[Dogstar]

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Could you say the same about One Day Remains considering it hasn't sold much better than The Great Divide? The Great Divide could end up selling more than One Day Remains but that doesn't make it a better album.

I'm not actually talking about sales, but touring. AB didn't have to cancel their overseas tours. AB packed a lot of clubs when they went out. From what I've heard, Scott's tour didn't exactly pack them in. Now, granted, we don't know the reasons Scott's tour overseas was canned, but I'm guessing the label wasn't really happy with the ticket sales and didn't want to put up the money because they wouldn't get it back.

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The fact is Stapp pissed off a lot of people during his time with Creed - much of it brought on by himself, some of it manufactured due to their unparalleled success. Unfortunately, some of the people he angered were Creed fans. Those who, with no real reason, already despised the guy now have ammunition with his 'solo screw-ups' - Casino Cinema, the sex tape, the arrest etc. Certain radio stations won't even play his music.

Certain radio stations not playing his music probably aren't getting the payola to do so. Like it or not, payola is alive and well. Sales initially weren't that good. Wind Up likely stopped pushing the album once it realized it wasn't going anywhere, and that includes probably cutting off payola. Recently, Sam Goody's closed up shop near me and they were having a massive sale. I went in just before it closed when almost all of the inventory was gone. No lie, there had to be 30 Scott Stapp solo CDs on the racks. People wouldn't even buy them at a ridiculously low price.