
Puddle of Mudd is a Post-Grunge rock band from Kansas City, Missouri, who have to date sold over 7 million albums. The only consistent band member is lead singer/ rhythm guitarist Wes Scantlin.
They're named after the fact that their practice space was ruined by the Mississippi River flood of 1993
and left a muddy mess (allowing Cracked to joke that they missed a great opportunity to name themselves "Mississippi River Flood").
Discography:
- Stuck (EP) (1995)
- Abrasive (1997)
- Come Clean (2001)
- Life on Display (2003)
- Famous (2007)
- Volume 4: Songs in the Key of Love & Hate (2009)
- re:(disc)overed (2011)
- Welcome to Galvania (2019)
- Ubiquitous (2023)
- Kiss the Machine (2025)
Puddle of Mudd provides examples of:
- Banana Peel: A banana peel causes a lethal slip up in the video for "Psycho".
- Break-Up Song: "She Hates Me", which is about a relationship falling apart.
- Early-Installment Weirdness: Stuck and Abrasive have a much rawer, more aggressive sound than their later works.
- I Am the Band: By their major label debut, Wes Scantlin was the only original band member left. At least three different lineups of bassists, lead guitarists, and drummers have come and gone since then.
- Playboy Bunny: "Famous" has Wes state he wants to be jaded cause all the Playboy bunnies take the money from him.
- Revolving Door Band: The band has had a high turnover rate outside of their fronter, with the longest-running lineup lasting from 2014 to 2023.
- Rock-Star Song: "Famous" is about the singer's wanting to be what the title says, for the perks of such lifestyle like money and chicks.
- Shout-Out: "Famous" has the line "Money is for nothing and the chicks are for free".
