046 - Creed - Weathered (2001) (with Clinton Degan)

By 2001, post-grunge Floridians Creed were at their commercial peak as well as their most loathed by the public at large. Driven by Scott Stapp's stupendous ego, overwrought balladeering, and unsubtly evangelical songwriting, Creed enjoyed a level of hatred and critical disdain that is still felt even to this day, long past the band's relevancy.

Then it all came crashing down (Even moreso than usual) with the release of their 3rd record, Weathered, an album that would keep the band afloat commercially, but earn their worst reviews until their 4th record in 2009, and more consequently spell the beginning of the end for Creed, who would break up amidst a series of Stapp-driven controversies that all seemed to pop up in the immediate wake of Weathered's release.

It was inevitable that we'd eventually cover a Creed record on Jukebox Zeroes. On this episode Lilz & Patrick are joined by return guest Clinton Degan of Body English (And the infamous Greta Van Fleet episode) to plumb through Weathered in its entirety, praise an unsung hero of the record, and christ-pose a lot.

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