Puddle Of Mudd

 

Puddle of Mudd is a post-grunge band from Kansas City, Missouri, United States.  Puddle of Mudd was formed back in 1993 with Wes Scantlin on vocals, Kenny Burkett on drums, Jimmy Allen on Guitars, and Sean Samon on Bass. They got their name after the Missouri River flooded their practice space, and left the floor a big "puddle of mudd". In 1994 the band released the first  album, "Stuck", on V&R Records. The band wrote all 7 songs that were on it. It was produced by PoM and E.J. Rose, and recorded at Red House Studio in Lawrence, Kansas. The album did well in Kansas City, but never made it much further.  The bands 2nd release (minus Jimmy Allen) was "Abrasive." It was released in 1997 on Hardknocks Records. It had eleven tracks, all written by the band, three of which would eventually make it on to their first major label release.  They released their major-label debut album Come Clean on August 28, 2001. The lead single from the album, "Control" was successful and grabbed the attention of Rock audiences worldwide. It was also the theme song for WWE's Survivor Series 2001.  The second single, "She Hates Me" was released in early 2002 and became a massive hit reaching the #1 spot on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and #13 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Drift & Die" was also released as a single and was very successful with Rock audiences with the single spending 6 weeks at the #1 on the Mainstream Rock Chart. The fourth single off the album, "Blurry" turned out to be their most successful single reaching #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #8 in the United Kingdom.  They embarked on a European tour with Godsmack and were also part of the Family Values 2001 tour, alongside the Stone Temple Pilots, Linkin Park and Staind.  Copies of their album were selling well. The album was certified Triple Platinum in the U.S. by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on January 31, 2003 and as of late 2006 total sales worldwide are in excess of 5 million copies.  See Puddle Of Mudd LIVE!  Purchase your Puddle Of Mudd tickets today!