I don't mind Alter Bridge. They are pretty gay but have some decent rock songs. Tremonti is a really bad ass guitar player with his own originallity.. He has a signtature sound which not many guitarists have these days
Creed was god aweful but I think that was mainly because of that douche bag Scott Stapp. I still do like the first Creed album though, "My Own Prison" I liked it before they were ever even known so just because they got huge and turned into pussies I can't deny I used to love that album