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Puddle of Mudd (Music)

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".

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