Human Clay

• Vocals: Scott Stapp
• Guitar: Mark Tremonti
• Bass: Brian Marshall
• Drums: Scott Phillips

Human Clay (English for Human clay ') is the second studio album by the American rock band Creed and was published on 28 September 1999.

It was their previous studio album with Brian Marshall on bass. Shortly after the tour, he left Creed in August 2000 to be in the course of a reunion to rejoin the band in 2009 and recording the album Full Circle.

Title list

Bonus Tracks

The original pressing, which was published in the United States, contains eleven tracks. There are other versions that contain different bonus tracks. They all contain the bonus piece Young Grow Old in twelfth position. The UK pressing of the Epic Records label contains a hidden track version of With Arms Wide Open. In the Netherlands, published on 28 May 2002 at Sony a double CD with an acoustic version of What's This Life For, the single version of Higher, a revised version of Is This the End and the bonus track To Whom It May Concern. The particular for the Australian market pressure from 1 May 2001 contains three variations of his own songs and the bonus song To Whom It May Concern also a live cover of the song Roadhouse Blues by The Doors.

• Young Grow Old (Scott Stapp, Mark Tremonti ) - 4:46
• To Whom It May Concern ( Scott Stapp, Mark Tremonti ) - 5:11
• Roadhouse Blues ( Scott Stapp, Mark Tremonti ) - 5:51
• What's This Life For? (Scott Stapp, Mark Tremonti ) - 4:23
• With Arms Wide Open (Scott Stapp, Mark Tremonti ) - 3:56
• What's This Life For? (Scott Stapp, Mark Tremonti ) - 4:23 ( acoustic version )
• Higher ( Scott Stapp, Mark Tremonti ) - 4:44 (Single Edit)

Singles

Background information on the songs

• Are You Ready? was the last single by Human Clay, and was also on the NASCAR Sampler Full Throttle (2001 ) and the Harley -Davidson Ride Sampler (2005) published.
• What If is from all those who criticized the songs of the first work My Own Prison and the band collusion any future prospects, despite the success: What if your words Could Be Judged like a crime? ( in German: " What if you could judge your words as a crime "). The song was released as the second single and also used for the soundtrack of Scream 3, at the production itself Creed involved. In the accompanying video David Arquette plays the security guard a film studio, which circumvents Set the killer Ghostface. The band members, who are present with companions on the set, are gradually killed after apparently.
• Beautiful is Scott Stapp's settlement with an ex - girlfriend who had just dumped him and wanted to recapture after the first successes of the band.
• Faceless Man: A common interpretation of the text among fans is that it is the " Faceless Man" (in German: Faceless Man ) is Jesus. However, singer Scott Stapp would leave open the interpretation. On his published in 2005 solo album, The Great Divide, he again takes with respect to the Faceless Man: "So here I stand alone again, talking to my faceless friend" ( to German: And so I stand here again to myself, talking to my faceless friend ).
• With Arms Wide Open: The text is written Scott Stapp when he learned that he would be a father. The song led in November 2000 for a week's Billboard Hot 100. The accompanying video reached # 1 on the video charts on VH1 and was selected by the transmitter at number four of the top 25 power ballads. At the Grammy Awards of 2001, the song was awarded " Best rock song " of the year. A limited edition single version was released in favor of the organization founded by Scott Stapp " With Arms Wide Open Foundation".
• Higher is the first single from Human Clay. The song is about lucid dreaming. Stapp had applied this technique to get rid of a nightmare and set to music as his final review.

Reception

Similar to the previous album by critics and fans was very well received. In Rock Hard Magazine awarded by Buffo Schnädelbach 9 out of 10 possible points. To this end, the following criticism was printed: " In the U.S., the guys from Tallahassee / Florida have long occupied the vacant throne of the erstwhile flagship grunge Pearl Jam. Nearly four million copies sold their brilliant My Own Prison debuts alone in the land of unlimited opportunities speak for themselves. Creed have set the bar so damn high placed not only musically, but also in commercial terms. Nevertheless, the second album of Christian -inspired combo is the high expectations at every second full justice. Especially in terms of production was the melancholy quartet with his fragile to heavy sound somewhere in the intersection between Soundgarden, Stone Temple Pilots and Pearl Jam just draufpacken to some shoveling. And in terms of the music put on Creed Human Clay again her outstanding skills as a songwriter to the test. The absolute highlight are as on the debut, the ballads, of which the band Faceless Man, Arms Wide Open, Higher, Wash Away Those Years and Inside Us All time equal to four (all potential hit singles / hymns with depth ) has at the start. But even harder ways such as Are You Ready, What If and the international (?) Bonus Track Young Grow Old are not without. And that Scott Stapp is completely acted rightly as the new Eddie Vedder, the introverted moody frontman proves in almost every track. Human Clay is not only soothing to the psyche, but also the light at the end of the tunnel for all shaken by grief and depression other souls. For this, go along with nine points lush still a very personal thank you across the pond! "

Human Clay was honored by the RIAA 11 times platinum, making it one of the 100 best-selling albums in the United States. Overall, the album sat over 11 million units sold from. Thus, it is number 28 of the world's best-selling albums of the years 2000 to 2009. Though in the sales the first three months were not counted, it nevertheless placed better than the published in 2001 Weathered, which copies sold 8 million at No. 66 Selbiger list stood.