I really hate writing this. Creed's a great band, but they can really get on your nerves. Take this new album, Weathered, for example. Here's a better name for it: Human Clay in My Own Prison.
Creed seems to have taken the wrong road this time around by falling into the "predictable" category. Maybe the public at large doesn't see that as of right now (this album has been at the top of the charts since it's been out), but those who like to hear something new every once in a while might want to skip this one. Take "Bullets" for example. While the music sounds a little harder for Creed than usual, the context of the song is way too similar to "What If" from Human Clay. And "Who's Got My Back?" Take the Native American chant out of it and the music sounds very reminiscent of "Faceless Man."
There are a few diamonds in the rough, however. In one word, "One Last Breath" is beautiful. So is "Don't Stop Dancing." Even the highly popular "My Sacrifice" is enjoyable. That is, if you look past the fact that it is really just a glorified "Higher."
Oh well. Here's hoping their fourth album will be a little bit more surprising. Creed remains a good band, but I can't help asking myself, "Haven't I heard this before?" every time I listen to Weathered.
2.5 tocks
Other coverage for this album
The Rebel Base 2002Reviewed by David MartinIt was about two years ago when I was first introduced to what looked like the happiest hard rock band in the world. I was up late watching David Letterman, and Creed was performing their still-breaking hit "Higher". All I had heard of the band up until then was the press for their first album, My Own Prison, which made them out to be a dark and depressing heavy metal act. That didn't gel with…ReAL Magazine 2001Reviewed by John M. De MarcoCreed's third album is fully in tune with its angst-ridden brand of philosophical ponderings. Singer Scott Stapp further solidifies himself as a restless poet screaming his stanzas amid guitar and drum explosions. Packaged with expectedly bizarre but brilliant artwork, Weathered soared to the top of the rock charts at its release and continues to hold steady with Creed's expanding base of fans.…The Phantom Tollbooth 2001Reviewed by Vik BansalI have to confess that I approached Creed's third album with an incongruous mixture of excitement and trepidation. Creed's last album, Human Clay, was one of the highlights of 1999, a collage of the best of 1990's heavy rock, underpinned by Scott Stapp's astonishing vocals and truly uplifting lyrics. But consider the multi-million selling, breakthrough rock albums of the last 10 years that have…The Phantom Tollbooth 2001Reviewed by Dan SingletonCreed's new album, Weathered, struggles to stay true to their hard rock roots. It is the most diverse yet sonically coherent of their three discs. So much for the early Pearl Jam comparisons. The beginning of Weathered will remind the listener at times of everything from Alice in Chains to Bon Jovi to Dream Theater, all held together by the core Creed sound. "Bullets" leads off with dark vocal…Similar sounding releases
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