My Own Prison
| Creed
My Own Prison
My Own Prison is the debut studio album by American rock band Creed, released on August 26, 1997. It has been certified six times platinum and is one of the top 200 selling albums of all time in the United States. The person kneeling on the album's cover is Justin Brown, a friend of the band. The picture was taken by guitarist Mark Tremonti's brother, Daniel, for a photography class. It has spent over 150 weeks on the catalog albums chart and over 110 weeks on the Billboard 200. The album received generally positive reviews from critics. The album had five music videos created for it: "My Own Prison" in 1997, followed by "Torn" and three versions of "What's This Life For" in 1998.-Wikipedia
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Classic Rock Review
August 26, 2017. The album’s sound hearkens back to the grunge classics released earlier in the decade, which stuck a chord with the angst of youth and the musical taste of fans like those of Pearl Jam and Stone Temple Pilots.
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Loudwire
August 26, 2017. As we know now, Creed became one of the biggest selling rock bands of the late '90s and early 2000s, but their rise to the top was anything but assured. However, on Aug. 26, 1997, the band's journey to releasing their first album finally came to fruition and My Own Prison wasted no time in becoming a major breakout smash for the band.
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AllMusic
At their best, they are a solid post-grunge band, grinding their riffs out with muscle; at their worst, they are simply faceless. The best moments of My Own Prison suggest they'll be able to leave post-grunge anonymity behind and develop their own signature sound.
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Consequence of Sound
May 8, 2008. The songs were catchy enough and it was a throwback sound to the early nineties.
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Plugged In
Lots of searching, but positive statements are well overshadowed by an outright rejection of biblical truth.
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Bang Your Head!
November 30, 2013. "My Own Prison" is bad, but not as bad as some have proclaimed. The band are very good musicians, but the songs lack heart and soul, feeling somehow forced and plastic-like.
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MikeLadano.com
September 19, 2015. The album weaves through mostly introspective stories of faith and loss, with slight forays into light political fair on “In America.” Overall, this is a moodier and less bombastic affair than the band’s subsequent albums.
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Music Critic
Musically, if you enjoy a constant wall of sound, crashing cymbals, decent grooves and a standard issue rock singer's case of gravel voice, this album is for you. . . . Overall, an excellent first album, and I look forward to their next.
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inReview.net
April 1, 2002. This album is definitely worth your while, but you'll want to skip track 9.
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Drop-D Magazine
February 8, 1998. The boys in Creed know how to play their instruments, and as sophomoric as their brand of anxiety is, at least it's heart-felt. No, really. It's pretty sincere stuff, but sadly, not the best written stuff.
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Earbuddy
August 25, 2017. Listening to this thing with fresh ears today, you’d never know that these would be the guys who would do more to kill rock’n’roll than damn near any other act of the past twenty years. Then again, it’s hard to walk away from My Own Prison with any degree of perspective.
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