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Puddle Of Mudd – Famous – 180 Gram Vinyl Record
Puddle of Mudd – Famous, released on October 9, 2007, marked the band’s third studio album and their attempt to reestablish themselves in the mid-2000s rock scene after the breakout success of Come Clean (2001) and the less commercially impactful Life on Display (2003). The record embraced a more polished, radio-ready production style, blending post-grunge, hard rock, and alternative metal into a sound that was designed to compete with the mainstream active rock of its era. Wes Scantlin’s signature raspy vocals remained front and center, delivering songs that touched on familiar themes of fame, frustration, relationships, and self-reflection, though critics often noted that the writing leaned heavily into conventional rock tropes.
The album’s most notable tracks included the title single “Famous,” a tongue-in-cheek anthem about the desire for celebrity that resonated on rock radio, and “Psycho,” the album’s biggest success, topping the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart with its dark verses and explosive chorus. Other songs such as “Livin’ on Borrowed Time” showed the band’s heavier side, while “We Don’t Have to Look Back Now,” co-written with Chris Daughtry, offered a softer, ballad-like moment that highlighted a more vulnerable side of Scantlin’s voice. Deep cuts like “Radiate” and “Merry Go Round” further showcased the band’s balance of crunching guitars and melodic hooks, solidifying the album’s radio-rock identity.
Reception for Famous was mixed: critics found it too polished and formulaic compared to the raw edge of Come Clean, yet fans and radio programmers helped it succeed commercially, with the album peaking at #27 on the Billboard 200. While it didn’t reinvent Puddle of Mudd’s sound, it provided them with their last major hits and extended their run during a period when many post-grunge contemporaries were fading from the spotlight. Today, Famous is remembered less as a critical triumph and more as a late-era highlight, keeping songs like Psycho and Famous alive as staples in the band’s live performances and solidifying their footprint in 2000s rock radio history.
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Track Listing
Famous
Livin’ On Borrowed Time
It Was Faith
Psycho
We Don’t Have To Look Back Now
Moonshine
Thinking About You
Merry-Go-Round
I’m So Sure
Radiate
If I Could Love You
