For Floridian post-grunge band Creed, expectations were sky high after their 1997 debut ... It was a mixture of live performance and references to one of the biggest movies of the era.

Despite being one of the most successful hard rock groups of the ’90s and ’00s—one of the bestselling bands of any kind from that era, actually—Creed’s performance on Billboard’s hard ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Creed’s comeback continues, as millions of Americans—as well as fans ...