The Audio Perv

As LL Cool J said “Don’t call it a comeback” or a reunion. “It’s a renewing and a rebirth. I missed my boys and wanted to create music with them again. We’re all thrilled to have a second chance to make a first impression,” says Creed lead singer Scott Stapp. After five years apart, the band will be back together for a summer tour. Things started rolling last year when Stapp (now looking like one of the dudes from Prison Break) contacted Creed/Alter Bridge guitarist Mark Tremonti (more on Alter Bridge in a bit). Stapp was to sing the “National Anthem” at the Champs Sports Bowl in Orlando (Florida State beat Wisconsin fyi 42-13) but met with Tremonti at the Hard Rock Hotel before the game. Stapp describes the meeting: “I was nervous, but also excited because I knew Mark would bring nothing but positivity. We exchanged family pictures and within 20 minutes we were jamming on acoustic guitars and talking about new songs.”

Soon afterward, they’d meet up with drummer Scott Phillips and bassist Brian Marshall (both who were in Alter Bridge with Myles Kennedy and Tremonti. More on the ‘Bridge later). “At that meeting we were collectively saying, ‘Hey man, I’m sorry if I hurt you or my choices did anything to cause you any pain. I have nothing but love and forgiveness for you and I hope you can forgive me. It’s all part of the process of reflection and not looking back at the six months out of 10 years that were trying.”

According to Rolling Stone’s Rock Daily, Stapp and Tremonti already have six demos for the new album which they’ll be recording soon in Nashville. If you’re a producer in need of a job, listen up:

“We’re reached out to Brendan O’Brien, Mutt Lange, Bob Rock, Steve Lillywhite and six or seven more,” says Stapp. “We want to put ourselves around the best and have them bring out the best in us and challenge us as artists.” The likely title track is “Full Circle.” “It’s a favorite for all of us,” says Stapp. “It really defines and articulates, melody-wise and lyrically, what’s happened with us. We’ve come full circle and it’s a great place to be. The goal is get release the first single before the tour and have the album come out during the tour or right after.”

Now onto Alter Bridge. On lead singer Myles Kennedy’s Myspace Blog, Myles left the following message:

Many of you are wondering how this Creed reunion tour will affect the future of Alter Bridge. No worries, it won’t. I can assure you that as soon as they finish in October we will move forward.

mk

I somehow don’t think that both of these bands will last. Unfortunately for Myles, I think that Alter Bridge might be done. Unless.. Scott Stapp gets a big ego.. again..

Tour dates:

August 6 – Pittsburgh PA
August 8 – Darien Lakes NY
August 9 – Hershey PA
August 11 – Saratoga Springs NY
August 13 – Philadelphia PA
August 15 – Wantagh NY
August 16 – Holmdel NJ
August 18 – Boston MA
August 20 – Hartford, CT
August 21 – Washington DC
August 22 – Virginia Beach VA
August 25 – Detroit MI
August 26 – Cleveland OH
August 28 – Cincinnati OH
August 29 – Indianapolis IN
August 30 – Chicago IL
September 1 – Milwaukee
September 2 – Columbus OH
September 4 – Raleigh NC
September 5 – Charlotte NC
September 11 – Atlanta GA
September 12 – Birmingham AL
September 15 – Orlando FL
September 16 – West Palm Beach FL
September 18 – Lafayette LA
September 19 – New Orleans LA
September 20 – Bossier City LA
September 22 – Dallas TX
September 24 – San Antonio TX
September 25 – Houston TX
September 27 – Las Vegas NV
September 29 – Glendale AZ
September 30 – Irvine CA
October 2 – Salt Lake City UT
October 3 – Denver CO
October 6 – Minneapolis MN
October 7 – Omaha NE
October 9 – Tulsa OK
October 10 – Kansas City MO
October 13 – St Louis MO
October 14 – Nashville TN