http://www.udreview.com/news/2007/10/09/Mosaic/Puddle.Of.Mudd.famous.Reviewed-3019872.shtml
10-09-07
Issue
date:
10/9/07
Section:
Mosaic
Puddle
of
Mudd
"Famous"
Geffen
Records
Rating:
2
(out
of
5)
Puddle
of
Mudd
may
hail
from
Kansas
City,
but
its
thick
guitars,
driving
rhythms
and
angst-inspired
sound
scream
Seattle.
It's
been
almost
four
years
since
its
last
album
"Life
on
Display,"
but
after
bringing
in
a
new
guitarist,
bassist
and
song-writing
team,
the
band
decided
to
make
one
last
push
to
prove
the
puddle
hasn't
run
dry.
Maybe
it
didn't
run
dry,
but
it's
certainly
sitting
still.
The
band's
third
album,
"Famous,"
brings
nothing
new
to
the
table,
despite
the
fresh
faces.
The
first
two
songs,
"Livin'
On
Borrowed
Time"
and
"Famous,"
are
loud
and
intense,
setting
the
tone
for
the
rest
of
the
largely
formulaic
album.
Songs
like
"Thinking
About
You"
and
"It
Was
Faith"
are
pleasant
exceptions
to
the
generic
rock
Puddle
of
Mud
does
well.
However,
singer
Wesley
Scantin's
voice,
which
bears
a
startling
similarity
to
late
Nirvana
singer
Kurt
Cobain,
is
noticeably
better
when
less
adventurous.
The
band's
relative
success
proves
there's
an
audience
for
its
cliché
brand
of
power-chord
rock,
who
more
than
likely
know
what
they
are
about
to
hear
when
popping
the
Puddle
CD
into
the
player.
With
"Famous,"
they
will
certainly
be
satisfied.