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    HM Magazine #73/Creed
    Creed — My Own Prison cover

    Creed

    My Own Prison

    (1997)

    Reviewed by Doug Van Pelt

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    Label Wind-up RecordsHM Magazine #73September/October 1998
    alternative metalhard rockpost-grunge

    I can't tell you how many letters & emails we've received here, asking, "Is Creed a Christian band?" Vocalist Scott Stapp said it best when he was recently on the show Politically Incorrect: "We're not a Christian rock band. People say that because I like to write about God." The first indication people got that something was up with this band was when their first single, the album's title track, started getting heavy radio airplay on mainstream stations all over the country. Lyrics like, "See a vision of a cross / I feel the pain that was given . . . only he holds the key / A light to free me from my burden / And grant me life eternally . . . I cry out to God / Seeking only his decision." Sounds like music I like to hear! But the latest single, "What's This Life For," thrice screams: "Don't have to settle no God (bleep) score!" Hmm. I hate hearing the Lord's Name in vain, but I love Creed's music.

    Other coverage for this album

    The Phantom Tollbooth 1998Reviewed by Josh SpencerWe're all held captive Out from the sun A sun that shines only on some We the meek are all in one I hear a thunder in the distance See a vision of a cross I feel the pain that was given On that sad day of loss A lion roars in the darkness Only he holds the key A light to free me from my burden And grant me life eternally... I cry out to God Seeking only his decision The above lyrics are from the…

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