After four albums, platinum-plus sales, sold-out crowds and more than a dozen radio hits, Puddle of Mudd has cemented its reputation and its repertoire in the rock ´n´ roll world. It´s the proverbial force to be reckoned with, possessing the kind of track record that most bands would be proud to have had over an entire career.  Think songs like "Blurry," "Drift & Die," "She Hates Me," "Away From Me" and "Psycho" for starters.

Rest assured it´s been a good time, but now Puddle of Mudd wants to have some fun.

RE:(DISC)OVERED is an entirely different kind of endeavor for the group, which has been churning out its own material since their debut album Come Clean was released in 2001.  This time the Mudd men have put down their pens in favor of recording 11 classic rock tracks by artists such as: The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, The Steve Miller Band, AC/DC, Elton John and many others. Some are perfectly in character; others are surprising, but ultimately RE:(DISC)OVERED is Puddle of Mudd getting to both show and explore some different sides of its musical makeup.

"When we were on the road last time we were playing (AC/DC´s) ´TNT´, (Miller´s) ´The Joker´, ´War Pigs´ by Black Sabbath and ´Summer Lovin’’ from the Grease soundtrack -- just kind of bouncing around, doing covers," Scantlin says. "We never put any cover songs on our records before, so it just seemed like something fun to do. Plus they´re all hit songs, all timeless songs. Who wouldn´t want to make a record like that?"

Guitarist Paul Phillips adds that, "I think we needed something like this because it was a no pressure situation.  We  just wanted to do something for fun in the studio.  We had a great time, and I think it was the right thing to do."

But don´t think that the project was, as Scantlin would say, "easy peasy."

"It was challenging to sing these songs by these really legendary singers," he recalls. "Not only were these great songs and great performances, but they were all in their 20s when they wrote this stuff and recorded it. I really had to buckle down and push

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