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 8 million albums, and have had a string of #1 mainstream rock singles in the U.S [1]. They have released 2 independent and 3 major albums, with their latest being Famous
, released in 2007.
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History
Early years
Puddle of Mudd was formed in 1992 by
Wes Scantlin (vocals/guitar), Sean Sammon (Bass) Kenny Burkett (Drums) Jimmy Allen (Guitar)
[2] 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.
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.
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.
Life On Display
Puddle of Mudd's follow up,
Life on Display
spawned three hit singles "Away From Me", "Heel Over Head", and "Spin You Around". The album sold below high expectations. Although shortly after its release, the record was certified gold and to date has sold over 706,000 copies. Some suggested this was the primary cause of drummer
Greg Upchurch's jumping ship when
3 Doors Down came looking for a new drummer.
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.
"Famous"
On October 9, 2007 the band released their third major label record,
Famous (album)." The first single, "Famous", was leaked through the band's myspace and radio in July before the CD hit stores. Another track "Merry Go Round" was released as though
ITunes before the official release as well. The following single "
Psycho" garnered immense popularity, radio play and topping both the
Mainstream Rock Tracks and
Hot Modern Rock Tracks charts for an astounding 9 weeks. "Livin' on borrowed time" and "We don't have to look back now" were the final singles released.
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
, as well as
UFC 2009 Undisputed.
Jacket On the Rack
In 2009, former Guitarist
Paul Phillips rejoined the band after replacement Christian Stone resigned. Around this time the band recruited "Famous" producer
Brian Howes to begin recording a new record. The record was recorded in a three part session because of extensive touring duties. As of August 2009, the band announced through their myspace and follow-up interviews that the album had finished production and is currently in mixing. Bassist Doug Arditto announced that the disc will only contain 9 songs to avoid what he called "filler material" and to have new listeners focus more on non-single songs.. The record is expected to contain more edgier, punk rock, similar to earlier releases according to singer Wes Scantlin. The album is schedualed for a late September/early October release. The title of the album
"Jacket on the Rack," is a tounge-in-cheek reference to a sexual inuendo.
Future
In an interview with Ultimate-Guitar.com, frontman Wes spoke out about future plans. He stated that he has a solo record coming out "pretty soon" and that the band will do a cover album of popular rock songs. Some bands mentioned so far are
AC/DC,
Led Zeppelin and
Black Sabbath.. And since 2004, Scantlin and crew have mentioned numerous times in various interviews plans for a live and acoustic record. Some of the mentioned releases are suspected to be released shortly after "
Jacket on the Rack."
Members
- Wes Scantlin - vocals, rhythm guitar (1992-Present)
- Doug Ardito - bass, backing vocals (2000-Present)
- Paul Phillips - lead guitar (2000-2005) (2009-Present)
- Ryan Yerdon - drums (2007-Present)
Former members
- Christian Stone - guitar (2006-2009)
- Greg Upchurch - drums (2000-2005)
- Jimmy Allen - guitar (1992-1994), (2005-2006)
- Mark "Moke" Bistany - drums (2005-2007)
- Kenny Burkett - drums (1992-1999) [3]*Sean *Sammon - bass (1992-1999) [3]
- Kane Hazzard - guitar (2007-2009)
Discography
Albums
Year
| Album
| Peak chart positions [5] [6]
| Certifications (sales threshold)
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US
| UK [7]
| AUS
| AUT
| SWE
| SWI
| FIN
| NZ
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1994
| Stuck
- Released: April 1994
- Label: Mudd Dog/V&R
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1997
| Abrasive
- Released: September 1997
- Label: Hardknocks
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2001
| Come Clean
- Released: August 28, 2001
- Label: Flawless/Geffen
| 9
| 12
| 23
| 8
| 52
| 26
| 27
| 10
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- US: 3×-Platinum [8]
- UK: Platinum
- CAN: Platinum
[9]
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2003
| Life on Display
- Released: November 25, 2003
- Label: Flawless/Geffen
| 20
| —
| —
| 55
| —
| 48
| —
| —
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[9]
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2007
| Famous
- Released: October 9, 2007
- Label: Flawless/Geffen
| 27
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Singles
Year
| Single
| Peak chart positions [11]
| Album
|
US
| US Mod
| US Main
| CAN
| UK
| AUS
| NZ
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2001
| "Control"
| 68
| 3
| 3
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| 15
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| Come Clean
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2002
| "Blurry"
| 5
| 1
| 1
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| 8
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| 9
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"Drift & Die"
| 61
| 3
| 1
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"She Hates Me"
| 13
| 2
| 1
| —
| 14
| 9
| 49
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2003
| "Away from Me"
| 72
| 5
| 1
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| 55
| —
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| Life on Display
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2004
| "Heel Over Head"
| 116
| 10
| 6
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"Spin You Around"
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| 38
| 16
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2007
| "Famous"
| 118
| 20
| 2
| 97
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| Famous
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"Psycho"
| 67
| 1
| 1
| 56
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2008
| "We Don't Have to Look Back Now"
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| 33
| 31
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| —
| 32
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"Livin' On Borrowed Time"
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| 40
| 15
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"—" denotes the single failed to chart or not released
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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)
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"
- "Porcoddio"
- "Sex soundtrack to - Office sluts 9"
Cover Songs
- "Breed" by Nirvana
- "Come As You Are" by Nirvana
- "About A Girl" by Nirvana
- "Brother" by Alice in Chains
- "War Pigs" by Black Sabbath
- "T.N.T." by AC/DC
- "Summer Nights" by Olivia Newton John and John Travolta
- "The Joker" by Steve Miller Band
- "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" by The Jimi Hendrix Experience
- "Thunderkiss '65" by White Zombie
References
- http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=448285&model.vnuAlbumId=9
- http://www.youtube.com/user/TOAST130
- http://www.puddleofmuddfanpage.com/scantlin.htm
- http://www.puddleofmuddfanpage.com/scantlin.htm
- http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/searchResult.jsp?exp=y&Ntt=Puddle+of+Mudd&Ntk=Keyword&Ntx=mod
- http://acharts.us/performer/puddle_of_mudd
- British Hit Singles & Albums
- Gold and Platinum Database Search
- http://www.cria.ca/cert_db_search.php
- http://www.cria.ca/cert_db_search.php
- http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/searchResult.jsp?exp=y&Ne=4&inert=25&Ntt=Puddle+of+Mudd&Ntk=K