Hailing from Florida, Creed released the independent
My Own Prison (Blue Collar, 1997) which was
bought up by Wind-Up records and re-issued the same year. If you can get past the ridiculous Eddie Vedder
impression, this is one of the greatest rock albums of all time.
The best songs are
Torn,
One,
Unforgiven,
What's This Life For?,
My Own Prison and
Pity for a Dime.
They broke up after
Human Clay (Wind-Up, 1999) and
Weathered (Wind-Up, 2001), not without
topping charts with the perfect hit songs
With Arms Wide Open,
One Last Breath,
My Sacrifice,
Bullets,
Don't Stop Dancing,
Higher and
What If?.