Creed : 'Rain'
Released: 15th February 2010
Label: Virgin Records
Praise the Lord! Pearl Jam-wannabe Jesus fanciers Creed have reformed! And Lo, a wave of blank stares and apathy did sweep the land, save three wise elves and an orc who did minimise their World of Warcraft to download it from Limewire, as soon as "Lady Thai Has A Surprise 4" hath reached 100%. As someone with ears, Creed's appeal has always puzzled me. Still, when I received new single "Rain" I decided to approach it with a fair and open mind. Having done that, I can deliver a review that will be both informative and unbiased.
"Rain", by Creed, is irredeemably shit. There is only one saving grace about the whole thing, and that is that after 3 minutes 27 seconds there is a silence which will feel more precious and revered than any you have ever experienced. The instruments sound like they are being hit with hammers by ADHD riddled toddlers while Scott Stapp sounds like a man trying to pass a kidney stone the size of a grape. Unfortunately this is not quite enough to obscure what some might call lyrics but I prefer to call a collection of mawkish and shabbily constructed phrases with crass, messianic overtones. The chorus is a case in point:
"I feel it's gonna rain like this for days
So let it rain down and wash everything away
I hope that tomorrow the sun will shine
With every tomorrow comes another life."
Apparently Creed have taken it upon themselves to update the trials and tribulations of Itsy-witsy Spider for the 21st century. That or they've written a song that it is vague and hollow enough that it can be seen as either teenage angst or a thumbs-up for Christ, depending where the money is. There are Creed fans out there, and I'm sure they'll enjoy this. As they will probably never feel the comforting warmth of another human body pressed against their own we cannot begrudge them this little pleasure. Personally, every time a person buys this record it reinforces my belief that there is no God. Or he has a fucking terrible taste in music.
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