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Lazarus
(Bethany)
Posted: May 06, 2013 - 11:04
 

marvelous...  love it...
 

onelittlemoose
(Mooseville, Canada)
Posted: May 06, 2013 - 10:57
 
Yes. There should be more Collective Soul in the world. Thanks RP. 

Jazbo
(Beautiful Valparaiso IN.)
Posted: Apr 05, 2013 - 07:14
 
Yay...they're touring again...a must see show.

coloradojohn
(A Mile High and then some, Cherry Creek, Denver)
Posted: Nov 30, 2012 - 19:07
 
One of the best and most exuberant solid-rocking albums of the late 90s.  A couple days ago I put it on and played the whole thing and FREAKED.  Blame?  Whoah, blistering!  Crowded Head: Heavy...Intense...Strident... And this one — LOVE IT!  It brought back tons of memories, brought out a lot of emotions...felt my Collective Soul SHINE like it hadn't in years. 
THIS STUFF JAMS!  Thanks, RP!

agd3
Posted: Nov 30, 2012 - 19:05
 
Ho-hum..catchy hook, but then it dies off and something is missing.  Then I look, Collective Soul...not a surprise.

rdo
(DC)
Posted: Oct 30, 2012 - 10:50
 
 Proclivities wrote:

I believe you may be "literally" exaggerating.  Mariah Carey (for one), certainly got more airplay than Collective Soul did in the 1990s.
 

I do not think he is joking.  I have heard this assertion quoted by reliable authorities on more than one occasion.

lily34
(lexvegas)
Posted: Aug 28, 2012 - 10:37
 
 coloradojohn wrote:
In my opinion, a vastly under-appreciated band with loads of talent, lots of cryptic multi-layered lyrics, and deep melodious springs of soul that employ all avenues of expression...always a real treat! and always great to hear them on RP!
 
same



coloradojohn
(A Mile High and then some, Cherry Creek, Denver)
Posted: Jun 26, 2012 - 14:18
 
In my opinion, a vastly under-appreciated band with loads of talent, lots of cryptic multi-layered lyrics, and deep melodious springs of soul that employ all avenues of expression...always a real treat! and always great to hear them on RP!

Proclivities
(Carrboro, NC)
Posted: Mar 23, 2012 - 07:15
 
 derekd wrote:
Random but true factoid: While people associate Pearl Jam and Nirvana with the 1990s, Collective Soul literally has the record for the most played artist on the radio.
 
I believe you may be "literally" exaggerating.  Mariah Carey (for one), certainly got more airplay than Collective Soul did in the 1990s.

kysmet
(Central Florida)
Posted: Mar 23, 2012 - 06:55
 
I'll never grow tired of CS

coloradojohn
(Moving in Stereo...to Cherry Creek!)
Posted: Feb 20, 2012 - 13:48
 
Was blown away by these guys when they burst on the scene, and luckily it seems, wasn't burned out on them (was living overseas at the time) on radio play, AND I got to see them jam live in Boulder in 2001 so I still really like them.  I think they have a groovy edge!

parrothead
(could be anywhere in the great USA)
Posted: Feb 10, 2010 - 09:28
 
 Jelani wrote:
I have Dosage and their first album.
I think the laser has worn through the discs. 
 
I have all of there CD's...IMO Dosage is there best...


helgigermany
(Germany)
Posted: Feb 10, 2010 - 09:27
 
Very nice!!

scraig
(Santa Barbara, CA)
Posted: Feb 10, 2010 - 09:25
 
RP: You're better than this.

sirdroseph
(Outer Mongolia)
Posted: Feb 10, 2010 - 09:23
 
Love the guitar riff!{#Bananajam}

MinMan
(Bay Area, CA)
Posted: Dec 09, 2009 - 14:13
 
 flatpicker wrote:
not bad.
Though something about the guitar riff reminds me of Cherub Rock by Smashing Pumpkins.
   Or maybe it's 34 years ago and Steven Tyler is screeching "...sweeeeet emotion... "

Jelani
(Home of the freak, land of the vague)
Posted: Dec 09, 2009 - 14:10
 
I have Dosage and their first album.
I think the laser has worn through the discs. 

lophrequa
(the very edge of the land)
Posted: Nov 08, 2009 - 04:51
 
 derekd wrote:
Random but true factoid: While people associate Pearl Jam and Nirvana with the 1990s, Collective Soul literally has the record for the most played artist on the radio.
 
a dubious distinction 

flatpicker
(Toronto, Canada)
Posted: Oct 07, 2009 - 16:01
 
not bad.

Though something about the guitar riff reminds me of Cherub Rock by Smashing Pumpkins.



derekd
(Just Visiting This Planet)
Posted: Oct 07, 2009 - 15:59
 
Random but true factoid: While people associate Pearl Jam and Nirvana with the 1990s, Collective Soul literally has the record for the most played artist on the radio.

peter_james_bond
(Lunenburg, NS)
Posted: Aug 05, 2009 - 15:00
 
 romeotuma wrote:
This is a really cool song...
 
Yes, get the extinguisher because RP's on fire again! Bill this is getting to be a problem....not!


grungepuppy
(Flagstaff, AZ)
Posted: Aug 05, 2009 - 14:55
 
I can't stand this band, especially the singer.{#Puke}

Wizzuvvoz
(Land of Nod. East of Eden on Route 66.)
Posted: May 02, 2009 - 10:16
 
 romeotuma wrote:


This is a really cool song...
  I dig this song a lot too
taken a lot of flack from the cool kids for liking collective soul 
8 for a most excellent riff



slowhand
(NC)
Posted: May 02, 2009 - 10:15
 
Very catchy.

(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: May 02, 2009 - 10:14
 


This is a really cool song...



(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Mar 31, 2009 - 21:24
 


love it...



djblitz
(Boston, MA)
Posted: Sep 23, 2008 - 08:56
 
As cheesy as they may historically be, they are very 90's in terms of their sound and I've always had a love for their guitar riffs. 

Seahunt
(Parent's Basement)
Posted: Jul 22, 2008 - 03:54
 
I always kind of liked their music. I saw them on TV the other day and man do they think they are cool. They reminded me of the band Jack Black and the kids beat in School of Rock.
andrewimft
(North Californie)
Posted: Jul 22, 2008 - 03:53
 
MLavender wrote:
Collective Soul had some very catchy riffs. ...shame their vocalist and lyrics are so poor.



His singing improved a lot on the last few CD's especially starting with Disciplined Breakdown and especially Dosage. He even lists a vocal coach in the credits of I think Dosage. But if you listen to that CD, you'll see he really learns how to use what he has much better. Granted the texture and range of his voice isn't lovely, but he has developed into a clearer and more nuanced harmonic voice, and it's gotten quite good.

Saw them on tour and not only do they awesomely rock, but they play with passion and put on a great show— and Ed Roland is a very charismatic front man, but you can't tell that without seeing them. They've been one of my most favorite bands now since I heard Dosage a few years ago.


eerovond
Posted: Jun 20, 2008 - 15:35
 
MidLyfe wrote:
Of all the "power pop" bands, as they are called, Collective Soul has always had very smart songwriting and crisp guitar lines. They're guitarist until 2001, Ross Childress, was magnificent.

This song typically opens their live shows. If you can't tell, I likey me some CS


Don't know if I would call them "power pop"

They always reminded me of Drivin' n' Cryin', later period Neats and The Tragicaly Hip.
auburntigerrich
(Edge of the 'Verse)
Posted: Apr 18, 2008 - 17:41
 
electronicthroat wrote:
Haven't heard this in forever. Reminds me of getting my first car when I was 16. I would take joy rides and listen to the rock station.


Heh... true for me as well. These guys will always be a part of my early music years.
MLavender
Posted: Jan 15, 2008 - 06:38
 
Collective Soul had some very catchy riffs.

...shame their vocalist and lyrics are so poor.
themotion
(underwater)
Posted: Nov 13, 2007 - 11:32
 
While they never really broke barriers, Collective Soul has a very tight and distinct sound that can only be pinned as Collective Soul.

8
MidLyfe
(Just outside the beltway...)
Posted: Nov 13, 2007 - 11:31
 
Of all the "power pop" bands, as they are called, Collective Soul has always had very smart songwriting and crisp guitar lines. They're guitarist until 2001, Ross Childress, was magnificent.

This song typically opens their live shows. If you can't tell, I likey me some CS
Jamunca
(Asheville, NC)
Posted: Nov 13, 2007 - 11:31
 
mandolin wrote:
...somebody told me last year that collective soul was a christian band, i.e. overtly religious music - is that true?..if so, i'm dumbfounded oblivious...


That person is an idiot.
dixiedeb
(Augusta, GA)
Posted: Nov 13, 2007 - 11:30
 
Never really got into these guys--
mandolin
(...drifting...)
Posted: Nov 13, 2007 - 11:29
 
...somebody told me last year that collective soul was a christian band, i.e. overtly religious music - is that true?..if so, i'm dumbfounded oblivious...

gopre
Posted: Sep 11, 2007 - 16:07
 
Dang, I'd written them off for dead long ago. Thanks for playing.
bcorcoran
(Alexandria, VA)
Posted: Sep 11, 2007 - 16:06
 
As with most Collective Soul... it IS power pop.

But that said... I still like them a lot. Easily a solid 6 or 7 in my book. I like their self-titled album a lot more than the newer stuff though. (I had it on tape...)
ChardRemains
(Principal's Office)
Posted: Jul 26, 2007 - 11:51
 
Beanie wrote:
they're not breaking any new ground here. It's still very listenable.


And yay I am awake.
electronicthroat
(South Carolina)
Posted: Jul 26, 2007 - 11:47
 
Haven't heard this in forever. Reminds me of getting my first car when I was 16. I would take joy rides and listen to the rock station.
davin
(Victoria, British Columbia)
Posted: May 24, 2007 - 15:54
 
Jared wrote:
A guilty pleasure


Guilty, but no pleasure I am afraid. The lead singer's voice still grates on my ears like Styrofoam being rubbed together vigorously.

Boo!
horstman
(Syracuse, New York)
Posted: May 24, 2007 - 15:54
 
brokemusician wrote:
This band will soon be forgotten.


Not as long as Bill Goldsmith has any say in that...

then again, maybe the RIAA will silence alot of these bands.

That would really suck!
Jared
(SE Florida)
Posted: Apr 07, 2007 - 09:36
 
A guilty pleasure to hear them, and I thought the first 1/2 of Dosage had some nice quality
coloradojohn
(Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan -- 15 min. west of Shinjuku, center of the freaking Universe)
Posted: Mar 22, 2007 - 19:07
 
I still believe that this is a GREAT album of amazing tunes! Crowded Head, for one, just gets things cranking in no time. I like many cuts on Dosage, too... Maybe they were too preachy for some, but I always liked their message, and thought they rocked pretty well... Thanks, Bill, for this -- and all the rest!
Irksome
(London)
Posted: Mar 07, 2007 - 03:25
 
Ordinary at best
tnt_thomas
(No C&W - This ain't RodeoParadise!!)
Posted: Feb 19, 2007 - 12:13
 
AlanCE wrote:
I saw them in concert and they just turned the guitars up to 11 and pretended to be Ozzy Osborne (even played Crazy Train, which rocks in a completely super duper way), but that's not what I was anticipating. I wasn't impressed with their live stuff at all.


I saw them live too and their sound system wasn't as well engineered as the boy-band that warmed them up. Methinks they lost it whence they dropped their label to start their own. Too much ego, not enough art. But still one of my fav CD bands, when the mood strikes.
loro
(left of center, right of middle)
Posted: Feb 19, 2007 - 12:09
 
Sweeeeeeeet emooooooootion.....
MojoJojo
(Indianapolis, IN USA)
Posted: Jan 24, 2006 - 09:00
 
To me this song has always had a bit too many Joe-6-pack, F-Body, "this tune rawks dooood!" overtones

rosedraws
(never close enough)
Posted: Jan 24, 2006 - 08:53
 
This is a superb album. I love the guitars, his voice, the harmony, and the lyrics.