My band used to play Creed. A lot. Their songs don’t get you down but you sing it when you’re down or when you want to get hyped. I got sad when I learned about Scott Stapp going all drugged, weird, and suicidal.

But here they are, back and 25-30 years later they still sound so good. Scott’s voice didn’t change it seems.

Welcome back, Scott.

And here’s Mark Tremonti talking about Higher, my favorite among all Creed songs. I loved the intro guitars here and I remember we did play this acoustic in one or two gigs.

Creed, Collective Soul, P.O.D., and Skillet are the go-to when I needed encouragement when I’m so down and out. I listen to Jars of Clay when I want to cry (Worlds Apart, Tea and Sympathy).

Speaking of old music and bands, I suddenly felt nostalgic when I saw this video.

It was 1996 when Breakfast at Tiffany’s broke into the airwaves. Deep Blue Something and Toad the Wet Sprocket were in the soundtrack of my college years, together with Gin Blossoms and The Verve Pipe.

This must have been how my father felt whenever he listened to RJ Radio on Sundays, playing the music of his youth.