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Come Clean
Puddle of Mudd
Retail Price (not our price): $13.98
Release Date: 2001-08-28
Manufacturer: Interscope Records
Format: Audio CD
Discs: 1

Track List
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Disc 1

Editorial Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):

1) Amazon.com's Best of 2001
Possessing a likable, arena-rock amalgamation of grunge, alternative, and nu metal, Kansas City's Puddle of Mudd are at once emotional and straight-ahead. Indeed, their no-frills lineup puts one in mind of a less uptight Creed. Singer Wesley Reid Scantlin possesses an Eddie Vedder earnestness that on hard-hitting tunes like "Nobody Told Me" takes on a Cobain-like urgency. Ranging from acoustic-based yet lush midtempo rockers such as "Drift and Die" to the gimmicky fun of "She Hates Me" to the edgy Nirvana-esque "Bring Me Down" to the dynamic and direct "Control," the 11-song-strong Come Clean is an assured, accomplished, and varied debut likely to resonate with rock fans of many tastes and temperaments. Katherine Turman

2) Album Description
International edition of the alternative metal act's hit 2001 album includes two bonus tracks 'Control' (acoustic version) & 'Control' (video). 2002.

Customer Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
Average Customer Rating: 3.0 out of 5

1) Too Much Snobbery Going On...   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
Wow - you all know your grunge music history. Congratulations on achieving such vast musical knowledge, in general. Now, please shut up and stop trying to make other people feel ignorant or uncool because they happen to like Puddle Of Mudd. Being a reformed "music snob" myself, I have now reached a point where I'm over with dissecting every band and its songs until I am incapable of enjoying the music. Certainly, Puddle Of Mudd has its flaws, but isn't that true of any other band? Don't they all rip somebody off? All of us "old people" don't need to flaunt our age by growling ferociously while protectively clutching our collections of grunge cds every time some new, green talent presents their offerings. I consider Puddle Of Mudd to be fluffy and fun to sing along to in the car sometimes. And that's good enough for me.

2) all good   [Rating: 4 out of 5]
I am 36, and I don't understand why so many people hate this cd! I love it! Maybe because I was never a huge Nirvana fan? I don't think Wes can help the fact that his voice sounds like Kurt...if he was "trying", he probably would have slipped up by now and reverted to his own voice. Could it be a curse that he does have such a similar voice to someone who was so idolized? I love the song "Control"...especially the acoustic version, and anyone who doesn't like it was obviously never in a relationship that involved any sort of internal struggle..."Blurry" was a huge song for them, everyone loved it, "she hates me" is just plain fun...lighten up guys...music is FUN! When we saw them live, they dove in to "summer lovin" from the movie Grease, and it was awesomely funny. I love "never change" and "said"...I don't expect Puddle of Mudd to sound perfected and polished. I love their rawness, and I love the gruff twang of Wes' voice. I saw them live and liked them so much I got tickets for the show the next night...Now their NEW cd....not quite as good...In MY opinion. Much more fluffy nonsense, much less depth of lyrics.

3) Buy it for the Songs You Know   [Rating: 3 out of 5]
Many reviewers, both amateur and professional, have accused Puddle of Mudd as attempting to imitate Nirvana. For the most part, I think that's true: it brings the post-grunge sound that Nirvana created ten years before this CD came out and attempts to make it poppier. Heavy guitars and Cobain-esque lyrics dominate most of the album's forty-eight minutes. For the most part, though, the band sounds like they know what they're doing even if they are imitators. The singles are the best songs: all are hard-rocking, particularly "Control" which has this great aggressive buildup before leading into "Drift & Die". The latter is one of the best songs on the album because of its acoustic verses and loud choruses. The lyrics are probably the album's weakness; lead singer Wes Scantlin seems to run out of things to say at some points, so he starts singing louder to try to make his words sound more meaningful. The songs are structured in one format and never seem to veer out of it. To make things worse, Nirvana fans will likely be hugely annoyed at the similarity of Scantlin's voice to Kurt Cobain's (even the way they both yell "yeah!" sound alike). There is some originality here, though. "She Hates Me" is a great tune that stands alone from the other songs because of it's lighter guitar, and a deeper cut "Piss it All Away" features a mandolin strumming over drums which create a more peaceful presence to the end of the album. It's almost as if Scantlin has solved all his troubles and is at peace once the album is at an end. Scantlin and company do an okay job at making a good listen, but the deeper cuts are only mediocre. Buy this CD for the singles that you like.

4) The good old days   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
Yeah I remember when this alblum first came out. I was about 13 in the 7th Grade. I remember "Blurry" that was alomst my faveorite song. It really related to my dramatic life in school and at home growing up. And it really does still relate to me to this day. Well im 19 now and in college. As I got older I have opended myself up to other stuff like death metal, black metal, alot of underground stuff, and so on. But I never forgot about my childhood days when "Blurry" was my favorite song. I never got sick of it! Among alot of the other stuff I listened to back in those days! Some things just never change.So much dumping on this band! "Blah! Blah! Blah! They rip off Nirvana!" Whatever! What band doesnt these days huh? Dont get me wrong I like Nirvana and all the Seattle grunge scene bands. But something being an exact rip off doesnt make it a bad thing! If some thing is and EXACT rip off then it is pretty much every bit as good! So if you are just some narrow-minded, 40 year old loser, high school dropout, all caught up in the 70's or the 80's and is afraid of anything new, and practically worships the Rolling Stones then this kind of music definitely isnt for you!

5) Sits at the back of my CD shelf.   [Rating: 3 out of 5]
Bought it for the hits (which I did against my better judgement), but the album as a whole lacks substance. I can't listen to bands who cannot put a complete album together. Not every song should be a hit, but there must be some kind of cohesion.Having said that, the popular tunes are great.