt her because of abusing alcohol. And I was like, 'Baby, I'm shaving it off.'"

At first, Stapp's wife -- former beauty queen Jaclyn Nesheiwat -- was less than thrilled by the gesture.

"I go into the bathroom and 'I'm like, 'Where are my buzz clippers?' And she's like, 'Don't do that!' I think it kind of scared her. But I was just so adamant about it.

"And I remember just mowing it off and then taking like a deep breath and looking at myself and I'm thinking in my mind, 'Gosh, I feel lighter. I just feel like two thousand pounds came off my back.' And while I was shaving it, I almost felt like I was going to war or something. And then I got a little emotional."

Thankfully, Stapp's 11-year-old son Jagger provided some much-needed levity.

"My son comes in and goes, 'Dad, at least you don't have a mis-shaped head.'"

[Dark_Knight]

New article from "Broken Records Magazine" (Thanks to PBF)

http://issuu.com/brokenrecordsmagazine/docs/carrie_underwood

The interview starts on page 35 & ends on page 37... nothing really new but Stapp mentions the new Creed Quest again which should be starting soon.

[TheGreatDivide]

Just throwing this out there, Scott changed his marital(sp?) status from married to its complicated... hope he isn't going down that path again.

[Dark_Knight]

Just noticed that... but I'm still wondering if that page is "official" or not, it could just be a fan posing as Scott.

[TheGreatDivide]

ya i know, but why would Brian and Mark have it, i would think if it was fake they would know.

[Dark_Knight]

It was fake & taken down thanks to Eddie from GroundCtrl (Scott's Marketing Team) & also a special thanks to Frankie over at PBF for helping out :)

[Dark_Knight]

A couple mentions of Scott & Jaclyn (Thanks to PBF)

http://miamisocialholic.com/2010/03/celebrity-sightings/


On Saturday, Creed front man singer/songwriter Scott Stapp and his wife Jaclyn Stapp, winner of Mrs. Florida America, dined at Casa Tua with Allison & Chip Brady of Florida Dental Benefits, Inc. celebrating Jaclyn’s recent modeling cover of the March issue of Palm Beach Young Society Magazine.


http://www.pbsociety.com/YS%20Issues%20/YS%20Current%20Issue/YS%20Current%20Issue.html

http://www.pbsociety.com/YS%20Issues%20/YS%20Current%20Issue/files/collage_lb_image_page45_5_1.png

http://www.pbsociety.com/YS%20Issues%20/YS%20Current%20Issue/files/collage_lb_image_page45_12_1.png

[Dark_Knight]

New Billboard article...

http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1004087865


May 08, 2010

RAY WADDELL

Creed is back—again.

After reuniting last year for its first tour since 2002, this time Creed is coming out of the box for a 2010 tour with a "20-10" promotion that encourages fans to buy early.

The first 2,010 reserved seats for each show are $20 all-in, meaning fans pay a flat rate without any added service charges. The remaining seats will be priced at either $20 or $10, plus applicable ticketing fees. The tour will play mostly Live Nation sheds, beginning July 28 at Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow, Va., and running through Sept. 4 at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in Houston.

The first group of shows went up last weekend and the rest were to go on sale throughout May. The concept was to come out of the gate with a pricing-oriented awareness driver and attach it to the entire tour, which now stands at 26 dates.

"We all felt that we needed a driver for this band, because the band is so good live, but we were having some issues connecting with the consumer from when the band was at its peak back in 2002 to last summer," Agency Group agent Ken Fermaglich says. "Live Nation, specifically [senior VP of tour marketing and promotion] Joey Scoleri, had the idea to create this 20-10 concept—a play on the year and the ticket price."

Fermaglich says Creed was built by a blue-collar audience, "so in light of the things going on in the economy right now, this just seems like a very logical concept to go to the consumer with, and it feels like we're going to see some very good results."

Creed's 2009 Full Circle tour generated plenty of buzz last summer, but not the kind that either the band or its handlers were looking for. Ticket sales for the band's tour fell short of expectations, with some industry observers throwing around words like "disaster" to describe the band's return to the road (Billboard, July 25, 2009).

In retrospect, such talk seems like an exaggeration, but the results were plainly disappointing. The 38 Creed shows reported to Billboard Boxscore took in $8,288,964, with attendance at 272,685, for a per-show average of $218,130 and 7,175 in attendance. Considering most of the venues on the route topped 15,000 in capacity, that means Creed played to less than 50% of the house on average.

Fermaglich admits that the Full Circle tour did have "some ticket sales issues" and concedes that the Boxscore average was "a fair assessment" of the tour's financial returns. "You had your shows that did 5,000 and you had your shows that did 10,000-12,000," he says. "We're going to do better [this summer]."

Logic dictates that if Full Circle had been a total disaster, all involved wouldn't be lining up to do it again. "That's exactly right," Fermaglich says, noting that the Full Circle trek picked up momentum when Live Nation implemented a promotion under which fans attending shows could buy discounted tickets to upcoming dates on the tour.

Fermaglich says the practice worked well for Creed in several markets. "Last summer we didn't really market that—it just happened spur of the moment at some venues on some shows," he says. "This summer we're actually marketing the fact that that's the price point."

Initial on-sales for this year's 20-10 promotion have been "very healthy," Fermaglich says, including for the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, N.J., and the Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, N.Y. "Those two shows were really good—2,500 each on the on-sale, which to me is a very healthy start with some discounted price points," he says.

The setup of last year's tour was hampered by the fact that Creed was in the studio finishing its 2009 album "Full Circle" and timing was a bit of a moving target.

"We're much better set up this time around, and we have a band very willing to do a whole lot of press and promotion to support the tour," Fermaglich says, noting that Creed performed April 23 on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno."

"The next part of this campaign is more shows going on sale locally, but also continuing to attack it from a national perspective [delivering] the message to the consumer of what we're doing and how we're doing it," he says.

Skillet will open for Creed on several shows, with other support acts to be announced.

[TheGreatDivide]

From Brian on Facebook: Creed rehearsals begin....

[Dark_Knight]

"Scott Stapp Rocks Creed with New Heart Attitude"

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2987758/scott_stapp_rocks_creed_with_new_heart.html?cat=33

Ten years ago, you could not tune in a radio station anywhere in the country without hearing Creed. Their anthems were on playlists from their grunge metal heritage to AM pop stations, and despite critical lambasting,
their music and its message connected with fans, and gave them a diehard following with a loyalty factor that Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga would love to dream of. Like so many others in the annals of rock-and-roll, though, their great rise led to a bitter fall, and sadly, a very public one for Scott Stapp as his personal struggles became vicious fodder for haters and former bandmates alike. His demons were not unlike those that entice and trap so many others in the industry, but he was different, and that made his battle all the harder.

Back in the day, when Mick and Keith were trading bottles, joints, and syringes, the cops might have been at the door, but TMZ was not there to film every stumble from a car, and YouTube did not exist to ensure that every slurred word was recorded for all to hear. Scott Stapp was not allowed any quiet mistakes—from his honeymoon to Casino cinema, to onstage, his legal substance-fueled "poor choices" were most definitely cries for help, but also on full public view. Many people in the music and faith community lost all hope in him, and he almost lost himself and his family through the stumbles and falls to accountability and recovery. Almost is the operative word, though. The powerful lyricist and singer has come to learn some priceless lessons on how a person of faith can face and win over addiction, and he has reconnected with God, family, fans and his band on a deeper level than ever.

"God has done amazing things in my life, with my children and my family," Stapp declared to Scott Steele, DJ at 94.5 ROCK in Spokane, Washington, during a recent interview. Stapp was graciously facing the music again, as Steele took him to the mat over a smashed 2002 performance, that so offended fans that Creed music was banned from the station. Stapp related that he did not blame fans in their response, and that he would be forever sorry that "they had to be part of that nonsense". At moments, the interview almost became a badgering, but Stapp stood firm and kept owning up, saying he only wanted to stand "before the band I respect so much and the fans I respect to give the best show ever" in the future. "I know I've had 20 chances, and I just thank God that He is so full of grace, and sees our hearts". Healing was a process, but took hold in band relationships, too. Stapp displayed his newfound redemption for audiences throughout last year's tour, and on the album, Full Circle, laying vocals more infused with power and conviction than a decade ago. The band was still tweaking the album for release while on the road last year, so new songs will be more prominent in the 20-10 Tour. "It's nothing of my own power," Stapp reiterates, "It's only the grace of Jesus Christ, and him becoming involved in my life, and being my Savior, and my family," that has led to redemption. Stapp and his wife, Jaclyn, have two children, and another son due in early July, just before Creed's tour launches full force. "How wonderful it is to live a life of substance, one that puts success in perspective, having peace of mind and trying to make a difference in this world....I've got a story to tell, and I'd like to share that heart attitude through Creed's music," he elaborates.

Stapp put action behind his words in January, when he joined with family and church members to bring medical relief to Haiti as part of the www.planetohaiti.org initiative. He and others coordinated logistics and travel of needed supplies, while his sister-in-law, Arkansas physician Dr. Janette Newsheiwat, treated patients.

While Creed music is assuredly polarizing for some, and not embraced by everyone, it definitely fills a very real void. The dilemma of defined Christian music is that those who need its message most may never come near it, so that however it edifies the faithful, it is essentially, truly "preaching to the choir". Creed's music more than touches on the conflicts and tough stuff within the life of faith. Look over the lyrics to "What If" or "What's This Life For" or the newer "Time" as a refresher. There won't be Bibles distributed after shows, but packed between Mark Tremonti's shredding solos and the words, heaping doses of hope, truth, redemption, and purpose are offered for all, no questions asked.

The band wants to give fans a bang for their buck, too, with the first 2, 010 seats at venues seats selling for $ 20. Information is available at www.creedworld.com. Following two May event dates in St. Augustine, FL and Concord, NC at the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race, the 20-10 Tour goes full force July 28- Sept 4 with 26 dates.

[nagpo]

That was definitely a pro-creed article. I guess Creed is pretty much a christian band now.

[Dark_Knight]

Scott is a Christian, deal with it dude.

[nagpo]

Scott is a Christian, deal with it dude.
Deal with what? I have no problem with it.

[Dark_Knight]

Then what's the point of saying that? lol Creed isn't a Christian band, that's been a fact for 14 years now.

[nagpo]

Then what's the point of saying that? lol Creed isn't a Christian band, that's been a fact for 14 years now.
I know. But most people see creed as a christian band. And Stapp isint helping disperse that rumor when in interviews all he talks about is god. whatever, it doesn't matter.

[Agent D]

I don't think it really matters anymore. They're probably not going to change anyone's minds about them at this point in time.

[Dark_Knight]

Stapp interview with 102.5 WIOG:

http://www.wiog.com/sectional.asp?id=20740

[nagpo]

Cool. thanks

[Dark_Knight]

Another with 96 Rock (Cincy):
http://www.purerock96.com/gamblenfin/Podcasts/tabid/88/Default.aspx

[Dark_Knight]

Thanks to PBF for the heads up.

http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/2008-12-6-the-beat-goes-on/posts/hitfix-interview-creed-s-scott-stapp-i-was-killing-myself?m=g

Hitfix Interview: Creed's Scott Stapp: 'I was killing myself'


After a long hiatus, Creed reunited in 2009 for a world tour and a new album, the appropriately named “Full Circle.” Fans welcomed the return of the hit makers, who have sold 35 million albums, back with arms wide open (pun intended). The new album debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and single, “Overcome,” was a hit at rock radio.

Now, Creed -- composed of vocalist Scott Stapp, guitarist Mark Tremonti, drummer Scott Phillips and bassist Brian Marshall -- is embarking on its “20-10 Tour.” Acknowledging the troubled touring season and in an effort to give fans a great deal, Creed is selling the first 2,010 reserved seats at each show for $20 with no additional service charges. The remaining seats on the amphitheater tour are either $20 or $10, plus ticketing fees.

Before the July 28 kick off in Washington, D.C., the band will play a Hard Rock Café in Nashville in a benefit for flood relief. Additionally, Creed is giving away a motorcycle and guitar, both of which will be on display at each tour site.

HitFix talked with Stapp, who called from his Florida home. The singer was very candid about his troubled past and gave us some exclusive details about his new solo album. He was also fairly glowing about the birth of his brand new baby boy, Daniel Issam (D.I.), who was born July 4.

Congratulations on your new son. Your three children range from two weeks old to 11 years old. How do you balance fatherhood with being away?

Well, I’ll tell you what, they’re going to have to understand if daddy doesn’t work, they’re going to eat me out of house and home. It may be harder for me, but knowing I’ve got a family to feed and put through school makes it real easy to go, “All right guys, Daddy’s going on tour,” because I know the goal: Just outside of loving music and being an artist and doing what I do, it is my job and I have to support my family. Although it’s tough, it’s what I gotta do.

The new tour starts July 28. What happens right before you go on tour? Are you up all night packing like most of us before we go out of town?

I have to check everything and make sure my daughter hasn’t crawled into my road case. My son Jagger is 11 now; he’s coming out with me. He’s going to be Daddy’s tech on this tour. It’s time for some father-son time as well, so I’m still going to be a daddy even on the road and it’s a good time we can spend together. As soon as D.I. gets the clearance that he can be exposed to the world, my family’s going to come out although that probably won’t be for a little while. I’m sure my wife will want to come out and leave the kids at home with her mom for a few days so we can have some quality time and enjoy each other. It’s good to have my family out and I love to have them all the time. It’s awesome. Thank god my son’s old enough now to help daddy remember everything to pack.

Does Jagger understand that “With Arms Wide Open” is about him and your joyous reaction to the news that you were becoming a father?

He does understand and I tell you we’ve had some really great moments watching “American Idol” or something like that and one of the contestants will sing something like “With Arms Wide Open” and you see him sitting there and his whole face turns red and he just smiles and I think he really does love and accept he’s “Arms Wide Open” boy. He has a lot of pride in that. It’s great for him. I hope my daughter will get the feeling when her song comes out, “Milan’s Song.” I have a song that I’ll be putting out when the time is right for my wife, called “Crazy in Love” and I just finished up with Desmond Child.

Is the song with Desmond Child for a new Creed album?

Right now, it’s going to be for a solo album, but we’ve got a lot of Creed stuff on the table. We’ll make another Creed album next year, an acoustic album. I’ll be doing some touring, kind of presenting the Creed songs in a different way after this Creed tour, and playing stuff from my first solo album, “The Great Divide.” The other guys will be doing some things with their band, Alter Bridge, and then we’ll get back together and do another Creed album and keep everything going.

How did the idea for the “20-10” tour come about with the discounted tickets?

[Co-manager] Paul Geary called with the concept and we were like, “Yeah, man!” [We got] Live Nation and Ticketmaster and all the people involved to cut their fees too to really make this affordable for the fans. It’s all about connecting and making where families and fans can come out and have a good time and not have to skip a month’s rent.

You’re clearly making less on the road as well at those prices. Are you scaling back production?

This is going to be a full-scale rock show…We make cuts like everybody else. It also has to do with a little self-belief in your band and in your art that you’re going to have staying power and be around and it’s not a money grab. And we care about the fans, man. We’re not on another planet because of the success we’ve had. We’ve got families, kids, and bills and live on budgets and have all the same issues and stresses and pressures that blue collar America has. It’s another way of us saying, “Hey, we’re in there with you.

You’re playing a benefit at Nashville’s Hard Rock Cafe on July 26 for Hands on Nashville, a non-profit spearheading flood relief efforts. What’s your connection to Nashville?

It’s where we wrote the “Full Circle” album. We spent a month there doing writing and we’ve all got friends there and other artists we know. Our record company has an office there. I’ve got a voice coach there,
Creed reunited in 2009. What do you value this time around that you didn’t see so clearly the first time?
I think I did see it clearly until I made some decisions and the stress started wearing on all of us and we all made some decisions that started rubbing ourselves the wrong way. And then I made some poor decisions and became someone that I wasn’t because of drugs and alcohol. I’ve always appreciated these guys as artists and musicians and human beings and you know, I think, being older and as time passes that that respect deepens and you don’t you know what you got ‘til it’s gone, but I never wanted it to be gone.

The one thing I can gain from that for me is during 2002, when I lost respect and just wasn’t myself and I don’t even know who I was, I obviously wasn’t respecting myself or appreciating the fans, my friends or anyone else. I was killing myself and hurting people around me. I didn’t want to do that, but it happened, and I made those decisions to do that. And now being able to just soak everything in and appreciate the guy to my left and my right and behind me and be in a place where I’m not such a rookie and naïve enough to put that stuff in my body that caused that again. I appreciate it all and respect it all and would never want to do anything to lose it.

What is your favorite moment of the night when you’re on stage?

I think it’s right at the end of the show when we all come together, arms around each other, and look at the fans and we’ve got smiles on our faces and we’re like, “Hey, guys. We’re Creed and Thank You.” We’re all there as a unit, as a band with our arms around each other and that’s a special moment for me.

Good interview... all except for that I guess he's saying he's going to be playing Creed stuff on his solo tour again. I'm cool with him playing WAWO or whatever but I say he should leave the Creed stuff alone... it comes off lame.
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[TrulyAmazing]

PRAISE JESUS, that was a long interview love what they titled it , :laugh: just 4 or 5 more days to go, And Creed Will Be Hitting The Road, while scott is getting ready TO go on the road WITH Creed :crest: :rockon: :crest: PEACE BE WITH YOU DK, and thanks for posting, :rockon: He More In Likley Needs The Kid to help him get packed, and everything else,

[Dark_Knight]

Another...

http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2010/072010/07222010/562966

Where do you even begin with Creed?

Do you start with the nearly 35 million albums the band has sold worldwide? Or do you start with the dark tales of alcohol abuse and recovery, overexposure and hiatus that turned the band into a punch line for many fans?

For a current pulse, you have to turn to Scott Stapp, the man behind the deep and grungy voice that has won Grammys--and the man behind the reckless behavior that once put Creed in a murky light that no one enjoys.

After just a few minutes of chatting with Stapp, it's clear that Creed has entered a new chapter--a chapter beyond excess and alcohol and one that likely won't be the source of widespread mockery anytime soon.

And nothing symbolizes this latest chapter more than Stapp's new haircut.

"In the past, I put a lot of things in that hair where if a cop with a K-9 unit pulled me over then I would have been very afraid," said Stapp in a phone interview.

"I had to get rid of the whole mane. In late 2007, I felt that my wife wasn't talking to me and she wasn't looking at the person behind those eyes. I felt she was looking at, and still talking to, the person that was periodically under the influence. So, I went into the bathroom and shaved it all off.

"She said, 'What are you crazy?' We both looked at each other, and that moment really had an impact. It was a moment of passion between people that really loved each other."

In 2009, Creed reunited after a nearly five-year hiatus. The band released its aptly titled fourth studio album, "Full Circle," in late 2009.

In addition to welcoming a new album to Creed's discography, Stapp recently welcomed a new member to his very own family. On July 4, Stapp's wife, Jaclyn, gave birth to their third child, Daniel Issam Stapp.

"When I carry him around, he's just now getting to the point where he's putting it all together, like 'I guess this is Mommy and Daddy and they feed and change me,'" said Stapp.

"I whistle [musical] scales to him, and he loves that. When he cries, I whistle some scales to him and he stops crying. So, the vocal lessons have begun."

Creed will kick off its "20-10" tour in Nashville on Monday and will play Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow on Wednesday. The "20-10" tour means more to Creed than simply throwing a hyphen in the current year.

"Since 1997, it's always been important for us as a band to try and keep ticket prices down and merchandise prices down," said Stapp. " So for this tour we were able to get Live Nation and Ticketmaster on board so we could offer the first 2,010 fans at each show $20 tickets and $10 lawn seats. We hope other artists will look at this as a model and consider doing it, too."

In addition to a good bargain, fans can expect to see Stapp roll out on a custom Orphan chopper while guitarist Mark Tremonti rocks out on a custom FRET12 guitar during the band's "Moment of Thunder Tribute." The moment will honor America's fallen troops, and the motorcycle and guitar will both be given away to fans at the end of the year.

It seems these are just a few more ways Creed is showing the public that it truly has come "Full Circle."

"The biggest lesson I've learned over the years is a life lesson as well," said Stapp.

"And that is to appreciate every second, every minute, every hour, every moment, every experience, everything positive. In an instant it can all be gone."

[BSC]

Two pretty good interviews, I agree about the Creed songs on his solo tour, I could sort of understand when Creed weren't around, but now they're back, and there's no need.

It's good to see that the acoustic album is actually happening, and not just some idea the guys had.

[Dark_Knight]

Found this on Google...Tremonti interview with AntiMusic.com

http://www.antimusic.com/reviews/10/Creed_Interview.shtml

[nagpo]

That was a really nice interview. I agree with what he said about Good Fight.

[Dark_Knight]

Short mention of Flip on Drummer Connection (back on the 7th of June) Hopefully they'll give him some love on the roster page soon, he's only listed for hardware/pedals right now.

http://www.drummerconnection.com/news/2010/06/07/47077-dw-announces-big-names-tommy-lee-mick-fleetwood-max-weinberg

Drum Workshop recently announced
the official signing of several high-profile drummers. DW’s artist
roster is regarded as one of the most celebrated and highly visible in the drum industry today. In addition to such names as Tommy Lee (Motley Crue), Mick Fleetwood (Fleetwood Mac), Max Weinberg (Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band), Aaron Spears (Usher), Alex Gonzalez (Mana) and Neil Peart (Rush), DW’s family of artists now includes Austrian drumming virtuoso Thomas Lang, Extreme Metal master Derek Roddy, Creed stickman Scott Phillips, studio legend John J.R. Robinson, heavy hitter Dave Grohl and Muse drummer Dominick Howard.

[Dark_Knight]

Behind the scenes pics from the Q&A:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?id=181780039965&aid=260133&s=0&hash=f87dbc6e905f90b794dc0cac9a6c0ef2

[Dark_Knight]

Thanks to PBF.

http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/entertainment/music/article_c06b4d7a-88eb-53b8-a4b1-9b2895b93e19.html

Creed returns a stronger band

The six years between "old" Creed and "new" Creed were good ones, says guitarist Mark Tremonti.

"We didn't just sit around, idle. We were hustling...and becoming better musicians."

Now, as the re-formed band, he, Scott Stapp, Scott Phillips and Brian Marshall are even more united.

"When we're out touring, we realize it would have been a big shame to throw it all away over past differences," Tremonti says.

Those glory days brought Creed a string of hits, sold-out arenas and a Grammy Award. They also prompted more than a little inner tension. When it got to be unbearable, Stapp went his way, Tremonti, Marshall and Phillips went theirs. Stapp released a solo CD. The others formed Alter Bridge, a band with a "more layered, more melancholy" sound.

Time, Tremonti says, healed old wounds. "Enough time went by and Scott and his managers reached out to ours. We had a discussion about the possibilities of touring and testing the waters. We all came to the same place."

Because the label wanted new music for the reunion tour, the band holed up in Nashville and quickly wrote "Full Circle." Tremonti had a bunch of ideas the others embraced. "We worked around the clock on it," he says. "It was exciting."

And it revealed a different shade in Stapp's voice. "It sounds even wider," Tremonti explains. "He's got a big boomy voice but this opens it up even more. Sometimes when he's pushing for a note he sounds like a big bear."

New music also gives Creed new perspective.

New perspective gives the band new purpose.

"We can push forward," Tremonti says. "We want to see where the day takes us."

Alter Bridge, meanwhile, continues to exist.

"Creed shows are more fun. We get to let loose and hear the crowds sing back our songs. Alter Bridge has a more condensed crowd filled with die-hards who know every note we play."

Creed crowds are easier on the musicians. Alter Bridge ones "know when we hit a wrong note."

"With Arms Wide Open," Creed's Grammy winner, always elicits a big response. "Even if we're butchering it, the audience has a good time."

A mega-hit like that isn't easy to come by, Tremonti says. Today, "you can pretty much write off record sales. To us, now, they're just a marketing device. There's definitely a correlation between piracy and sales going down. The economy has taken its toll on bands, too. Record labels are throwing bands out there just to see if they stick."

Because technology has changed so rapidly, "you can make any kid sound like a pro. I surf the Internet a lot and some of them just blow me away. There are very talented folks out there. But it's tough for a band, particularly if they want to hit on the radio."

To do so, songs need to be simple and "digestible."

For Creed's next CD, Tremonti and company are already combing through ideas. "We'd like one that we can use on this tour and, in the last few days, we've found one we agree on. I wrote the lyrics in about 10 minutes. But I know Scott likes to write lyrics, so the lyrics will change."

Keeping things fresh, Tremonti adds, will ensure longevity.

"We plan on keeping everything nice and healthy. We want to move forward."

The big difference this time out? "We're all dads now except for Brian. We have other priorities. When we're not on the road, we have other things that keep us busy."

[Dark_Knight]

Not much new in this article but I thought I'd post it anyway.

http://www.wmmr.com/music/news/Story.aspx?id=1257378

CREED TENTATIVELY PLANNING ACOUSTIC ALBUM

Creed has tentative plans to release an acoustic album in 2011, a project that singer Scott Stapp says fans have requested for years. Stapp also gave us some hints about what the record might contain: "It's something we always wanted to do, you know. It would be our favorites, you know, the ones that the fans love, and then songs that we've learned over the years that might shock some people because they're so maybe heavy or fast or intense. But when we strip 'em down and play it acoustic it's a whole 'nother vibe, it's a whole 'nother thing. And we really think it's cool and we want to share it with our fans and see what they think."

Creed also has loose plans to record a new studio album next year, which would follow up 2009's Full Circle.

Stapp sings on a new version of Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Fortunate Son" for the new Santana album, Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics Of All Time, due out Sept. 21st.

The other members of Creed -- guitarist Mark Tremonti, bassist Brian Marshall and drummer Scott Phillips -- have completed the third album from their other band, Alter Bridge, and plan to issue it in September.

[Dark_Knight]

Creed is just the ticket for strapped music fans

http://www.wayneindependent.com/entertainment/music/x109283651/Music-Scene-Creed-is-just-the-ticket-for-strapped-music-fans

This summer’s concert season has seen a bevy of attractive deals, as more and more acts and venues react to the struggling economy with lower ticket prices and reduced service charges. But the best deal of all is the Creed tour.

In honor of it being 2010, the band is offering a 20-10 deal, in which the highest-priced seats are $20, and the first 2,010 buyers of those tickets will enjoy the added bonus of not paying any service charges. The rest of the venue’s seats are all priced at $20 and $10, with applicable service fees.

To add even more incentive, there will be “The Chopper & Axe Giveaway,” in which a lucky fan will win one of Mark Tremonti’s custom-built guitars at the end of the tour. Also being raffled is the custom-designed Orphan motorcycle singer Scott Stapp will be revving on stage during Tremonti’s instrumental salute to American servicemen and women. (Anyone can enter the contest, with the prizes valued at more than $80,000, by logging on to www.creed2010.com.)

It almost sounds too good to be true, and raises the question of how the band could offer so much and still make a profit.

“This tour is not about making the money, and we’re definitely cutting our profit margin down, but there’s still plenty there for us,” said Tremonti from his home near Orlando, Fla. “We know this economy is killing everybody, and these prices give the people what they want – a chance to come out and hear a good show for reasonable money.”

If Creed hasn’t always been critical darlings, to say the least, no one can argue with their sincerity. They kicked off the 36-city tour with a date in Nashville, Tenn., where the proceeds went to the Hands On Nashville organization, dedicated to flood relief.

The Tremonti model guitar came about almost by accident. The guitarist could never find exactly what he wanted for a live performance. So the people at Fret12 decided to let him design it.

“They had a design guy come and work with me, and we made one right to my specifications – and it came out great,” said Tremonti. “The motorcycle thing came about easily, since my brother, Dan, has been working at marketing Orphan bikes. It’s a good way to remember our fallen soldiers. ... I saw it five days ago, and, believe me, it’s a nasty bike.”

Creed formed in the mid-1990s when Tremonti and Stapp were students at Florida State University. It wasn’t long before their hard-rocking, but melodic, sound found an audience, and hits like “Higher,” “My Sacrifice,” “Torn,” “One,” and 2001 Grammy winner, “With Arms Wide Open,” were topping the charts.
But Stapp was always a controversial figure, his passionate Eddie Vedder-influenced vocals accompanied by an onstage persona many deemed phony. Because some of his songs dealt with self-examination, spirituality and existentialism, he was accused of being a bit too self-righteous and even preachy.

There also was a rift inside the band that led to a breakup in 2004. Stapp went on to release a solo album, while Tremonti formed Alter Bridge, which also included three other Creed veterans. But by last year, amends were made and Creed re-formed behind the very solid “Full Circle” album.

The CD contains potential hits in “Rain,” “A Thousand Faces” and “Overcome.” But thus far, sales have been slow – a far cry from the band’s second album, “Human Clay,” which sold more than 11 million units.

Nonetheless, the songwriting is strong, and Tremonti is hoping the tour will help boost sales of “Full Circle.”

When he’s not performing with Creed, Tremonti can be found guesting on other artists’ recordings, a side gig he finds invigorating.

“I am completely driven by music,” Tremonti said. “I love what I do. Whenever Creed has a layoff, I totally jump at any chance I get to sit in with other people. Of course I want to make sure I have some quality family time, too (Tremonti and his wife, Victoria, have two sons). But overall I feel very blessed to be able to do all the various musical things I’m asked to do.”

[Dark_Knight]

Creed scorches Darien, leaves crowd satisfied

http://www.buffalonews.com/entertainment/article87570.ece


DARIEN — For a group that reunited in 2009 to release a new album and launch a nationwide tour, Creed is sounding better than ever.

Their performance Saturday night at Darien Lake was a smash hit with the crowd, which went wild over the band’s electrifying and scorching sound — a surprise for listeners who might have only been familiar with Creed’s public persona on the radio.

Concert Review

Creed

Saturday night at the Darien Lake Performing Arts Center.

Although Creed is typically considered a post-grunge band, the band’s style in a live setting leans more toward hard, head-banging rock. But one thing is sure: the audience got what it wanted.

Creed delivered a blazing performance, and the guitar runs had the alacrity and facility of an organist playing a Bach fugue — except with much more volume.

The warm-up band, Theft, started out the night with somewhat muddy vocals but a steady beat and energetic pulse.

Creed’s performance, overall, drew a packed crowd that reveled in songs like “Higher,” “One” and “My Sacrifice.”

The lyrics hold solid messages and, therefore, encouraged listeners to sing along.

Creed, with a live sound that proved to be sufficiently full and round, welcomed a passionate audience with arms wide open.

[Dark_Knight]

http://lacrossetribune.com/entertainment/article_65393652-9c24-11df-a9b3-001cc4c002e0.html

Creed singer talks about the band’s breakup and makeup — and his personal spirituality

Scott Stapp has stood on the mountain, looking down from the top of the charts with songs like "With Arms Wide Open."

He's also been at the bottom, looking at the disarray of his life after an acrimonious split with his band, Creed, five years ago, which was fueled by personality conflicts, drug and alcohol abuse and the rock ‘n' roll lifestyle.
This time, things will be different, he says, because he knows who he is and knows what he wants.

"Most people are a lot different at 35 than they are at 21. We're different men. We're married, we have families, we have different priorities. We have different reasons behind why we live and why we do what we do."

The first time around, he said, "I wasn't ready at all. I wasn't ready to be out of my house, to be honest with you. To be blessed with all that popularity along with the financial rewards that came with it, at the maturity level of a 15-year-old, no, I wasn't ready. My heart wanted to be," he said, but he couldn't have imagined what was to come.

"I made some bad decisions, all a reflection of not having made a firm commitment to who I was as a person. I was still trying to figure that out."
Because of the spiritual overtones of much of their music, many of the fans wanted them to be a Christian band.

"I was trying to understand that and believe that and wrestle with that. We got into this band for all the classic reasons - it was sex, drugs, rock ‘n' roll. We were a rock band, a bunch of young, immature kids."

It was a confusing period, he said, and when they got slapped with the Christian band label, it was even more confusing.

"We did our best to educate our fans, not because we wanted to deny that but because we didn't want to be hypocrites. We knew we weren't living that."
When the band got back together last year, it was like coming full circle, which is the name of their new album. They were starting fresh as more focused people, Stapp said. They knew what went wrong the first time and were determined to set a steadier course this time around.

"I always believed in my heart that we would (get back together). I believed even though a lot of things were said. I didn't take it all to heart after I thought about it. Yeah, things stung initially," he said, but he understands now that they had to step away from each other to come back together.

"Now I feel like we can honestly do that, use the gift we've been given of music. Just the skill level of the band, the growth and maturity as artists" is so much better, he said.

Stapp said he now has a deeper understanding of love and life and he brings that with him to the music.

"I was in a spiritual journey and will be for the rest of my life. I did believe in God, and I did have a knowledge of Christ and faith and Christianity because my parents raised me that way. At that time in my life, I was running from that," he said, because he was taken in by the glamour.

"I learned real quick what the world had to offer. It offered death, and I came close to that."

Stapp said Creed is still not billing itself as a Christian band. "I can do that (proclaim Christianity) on a personal level, but collectively I have to speak for the four of us. But I'm a Christian, and I've made that commitment."
Stapp said coming back together as a band has been wonderful and difficult and worthwhile.

"The best way and only way to communicate how we felt was to be vulnerable and honest when we were creating music. Everything was coming out in the songs."

And that's how they healed and came back together, Stapp said. "Just as our bodies heal slower as we get older and recover slower," he said, forgiving and getting back to a good place took longer.

"I could go outside and play on the monkey bars all day long and not have a sore muscle when I was kid. But if I tried to keep up with my 11-year-old all day, I'd be stiff all over. So I've been able to forgive and forget, but it's not the same with everybody. We do tend to hold onto things - it's a natural defense. But things from the past are not going to happen again."

At every show they play, including at Fort McCoy on Aug. 7, the band will be honoring the military and asking audience members to contribute care packages for the troops.

If you don't know where to send one, he said, contact Fort McCoy and they'll tell you what to do.

"You can make a difference. We have that belief that we can start the fire. Behind the big rock show, we're there to remind you who the true heroes are. We want to keep that memory going."

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A Conversation With Creed's Mark Tremonti

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-ragogna/a-conversation-with-creed_b_680948.html


Mike Ragogna: What's up with Creed's latest tour?

Mark Tremonti: It runs through September. We're trying to get a single out at the same time that we're recording right now, and hopefully, we'll finish it up in the next few weeks. That's about it going on in Creed world.

MR: You have a new single?

MT: I spent about a month before the tour putting ideas together to try to get a single on the radio, just to get some attention on the tour. But with Scott (Stapp) having a new baby, and us all being apart, it was hard to really get it recorded. So, we had to wait until we were doing rehearsals for the tour to get it started, and all we have to do now is finish up the vocals and get it out there, hopefully this month.

MR: I guess it's like herding cats when everyone has families and private lives.

MT: Yeah, absolutely, it's tough. We all have kids now and live in different cities. So, when we get together, it's all about work.

MR: Even though it was released last year, your album Full Circle is still going strong, and this tour is, more or less, a continuation of the reunion. What was it like getting back together with the other guys?

MT: First, we got together just to put a tour together and see if we could all get along out there. Things went well, nobody brought up the past, and after a few meetings, we decided that it would be best to put out a record to accompany the tour. The only problem was we only had three months to write and record an album, so it was quite a fire drill. But it got done in time, and I think the record came out during that tour, and came out the way we wanted it.

MR: Mark, over the years, beyond Creed, you also fit in some side projects. There's Alter Bridge, and you worked with Larry the Cable Guy.

MT: Yeah, years ago. We had become friends a long time ago, before his career really started to take off. We joked about getting together and doing a song, and he called me up one day to say he actually wanted to do it. So, he sang me his idea, and I went to record my guitar lines that day, and the record went gold. It might be platinum by now.

MR: Were you a fan of his humor?

MT: You know, I was a fan of his before anything really happened. He was just doing radio commercials for a truck shop in Orlando, and they were the funniest things on the air.

MR: Creed has had quite a few monster singles such as "Higher," "With Arms Wide Open," "My Sacrifice," "One Last Breath," and then you had two number one albums in Human Clay and Weathered. How does any band stay humble after that?

MT: I always kind of keep my head down, and stay focused on writing. I just try to keep to myself and not really keep track of the business side of things too much because it can distract you a little bit, you know? So, I always just kind of kept my head down and kept on going.

MR: In addition to Creed's hits, you've had many songs in movies and various stray projects. One of my favorites is "I'm Eighteen" from The Faculty that features a pre-Frodo Elijah Wood.

MT: Yeah, that was fun. It's always a good challenge to get in there. Usually, we don't have these songs practiced, we just have a choice of songs that we can cover, and we try to learn it that day. It's always a fun process. We did the same thing with "Riders In The Storm" for The Doors. So, it's a challenge, but it's a good time.

MR: Let's talk some more about the side projects. Can you catch us up on Alter Bridge?

MT: Yeah, we just mastered our third record about two or three weeks ago, and we plan on releasing it before we go on tour in Europe starting October 16th. We'll be touring through September, and then Myles (Kennedy) is out with Slash in January and February. So, we won't hit the States until next March with Alter Bridge. But like I said, we'll be in Europe from October through December.

MR: Are there any acts that you're taking on the road on this new tour, that you're sort of sponsoring or mentoring on the road?

MT: No. You know, all the bands that are out with us are pretty well developed bands. I think Theft, the first band, is being helped by MTV. I don't know if they're managed or sponsored by them, but MTV has really taken them under their wing, and they're a great band. Red and Skillet are also out with us, and they're two really developed acts. When you see what their show looks like, it's like they've been at it for years. They're two great bands, and there's no mentoring any of these guys; they're all very professional.

MR: Where can people go to find information on your tour?

MT: There's http://www.creed.com , and we're also giving away a motorcycle. You can go there and register for free to win this motorcycle.

MR: What advice do you have for new artists?

MT: I would just say keep focused on the music because at the end of the day, that's where all the power to succeed lies--in a good song. I think good representation and good music are important. Find a good manager, and work hard on songs.

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Creed to come 'Full Circle' at SPAC

http://saratogian.com/articles/2010/08/18/entertainment/doc4c6c4fd55c903355500614.txt


Published: Wednesday, August 18, 2010

By DEANNA AMORE
For The Saratogian

For those of you who may have doubts about Creed’s ability to bounce back, singer Scott Stapp says just listen to them now.

The band is in the middle of a rebirth of sorts, out on the road in support of its newest release, “Full Circle.” The “20-10 Tour” comes to Saratoga Performing Arts Center on Wednesday, Aug. 25.

“We did progress our sound dramatically,” the singer says of the new album.

It hasn’t been an easy road, as Stapp can certainly attest.

A very ugly, very public split — one the band even refers to as acrimonious — in 2004 made Creed’s critics rejoice and forced fans to choose sides as Stapp went solo and the remaining members moved on to form Alter Bridge.

The group went from topping the charts to becoming fodder for tabloids, especially Stapp, who wrestled with his demons under the harsh spotlight that many celebrities prefer to avoid.

“Some of my missteps were a reflection of what I went through,” Stapp says of the time. “It was a tough period.”

Fast forward five years to 2009 and the band found itself reunited and back on tour, including a stop at SPAC last summer. It was more like a trial run before they hit the studio.

“We didn’t know what to expect. We didn’t want to be in the past,” Stapp says of the need to put out a new album. He says the process was “a little backward” given that the band toured first then recorded. He calls their albums the chapters of their lives, which makes “Full Circle” an apropos title.

Songs such as “Overcome,” “On My Sleeve” and “Away in Silence” help tell the story behind the struggle.

This year’s tour is also helping the band get over what animosity there may have been.

“It’s amazing. The band is really coming together,” he says. “It’s been a humbling and exciting time. We’re having fun.”

While he doesn’t want to live in the past, Stapp certainly can’t forget it. In fact, the singer is writing a book about it, sort of like a message for the younger generation of musicians out there. His advice? “Treasure what you have. Don’t get caught up in the whole rock star thing. Keep yourself healthy,” he says. “We did fit into a rock ‘n’ roll cliché – the one we wish we didn’t fit in.”

For Stapp, it’s the fans who have hung on through thick and thin that help keep him grounded.

“We’ve been fortunate. We’ve never been the cookie-cutter band. Our music stands the test of time,” he says.

He is hoping a new generation of fans comes out to see the band perform.

“It’s a rock family affair,” says the father of three, urging parents to bring their kids with them to the show.

When this tour ends in September, the singer will head out on a solo tour. It will be in more intimate venues, but Stapp says with “a lot of energy.” He says he plans sing his solo stuff, as well as Creed songs in a way fans have never heard.

As for Creed, Stapp says “Full Circle” is just the “tip of the iceberg.” Right now, they are focusing on the present, with an eye to the future and perhaps a return to the studio sometime next year.

Stapp knows it is up to the fans to keep them going. One way to they are giving back to them is by keeping this year’s ticket prices low. Inside seating at SPAC is $26, with lawn seats going for $16.

“We’ve been blown away by our fans,” Stapp says. “It quickly heals old wounds. We’re back and we’re better.”


Creed accepts its spiritual destiny

http://www.northjersey.com/arts_entertainment/101052514_Creed_accepts_its_spiritual_destiny.html


Creed to perform at Saturday night in Holmdel

Thursday, August 19, 2010
BY MIKE KERWICK

His first instinct is to make the wrong choice. He believes this because in the past, when given multiple options, Scott Stapp has often wandered down the darkest road he could find.

"I can't do it my way," the Creed frontman said during a recent phone interview, " 'cause my way leads to death. My way has only brought pain and hurt to those I love and myself."

Years ago, it bothered Stapp when music fans assumed Creed was willing to carry the banner for the Christian faith. It wasn't so much the label. It was the pressure of living up to that label.

"We got that banner and we totally were like, 'Wait a minute. We're four dudes in a rock band for all the classic reasons, not the Christian reasons,' " Stapp said. "Go back and listen to the interviews. You'll hear it over and over again. 'No, we're not a Christian band.' We were deathly afraid of that, 'cause we didn't want to be hypocrites. We were trying to dispel that because we didn't want to be called that."

Now he doesn't mind carrying the banner. He doesn't mind using part of this phone interview to confirm his Christianity, to illustrate how it has enriched his life.

But back in Creed's heyday, when the group was pumping out one platinum record after another, he was confused. "And I thought that that was kind of clear in the music and in the songs that I had no agenda to promote Christ and salvation," Stapp said. "I was actually conflicted about the whole thing."

The band called it quits in 2004. Stapp said it was a mutual decision, but his actions definitely helped pave the way. His bizarre performance during a Chicago concert that winter actually inspired four fans to file a lawsuit against the band.

The group reunited last spring, touring for a few months and releasing a new album ("Full Circle") last fall. Stapp compared the band's breakup to walking in on your girlfriend and learning she's cheating on you.

"That's a deep wound, kind of a traumatic visual image to see," Stapp said. "When you get back with that person, that's going to be a hard scar, a hard scab to heal. And it's going to take time. … You don't just jump back in."

And he thinks most fans will notice the difference on "Full Circle." Of the group's four albums, Stapp thinks this one is the most powerful, but has the least synergy.

"On our first three albums, you could put your headphones on and every song is connected," Stapp said. "It's almost like the first song never stopped. This new album, you get a song and you get a vibe and then it stops. And then you get another one. I think what that shows is we really didn't know how to communicate with each other, except through the music, when we wrote this album."

It takes time. Six years after Creed's first breakup, Stapp doesn't mind waiting, at least until the road looks safe.

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Short article from CitizensVoice.com

http://citizensvoice.com/news/creed-receives-warm-welcome-1.958354

Creed receives warm welcome

By Josh McAuliffe (Staff Writer)
Published: August 19, 2010


Creed may have been off the musical radar for what seemed like eons, but they haven't been forgotten by their fans.

Case in point: Wednesday night's concert at Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain, which found the one-time modern rock golden boys playing to an impressive though not jam-packed crowd. Scott Stapp and company brought the noise, and plenty of it.

They also brought two opening acts. First up was the four-piece Theft, who gave the early arrivals 20 minutes of their '90s alternative-meets-indie rock stylings. Next up was the Christian hard rock combo Skillet, who shook the tent with their ear-shattering melodies, complemented by cello and violin.
Creed has often been pegged as a pseudo-Christian act, but most who latched onto the band during their late '90s, early 2000s heyday liked them primarily for their high-volume compositions and Stapp's over-the-top, Eddie Vedder-esque vocals.

That's what folks got Wednesday night. Taking the stage around 9:15, pyrotechnics shooting off around them, Stapp, guitarist Mark Tremonti, bassist Brian Marshall and drummer Scott Phillips dove into the opening chords of "Bullets." As Stapp marched back and forth, Tremonti tore off an abundance of jackhammer riffs.

A few songs in, Stapp announced the band was going "back to its roots" before beginning the opening chords of 1997's "My Own Prison." The hits continued, including power ballad "With Arms Wide Open."

Indeed, fans seemed more than happy to take Creed back into their welcoming embrace.

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[JaneHenderson]

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[BARTON]

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