SONG OF THE WEEK: 12/20/20

SONG:  "Gimme Shelter" (The Rolling Stones cover)

ARTIST:  Puddle Of Mudd

ALBUM:  "Re: (Disc)Overed"

YEAR:  2011

PLACE OF ORIGIN:  Kansas City, Missouri

YEARS ACTIVE:  1991 - present

WHAT I THINK THE SONG IS ABOUT:

"Gimme Shelter" is a classic rock and roll song written and originally performed by The Rolling Stones. Here's what Stones' frontman Mick Jagger had to say about the song. "It was a very moody piece about the world closing in on you a bit. When it was recorded, early '69 or something, it was a time of war and tension, so that's reflected in this tune. It's still wheeled out when big storms happen. It's been used a lot to evoke natural disasters."  I chose Puddle Of Mudd's cover of this song as my song of the week but check out the original by The Rolling Stones that was released on their 1969 album "Let It Bleed". The song is killer. One of the best tunes of all time!

PUDDLE OF MUDD DISCOGRAPHY (Full length albums only):

1997 - Abrasive (Hardknocks Records)

* did not chart on the Billboard 200

2001 - Come Clean (Flawless/Geffen Records)

* peaked at #9 on the Billboard 200 on 3-2-02

* certified 3X platinum

2003 - Life On Display (Flawless/Geffen Records)

* peaked at #20 on the Billboard 200 on 12-13-03

* certified gold

2007 - Famous (Flawless/Geffen Records)

* peaked at #27 on the Billboard 200 on 10-27-07

2009 - Volume 4:  Songs In The Key Of Love & Hate (Flawless/Geffen Records)

* peaked at #95 on the Billboard 200 on 12-26-09

2011 - Re: (Disc)Overed (Arms Division Records)

* peaked at #96 on the Billboard 200 on 9-17-11

2019 - Welcome To Galvania (Pavement Music)

* did not chart on the Billboard 200

MY THOUGHTS ON PUDDLE OF MUDD:

Puddle Of Mudd got it's start back in 1991, hailing from Kansas City, Missouri. The band's first release was an EP in 1994 called "Stuck". Their debut album was called "Abrasive" in 1997. After the band released that album, they basically dissolved as a band. Their album found it's way to Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst who contacted the band's lead singer and songwriter Wes Scantlin and had him go out to Los Angeles. Durst helped Scantlin form a whole new band and Puddle Of Mudd was back in business. In 2001, the band signed with major label Geffen Records and dropped "Come Clean". This album was an enormous success for Puddle Of Mudd. The lead single, "Control" generated major buzz for the band, but it was their next single "Blurry" that caused album sales to explode. "Come Clean" would go on to sell over 5 million units, go triple platinum and make Puddle Of Mudd an instant headliner. While never attaining that type of success on any of their other albums, their next record "Life On Display" did do fairly well, being certified gold. This album and their next, 2007's "Famous" would both chart in the 20's on the Billboard 200. The band would release another record in 2009, "Volume 4:  Songs In The Key Of Love & Hate" and in 2011, they released a covers album, "Re: (Disc)Overed". The years from 2012 to 2019 had mostly downs for Puddle Of Mudd. Several line-up changes marred the band and lead singer Wes Scantlin struggled with addiction leading to bad episodes both on and off the stage. Luckily, Scantlin got himself sober and in 2019, Puddle Of Mudd dropped their most recent album, "Welcome To Galvania" which features my favorite song by the band, "Uh Oh". Puddle Of Mudd is your basic mainstream rock type band. While they can rock out, they always seem to have some songs that are fun and tongue in cheek type songs. "She Hates Me", "Psycho" and "Uh Oh" are some songs like that. I first heard of Puddle Of Mudd when I heard the single "Control" and bought their "Come Clean" album. I hate that they are associated with that turd Fred Durst but what are you gonna do? I always thought they were a good band, not great by any stretch. I love their newest single "Uh Oh". It's just a simple song but for some reason the melody just gets me. Good to see Wes Scantlin get his life together and hopefully he's past his addictions and can focus on his music.

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TEN PUDDLE OF MUDD SONGS YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT:

1. Uh Oh

2. Blurry

3. Control

4. Spin You Around

5. Old Man (Neil Young cover)

6. Away From Me

7. Famous

8. Spaceship

9. Keep It Together

10. Gimme Shelter (The Rolling Stones cover)