[Dogstar]

Well, I'm just your average fan, and for me, it was Tremonti who drew me to Creed. Stapp wrote a lot of the lyrics, but the music was mostly Tremonti. Shitty music will not help great lyrics. And I heartily disagree that Stapp's solo effort is anything that comes close to Creed. His CD is not exactly flying off the shelves, not that sales have anything to do with quality. If there are so many great musicians who gel, why don't their bands make it as big as Creed did? Because, as you say, it takes more than a band gelling to make it huge. It's not just the talent. Sometimes, it's timing, too. Stapp and Tremonti were each other's muse; they caught lightning in a bottle, and I don't think for a minute that had Tremonti been replaced that Creed would have been as big as they were. I do not deny that Stapp was a great frontman. I saw Creed several times on the Weathered tour and he did not disappoint. I'm saying one was not bigger than the other in terms of contribution to the band.