COURT IS IN SESSION
A VERDICT IS IN
NO APPEAL ON
THE DOCKET TODAY
JUST MY OWN SIN
My Own Prison
is the
debut studio album
by American
rock band
released in 1997.
The album was
issued independently
by the band's
record label,
Blue Collar Records,
on
April 14, 1997,
and re-released by
Wind-up Records
My Own Prison
was recorded for
$6,000,
Creed
began recording music
and released
the album on their own,
distributing it to
radio stations
in Florida.
The band later
got a record deal with
Wind-up.
At the time of
My Own Prison's
publication,
Creed
were compared to
several bands,
including Soundgarden
(especially the Badmotorfinger era),
Pearl Jam,
Alice in Chains,
Hootie & the Blowfish,
Tool,
and
Metallica.
Influenced by
heavy metal
and
1970s stadium rock,
My Own Prison's music
has been described as
grunge,
post-grunge,
and
"slightly heavy metal,
slightly alternative".
The album's lyrics
cover topics such as
emerging adulthood,
self-identity,
Christianity
and faith,
sinning,
suicide,
unity,
struggling to
prosper in life,
pro-life,
and
race relations
in America.
Vocalist
Scott Stapp
and guitarist
Mark Tremonti
said their early adulthood
inspired lyrics
to the title track
and
"Torn".
Stapp was inspired
by music by
U2
(particularly The Joshua Tree),
Led Zeppelin,
and
the Doors.
Tremonti,
who brought
heavy metal elements
into Creed's music,
credits influences
such as the
thrash metal bands
Metallica,
Slayer,
Exodus,
and
Forbidden.
Creed
released four singles
from the album:
the title track,
"Torn",
"What's This Life For",
and
"One".
Despite only peaking
at number 22
on the
Billboard 200,
strong radio airplay
propelled
My Own Prison
to become a
commercial success.
All singles
aired on
rock radio
in the
United States and,
with the exception of
"One",
had music videos
broadcast on MTV.
My Own Prison
was eventually certified
sextuple Platinum
by the
Recording Industry
Association of America
and by 2009,
sold over
6,000,000 copies
in the
United States,
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