Creed Album: “Sacrifice”

Let me start off by saying that I am so fanatical about Creed that I bought this single even though I already own their album "Weathered". Now my main motivation for buying this single was to get their cover of the Doors' "Riders on the Storm." It is excellent. In addition to that you also get the album and radio versions of "My Sacrifice." This is a beautiful and emotional song. This single is a must have for Creed fans.

The song was originally my favorite modern rock song. As time goes by, it is ranked highly although many new good bands have been making their appearances.

Most Creed's songs are thrilling enough starting from as soon as the first listening, and their lyrics usually capture human sentiments quite well compared with other modern rock bands. To me, "My Sacrifice" is about running into an ex-lover and the complex mental collisions resulted from the meeting. The narrator probably still hankers after the lover and fails to get over the sacrifices once made.

When it comes to the melody, it does not stand out from other songs of this genre. What makes it formidable is the vocalist's provoking voice, yet his sound becomes almost a whisper in the bridge, making the climax in the ending dramatic.

"I just want to say hello again... My sacrifice..." How sad but true!

It is so hard to really imagine the stakes within the music industry today. Unfortunately, I could wish the same thing about certain performers. Also, there are some songs from others that make the industry worth all the while. Creed is one of them. The feel of religion in the music makes the feeling a whole lot more unbelieveable. Their song, My Sacrifice, the third single from Weathered, conflicts meeting within yourself for a better look at life. Although the song was important at first, but when you hear it too much, it just kind of drowns itself out into an oblivion. All that I can say to Scott Stapp and the rest of Creed is that they have to keep the music going for new challenges. Hopefully they can try to do that with another smash record.

The first single from Creed's hit album, "Weathered", is My Sacrifice. The song itself is fantastic, with a powerful sound and great vocals.

But the part of this song that stands is the story it tells. It talks of two friends meeting after years of not seeing each other, and when listened to closely makes you think quite deeply.

A winner both in airplay and in getting the message across! For fans of Creed this is a must have single, and includes the video clip to the song, which only adds to the stort being expressed in the music.

"My Sacrifice" was the first single released from Creed's latest and third album, "Weathered," but of course you all know that considering whatever this band releases is routinely heard on the radio. It's an enjoyable tune, not as enrapturing or exhilarating as some of their earlier singles like "Higher" and "What If," but it is uplifting and features some symphonic electric riffs by Mark Tremonti and spirited vocals by Scott Stapp. "My Sacrifice" is a song just about anyone who just likes a nice rock song would enjoy and indeed, it proves rock music doesn't always have to be prone to violent images and gothic undertones to work. Yet, the darker song in the CD is the masterpiece here. "Riders On The Storm" is one of the great Doors covers, and there are plenty. It was first featured on The Doors tribute album, "Stoned Immaculate" and here appears as a bonus with the single. It is an epic hybrid of the Doors spirit and Creed sound. Doors guitarist Robby Krieger plays the solos with the band and does a masterful job. It is a fitting tribute to Jim Morrison and the song in the way it crystalizes the Doors sound and what it influenced in the rock sphere. Tremonti creates a gritty wall of sound and Stapp doesn't really try to imitate Morrison, he actually sounds pretty fresh and the lyrics never grow old ("there's a killer on the road, his brain is squirming like a toad"). Overall, it's a cool CD. But I recommend you go buy "Weathered," an epic showing of metal virtuosity and "Stoned Immaculate," a great tribute to the greatest American rock band ever.