Re: The Calling vs Lifehouse
Hugo vs. Scott
and what' this? Eddie come out ...

From: "Dawn DelliSanti" <CREEDGIRLL@AOL.COM>
To: <CREED-DISCUSS@WINDUPLIST.COM>
Date: Mon
21 Jan 2002 03:50:43 EST

In a message dated 1/21/2002 3:00:58 AM Eastern Standard Time, creedlvr@LAFORNARA.COM writes:

well, you're literally the first person I've met who has been able to say that without knowing both bands well, you didn't think they sounded alike when you first started listening to either one.

Honestly, I didn't think they sounded alike at all. I don't like Pearl Jam. I never have. I immediately liked Creed when I heard them. I think that Eddie sounds like a dying cow, (I await the hate mail.) and while Scott may be baritone also, I think it is way easier to understand him, and I think he has a better voice. I really don't see much similarity in their sound musically either, but then again, I am quite good when it comes to recognizing differences in music. I think the main difference between Creed and Pearl Jam (and this is just my opinion) is that, to me, Creed is more harmonious. "My Own Prison", for example has harmony in the chorus. I have yet to hear a Pearl Jam song that displays such harmony. I'm not saying it doesn't exist, but I have yet to hear it.

I heard PJ after Creed, believe it or not -- one of the songs from Ten iirc and I immediately knew it wasn't creed but couldn't put my finger on who it was. They sure sounded alike, but the voices were different enough that I could tell it wasn't stapp. But I already owned and was actively listening to MOP and HC at that point. The point I was making earlier tonight is that everyone I've talked to about this who didn't own either band's cds, thought it was the same band after they'd heard the second band for the first time. *depending on the songs they were hearing, of course -- obviously the bands diverge widely if you use the right songs in your example*

Out of curiosity, what songs did they confuse to be Pearl Jam or Creed, depending upon who they heard first?

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Subject: Re: The Calling vs Lifehouse,Hugo vs. Scott, and what' this? Eddie come out ...

In a message dated 1/20/2002 9:23:50 PM Eastern Standard Time, creedlvr@LAFORNARA.COM writes:

The fact is, if you aren't into either band, they do sound alike.
Similar style (depending on the song) and similar voices.

Anyone who listens to the radio and doesn't own a PJ or Creed CD will
make the mistake of thinking they're the same band.

I don't know if that is necessarily true. I do not own a Pearl Jam cd, and when I first heard MOP on the radio, I had no idea who it was, but I never thought for a minute it was Pearl Jam. Instead, I kept listening to the radio hoping that the DJ would tell me who this band was, so that I could run out to the store to buy the CD.