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Human Clay

Creed - Human Clay Audio CD

A fair review of the Creed "Human Clay" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Creed reviews here, or go back to the Creed tabs.

Band: Creed
Title: Human Clay
Rating:

Release Date: 1999-09-28
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Are You Ready 2: What If 3: Beautiful 4: Say I 5: Wrong Way 6: Faceless Man 7: Never Die 8: With Arms Wide Open 9: Higher 10: Wash Away Those Years 11: Inside Us All

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"We'll surely melt in the rain . . ."
The album "Human Clay" is just as good as "Core" and "Vitalogy". I know that the band Creed sounds a lot like Pearl Jam and Stone Temple Pilots, but it still made some good music in the 1990's. Songs like "What if" and "Say I" can be best described as awe-inspiring, with heavy and melodic guitar riffs throughout. "Faceless Man" is lyrical, and is my favorite song in the album. The singles "With Arms Wide Open" and "Higher" sadly don't do justice when compared to the other songs. I don't know why; they just sound so sappy. "Never Die" and "Wash Away Those Years" sound terrible; the melodies are flat-out irritating. Finally, the closer called "Inside Us All" makes for a perfect ending to this album.

Despite its flaws, it's still a good album. And Creed is a good band; just not as good as Pearl Jam & Stone Temple Pilots.

Grade: B+.

The breakthrough album
With meaty guitar sounds the album is firmly a hard rock affair though with less moments bordering on metal than the My Own Prison album. Creeds breakthrough album comes armed with a number of slants on the bands staunchly hard rock musical outlook. Scott Stapp seems to have become better at putting feeling into his vocal performance and the timbre of his voice is still impressive. Of course with all vocalists he won't suit all tastes but his smooth mid range delivery definitely suits the full blooded rock that it's backed up with.

The album changes gears from heavier to lighter shades of Creeds post grunge hard rock, I suppose Nickeback were their main competition, very few other bands having much success in breaking into the mainstream in the name of rock with the exception of teen friendly pop-punkers during much of Creeds existence. And that is another thing that probably worked in their favour, the honest and at times quite gritty guitar riffs and melodies being a welcome change from the endless procession of teen starlets we were forced to suffer during the early 00's.

As for my favourite songs? Well With Arms Wide Open is a quality song where Stapps voice is front and centre and the band take a back seat and Higher is an excellent full bodied rock `n' roll song. In addition I'd have to give a special mention to Beautiful which has a good short sharp riff that clips along when unleashed while the lyrics are actually a bit of a downer. But in a good way, the band touching on the subject of youthful disillusion with wanting something it's perhaps better not to get. And the problems that can happen if you don't keep it in perspective.

Overall this is an album that hangs together as a collection of songs, something Creed had a knack for right from the word go, everything sounds like it belongs here even if not all the songs are pistol packin' desperados. The production is good - I mean it'd wanna be since this is an album from '99 right? And as for the much discussed religious overtones they are there, but as per their next album the lyrics are usually vague enough that even those not from the bible belt USA can enjoy this album and take something from the lyrics. And that DOES denote talent, regardless of what the backlash merchants might have you believe.

For the fan, well your only reading this for your own amusement - I mean you already own this and just wanted to see the opinions of others right? As for the casual fan who is thinking of buying this you'd be better served to get their greatest hits collection initially released in 2004 and then decide on whether to pick up the back catalogue.

This album went diamond for a reason
Weathered was really generic typical mainstream rock it wasn't bad and it wasn't great. I was never a huge Creed fan when they came out I always heard Higher on the radio and thought nothing of it really and one day I decided to give this album a chance and I'm glad I did because this is probably there best disc. I don't understand why CREED gets bashed all the time they are a decent band Alice in Chains and Pearl Jam always comes to mind when I listen to them. There is not one bad song on this disc which is why I give it 5 stars. All these songs are really great and nothing seems like filler at all except maybe Wash Away Those Years but other than that every song is great. Don't judge it by there singles sit down and listen to this album. I suggest you start with this album then My Own Prison and then Weathered.

when shadows paint the scenes
The band has its best moments when it relaxes. Creed was still getting over the need to be profound when this 1999 release came out, but the results were promising. It manages to achieve depth better than than when darkness-cum-wisdom overshadows higher goals.

The musical pieces were coming together for Creed in 1999, that much is true. Things had improved upon the equally promising--though from a lower starting point--MY OWN PRISON cd.

Stapp was singing his heart out, the basis was acquiring a tight, punchy sound, and Scott Phillips drumming was just awaiting its moment to break out.

'With Arms Wide Open' is the exception, and almost Great Leap Forward into what Creed would become by the time the subsequent WEATHERED album reached the listening public. It is a poignant attempt to articulate grace from within the confines of limited knowledge. 'Arms' greets the birth of a child with an elegance and emotion that one does not often associate with grunge bands. It is an artistic and aesthetic breakthrough of sorts for a band that would sound so good on this album's successor so as to make us almost forget that there was a time when we awaited a breakthrough.

WEATHERED, when it came, would put it all in perspective.

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