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February 28, 2002

Cover Story: Creed's Stairway to Heaven

The tumultuous past and glorious present of Scott Stapp and America's biggest rock band
May 8, 1998

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Weathered

On Weathered, Creed's lucid powerhouse of a third album, the Orlando, Florida, trio emerge as masters of hard-rock atmosphere. As Soundgarden proved with Superunknown, there are a million little intricacies to pulling off what sounds like big enormous rock. And Creed are all over them:...

2001 RS: 3.5of 5 Stars

Human Clay

1999

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At their best, Creed resembled a ham-handed version of early Pearl Jam: the same vague, portentous lyricism and Zeppelin-style riffage married to melodic Top 40 hooks. But Creed replaced the '80s punk sensibilities of its Seattle grunge influences with an extra dollop of Spinal Tap-worthy bombast. The Florida-based band's debut, My Own Prison, unapologetically embraced '70s-style stadium rock,...

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