Why Creed?

Name : Ishan Chadha

Status : Creed Fan

Often people question my love for Creed. ‘How can you like them – they are these hardcore rockers’! ‘Whoa Dude – Creed are a bunch of religious, uncool wimps’. Ironically these are the Backstreet Boys and Marilyn Manson fans (respectively). But then I thought – Why Creed? Is it because of Scott Stapp’s moving singing, Mark Tremonti’s awesome guitar sounds or Creed’s deep lyrics? Why? Actually it’s all of these. Creed is a rock band. A Genuine Rock Band.

In the late 90’s we saw many new ‘rock’ bands emerging into the limelight. Rage Against the Machine, Incubus, Limp Bizkit. Now we have bands like Papa Roach, and Linkin Park. No – I’m not saying that they are bad. In fact I like a lot of their songs (Between Angels and Insects, One Step Closer). But they go against the ‘conventional’ rock we had earlier. Pretty much all Limp Bizkit do, are spit our crap and make sure it rhymes. Add a few guitars and millions flock to buy their records. What in the world is ‘Shut the F*ck up, and Back the F*ck Up, Before we F*ck This Track Up’ (Rollin – Limp Bizkit)? Ladies and Gentlemen – unfortunately this is the face of rock music today.

Limp Bizkit greets a crowd. What the 'F*CK'???

I’m still pretty much a kid, so I wasn’t around when the classic bands were rocking the world. I lived in New Jersey for 6 years (I’m in India now) – but that time the only crap on T.V. & the radio was Vanilla Ice and M.C. Hammer & Richard Marx. Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, Faith No More – Classic. Why? They were rock (different forms of it, but still ROCK).

Creed is one of the few good bands in existence today that are adhering to the traditional ‘classic’ rock. The new music may be captivating, it may be catchy, but it's just not the same thing. Take a class act like Guns ‘N Roses for example. They were awesome! But once Axl Rose decided to jump the ‘new rock’ bandwagon – what happened? They bombed completely; ‘Oh My God’ in the soundtrack of End Of Days was such a sad-ass song -  definitely not what anyone expected from GnR.

When you’re down you can listen to Creed. When you want to party you can listen to Creed. You can relate to their words, relate to their music. They are a gift to us.

Why Creed, you ask? Coz they F*CKING Rock Man!!!.

‘I know life sometimes can get tough

And I know life can sometimes be a drag

But people, we have been given a gift

We have been given a roll

And that rolls name is…

Rock and Roll.’

-Kiss