Collective Soul

Any fans? I think they're a fantastic guitar pop band. Love Ed Roland's lyrics too.

Their new album Afterwords is fantastic...

Are these the guys that did that song "Gel"? I know they had a few other hits, but that's the only song I remember liking (if it was them). Other than that, not my cuppa tea.

Yes, they did 'Gel'...I love that song...

I've only got one song, "Heavy." It's pretty good.

It seemed they had the misfortune of coming out when grunge was big and people tried to shove them into that camp. Radio was unsure what to do with them though I did hear Shine and Gel quite a bit and it seems they had a couple other radio songs but I can't remember them off hand. Decent guitar pop as you say. My brother is into them a lot so I got to hear them and actually liked Disciplined Breakdown the best. Precious Declaration, Full Circle and Blame were really good songs. Haven't heard much lately, as I don't live near my bro anymore.

I have all their albums.

I saw them in a little club in New Haven when they were touring the Hints, Allegations and Things Left Unsaid album. I was totally blown away by how HEAVY they were! Nothing like the album. The live version of Shine was metal!

I have their first 4 cds and love them all. They are one of those bands that put out good cds and are more rock than anything!

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No interest. A good friend of mine loves them, but I just don't care.

Good band and they used to have one killer guitar player (Just listen to the solo in shine, I think he left though?)

I like most of their songs favorites are Gel, Where the River Flows, Heavy, Precious Declaration, and December. All radio hits too

Cool to see other fans!! Great band. Saw them live on the tour for the second album...fantastic show!

If anyone wants these albums, Amazon has them for under $1 for the most part.

GREAT singles, mediocre albums. The last album of theirs I bought was Blender. "Why Pt. 2" is my favorite song from them.

Metal Misfit wrote:

GREAT singles, mediocre albums. The last album of theirs I bought was Blender. "Why Pt. 2" is my favorite song from them.

I agree with this assessment for the last several but up to the S/T, I think the albums are pretty solid.

I think they are pretty decent.

I only remember that song Precious Declaration. They sound pretty good, but I was into other stuff at the time and never got into them.

I heard a radio interview (part of it anyway) between Vivian Cambell and a San Jose disc jockey named Greg Kihn (Greg Kihn Band) and in closing Greg called Vivian the lead guitar player of Def Leppard. Is this true ? I had heard he was only playin the rhythym role pretty much .

oops wrong place.....get a gun

I love the Greg Kihn Band!!!

the sentinel wrote:

I love the Greg Kihn Band!!!

Our love's in Jeopordy....baby....ooooooo!!!

Ack!

I much prefer:

"They don't write 'em like that any-mooooore."