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Puddle of Mudd concert photos : 2008 Tempe Music Festival

March 30, 2008 by Jarrod Vrazel

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Puddle of Mudd : photo by Michael Bielecki : missingframephotography.com

Puddle of Mudd live at Cirlce K Tempe Music Festival


Puddle of Mudd performed live at the Circle K Tempe Music Festival in Tempe, Arizona March 28, 2008.

Wesley Scantlin – vocals/guitar

Douglas Ardito – bass

Christian Stone – guitar/vocals

Ryan Yerdon – drums

Puddle of Mudd : photo by Michael Bielecki : missingframephotography.com

Puddle of Mudd : photo by Michael Bielecki : missingframephotography.com

Puddle of Mudd : photo by Michael Bielecki : missingframephotography.com

Puddle of Mudd : photo by Michael Bielecki : missingframephotography.com

Puddle of Mudd : photo by Michael Bielecki : missingframephotography.com

Puddle of Mudd : photo by Michael Bielecki : missingframephotography.com

Puddle of Mudd : photo by Michael Bielecki : missingframephotography.com

The Circle K Tempe Music Festival is the largest music festival in Arizona, boasting three stages of entertainment featuring national, regional and local acts including Fergie, My Chemical Romance, the Meat Puppets, Puddle of Mudd, Eve 6, the Gin Blossoms, Cowboy Mouth, the Chris Parker Project and many more.

Puddle of Mudd bio

It’s about passion and writing music that connects with other people and somehow heals them. I really want to try to crawl under peoples skin and at the same time make some kick-ass rock n roll music, says Puddle Of Mudd frontman Wesley Scantlin about his band’s imminent third album, Famous.

After their 2001 debut, Come Clean, sold over 5 million copies and spawned no less than 4 radio hits (including Blurry , the most played song of 2002); and their gold-certified follow-up Life On Display, Puddle Of Mudd were able to step back a little to create Famous (released October 9, 2007).

We had a lot of time to write and then make the record, as opposed to our second record where we were writing while we were recording, explains bassist Douglas Ardito. This time we had time to live life and have experiences to talk about.

After demoing songs in some crazy little apartment with an isolation booth in the middle of Hollywood , Famous was recorded in Los Angeles and Colorado. Brian Howes (Hinder, Daughtry) co-wrote the first single Famous, which is currently rising up the Rock radio charts, with Wes and produced the track. Former Black Flag drummer Bill Stevenson (Rise Against, MXPX etc.), Jason Livermore (Rise Against, NOFX) and Jack Joseph Puig (John Mayer), along with Puddle Of Mudd all have producer credits on the album.

For all their platinum albums, awards and sold-out shows, Puddle Of Mudd have retained their organic approach to songwriting, usually starting with Wesley at home with an acoustic guitar. If it sounds good and it makes your skin goose bump-up then you’re probably onto something, he mulls.

Have you ever heard those lyrics by Nine Inch Nails: I just made you up to hurt myself ? he continues, laughing. That’s kinda how it is for songwriters I think: you almost create drama in your life just to get some good inspiration! Anything that irks you a little bit, for some weird and unknown reason, is good for really passionate songs. I write a lot of the stuff, but it’s like a team everybody’s got their inspiration that they put into it.

And Puddle Of Mudd now have fresh inspiration from new members Christian Stone (ex-Campfire Girls) and Ryan Yerdon.

Famous once again displays Puddle Of Mudd’s sixth sense for creating anthemic, songs that are at once optimistic and uneasy, uplifting yet contemplative, dramatic but never without humor. Wesley’s voice retains its serrated charm but is more versatile than ever, able to shift a song’s mood with sometimes unexpected inflections.

As ever, Puddle Of Mudd are single-minded in focusing on unpretentious songcraft and accessible lyrical authenticity over fashion’s fickle demands or artsy affectations. We’re not using DJ turntables and synths and all that stuff, Douglas confirms. We’re just trying to pull out the honesty and make another batch of great songs for people to listen to.

The new album’s first single Famous topped the rock radio charts at #1 on both the Active and Mainstream Rock formats and went Top 30 at Modern Rock.

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