Posts Tagged ‘Full Circle’
Creed – Rain
January 29th, 2010 by RBRCreed
Rain (Single)
Creeds’ second single taken from, Full Circle, their 2009 album, is Rain. At 3 ½ minutes long, this isn’t a short song, but seems to pass quickly, which for me is a mark of an easy to listen to track. It sees the band picking up from where they left off before their split and sounds fresh, rather than repackaged material that you sometimes get after a band reforms.
Although it’s melodic song with an acoustic guitar intro, Rain, as you would come to expect from a band of Creeds’ stature, has a big, heavy sound. The powerful and stand out vocals of Scott Stapp help to produce a rock sound out of what seems to be a sadness tinged song. Despite coming from Florida in South East USA, his vocal style could just have been easily been have been honed in the grunge filled North West.
I expect this song to attract interest of fans of bands like Pearl Jam, and give the band some new fans that weren’t there first time round.
It looks like the break has done the boys well though, and looking forward to hearing more from Creed in the future. Gonna have to go and get the album now.
Words: Wullie Marr
Creed Release New Single And Video
January 13th, 2010 by Sophie
Creed release their second single from new album ‘Full Circle’ on February 15th! This is the band’s first album of new material since the release of Weathered in November 2001 and truly represents the band at its best. ‘Rain’ follows on from debut single ‘Overcome’ and spotlights Creed’s remarkable transformation and welcome comeback onto the rock scene.
Watch the official ‘Rain’ music video HERE.
After three, multi-platinum albums, the last 2 debuting at #1 on the Billboard Top 200, selling a total of more than 26 million in the US alone, Creed had hit a roadblock and disbanded in a split that left lead singer Scott Stapp on opposite sides to his band mates; Stapp pursuing his solo career, his fellow band mates forming Alter Bridge.
Reconciliation followed a meeting at an Orlando hotel and a decision for Creed to tour with its original line up was made with the reunited band quickly re-entering the studio with noted producer Howard Benson (My Chemical Romance, Motorhead, Papa Roach). The result? ‘Full Circle’ – A renewed sound but with the band’s brand of melodic rock, anthemic choruses and wide-screen canvass simultaneously harking back to the prime and pointing to the future.
