In which The Curmudgeons take a gigantic, cathartic dumpola on one of the worst bands of the late 1990s and early 2000s, namely the insufferable post-grunge Christian rock quartet Creed. We'll give the band credit for one thing: They proved there was still a market for grunge well after the luster of Pearl Jam, Soundgarden and other bands had faded. But, see, that was the problem. Creed could do an impression or orthodox grunge band, but they did so without the soul, the spirit or the fire or the depth of the real thing. Instead, they served up bland, safe, corny paeans to self-pity and phony sacrifice. And worse, they did it by shallowly and incompletely evoking Christianity. Here was a Christian band with a lead singer who emoted a lot about shame and related subject matter but never got around to actual redemption of sanctification. What a bunch of cynical nonsense! We hold our noses and dive into this steaming pile to meditate on the sheer crappiness of it all.   Check out, if you dare, the music of Creed by accessing our special Spotify playlist. Why the fuss? Here you go: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1wCfm2Jd0m624rZuuGkxCC?si=4dc779f8ad384e23   Here's a handy navigation companion to this episode:   (00:52 - 04:07) - Arturo Andrade sets the parameters for our discussion of Creed   (04:14 - 17:23) - The Parallel Universe, featuring reviews of new albums from Noura Mint Seymali and Die Spitz   (18:23 - 33:59) - Arturo shares the origin story of Creed, while Chris offers a primer of modern Contemporary Christian Music and why Creed fits into its most self-absorbed and misguided wing    (34:40 - 01:07:52) - We marvel at the awfulness to be found in Creed's four-album catalog. Thankfully, they only did four albums.   Join our Curmudgeonly Community today! facebook.com/groups/curmudgeonrock   Hosted on Podbean! curmudgeonrock.podbean.com   Subscribe to our show on these platforms: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-curmudgeon-rock-report/id1551808911   https://open.spotify.com/show/4q7bHKIROH98o0vJbXLamB?si=5ffbdc04d6d44ecb   https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/5fea16f1-664e-40b7-932e-5fb748cffb1d/the-   Co-produced and co-hosted by The Curmudgeons - Arturo Andrade and Christopher O'Connor