Thats why it is important that they begin to release singles that don't sound anything like creed. THats why i think they should start to release singles that sound nothing like creed, like Find the real, One day remains or Metalingus. People are going to call Alter bridge the former creed members for a while because thats what they can relate them too. YOu are also assuming that Alter bridge won't be able to pick up new fans, fans creed could never get. Let me tell you that a lot of noncreed fans are liking Alterbridge. Don't believe me? Ill give you some quotation from people from a musicans forum on
www.mxtabs.net. You will be suprised.....
"It's already better than anything Creed ever did"
"i bought this album cause i was curious and open your eyes is mediocre, but the rest of the album, especially metalingus totally blew me away buy it"
"Yeah Alter Bridge is a good band, they are better then creed, and i dont think they sound anything like creed."
"They're pretty good. A big improvement from creed anyway."
"Creed sucked but i really enjoy alter bridge."
So even creed haters are digging alter bridge...
And your whole comment about money is just stupid. How rich are the Alter bridge guys? Pretty dam rich, so rich that they don't have to be in a band in order to live their rich lifestyles.(not that that is bad) This is why i believe them that they will never reunite if AB goes under, because they don't have to!
It doesn't matter though, because their is little chance of them going under in 5-7 years.