10 Great Albums By Artists People Hate

For a majority of grunge fans, Creed was the moment where everyone jump off the bandwagon. Even though many bands were trying to ride the coattails in tribute to what Kurt Cobain had started at the beginning of the decade, hearing Scott Snapp's baritone delivery just felt so much more flashy, as if he was trying to do the hair metal version of what an alt rock band would do. There were a lot more cheesy things to come, but Human Clay didn't get to where it is just because of nostalgia.

Before people start mentioning it, yes this is the album where all the memes started regarding Creed, as With Arms Wide Open became one of the biggest punchlines of the yarl era of rock and roll. Once you get past the actual sound of Stapp's voice though, the rest of the band earns the distinction of one of the biggest bands of the time, with Mark Tremonti actually putting some real crunch behind some of his lead lines and Brian Marshall holding down the low end pretty well.

Especially when Scott takes a back seat on songs like What If?, there's even a few moments where the band gets closer to metal, as if we're seeing the first baby steps of what Alter Bridge would become once the rest of the guys ditched Scott for Myles Kennedy. Human Clay may be one of the more overplayed albums of the late '90s, but if you have the stomach to get through some pretty thick cheese, there are still some good tunes to be found here.