Creed is, indeed, terrible, but I appreciate now that they (and similar bands) helped pave the way for the mainstream popularity a lot of in my opinion GREAT emo bands of the early oughts like Jimmy Eat World, Brand New, Paramore, My Chemical Romance, Dashboard Confessional etc
sorry don't let my Americanness (read: southern California upbringing in this time) too much color this discussion... but yes where some folks went Strokes chic indifference with rock post Creed (and ilk), others doubled down lol
I absolutely thought this was going to be about the movie Creed II. Imagine my surprise!
Creed is, indeed, terrible, but I appreciate now that they (and similar bands) helped pave the way for the mainstream popularity a lot of in my opinion GREAT emo bands of the early oughts like Jimmy Eat World, Brand New, Paramore, My Chemical Romance, Dashboard Confessional etc
sorry don't let my Americanness (read: southern California upbringing in this time) too much color this discussion... but yes where some folks went Strokes chic indifference with rock post Creed (and ilk), others doubled down lol