They nake fun of them because Stapp was so open about his beliefs and they were a band that didn't want to be labeled a Christian band and still wrote songs that were undeniably Christian in nature. When Stapp stumbled the band broke up to distance themselves from the perception that their leader singer was a "fraud". People stopped listening to the message. The problem is that no matter how dedicated a human is they will always stumble and often in the same ways. No one is perfect and no one is righteous. If you think you are righteous then you can guarantee you are not. Good music is good music and a good message is a good message. My first exposure to Creed was the song One. If that message is somehow wrong or in any way false then I don't want to continue living in this world.

I make fun of Creed and still love the album this is on, in a guilty pleasure kind of way.

@@cloudrunner7 Agree. Also want to add the obvious: They are a ROCK band and rock bands are FAMOUS for doing..., those types of things. For me, I never cared if they "lived" the life of their lyrics. I mean, really. Go through decades of lyrics of all types of bands -- rock, hard rock, heavy metal -- and you are glad that the lyrics are just that; lyrical fiction. I never listened to Creed or any other band, hoping they lived their lyrics.

Facts, their song One is amazing musically and lyrically.

They are a good band. Just dummies insult them.

But it's not though. Scott said it was just about a dream about his own personal greed and wanting his own personal fulfillments. And Scott denied wanting the band to be a Christian band just like the other members. Not everything is about heaven and being Christian. People saying that is what made them start to fall apart in the first place.

doesnt matter about christian lyrics, creed are undeniably talented and great musicians

@@Belmont1995Sorry, but when you talk about blind men seeing, you’re talking about Jesus, and when you talk about golden streets, you’re talking about heaven. It is straight from the Bible.

I know, right? Also, those little guitar riffs are my favourite part of this song.

Mine too!

"Can you take me higher !!! (ban nan nitalitte neaow) "To a place where blind men see." (baaarooooow)

I wouldn't call that a riff; "lick," more like.

Love Creed!

And this was during the Napster era, too. Those numbers probably would have been "Higher"

Silent? Creed was actually suuuuper popular back them. It wasn't till later people started hating on them. Similar too nickelback. I remember when nickelback was popular. I listened to them, never thought anything bad.

Over 60 million worldwide

I've always loved Creed. They were one of my favorites, when I was a teen.

Much love to you and your family brother 🥺❤

When we all go to the kingdom of heaven I hope that I will walk alongside you and your son, brother.

Amen​@@christiantyler1483

I never understood why they got such a bad rep or made fun of, almost as the same level as Nickelback and LImp Bizkit. Personally, I like all 3 bands and could care less what opinions are about the bands.

@@override83 probably because they were considered Christian, or whatever, but they rock, and are amazing live, check out the Woodstock concert, amazing

@@ikymagoo It's because the lead singer was a complete jackass. Knew them when they just started out in the Florida scene with other groups like Candlebox I believe under Hanson management. Fame got to the lead singer and he began to think of himself as a messiah figure, while doing a lot of not so christianlike things.

I think the bad rap is because of the singers drunken ways and fighting stories.

Agreed! They were one of my favorites! Had every album.

When I first heard 'With Arms Wide Open,' I heard the rock/orchestral version, and had it on a CD. Probably a burned mix CD, but oh well. So years later, I'm not listening to music off CD's anymore, basically just KZfaq, and I had no idea there were two versions. I of course went to listen to it and found the original one... which I immediately thought was far inferior/complete garbage compared to the rock/orchestral version. I still feel that way about WAWO today, though I try not to make a big deal out of it anymore.

I second that 👊🏼

@@TheFishingTrucker I don't. Mark is a modern day guitar god and everybody's who's into rock music knows that.

@@RoaldKoger well I guess if you only include people into rock then no he wouldn't be underrated.

He’s not underrated whatsoever. He’s highly rated

But i can not get high from alterbridge

😅 yeah, Brad just stuck that on the end there when he saw Lex shoot him a look. 😂 I guess to keep him out of the doghouse. 🤣

how are they underrated? they were the biggest band in the world for a few years

@@jerff5411 Because their legacy...they have not much of one. I think their music is good, despite all the criticism.

@@jerff5411 they may have been huge in the 90’s but if you told someone you like them now, you wouldn’t get the same reaction as saying you like Metallica or GNR. I would put them in the same category as Nickleback. A lot of undeserved hate.

Good picks. "Inside us all" is one that I would add to those.

Basically they were just hatin on Christians usual. The world is a sick place. But Creed makes it beautiful

They're not even a christain rock band. Do your homework Scott already said this himself to clear the air

That's y the album Weathered was created to show that they're not

@@Lyricalgodshit It’s a nuance. “Christian music” is often made specifically for a Christian audience. They wanted to speak to everybody. But their music is so full of Christianity that it cannot be denied.

@vaportrails7943 bunch of people doing what they're told to and being sheep instead of takin a step back and lookin for the proof that God even existed or the red sea was ever parted . There is none. Know y. Cuz ITS NOT TRUE .

Arms wide open is really the most beautiful song ever written. I never listened to the lyrics much, and meanings when I was younger. But listening to it now, I understand.

I never knew that...🤝..just liked this song and With Arms Wide Open for their music, WAWO is epic!

Yeaaaaah yeah YEAH

@@troywalkertheprogressivean8433 f ing kick ass song. Perfect. Thier best song.

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@@StanFlahautAFD 💛

I was in my mid 20's when they came out, and I was always going to tons of concerts everywhere (including Woodstock '99). I've probably seen over 100 different bands/singers that were on the radio at some point. Anyway, I'm pretty neutral but judgmental of live performances, and Creed was a top 5 concert performeance at the time.........until their 3rd album that is. Scott had gone pretentious d-bag by that point, and I was embarrassed that I'd dragged a friend to that show (the tour with Jerry Cantrell).

Very similar to how U2 was/has been characterized, as a Christian band. In a sense we can say both bands are but that's because some of their members are Christians or come from that background. So naturally it colors their perspectives on things.

I had heard that it was so because the lead singer's father was a pastor and his influences were Christian Hymns???? Either or...love them no matter what people say.

@@davideberhart9523 Yeah, I believe Scott Stapp's dad was a minister. So he got a lot of biblical influence, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. Many of the songs have a message that could be interpreted as Christian, but I would call them more spiritual. Creed was a band with some depth to their lyrics. Doesn't make them a "Christian band" in the Christian music genre per se.

@@jimmyboy131 never heard anyone calling U2 a Christian band.

@@cteal2018 Bono is actually more of an occultist and satanist according to his own words. Stapp an Tremoni of Creed are open Christians.

Hugs 🤗

I remember that too, it was so good!

My Own Prison What If But, yeah.

Faceless Man might be their best song.

@@timlawrence2759 I agree! They need to listen to Faceless Man.

@@timlawrence2759 Yep. Is why I mentioned it. We're on the same wavelength.

Faceless man is absolutely one of their best!!

Faceless Man is one of my favorites. It's a wonder why the industry promoted them in a way that laid them open for ridicule; scapegoats really. Together they brought serious talent and creativity. Definitely a "Shooting Star" event, per Bad Company. ✨❤️‍🔥💫

Creed have a lot more better songs likee Faceless Man, Weathered, what's this life for, on my sleave.

On the Billboard Hot 100, "Higher" peaked at #7, but stayed on the chart for 57 weeks. It's a classic example of a "slow boil" on the Hot 100, when a song slowly increases and decreases in popularity as it crosses over to radio stations of different formats at different times. In the case of "Higher," it first impacted on Active Rock and Alternative stations at the end of the summer of 1999, and airplay was strong enough on both that the song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100, Mainstream Rock and Alternative charts all at the same time on September 11, 1999. From there, the song exploded up both Mainstream Rock and Alternative to #1 in a very short time. It needed only six weeks to reach #1 on Alternative, doing so on October 16, 1999; and spending three weeks at the top. Even more impressive, it needed only three weeks to reach #1 on Mainstream Rock, doing so on September 25, 1999; and spending a whopping 17 weeks at the top. In spite of the strong airplay on Active Rock and Alternative stations, "Higher" hadn't yet begun to cross over to CHR (Top 40) stations, so it initially peaked at only #52 on the Hot 100 on October 30, 1999; and dropped off the Hot 100 on January 29, 2000; due to Billboard's policy of removing songs that have been on the chart for more than 20 weeks and are below #50. However, airplay remained strong on Mainstream Rock, and didn't begin to peter out on Alternative until the song began to impact on CHR (Top 40) radio stations in the spring of 2000. After eight weeks off the Hot 100, "Higher" reappeared at #43 on March 25, 2000; and finally entered the Top 40 two weeks later on April 8, 2000. For the next 13 weeks, CHR airplay continued to build, and Active Rock airplay remained solid, with the song taking its time moving down Mainstream Rock. In addition, the song began to impact on Hot AC ("Hot" Adult Contemporary; basically CHR minus rap) stations, giving it the boost it needed to enter the Top 10 of the Hot 100 on July 8, 2000. "Higher" peaked at #7 on the Hot 100 on July 22, 2000; and spent six weeks in the Top 10, not falling out until August 19, 2000. As CHR and Mainstream Rock airplay began to wane, steady Hot AC airplay in the late summer and fall of 2000 kept the song from plummeting down the Hot 100, giving it a slow descent instead. It didn't fall out of the Top 40 until November 4, 2000. Finally, after 57 non-consecutive weeks on the Hot 100, and 65 weeks of steady radio airplay on at least one format, it dropped off the Hot 100 for good on December 9, 2000.

..."yarling"...

The reason for the Eddie Vedder comparisons is because Creed is a Pearl Jam ripoff

@@danielmaher7108 Exactly lol. Half of the things Scott Stapp said in the songs were hypocritical lol.

I hate that Open Your Eyes wasn't their first AB reaction.

Christian rock greatness

One of the best!

LOL! I thought "dude, you better clarify quickly", hehehehe!

👆YES

BANGER

They did Blackbird recently

Wish they did "Find The Real." Love that one.

Not the same. They’ve really progressed as musicians. Myles Kennedy also plays significant parts in lead and rhythm guitars and is responsible for approx 50 percent of the song writing - along with Tremonti , who himself has been allowed to shred guitar in AlterBridge to an extent that he wasn’t able to explore in Creeds more simplistic and less heavy songs. I liked Creed - I love AlterBridge!

Scott Stapp is an incredible performer 🙌

Emotion? Back when Higher was made Scott meant none of the things he said. Hypocritical af. The dude did some baddd things

@@WFly101 how do you know he didn’t mean anything he said? And yes the emotion he sings with and the emotion his songs can invoke can be indescribable. His songs are very relatable.