If you like your rock complex and sophisticated, you probably won't get much out of this album, or this band for that matter. I know this band is never going to be a Led Zeppelin or Radiohead or Tool, but I don't think they ever intended to be. I have favourite songs on this album and they are "Psycho", "We Don't Have To Look Back Now", "Moonshine" (my overall favourite), "Thinking About You", "I'm So Sure" (a close second favourite that made me think of my father) and "If I Could Love You". I think this could work to their advantage. I also think the group is beginning to pull away slightly from their Nirvana influences and are beginning to find their own individual sound. I'm no expert when it comes to rock music but I like the lead singer's voice, these guys play real instruments, they play their instruments well and their lyrics are always angst-ridden, (as is Wesley Scantlin's vocal style), which suits me just fine. (I guess I can now call myself as a proper fan?) I'm not going to lie I'm not feeling this album quite as much as the one before it, even less so than the one before that (and if you haven't considered Puddle of Mudd before now, I strongly recommend you have those two in your collection before you consider this one at all) but it's a fun album to listen to still. With the utmost respect to the others, Puddle of Mudd is the only group I've stuck with and after listening to this, I'm convinced I'll always stick with them. It was the year 2001, a period in my life when I just had this urgent and ongoing need to bang my head against something. and Linkin Park, all around the same time. This is just the beginning.I got into Puddle of Mudd, P.O.D. I’d also like to thank all of my fans for their patience. I’d like to thank each and every one of them for their hard work and perseverance. They believe in me and I believe in them. “I have surrounded myself with a great team of people. Well, those days are gone,” says Scantlin. “Sometimes in life you come across people who want to bring you down and rip apart your soul. Inking a deal with Pavement Entertainment, their new material is primed to reach longtime and new fans.
Now, Puddle of Mudd is ready to return to the rock scene with their sixth studio album, Welcome to Galvania. In 2011, the band released an album of cover songs, entitled Re:(disc)overed. The subsequent album, Life on Display, was released in 2003 and reached gold status. Come Clean reached triple platinum status in January of 2003. This success led to the band venturing out on a full-scale European and American tour, hitting the road with Linkin Park, Stone Temple Pilots, and Staind. Puddle of Mudd released their first major album, Come Clean, on August 28, 2001, which spawned the singles “Control” and “Blurry.” These hits propelled Puddle of Mudd to reach the No. The origins of the band’s name came from the Missouri River flooding, damaging their rehearsal space. Scantlin has provided Puddle of Mudd with lead vocals and rhythm guitar since the band’s inception.
I’m just trying to crawl under people’s skin and help them through their life musically.” “I hope the new music inspires my fans to live their lives. I’m just so happy to finally get it out there for my fans,” says Puddle of Mudd’s frontman, Wes Scantlin. It also marks the band’s first full-length album since Volume 4: Songs in the Key of Love and Hate in 2009.
Formed in 1991, Puddle of Mudd has sold over seven million albums and has had a string of number-one singles, including the hits “Blurry,” “She Hates Me,” and “Famous.” The new album, Welcome to Galvania, was produced by Cameron Webb (Alkaline Trio, Disturbed, Motorhead). Puddle of Mudd rise from the ashes with their sixth studio album in nearly a decade, entitled Welcome to Galvania.