Creed - "Say I" (RARE debut)
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- Creed - "Say I" (RARE debut never before seen footage).
There's always a defining moment in the history of every band. In my mind, Creed's performance this late night in August 1997 was theirs. The first couple of singles off "My Own Prison" had been receiving heavy radio play and you could feel the momentum building locally and for the first time, nationally. As Creed's debut album was flying off the shelves, the band was already working hard on material for "Human Clay".
The local venue where Creed usually played sold out in minutes so it was decided to move the show outside, into a large parking garage underneath a McDonald's of all places. Nobody was to realize what would happen that night. A small 3 foot tall stage was built the day before, little to no security the night of the show and a couple thousand Creed hungry fans had gathered early with great anticipation.
This is the first public performance of "Say I". It was the last song of the night, well past 2am and the police were threatening to shut it all down. There was no standing room whatsoever and no barricade between the crowd and the stage. The only place I could find to shoot the show was right on the stage trying to be as discreet as possible behind the stack of speakers.
Unfortunately, the guy hired to run the sound was not cooperative. I was unable to multi-track the show and all I had was an awful, distorted sound track recorded right off the camera mic. Looking back on it now, it seems to add to the realness of that night, much like an old scratched up 45 vinyl record.
The performance that night was the most intense and hard rocking show that I had ever seen from Creed. There was electricity in the air and you could feel the intensity of the crowd. The stage almost fell over several times from the eager and rowdy crowd pushing forward just to get an inch closer to the band. Yet once the show was over we all knew that something very magical had just happened and this band was going a very long way.
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I don't care if you like Creed or not. Hell, I don't even care if you like the song or not. That was an amazing performance! Raw energy, passion, and youth are a powerful thing to behold in live music.
I know that's right!
Who doesn't like creed!!!
I laughed through this whole video for how impeccably incredible it is.
That energy! Almost wish we never left the 90s
damn right......................how we wish......
Me too guys, I miss that age.
The 90's was the best decade in history.
@@ArkansasCatfisherman it was like the 2nd 70s
No cell phones
Man the 90s were the best !!! I lived thru those great years and the energy was insane !!!!
I can’t believe how great the quality is for a camcorder in 1997. And the lighting. Beautiful. So lucky the people back in the day got footage. Now everyone does and it ruins it.
But human clay in 1999
@@clifforddittydotty175 they played some of those songs before releasing the album
One of the best Rock band of the world in my humble opinion.
I agree.
Jesus. the sheer power in his voice is ridiculous
“Needs a little work.”
Scott and fellas, do you know how AMAZING that was???
I just cannot get enough of this version. It is the best by far IMO!
What a criminally underrated and wrongly maligned band.
im glad you came out with that, what you said there is very true, the band was criminally underated, so many great hits.
4 top 10 hits, 2 albums hit number1, 3 grammy noms, 1 grammy win, 4 ama wins and first 3 albums hit at least 6x platinum with human clay hitty 11x... i dont think that counts as underrated...
Agreed. I'm still confused as to why people started hating on them. I do not get it.
Rooster Guitars So true, mainly because of their bold lyrics. And they call us believers and followers of Christ hypocrites.
@@newyorkmeable what things did tremonti say?
Scott's vocal performance is 110% right here for sure. 🤘🤘
The end riff shows how unique Mark really is even at his beginning. Don’t really know of anyone playing anything like that back then. He seemed to take bits and pieces of all guitarists and make his own style. My favorite guitarist of all time.
I grew up with creed... I remember when human clay dropped.... still love to rock it.
21 years ago and mark looked like he aged 7 years lol.
Creed did small venues late in 1997 and early 1998 at bars, usually University and College towns. They then started to hit the big venues. I was so fortunate to see them at the Crowbar on March 4, 1998 at Penn State University! The nightclub held 150 people and was packed. Unbelievable what a showcase. One of my favorite concerts. Scott hit all the notes and rocked the house. The venue looked exactly like this video! Such an amazing performance!
It will never be that good again.
All grown up now, all these guys made a huge impact on lives and music ...2024..lets GO!!!
😁
freaking amazing... killer vocals..
I struggle with the same things scott struggles with. Thats y i like his music so much. I relate to the lyrics. Godbless.
You will ascend. You will excel. You will escape ❤
Whats incredible is what Mark Tremonti has done with his musical career! Throughout all these years and three different bands he's still putting out awesome music. His three solo albums are great and it looks like another Alterbridge record is in the works!
He's incredible for sure! A lot of his music I still unknown to me; can you believe it? I feel blessed to be able to hear it in the future. Wink wink.
I can't believe there are humans on this earth that hasn't seen this gem of a video. So much raw emotion and passion from both Creed and the amazing crowd.
Seeing them in 97 was epic. One of the best shows I've been to. The energy from the crowd and the band was incredible. Just beautiful.
From 1997 through 2005 I'd probably seen concerts from at least 100 different bands/singers that were on the radio. Creed fucking rocked in their live performances their first couple years. . By the tour for the 3rd album though, Stapp's pretentiousness really dragged it down.
I saw them on their reunion tour in 2009. Had pit tickets, on the floor and was front row. Completely worth it. The band was spot on and Scott absolutely owned the stage with a powerful voice. It's sad that he still struggled later on because that tour seemed like they had a renewed spirit. Glad he seems much better and healthy now.
This performance is killer, wish I heard the entire concert
what a powerful voice, amazing debute!
Insane Vocal Power !
Scott Stapp's voice then, with where Tremonti's and the rest of the band's musical skills are now would have been great!
Andrew Vasquez Mark is a Beast!!!! His skillz r underrated!!! 1 of my top 5 guitarists!!!!
They r so young!! It’s neat seeing a video of them before they were famous!!
That voice! 2021 and beyond!
I wish they would have recorded it that way. Very cool.
" I " ❤ ✊️💪🙌🙏
Just Wow. Saw these guys in Pensacola back in 98 or 99... God loves the "heavy" Praise!
Amazing performance. This is why I love Creed, because they perform with such raw emotion.
Very true. I like watching and herring them live more than the records. But I can they haven't played this one very much at this time, cuz he sang it much different than he usually did.
Hey. I kept trying to comment on your comment, but I keep coming back to see its gone. Can you get back to me to tell me my comment finally went threw?
+Kris Sanders I saw the comment you posted on the 24.12.2015. I'm glad that you agree with me!
+Lauren Kruger ha, my comment just reappeared from 2 weeks ago lol. It wasn't here just 3 hours ago lol. Yes, yes, I couldn't agree more lol
Really sad that we dont have more of this rare videos in youtube :(
That was so amazing. There is no way to dispute it. Blown away...
This is truly a video special to my heart. After all these years.. I still feel the magic in their music.
Awesome band, awesome singer.
Video gold right here
Man!! They don't make music like this anymore. Creed NEEDS to make a come back.. Even a reunion album!!
For the most part, I agree. I was a huge Creed fan and I still love the first three albums. I even have Scott's first solo album and the first Alter Bridge album. Still great listens to this day.
I don't know about a reunion album though. If you didn't know, but I'm sure you do, they reunited and did a fourth album, "Full Circle" in 2009. I have it as well, but it just doesn't hit like the first three albums did. It was good, but in my opinion, it wasn't as memorable. I can still quote every song and will still listen to the first three albums from opening to closing track without a skip. As for the fourth album, it has some really good songs. But I've never been able to do a full-through listen.
I think all the guys are just in different places musically.
Your wish has been granted
We're left with watching great classic bands, luckily most of them are still playing and I go to every one of those concerts I can go to. Megadeth , breaking benjamin korn disturbed and on and on, I'll be at the creed concert! Can't wait.
2024 and it’s really happening!
This my friends, was SCOTT STAPP! such powerful voice back then
Sounds like he had to warm up till his true power hit in this vid loo
@@krissanders987 the 9oooo
Wow, 1997! They were so young! I didn't realize they had this song way back then. Thanks for sharing this!
You can see these guys had it.
These rare videos are breathtaking. I hope I speak for many of us fans when I say we also want to see a video of him singing at just the start of his career. Since My Own Prison was released in 1997, maybe something from 1994 or '95?
But human clay in 1999
Great Band
I'd kill for this version to have a studio album quality release.
Awesome
A lack of technical skill meant he didn't last, but for a brief window Stapp was as a good lead singer as the world had. That passion!
And Ron, you releasing your footage might just help this gem of a band. I doubt people who hate have seen what this band was all about.
This is GOLD
Amazing! Scott is a best, ever!
I saw Creed 4x from 1997 to 1999. The first time I saw them was at Bogarts in Cincinnati in April of '97. The crowd was so amped up to see them. The P.A. played Pearl Jam's "Daughter" while we all waited and the entire crowd sang along. It was a beautiful moment. We were crazy excited to see this new band. I've never seen anything like it before or since. The crowd booed off the first 2 opening bands and threw stuff at them until they ended their sets early out of frustration. Then Creed came out and did an amazing set. Best Creed show out of the 4 I saw. Smaller venue for the first one, then pretty much arenas after that.
The Nimble Ninja All members are in a great place today with each other and they are doing there own things! I just saw Scott last year at Bogart’s in Cincinnati, Ohio 2019! This year he’s going on 6 years in recovery! Look up Bogart’s Cincinnati, Ohio and look for my name I put up the whole concert! He’s no bigger than here, he runs 6 to 8 miles daily and still put on a great rock show he sounds amazing! What I wouldn’t do to see Creed with a new album and tour! I hope down the road! He does new music and a mix of classic Creed! I hope you check it out🥰 He also shares his struggles with mental health and addiction and lifts up fan’s at his show’s and he is so down to earth and gracious to his fan’s at his meet and greets! He was so great and did a shoutout to my son last year at Boardman, Oh 2019 to his favorite song Overcome! He has a great band and his wife Jaclyn is just as wonderful! I’am grateful for the shoutout he did and he even talk to him after the show about my son’s struggles! That to is up if you want to check it out! I saw Creed back in the day and I love them too!
That's the guitar Mark had stolen and just got back after more than 20 years! And how cool is that to hear the final breakdown before it was ultimately removed in the studio recording. What a gem!
I need moreeeeeeeee ......
his voice was insane back then
His voice is still really good
Just say epic
Creed, Creed, Creed, Creed, Creed!!! lml
Say Yaaaaay ahhhh aAyyyyHhIii say yeaaaaaaaaaah #creedforlife
SCOTT STAPP AND CREED are freaking awesome love all Scott stapp music and creed music .Creed was number one
We miss Creed! I listen to their songs everyday
Man I would give just about anything to go back to those days just to see Creed one more time!! I love this band more than I could ever tell you and have had very similar life experiences like Scott so I can relate to him in so many ways. This was an awesome video and I'm absolutely ecstatic to see the documentary! That's for posting this Ron!
Guys I love creed and I’m not ashamed and never will be
Incredible performance
Definitely one of my fav bands of all time, been listening to them since they first started getting airplay on 101 wjrr in orlando FL, saw them at their first earth day birthday festival and had the pleasure of painting Tremonti’s house🤟
that is just fucking awesome.
love Creed.
Magic!
I cannot wrap my mind around the fact that people listen to the garbage that comes out nowadays instead of stuff like this. There is no comparison.
May sound garbage to us, may be good for them. Why should we care but somewhere it hurts that this is not celebrated/enjoyed more or enough.... That it deserves!
This video makes me truly happy, I want this, to create and feel this energy
Awesome video! We need more, Ron! Please, release the full video of Do it all over!
Not 1 Cell phone. The good ol' Days
🖤AMAZING SONG HAS BEEN FOR YEARS🖤🤘
Love it, Saw them at The Woodlands Houston, Texas. Knew they were awesome from the first song heard. Tremonti sounded like he was playing two guitars at the same time.
2019 and still one of my favorite songs!
I'm glad to see this footage from the band which inspired me in music since 1999...
oh man this dude was pushing with his voice and he believed he could give out more and more.
I was there- what a great show! I wish more video footage of Creed playing in Tallahassee would be posted here on TH-cam!
Scott Stapp in pretty good shape
Time flies so fast, gosh. This clip can actually looked like it came out yesterday but it stamp out from 1997, this people were closing in their 40’s of age. Damn :(
This people? Are you referring to the band members? If so, they are all 47 and 48 years old now and were 23 and 24 years old in this video.
Amazing band.. Hopefully a reunion and new album in the future.
Awesome, great performance!
One thing I know, Creed had a huge weight on their shoulders to sink or swim in the music industry... and because of Scott (luckily) they succeeded beyond any misconception and blew people away. This music scene in Florida was the best place they could have been at the time. It is simply amazing of the talent this band had, his range is far beyond Vedder's sonically, (I have analyzed his voice on a spectrum graph in accordance with a college experiment in sound) unfortunately due to science, Scott takes the cake in this case (in my study). I'm a huge Pearl Jam fan too...however. I don't think the band realized what they had in a singer at the time. He can strangely "grasp" his control extremely well over a microphone and control amplitude so naturally. Very few people get this range, it's arguably way beyond most singers I have analyzed, especially according to this particular video. If there is more, would you please post Ron, I beg you. This is very incredible that he could reach this range, I'm aware and sorry he can't anymore. This is excellent work, that should be known on the talent as a "whole", Creed sonically possessed as the real deal early on.
Eric Sachs what was Scott range like according to your analysis? like his lowest and highest note
Eric Sachs
I agree with you I am also a Pearl Jam fan but I love Creed saw them in concert when they released their first album and I had friends contradicting me at first but they soon became a fan as well
Eric Sachs without Tremonti Creed isnt successful at all. Creeds sound came from Tremonti.
Eric Sachs He does have an excellent range!! Powerful msgs in the music too! Mind blown!
Rob Jarrett Tremonti needed Scott just like Scott needed Tremonti! The two together were magic!
Well shit.. That was awesome
Ah, everything about that was just amazing. Thank you!!
I wish he could sing like that again.
Do It All Over! Do It All Over! Do It All Over!! :)
Just incredible energy live so glad I was able to see them in the 90's great live shows especially this song!!!
That's better then the original
This is just wicked. The pretend hate for Creed that's gone unchecked is purely because they're have a feral deep primal sound. People are embarrassed internally by the true nature of humanity. Stapp puts it forth with such ease. The entire band is obviously talented on supernatural levels.
That is the real stuff there!
Thank you Ron for this. Awesome story you shared.
Thanks for upload this video one of my favorites songs from creed
Love this rear footage of Creed. This is what made me love the music and the true passion when they first came out... I had so much anger and desperation as a young man at that time and this was so soothing to me. This is also what made me pickup an electric guitar in 1998. Since I didn't know how to play, that's when I found Drop D tuning.
Creed Tribute Band commencing in Arizona, really love the energy they had back then.
Amazing live thank´s for posting :)
Damn, this is killer! Great video!
fantastic !
So powerful and everyone was on point that night damn!!!!
I like this version the best of all others including the album version... In addition the passion that Scott put into this song is legendary!
Ron Ranew! You could upload more videos between 1997 and 1999 from Creed to help quarantine !! please !! All against Cod-19
Wow.
That was AWESOME! 👏👏👏👏
so awesome Ron!
Very cool
Please!!! More videos from this documentary !!! We need this!!!!
best band i saw that year for sure