19/11/01

CREED / WEATHERED

Picking up from where Alice In Chains left off, Creed seem to have cornered the American market for Melodic Grunge rock and this their 3rd outing is a lot heavier than their previous efforts, but the formula that has been successful so far has not been changed too much.

The one thing that strikes you when listening, is their sense of dynamic's, they don’t come in all guns blazing from the start but gradually build things up to a magnificent crescendo. This is demonstrated beautifully by the track "Who's Got My Back?" which starts off with an American Indian chant, some atmospheric keyboards kick in and the vocals start and before you know it the guitar's there and eight and a half minutes later you are left totally breathless wondering what hit you.

There are shorter rockier tracks like "Signs" which are much more to the point and simpler in construction so as you can see this is quite a variable CD. Their characteristic ballad's are here but not as many but you can bet that the radio will play these instead of the more up tempo tracks.

Overall this is a good CD and if Staind can make top 20 in the UK I see no reason why Creed should not do the same. Even if you don’t like Creed usually this one might change your mind and you must hear "Who's Got My Back?".

TOTAL PLAYING TIME = 50 mins - 10 TRACKS