Puddle of Mudd

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Puddle of Mudd

Background information
Origin Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Genre(s) Post-grunge, Alternative rock, Hard rock
Years active 1992 – present [1]
Label(s) Universal Music Group
Flawless/Geffen Records
Associated acts Operator
3 Doors Down
Website http://www.puddleofmudd.com/
Members
Wes Scantlin
Doug Ardito
Paul Phillips
Ryan Yerdon
Former members
Christian Stone
Greg Upchurch
Jimmy Allen
Kenny Burkett
Sean Sammon

Puddle of Mudd is an American rock band from Kansas City, Missouri. They achieved success on rock radio and some success in the mainstream, and their major-label debut Come Clean has sold over 5 million copies. To date the band has sold over 7 million albums, and have had a string of #1 mainstream rock singles in the U.S[2]. They have released 2 independent and 3 major albums, with their latest being Famous, released in 2007.

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[edit] History

[edit] Early years

Puddle of Mudd was formed in 1992 by Wes Scantlin (vocals/guitar), Sean Sammon (Bass) Kenny Burkett (Drums) Jimmy Allen (Guitar)[3] The name was inspired by the Missouri River flood, which inundated the band's practice space, and left the floor a big "puddle of mud". The group's first album, Stuck, was released in 1994 on V&R Records. The album, of entirely original compositions, was produced by PoM and E.J. Rose, and recorded at Red House Studio in Lawrence, Kansas.

Minus Jimmy Allen, the group released a second album, Abrasive, in 1997 on Hardknocks Records. It had eleven tracks, all written by the band, three of which would eventually make it on to Puddle of Mudd's first major label release. These would be the only two albums that exhibit a dirtier, grungier sound, compared to the semi-polished sound of later work.

Scantlin's start in the music business came after a copy of his demo tape was delivered to Fred Durst. Durst contacted Scantlin, and after hearing that his band had broken up, decided to bring him to California to attempt to put a new band together.

One of the first people Scantlin met upon arriving in California was Doug Ardito, an intern at Interscope Records. Ardito was also in a Boston-based band called Throat Culture. When Scantlin found out about Ardito's bass playing, they decided to work together. They were still in need of a guitarist and drummer.

Fred Durst decided to contact a guitarist he knew from his hometown of Jacksonville, Florida, Paul Phillips, who had formerly played in a local band there called Happy Hour. After getting the call from Durst, Paul decided to try out for Puddle of Mudd, and was accepted, choosing to leave college in order to join. A drummer was also recruited from Jacksonville. The four began playing together on some of the band's older songs, as well as some new ones. Durst signed the group to another showcase, and then recruited the band to his new record label, Flawless Records. Things did not work out with the Jacksonville drummer, and Josh Freese from A Perfect Circle and The Vandals (and later Guns N' Roses) did the drum tracks for Puddle of Mudd's next album instead. The band later held auditions for a new drummer, which produced Greg Upchurch, an ex-member of Eleven who had also toured with Chris Cornell.

[edit] The breakthrough and mainstream success

Puddle of Mudd released its major-label debut album Come Clean on August 28, 2001. The lead single from the album, "Control" was successful and grabbed the attention of rock music audiences worldwide. It was also the theme song for WWE's Survivor Series 2001.

The second single off the album, "Blurry" Co-written with Doug Aridito, turned out to be Puddle of Mudd's most successful single, reaching #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #8 in the United Kingdom. Drift & Die was also released as a single and was very successful with rock audiences with the single spending 6 weeks at the #1 on the Mainstream Rock Chart. The fourth single, "She Hates Me", was released in late 2002 and became a massive hit reaching the #1 spot on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, as well as #13 on the Billboard Hot 100. [1]

The group then embarked on a European tour with Godsmack and were also part of the Family Values 2001 tour, alongside the Stone Temple Pilots, Linkin Park and Staind.

Copies of the album were selling well. It was certified Triple Platinum in the U.S. by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on January 31, 2003, and as of late 2006 total sales worldwide were in excess of 5 million copies.

[edit] Life On Display and Famous

Puddle of Mudd's follow up, Life on Display spawned two hit singles "Away From Me" and "Heel Over Head". The album sold 706,191 copies to date, a very considerable fall off from the previous album. Some suggested this was the primary cause of drummer Greg Upchurch's jumping ship when 3 Doors Down came looking for a new drummer. Guitarist Paul Phillips left the band later on due to creative differences between him and Wes Scantlin. Marisa Miller appears in the music video for "Spin You Around". "Away From Me" was featured in The O.C. in 2004. The song "Nothing Left to Lose" was the official theme song of WWE's 2004 Royal Rumble.

On July 24, 2007 they released "Famous EP" featuring "Famous", as well as an acoustic version of "Blurry", and a new track "Merry Go Round". The full length Famous album was released October 9, 2007. It included Puddle of Mudd's new hit single "Psycho".

Their song "Famous" was the WWE One Night Stand 2007 official theme song and was also featured in the video game WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2008.

[edit] New Studio Album & Future Plans

Wes has stated in an interview that the band's next project would be a live concert album release, an idea that Puddle of Mudd has wanted to do for some time. Then back to the studio for their next album release. According to their MySpace, guitarist Paul Phillips has rejoined the band. The band is in the middle of writing its 4th album for Geffen records and hope to enter a studio by May.

[edit] Members

[edit] Former members

[edit] Discography

Puddle of Mudd discography
Releases
↙Studio albums 5
↙Singles 11
↙No.1 Single 5
References and footnotes

[edit] Albums

Year Album Peak chart positions[6][7] Certifications
(sales threshold)
US UK[8] AUS AUT SWE SWI FIN
1994 Stuck
  • Released: April 1994
  • Label: Mudd Dog/V&R
 — — — — — — —
1997 Abrasive
  • Released: September 1997
  • Label: Hardknocks
 — — — — — — —
2001 Come Clean 9 12 53 8 52 26 27
  • US: 3×-Platinum[9]
  • UK: Platinum
  • CAN: Platinum[10]
2003 Life on Display
  • Released: November 25, 2003
  • Label: Flawless/Geffen
 20 — — 55 — 48 —
2007 Famous
  • Released: October 9, 2007
  • Label: Flawless/Geffen
 27 — — — — — —
  • US: 420,000+

[edit] Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions[12] Album
US US Mod US Main CAN UK[8]
2001 "Control" 68 3 3 — 15 Come Clean
2002 "Blurry" 5 1 1 — 8
"Drift & Die" 61 3 1 — —
"She Hates Me" 13 2 1 — 14
2003 "Away from Me" 72 5 1 — 55 Life on Display
2004 "Heel Over Head" 116 10 6 — —
"Spin You Around" — 38 16 — —
2007 "Famous" 118 20 2 97 — Famous
"Psycho" 67 1 1 56 —
2008 "We Don't Have to Look Back Now" — 33 31 — —
"Livin' On Borrowed Time" — 40 15 — —
"—" denotes the single failed to chart or not released

[edit] Other songs

  • "Bleed" (3:41) - From The Punisher Soundtrack
  • "Daddy" (4:19) - From Life On Display
  • "Life Ain't Fair" (3:45) - From Life On Display
  • "Cast Away" (3:18) - From Famous (Best Buy Exclusive Download Track)
  • "Miracle" (4:01) - From Famous (Target Exclusive Download Track)
  • "Reason" (4:08) - From Famous (Target Exclusive Download Track)

[edit] Demos/Early Songs

  • "Chemical Head Change" (3:11)
  • "Gimp" (3:16)
  • "Hip New Groove" (3:25)- Also known as "Hole"
  • "Pussy Perfume" (4:45)
  • "Sex Hate" (3:23)
  • "Where U Gonna Go?" (3:35) - Also known as "Young Angry Revolution" or "What U Gonna Do?"
  • "Overdose" (4:47)
  • "Down On Me" (3:03)
  • "Bitter End" (4:01) - Also known as "Bitter Friend"
  • (Unknown Recording) (1:20)
  • "Apple Tree" (3:49)
  • "Red Sun" (4:20)
  • "Stuck"
  • "Grissell"

[edit] Cover Songs

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.youtube.com/user/TOAST130
  2. ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=448285&model.vnuAlbumId=959353
  3. ^ http://www.youtube.com/user/TOAST130
  4. ^ http://www.puddleofmuddfanpage.com/scantlin.htm
  5. ^ http://www.puddleofmuddfanpage.com/scantlin.htm
  6. ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/searchResult.jsp?exp=y&Ntt=Puddle+of+Mudd&Ntk=Keyword&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&nor=10&an=bbcom&N=36&Ns=FORMATTED_DATE|1
  7. ^ http://acharts.us/performer/puddle_of_mudd
  8. ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 442. ISBN 1-904994-10-5. 
  9. ^ a b "Gold and Platinum Database Search". http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Puddle%of%Mudd&format=ALBUM&go=Search&perPage=50. Retrieved on 2009-06-18. 
  10. ^ http://www.cria.ca/cert_db_search.php
  11. ^ http://www.cria.ca/cert_db_search.php
  12. ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/searchResult.jsp?exp=y&Ne=4&inert=25&Ntt=Puddle+of+Mudd&Ntk=Keyword&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&nor=10&an=bbcom&Ns=FORMATTED_DATE|1&N=37+4294126188#pos25

[edit] External links

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Puddle of Mudd
Wes Scantlin · Doug Ardito · Paul Phillips · Ryan Yerdon
Christian Stone · Greg Upchurch · Jimmy Allen · Kenny Burkett · Sean Sammon
Albums
Demos
Singles
"Control" · "Blurry" · "Drift & Die" · "She Hates Me" · "Away from Me" · "Heel Over Head" · "Spin You Around" · "Famous" · "Psycho" · "We Don't Have to Look Back Now" · "Livin' on Borrowed Time"
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