Origin	Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Genre(s)	Alternative rock Post-grunge Hard rock Alternative metal
Years active	1993 - present
Label(s)	Universal Music Group Flawless/Geffen Records
Website	http://www.puddleofmudd.com/
Members
Wesley Scantlin Doug Ardito Christian Stone Ryan Yerdon
Former members
Paul Phillips Greg Upchurch Jimmy Allen Kenny Burkett Sean Samon

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History

Early years

Puddle of Mudd was formed in 1993 by Wes Scantlin (vocals), Kenny Burkett (drums), Jimmy Allen (lead guitar), and Sean Samon (bass guitar). The name was inspired by the Missouri River flood, which inundated the band's practice space, and left the floor a big "puddle of mudd" (sic). The group's first album, 'Stuck', was released in 1994 on V&R Records. The seven-song album, of entirely original compositions, 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. Wesley Reid Scantlin[1] (born June 9, 1972 in Kansas City, Missouri) is a songwriter and self taught guitarist and has been playing since he was eleven. ... The Great Flood of 1993 was a major flood that occurred in the American Midwest, along the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers, and their tributaries, from April to October of 1993. ... Lawrence is a river city in and the seat of Douglas County, Kansas, United States, 41 miles (66 km) west of Kansas City, along the banks of both the Kansas (Kaw) and Wakarusa Rivers. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Nickname: Location in Jackson, Clay, Platte, and Cass Counties in the state of Missouri. ...

Minus Jimmy Allen, the group released a second album, 'Abrasive', in 1997 on Hardknocks Records. It had eleven tracks, all written by the band, three of which would eventually make it on to Puddle of Mudd's first major label release.

Scantlin's start in the music business came after a copy of his demo tape was delivered to Fred Durst. Durst contacted Scantlin, and after hearing that his band had broken up, decided to bring him to California to attempt to put a new band together. William Frederick Durst (born August 20, 1970 in Jacksonville, Florida) is the founder of the rap rock band Limp Bizkit. ...

One of the first people Scantlin met upon arriving in California was Doug Ardito, an intern at Interscope Records. Ardito was also in a Boston-based band called Throat Culture. When Scantlin found out about Ardito's bass playing, they decided to work together. They were still in need of a guitarist and drummer. Interscope Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as one third of UMGs Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group. ...

Fred Durst decided to contact a guitarist he knew from his hometown of Jacksonville, FL, Paul Phillips, who had formerly played in a local band there called Happy Hour. After getting the call from Durst, Paul decided to try out for Puddle of Mudd, and was accepted, choosing to leave college in order to join. Jacksonville redirects here. ... Paul Phillips (born June 26, 1975) has been a guitarist for the band Puddle of Mudd since their 2001 hit album Come Clean. ...

Puddle of Mudd found a drummer from Jacksonville, and the four began playing together on some of the band's older songs, as well as some new ones. Durst signed the group to another showcase, and this time all went well. Durst then recruited the band to his new record label, Flawless Records. Flawless Records is a record label formed by Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst as a division of Geffen Records. ...

Unfortunately, things did not work out with the Jacksonville drummer, and Josh Freese from A Perfect Circle and The Vandals (and later Guns N' Roses) did the drum tracks for Puddle of Mudd's next album instead. The band later held auditions for a new drummer, which produced Greg Upchurch, an ex-member of Eleven who had also toured with Chris Cornell. This does not cite any references or sources. ... A Perfect Circle (often referred to as APC) was an alternative rock supergroup, formed by guitarist Billy Howerdel. ... This article is about the punk rock band. ... Guns N Roses is an American hard rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985. ... Greg Upchurch (born December 1, 1971, Houma, Louisiana) is the current drummer for 3 Doors Down, the replacement for Daniel Adair, who left the band in 2005. ... // Eleven Eleven, the indie rock band hailing from Los Angeles, CA, formed in 1990 by Alain Johannes, Natasha Shneider, and Jack Irons. ... Chris Cornell (born Christopher John Boyle on July 20, 1964) is an American musician best known as the lead singer, guitarist and songwriter of the rock bands Soundgarden (1984-1997) and Audioslave (2001-2007). ...

The breakthrough and mainstream success

Puddle of Mudd released its 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 music audiences worldwide. It was also the theme song for WWE's Survivor Series 2001. The CD album Come Clean was released on August 28, 2001 by the band Puddle of Mudd. ... is the 240th day of the year (241st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Control is a song released by the heavy metal group Puddle of Mudd. ... Survivor Series 2001 was the fifteenth annual Survivor Series pay-per-view professional wrestling event for the World Wrestling Federation. ...

The second single off the album, "Blurry" turned out to be Puddle of Mudd's most successful single, reaching #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #8 in the United Kingdom. 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, "She Hates Me", was released in early 2002 and became a massive hit reaching the #1 spot on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, as well as #13 on the Billboard Hot 100. [1] Blurry was the second single off the album Come Clean by post-grunge band Puddle of Mudd. ... She Hates Me is a song released by the post-grunge group Puddle of Mudd. ... The Mainstream Rock Tracks chart is a ranking in Billboard magazine of the most-played songs on mainstream rock radio stations, a category that includes stations that play primarily rock music but are not modern rock stations, which are counted in the Modern Rock Tracks chart. ... “Hot 100” redirects here. ...

The group then 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. For the Alice in Chains song, see God Smack (song). ... The Family Values Tour was created by the band Korn in 1998 to be an annual Hard rock, metal and rap tour. ... Stone Temple Pilots (abbreviated STP) was a popular Grammy Award-winning American rock band in the 1990s and early 2000s, consisting of Scott Weiland (vocals), brothers Robert (bass guitar, vocals) and Dean DeLeo (guitar), and Eric Kretz (drums, percussion). ... Linkin Park is a rock band from Agoura Hills, California. ... Staind (IPA: ) is an American alternative metal group[1][2] from Springfield, Massachusetts, United States. ...

Copies of the debut album were selling well. It 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. “Golden record” redirects here. ... is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Life On Display and Famous

Puddle of Mudd's follow up, Life On Display spawned two hit singles "Away From Me" and "Heel Over Head". The album sold 650,000 copies to date. This resulted in drummer Greg Upchurch's leaving for 3 Doors Down^{[citation needed]}. Guitarist, Paul Phillips left the band later on due to creative differences between him and Wes Scantlin. Marissa Miller appears in the music video for "Spin You Around". "Away From Me" featured in the The O.C. in 2004. Life on Display is the 2003 album by U.S. post-grunge band Puddle of Mudd. ... Greg Upchurch (born December 1, 1971, Houma, Louisiana) is the current drummer for 3 Doors Down, the replacement for Daniel Adair, who left the band in 2005. ... 3 Doors Down is an American alternative rock band formed in Escatawpa, Mississippi in 1994 by Brad Arnold (vocals and drums), Matt Roberts (guitar) and Todd Harrell (bass). ... Paul Phillips (born June 26, 1975) has been a guitarist for the band Puddle of Mudd since their 2001 hit album Come Clean. ... Wesley Reid Scantlin[1] (born June 9, 1972 in Kansas City, Missouri) is a songwriter and self taught guitarist and has been playing since he was eleven. ... Marisa Miller (born August 6, 1978[1]) is an American supermodel. ... The O.C. was an American teen drama television series that originally aired on FOX in the United States from August 5, 2003, to February 22, 2007, running a total of four seasons. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On July 24, 2007 they released "Famous EP" featuring "Famous" as well as "Blurry(Acoustic)" and a new track "Merry Go Round". The full length Famous was released October 9, 2007. is the 205th day of the year (206th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Famous is the third studio album from U.S. Hard Rock band Puddle of Mudd. ...

Members

• Wes Scantlin (Vocals, Guitar) (1993-Present)
• Doug Ardito (Bass, Backing Vocals (1998-Present)
• Christian Stone (Lead Guitar) (2006-Present)
• Ryan Yerdon (Drums) (2007-Present)

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Former members

• Paul Phillips (Guitar) (1998-2005)
• Greg Upchurch (Drums) (2000-2005)
• Jimmy Allen (Guitar) (1993-1998), (2005-2006)
• Mark "Moke" Bistany (Drums) (2005-2007)
• Kenny Burkett (Drums) (1993-1998)
• Sean Samon (Bass) (1993-1998)

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Discography

Albums

• Stuck (1994)
• Abrasive (1997)
• Come Clean (August 28, 2001) - #9 U.S. - 3x Platinum - RIAA
• Life On Display (November 25, 2003) - #20 U.S. - 650,000 - Gold - RIAA
• Famous (October 9, 2007) - #27 U.S. - 50,000 copies

Stuck was Puddle of Mudds first album and featured the hit Drift and Die which eventually got onto the bands 2001 Come Clean. ... Abrasive is the sophomore album by Puddle of Mudd, released in 1997. ... The CD album Come Clean was released on August 28, 2001 by the band Puddle of Mudd. ... is the 240th day of the year (241st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Life on Display is the 2003 album by U.S. post-grunge band Puddle of Mudd. ... is the 329th day of the year (330th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Famous is the third studio album from U.S. Hard Rock band Puddle of Mudd. ... is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

Singles

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Trivia

The song "Blurry" was used as a theme in the popular Playstation 2 combat flight simulation game Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War. PS2 redirects here. ...

References

• Puddle of Mudd at Band-online.net

External links

• Record Label website
• Official website
• Official RSS Feed
• Puddle of Mudd at MySpace.com