In 1997, an unknown Florida hard-rock group called _____ spent $6,000 to make its debut album, ______. Talk about a good investment: An independent label, Wind-Up, signed the group, got Sony to provide distribution, and ______ became, for four years or so, one of America's hugest bands. Its 1999 single, "_____," topped the modern-rock chart for 17 straight weeks. "_______," released the following year, reached the top of the pop charts, and won the Grammy for best rock song. Between 1997 and 2002, the band grossed more than $70 million touring. To date, it has sold 26 million records in the United States.
If you came up with the word "underrated" then you too can write idiotic columns for Slate praising the work of the unknown band Creed. Is there a standard I'm missing when attributing the "underrated" label to something? You'd think that instead of writing an article calling for a critical re-evaluation of one of the most overrated bands of the past decade Slate could use the space to actually promote a band that deserves the space. But then I guess they wouldn't be Slate.
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