CREED ... their second album ... it followed their first album .. my own prison ... It was a ten time platinum selling album ... what it did was create a history ... unparalled one..
Their first released single of this album was .. ’’ Higher ’’ it broke all records for mainstream rock at that time ... it stayed at the coveted #1 spot for 18 weeks .. thats 18 very long weeks .. and they had some good competition ... but .. their rise was more than phenomenal .. it was meteoric ... the next two singles they released from their album also held the #1 spot... this created a sort of record for 7 #1 consecutive singles of rock ...
The other songs that are worth a mention are .. ’’ with arms wide open’’ ...
’’ Well I just heard the news today
It seems my life is going to change
I closed my eyes, begin to pray
Then tears of joy stream down my face
With arms wide open
Under the sunlight
Welcome to this place
I’ll show you everything
With arms wide open
Well I don’t know if I’m ready
To be the man I have to be
I’ll take a breath, take her by my side
We stand in awe, we’ve created life
With arms wide open
Under the sunlight
Welcome to this place
I’ll show you everything
With arms wide open
Now everything has changed
I’ll show you love
I’ll show you everything
With arms wide open
If I had just one wish
Only one demand
I hope he’s not like me
I hope he understands
That he can take this life
And hold it by the hand
And he can greet the world
With arms wide open...
Lyrics .. music ... when combined perfectly translate to onscreen poetry .. thats what creed will be remembered for .... these guys are gods ... I raise my hat for them .. I only wished there were more. These guys though now famous ... still did many things for fans .. their live performances were massive and very good ... I still remember I chatted with them on their website ... it was nothing that grand ... but still they being there and answering their queries for ten nights on a row ...
creed was a phenomenon of the recent times ... their success is very rare to be emulated by someone else any time soon...