Tuesday 9/27/22 11pm ET: Feature LP: Creed – Weathered (2001)

Weathered is the third studio album by American rock band Creed, released on November 20, 2001. It was the last Creed album to be released until Full Circle came out in October 2009, with Creed disbanding in June 2004. It is the only Creed album to be recorded as a three-member band, as bassist Brian Marshall departed in August 2000. Vocalist Scott Stapp and guitarist Mark Tremonti wrote most of the material for the album during a three-week period in late 2000, following their successful tour to support their second album, Human Clay. Manager Jeff Hanson (music executive) once again paired the band with longtime producer John Kurzweg, who rented out a private residence/recording studio in Ocoee, Florida owned by Jay Stanley, where the band would set up their studio inside to record the album. Recording sessions for the album began in July 2001, with Tremonti taking on bass guitar duties in Marshall’s absence, and would last four months to complete.

Musically, the album was touted by Hanson as the band’s version of The Joshua Tree by U2, believing it would be the record that would set them apart. Stapp described the album as “two records in one” and “a very extreme record”, as it features some of Creed’s heaviest and most aggressive songs, experimental tracks, as well as many of the band’s most popular ballads. The lyrics on Weathered tackle familiar topics often addressed by the band including Christianity and faith, discrimination and unity, depression, loneliness, friendship, as well more current and personal issues such as criticism and persecution of the band by their critics and the press, substance abuse, dealing with the pressures that came with the band’s popularity and living a rock star lifestyle, feelings of invisibility and insignificance, and Stapp’s deteriorating physical and mental health which would continue to worsen throughout their hectic tour in support of the album.

The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, the band’s second consecutive studio album to top the chart, and remained at the top spot for eight consecutive weeks. Weathered also spawned six singles, including two top 10 Billboard Hot 100 singles: “One Last Breath”, which peaked at number 6, and “My Sacrifice”, which peaked at number 4. It has since been certified 6× platinum by the RIAA for sales of over 6 million units in the US alone. Weathered received mixed reviews from critics, with some praising the band for their nuance, refined sound and unapologetic emotion, while others criticized the album for its lack of creativity and for being far too serious and pretentious.

1. “Bullets” 3:51
2. “Freedom Fighter” 2:36
3. “Who’s Got My Back?” 8:25
4. “Signs” 4:29
5. “One Last Breath” 3:59
6. “My Sacrifice” 4:54
7. “Stand Here with Me” 4:17
8. “Weathered” 5:30
9. “Hide” 4:27
10. “Don’t Stop Dancing” 4:33
11. “Lullaby” 3:04

Scott Stapp – lead vocals
Mark Tremonti – guitar, bass, backing vocals
Scott Phillips – drums, keyboards
John Kurzweg – keyboards
Amie Stapp – backing vocals on “Don’t Stop Dancing”
Tallahassee Boys’ Choir – choir on “Don’t Stop Dancing”
Bo Taylor – Cherokee Indian prayer on “Who’s Got My Back?”

Thursday 8/5/21 12pm ET: Feature Artist: Scott Stapp / Creed

Creed is an American rock band from Tallahassee, Florida, formed in 1994. For most of its existence, the band consisted of lead vocalist Scott Stapp, guitarist and vocalist Mark Tremonti, bassist Brian Marshall, and drummer Scott Phillips. Creed released two studio albums, My Own Prison in 1997 and Human Clay in 1999, before Marshall left the band in 2000. The band’s third album, Weathered, was released in 2001, with Tremonti on bass guitar. Creed disbanded in 2004; Stapp pursued a solo career while Tremonti, Marshall, and Phillips founded the band Alter Bridge with Myles Kennedy.

In 2009, Creed reunited for a fourth album, Full Circle, then toured until 2012. Since then, Creed has been on hiatus while the instrumental members have remained active with Alter Bridge; Stapp has continued his solo career and joined the band Art of Anarchy in 2016. Tremonti also formed his own band, Tremonti, in 2011.

Creed is one of the prominent acts of the post-grunge movement that began in the mid-1990s. Becoming popular in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Creed released three consecutive multi-platinum albums, with their album Human Clay being certified diamond. Creed has sold over 28 million records in the United States, has sold over 53 million albums worldwide, and was the ninth best-selling artist of the 2000s. However, Creed has been negatively received by some critics and listeners; readers of Rolling Stone magazine ranked the band the worst artist of the 1990s.

Friday 5/28/21 2pm ET: Sounds of 2010s

Featuring music from Blues Traveler, Bastille, Valerie Ghent, Marc Cohn, Maroon 5, Toby Keith, Nelson, Creed, Elton John, Beth Hart, Post Malone, Al Green and more . .

Friday 8/7/2020 12pm ET: Feature Artist – Creed / Scott Stapp

Creed is an American rock band that formed in 1994 in Tallahassee, Florida. For the majority of its existence, the band consisted of lead vocalist Scott Stapp, guitarist and vocalist Mark Tremonti, bassist Brian Marshall, and drummer Scott Phillips. Creed released two studio albums, My Own Prison in 1997 and Human Clay in 1999, before Marshall left the band in 2000. The band’s third album, Weathered, was released in 2001, with Tremonti handling bass guitar. Creed disbanded in 2004; Stapp pursued a solo career while Tremonti, Marshall, and Phillips went on to found the band Alter Bridge with Myles Kennedy in 2004.

In 2009, after months of speculation, Creed reunited for a fourth album, Full Circle, and actively toured until 2012. Since then, Creed has been on hiatus while the instrumental members have remained active with Alter Bridge; Stapp has continued his solo career and joined the band Art of Anarchy in 2016. Tremonti also formed his own band, Tremonti, in 2011.

Creed is often recognized as one of the prominent acts of the post-grunge movement that began in the mid-1990s. Becoming popular in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Creed released three consecutive multi-platinum albums, with their album Human Clay being certified diamond. Creed has sold over 28 million records in the United States, has sold over 53 million albums worldwide, and was the ninth best-selling artist of the 2000s.

Scott Stapp (born Anthony Scott Flippen, August 8, 1973) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. Stapp is best known as the lead vocalist and lyricist of the rock band Creed. He has also fronted the band Art of Anarchy and has released three solo albums: The Great Divide (2005), Proof of Life (2013), and The Space Between the Shadows (2019).

Stapp has received several accolades, including numerous RIAA certifications. Stapp and Creed bandmate Mark Tremonti won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Song in 2001 as the writers of the Creed song “With Arms Wide Open”. In 2006, Hit Parader ranked Stapp as the 68th-greatest heavy metal vocalist.

Thursday 6pm: Across The Tracks Feature – One (Part 2)

This installment of Across The Tracks feature tune with “ONE” in the title.  We’ll feature music from Keb’ Mo’, Jackson 5, Mary J Blige & U2, Creed, Christine McVie, Joe Simon, Britney Spears, Queen and much more across the tracks and genres.  

Artist Countdown: Creed Top 25 Hits

Creed is an American rock band, formed in 1993 in Tallahassee, Florida. The band’s best-known line-up consists of lead vocalist Scott Stapp, guitarist and vocalist Mark Tremonti, bassist Brian Marshall, and drummer Scott Phillips. Creed released two studio albums, My Own Prison in 1997 and Human Clay in 1999, before Marshall left the band in 2000 to be replaced by touring bassist Brett Hestla. The band’s third record, Weathered, was released in 2001 with Mark Tremonti handling bass before the band disbanded in 2004 due to increasing tension between members. Tremonti, Marshall, and Phillips went on to found Alter Bridge while Stapp followed a solo career, releasing The Great Divide in 2005. After years of speculation, Creed reunited in 2009 for a tour and new album called Full Circle.

In early 2012 the band reconvened again to tour and start work on a fifth album. However, the album has since been shelved, with Stapp saying the future of the band is unclear due to a disagreement between himself and Tremonti. However, in interviews Stapp has maintained that the band is still together, just focusing on other projects. He’s also said that he’s always open to continuing work on a new album when the time is right.

Becoming popular in the late 1990s and early 2000s, the band released three consecutive multi-platinum albums, one of which has been certified diamond. Creed has sold over 28 million records in the United States, and over 40 million albums worldwide,becoming the ninth best-selling artist of the 2000s. Creed is often recognized as one of the prominent acts of the post-grunge movement of the late 1990s and early 2000s.  – Wikipedia

1	With Arms Wide Open
2	My Sacrifice
3	Higher
4	One Last Breath
5	My Own Prison
6	One
7	What’s This Life For
8	Overcome
9	What If
10	Rain
11	Don’t Stop Dancing
12	Torn
13	Are You Ready?
14	Weathered
15	Bullets
16	A Thousand Faces
17	Riders on the Storm
18	Hide
19	Signs
20	Wrong Way
21	Unforgiven
22	Beautiful
23	To Whom It May Concern
24	Young Grow Old
25	Ode

Artist Countdown: Alter Bridge Top 20 Tracks 6pm ET

Alter Bridge is an American rock band that was formed in 2004 in Orlando, Florida. It consists of lead guitarist and backing vocalist Mark Tremonti, bassist Brian Marshall, and drummer Scott Phillips, all of whom are also members of Creed, alongside lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Myles Kennedy, formerly of The Mayfield Four and the frontman of Slash’s current solo project. Tremonti named the group after an actual bridge that once existed on Alter Road near his former home in Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan.

Despite Creed’s multi-platinum success, Alter Bridge arose with only gold status with their first studio album, One Day Remains, which was released on Wind-up Records in August 2004 to generally mixed reviews. After the band’s first tour, they dropped their contract with Wind-up Records in 2006 and signed with Universal Republic Records, releasing their second album, Blackbird, which was positively received by critics, in October 2007. The band spent the next two years touring and working on other projects before reconvening in 2010 to work on their third album. Titled AB III, the album was released in October 2010 on Roadrunner Records and was a critical success. In January 2011, the band’s first live album and concert film, Live from Amsterdam, was finally released in stores after two years of delays. A second concert film, Live at Wembley, was released in March 2012. Since January 2013 the band has been recording their fourth studio album, expected to be released the same year.

Despite relatively low mainstream success and label support for the majority of the band’s career, Alter Bridge’s music has been critically successful, and the band has become known for its frequent, extensive touring and loyal fanbase. The individual members of Alter Bridge are also involved with various other projects, including solo and session work, Creed, and Kennedy’s collaborations with Slash and former members of Led Zeppelin. In 2009, Ultimate Guitar Archive named Alter Bridge the 36th greatest band of the decade. -Wikipedia

1	Isolation
2	Ghost of Days Gone By
3	Rise Today
4	Open Your Eyes
5	Watch Over You
6	Ties That Bind
7	Find the Real
8	Metalingus
9	Broken Wings
10	Before Tomorrow Comes
11	I Know It Hurts
12	Wonderful Life
13	Save Me
14	Shed My Skin
15	Slip To The Void
16	Zero
17	Blackbird
18	The End Is Here
19	Home
20	Words Darker Than Their Wings