Puddle of Mudd is an American rock band formed in Kansas City, MO in
1991. To date, the band has sold over seven million albums and has had
a string of No. 1 mainstream rock singles in the United States. Their
major-label debut Come Clean has sold over five million copies. They
have released an extended play, an independent album and five studio
albums, with their latest being Welcome to Galvania in September
2019.[citation needed]Puddle of Mudd was formed on September 13, 1991,
in Kansas City by Wes Scantlin (lead vocals/rhythm guitar), Jimmy
Allen (lead guitar), Sean Sammon (bass), and Kenny Burkitt
(drums).[Note 1] According to Scantlin, the band name was inspired by
practicing next to the Missouri river levee, which always inundated
the band's practice space, but never ruined their equipment since they
were on the second floor. In order to get to their practice space, the
band "had to walk through a pile of shit." The group's first release,
Stuck, was an EP released in 1994 on V&R Records. It was produced by
the band and E.J. Rose, and was recorded at Red House Studio in
Lawrence, Kansas. It spawned two radio singles (the first was "You
Don't Know", the second "Drift and Die").[citation needed]Puddle of
Mudd was formed on September 13, 1991, in Kansas City by Wes Scantlin
(lead vocals/rhythm guitar), Jimmy Allen (lead guitar), Sean Sammon
(bass), and Kenny Burkitt (drums).[Note 1] According to Scantlin, the
band name was inspired by practicing next to the Missouri river levee,
which always inundated the band's practice space, but never ruined
their equipment since they were on the second floor. In order to get
to their practice space, the band "had to walk through a pile of
shit." The group's first release, Stuck, was an EP released in 1994 on
V&R Records. It was produced by the band and E.J. Rose, and was
recorded at Red House Studio in Lawrence, Kansas. It spawned two radio
singles (the first was "You Don't Know", the second "Drift and
Die").[citation needed]Minus Jimmy Allen, the group released their
debut album, Abrasive, in 1997 on Hardknocks Records. It had eleven
tracks, all written by the band, three of which would eventually make
it on to Puddle of Mudd's first major-label release. Differences of
opinion and other factors led to the break-up of the original Puddle
of Mudd by early 1999, leaving Scantlin as the only original
member.[citation needed]Scantlin's big break in the music business
came after a copy of his demo tape was delivered to Fred Durst. Durst
contacted Scantlin, and after hearing that his band had broken up,
decided to bring him to California to attempt to put a new band
together.[citation needed]
1991. To date, the band has sold over seven million albums and has had
a string of No. 1 mainstream rock singles in the United States. Their
major-label debut Come Clean has sold over five million copies. They
have released an extended play, an independent album and five studio
albums, with their latest being Welcome to Galvania in September
2019.[citation needed]Puddle of Mudd was formed on September 13, 1991,
in Kansas City by Wes Scantlin (lead vocals/rhythm guitar), Jimmy
Allen (lead guitar), Sean Sammon (bass), and Kenny Burkitt
(drums).[Note 1] According to Scantlin, the band name was inspired by
practicing next to the Missouri river levee, which always inundated
the band's practice space, but never ruined their equipment since they
were on the second floor. In order to get to their practice space, the
band "had to walk through a pile of shit." The group's first release,
Stuck, was an EP released in 1994 on V&R Records. It was produced by
the band and E.J. Rose, and was recorded at Red House Studio in
Lawrence, Kansas. It spawned two radio singles (the first was "You
Don't Know", the second "Drift and Die").[citation needed]Puddle of
Mudd was formed on September 13, 1991, in Kansas City by Wes Scantlin
(lead vocals/rhythm guitar), Jimmy Allen (lead guitar), Sean Sammon
(bass), and Kenny Burkitt (drums).[Note 1] According to Scantlin, the
band name was inspired by practicing next to the Missouri river levee,
which always inundated the band's practice space, but never ruined
their equipment since they were on the second floor. In order to get
to their practice space, the band "had to walk through a pile of
shit." The group's first release, Stuck, was an EP released in 1994 on
V&R Records. It was produced by the band and E.J. Rose, and was
recorded at Red House Studio in Lawrence, Kansas. It spawned two radio
singles (the first was "You Don't Know", the second "Drift and
Die").[citation needed]Minus Jimmy Allen, the group released their
debut album, Abrasive, in 1997 on Hardknocks Records. It had eleven
tracks, all written by the band, three of which would eventually make
it on to Puddle of Mudd's first major-label release. Differences of
opinion and other factors led to the break-up of the original Puddle
of Mudd by early 1999, leaving Scantlin as the only original
member.[citation needed]Scantlin's big break in the music business
came after a copy of his demo tape was delivered to Fred Durst. Durst
contacted Scantlin, and after hearing that his band had broken up,
decided to bring him to California to attempt to put a new band
together.[citation needed]
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