Creed: The Soundtrack to the Texas Rangers MLB Postseason Run

Creed is back in the news lately. First, it was for the announcement of their reunion on the aptly named “Summer of ’99” cruise. Now, it has to do with the Texas Rangers.

Per Loudwire, the Rangers started listening to Creed in the clubhouse before games during the second half of the regular season. The team started racking up wins and ended the regular season with a 90-72 record.

This led to the Rangers facing off against the Tampa Bay Rays in the American League wildcard series. The Rangers swept the Rays in the three-game series. Then, the Rangers swept the Baltimore Orioles in the American League Division Series (ALDS), a five-game series. During the third and final game of the ALDS, video of Creed playing in the stadium and fans singing along started making the rounds.

Where were you when the power of Creed took the Texas Rangers to the World Series? pic.twitter.com/oxYk4H5TNh

— Jared Carrabis (@Jared_Carrabis) October 11, 2023

Fox Sports field reporter Ken Rosenthal even mentioned this unexpected phenomenon during the ALDS game three broadcast. Rosenthal noted that some of the members on the Rangers roster weren’t even born when Creed released their biggest hits.

What is the secret to the Rangers success?@Ken_Rosenthal has more on how @Creed turned their second half struggles around pic.twitter.com/eiWqPb39qO

— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) October 11, 2023

As of publishing, Creed has yet to comment on all of this. However, you better believe the Rangers and their fans will be blasting a lot of Creed this Sunday (October 15), when they face the Houston Astros in game one of the American League Championship Series (ALCS).

11 Butt Rock Songs that Actually Rule

With Creed reuniting for the first time in a decade, we can’t help but explore a certain controversial subgenre: Butt Rock.

The origins and definition of Butt Rock are murky, at best. One listing on Urban Dictionary defines the subgenre as, “A style of hard rock & heavy metal music that is watered down both musically and lyrically to garner maximum radio play and mainstream acceptance.” Typically, Butt Rock bands cropped up in the late ’90s and throughout the aughts. However, other Urban Dictionary definitions classify ’80s hair metal as Butt Rock, too.

Perhaps, Butt Rock is truly in the ear of the beholder. It might just be a derogatory term rock fans use on bands they don’t like. For the sake of this list, we’re classifying Butt Rock in relation to music released in the late ’90s and throughout the aughts.

Without further ado, here are 11 Butt Rock songs that actually rule.