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2[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/puddleofmudd12nov.jpg]]
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4Puddle of Mudd is a PostGrunge rock band from Kansas City, Missouri, who have to date sold over 7 million albums. As of 2020, the only founding band member left is lead singer Wes Scantlin.
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6They're named after the fact that their practice space was ruined by the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Mississippi_and_Missouri_Rivers_Flood_of_1993 Mississippi River flood of 1993]] and left a muddy mess (allowing Website/{{Cracked}} to joke that they missed a great opportunity to name themselves "Mississippi River Flood").
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8!!Discography:
9* ''Stuck (EP)'' (1995)
10* ''Abrasive'' (1997)
11* ''Come Clean'' (2001)
12* ''Life on Display'' (2003)
13* ''Famous'' (2007)
14* ''Volume 4: Songs in the Key of Love & Hate'' (2009)
15* ''[[CoverAlbum re:(disc)overed]]'' (2011)
16* ''Welcome to Galvania'' (2019)
17* ''Ubiquitous'' (2023)
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19!!Puddle of Mudd provides examples of:
20* BananaPeel: A banana peel causes a lethal slip up in the video for "Psycho".
21* BreakUpSong: "She Hates Me", which is about a relationship falling apart.
22* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: ''Stuck'' and ''Abrasive'' have a much rawer, more aggressive sound than their later works.
23%%* GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe: "Spaceship".
24* IAmTheBand: Wes Scantlin is the only original band member left and the only one to appear on every album.
25* PlayboyBunny: "Famous" has Wes state he wants to be jaded cause all the Playboy bunnies take the money from him.
26* RevolvingDoorBand: The band has had a high turnover rate for most of its existence, though its lineup has been relatively stable since 2014.
27* RockstarSong: "Famous" is about the singer's wanting to be what the title says, for the perks of such lifestyle like money and chicks.
28* ShoutOut: "Famous" has the line "[[Music/DireStraits Money is for nothing and the chicks are for free]]".

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