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This is a great CD for rock fans.with a few singles everyone knows & other awesome songs that haven't received radio play yet. It's fun to rock out to in the bathrom when getting ready for a rockin' night out.
Anyway these guys rock. In fact after the concert I confronted this idiot and told him.hey dude.yer going to the 2nd ID to play a free concert to a bunch of Infantry guys.don't try yer crap on them like you just did here cuz they will beat yer A**.
They played a lot of songs from this CD and their older hits with about 500 people in the crowd slamming and jamming. Saw Puddle of Mudd over here in Korea when they were doing a free MWR concert series which I assume they were warming up for a "paid" tour after the release of this CD.
Of course the lead singer was bombed off his A** insulting the crowd etc.I guess trying to get us all hyped up. The sound was loud.distorted.GRUNGE.
LOVED IT. He offered an autograph.I refused.
I saw them when they started doing or trying the Seattle Scene on the Waterfront Clubs in Seattle.
Puddle of Mudd got some bad reviews, but if you liked their first cd, you'll like all of their other stuff too. Don't be fooled about the poor reviews, this is great music.
Good to see they are still making albums. It's "to the point", offensive, everything rock should be. It takes couple listens, before you catch on.Simply excellent rock. Give it a couple days and you will rank this album among your all time favorites. Sounds good cranked up, insane guitar and drums. Totally worth owning. Thats high praise for me. Better than "Come Clean".
It is projected mainly by lead singer Wes Scantlin, who avoids the gruff, earnest vocals of Nickleback, Daughtry, Creed and their many clones. The other tracks, no problem. There are 3 love ballads ("It Was Faith", "We Don't Have To Look Back Now" and "Thinking About You"), and at first I didn't like them too much. "Psycho" has the great guitar riff and the unforgettable line "Maybe I'm the WONE, who is the schizophrenic psycho, yeah.", which is the reason I bought the CD. The only other POM album that I am familiar with is "Come Clean". "Famous" preserves the same sound but softens it maybe just a bit. The first thing to say about Puddle of Mudd is that I like their attitude. "Livin' On Borrowed Time" and "Merry-Go-Round" continue POM's chugging hard rock sound and lyrics about life on the edge.
And "If I Could Love You" ends the album with a dark, serious track about an impossible relationship. The title song starts things off with a bang - a loud, detailed picture of rock-star life. So, if you liked "Come Clean", "Famous" should appeal to you too. It seemed just a little too sweet for POM. Instead, he presents a nasal, snarly, maverick persona that suits me just fine; it's got juice. "Moonshine" starts off a little like their early hit "Blurry", and "Radiate" resembles it even more, which is good because "Blurry" is one of their best.
After a few listens I warmed up to them pretty well, and I realized that is was the opening line of "It Was Faith" ("Knew you were heaven-sent.") that first put me in a negative frame of mind for the ballads. But actually, "We Don't Have To Look Back Now" has some pretty impressive chord shifts, so I now consider it a good track after all. "I'm So Sure" is a put-down of people who flaunt their superiority (mainly pretty, popular girls). It's similar, but shows enough growth to be interesting.
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