Collective Soul

Wanted To Get Right

i agree they have gone a little bit downhill with the new electronic/poppy side.... but i am really diggin' track 1 on "Youth", the chorus is really funky, prolly one of my favorite CS songs ever.

angryyoungman

btw anyone who lives in new york and has an extra ticket to there free show at the nutty irishmen feel free to pm me. ive been trying to win on the radio, but im not having much luck

circles down

I've always hated them.

deadmosquito

i just picked up their live album last night, haven't had the chance to go thru it all yet though. it sounds pretty good, the crowd seems to be really into it, and the band is playing with the atlanta youth orchestra which seems pretty cool IMO. i've been a CS fan for a long time, but never was like crazy about them. they are one of those bands i just always get their cd when it comes out.

giventoyfly316

Collective Soul is one of my guilty pleasure bands in that when I listen to them I think I should hate what I'm hearing yet I can't help but enjoy it. I saw them open for Creed on the Human Clay tour (yes, in a former life I was a Creed fan), and they were awesome. I was turned off by the ultra-rock star persona that Ed adopted on-stage, right down to the leather pants, but their energy was so great that I quickly forgot about it.

I had mostly forgotten about them though until I happened upon the live concert with the Atlanta Youth Symphony Orchestra on DirectTV's Freeview this past December. I was blown away by the concert, especially Better Now when the crowd and the Youth Orchestra sang the chorus. I bought the CD and DVD this week, and I think that the concert loses a lot in the transfer to the CD.

Since seeing the concert, I joined the forum at their official website and read more about them. I am really impressed with how they've come back, especially in that they started their own label (El Music Group) which is something I would have expected more form Pearl Jam (who in a similar situation opted for a corporate subsidiary) than Collective Soul. Plus, I get the impression that these guys just love what they're doing again, which is infectious in their concerts.

They come to my town a lot, and I just missed an acoustic show a couple of months ago (sold out quick). I'd love to see them live again, and I wouldn't be ashamed to be there because their live show is so energetic. However, based on Youth (the songs from the album I do like are almost night and day better on the Home DVD) I'd be much more cautious about buying any new album from them.

Penny453

I think that they're a good band...they played in the Hamptons here a little while ago..but I didn't get a chance to go see them.

dCowboyPJ

I just picked up their new live cd today. I think its pretty good. I'm really digging the new stuido track Burn, though.

darthvedder88

King Nothing wrote:

I just picked up their new live cd today. I think its pretty good. I'm really digging the new stuido track Burn, though.

Yeah, Home kicked ass!!!

Thumbing My Way

giventoyfly316 wrote:

Collective Soul is one of my guilty pleasure bands in that when I listen to them I think I should hate what I'm hearing yet I can't help but enjoy it. I saw them open for Creed on the Human Clay tour (yes, in a former life I was a Creed fan), and they were awesome. I was turned off by the ultra-rock star persona that Ed adopted on-stage, right down to the leather pants, but their energy was so great that I quickly forgot about it.

I had mostly forgotten about them though until I happened upon the live concert with the Atlanta Youth Symphony Orchestra on DirectTV's Freeview this past December. I was blown away by the concert, especially Better Now when the crowd and the Youth Orchestra sang the chorus. I bought the CD and DVD this week, and I think that the concert loses a lot in the transfer to the CD.

Since seeing the concert, I joined the forum at their official website and read more about them. I am really impressed with how they've come back, especially in that they started their own label (El Music Group) which is something I would have expected more form Pearl Jam (who in a similar situation opted for a corporate subsidiary) than Collective Soul. Plus, I get the impression that these guys just love what they're doing again, which is infectious in their concerts.

They come to my town a lot, and I just missed an acoustic show a couple of months ago (sold out quick). I'd love to see them live again, and I wouldn't be ashamed to be there because their live show is so energetic. However, based on Youth (the songs from the album I do like are almost night and day better on the Home DVD) I'd be much more cautious about buying any new album from them.

My mom love's Collective Soul too...I brought the self-titled CD in the car for a bit and she bought her own copy...then all the rest!!!

She even flew down to ATL to see that live performance!!, and is on that message board all the time