True, Kurt Cobain and his cohorts were phenomenally talented and successful but that doesn't make them sacrosanct. At least they write and play their own songs (very capably, I might add) and the fact that they manage to carry it off (sounding reminiscent of Nirvana, that is), is worthy of admiration in my mind. (I just love the instrumental break ending to "Time Flies"). "Away From Me", "Change My Mind", "Think", "Sydney" and "Time Flies" are my favourite songs on the album though. It isn't as good as "come clean", there's no running away from that fact, but it's still a pretty good selection of songs and I thoroughly enjoy playing it. So I was really looking forward to this release in 2003 and I bought it as soon as it came out. Was one of my top ten buys of 2001, with songs like "control", "drift and die", "she hates me", "p*** it all away" and my all-time favourite tune, "blurry". Sure, they are clearly inspired and influenced by Nirvana but so what? I'm aware they have their critics - some of them really quite vicious - but I actually like Puddle of Mudd. Make your decisions based on the qualiy of the music and stay away from Puddle of Mudd because they just aren't quality So, my point is, don't worry about what critics say, listen to it, pay attention to it, but don't listen to what other people say. Unlike POM, these bands have left a legacy, and have contributed to the industry, for years to come. Oh, and stop comparing POM to Led Zeppelin, Nirvana, and Pink Floyd. The great bands write music so that the bass can carry the melody at times and the drums do more than just keep the beat. True grunge bands have talent all around so that all instruments can get involved and contribute to the music. If you pay attention to your music like I do, you'd notice that 1) Wes can't sing worth anything, and 2) POM is just a bad ripoff of all the great grunge bands of the late 80's and early 90's. Teeny boppers and preps are the only ones who get into this imitation music. All I’ve been doing is writing.Lots of you seem to think that if a band gets on TRL or MTV that it is a good band. “And there is plenty in the pipeline, believe me. “I hate to say it, but I’ve actually slightly enjoyed the time off,” he said about 2020. “I write what I write.” And he certainly has plans to do more of that, especially since he has more time amid the pandemic to focus on his creativity. With Come Clean at the foundation of Puddle of Mudd and Welcome to Galvania plunging Scantlin into the next era of the band, he only has one thing to say about it. And the response has always been a ‘cheers’ at the end of the song. “The whole song has got to hook, and that’s when you know you’re on the right track,” Scantlin said about writing the hit “Uh-Oh.” “I think we played ‘Uh Oh’ a few times live over the last five years. And with only three hooks and a minimal Tom Petty approach, it’s possibly the catchiest from the record. The first single from Welcome to Galvania, “Uh Oh,” peaked at No.9 of Billboard Mainstream Rock charts and dished up more of the classic, party anthem style that radio knows and loves.
“Outside opinions always matter to me and I enjoy their perspectives on the music.” “I run everything by my dad,” Scantlin said.
It also taught him to seek and value opinions of those most loyal and closest to him, instead of business connections, especially when it came to new material, such as the group’s latest record, 2019’s Welcome to Galvania. But in retrospect, it offered Scantlin some gratifying insight into the business and people in general.
Back then, there were a lot of people in his circle who were looking to benefit themselves, instead of his career. Scantlin admitted drugs contributed to much of the chaos for him in the early days, and he experienced a lot of the negatives of being a huge star. I realized you have to change your playground and your playmates and keep God first- period.” And other tough things were running into the wrong people. I didn’t know I’d have to do so many interviews. “We had such a great time experiencing everything and going through crazy stuff when we became humongous. “ Come Clean is an amazing record,” Scantlin told American Songwriter. After Durst flew The Kansas City native out to Hollywood, the ride began quickly for Scantlin. Many of those songs were ones Scantlin already had on the back burner for years. Limp Bizkit frontman, Fred Durst, picked up Scantlin for Puddle of Mudd and immediately signed him to Geffen Records, just before the songs of Come Clean met the world.
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