Creed--My Own Prison (1997/Wind-Up)
Rating--8.5
**U.S. Sales Certification--Multi-Platinum 5**
Torn--RealAudio
Heartfelt, poignant grunge metal/rock. A lot like early STP in places, with shades of
Alice in Chains filtering through as well. Very catchy tunes for the most part, but still managing
to remain fairly tough. Haunting vocals...
First track "Torn" is excellent, with a biting chorus. "Ode" has choppy chords
with a deep chorus, and "Sister" is winding and bouncy. "Unforgiven" is absolutely ripping, and along with "Torn" fights it out
for best-track honors.
"One" is an easily-paced track with a great kick-in chorus, and "Illusion" is good as well. A couple of
the slower tracks made it as AOR/new rock singles, including "What's This Life For" and the title track.
All in all, a very solid
release. Not traditional metal by any means, but tougher than the standard hard rock coming out today---if there is such a thing
anymore.
HOT CHOPS:
The slowed down, vocals-only spoken part near the end of "Torn". Once again, haunting...
TRACK LIST: Torn/Ode/My Own Prison/Pity For a Dime/In America/Illusion/Unforgiven/Sister/What's This Life For/One
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