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American rock band

Collective Soul
Collective Soul performing at MMRBQ 2022 in Camden, New Jersey on May 21, 2016.
Background data
Origin	Stockbridge, Georgia, U.S.
Genres	Alternative rock, post-grunge[1]
Years active	1992–present
Labels	Rising Tempest Atlantic El Loud & Proud Roadrunner Vanguard Suretone
Website	www.collectivesoul.com
Members	Ed Roland Dean Roland Will Turpin Johnny Rabb Jesse Triplett
Past members	Ross Childress Shane Evans Joel Kosche Ryan Hoyle Cheney Brannon

Collective Soul is an American rock band originally from Stockbridge, Georgia.^[2] Now based in Atlanta, the grouping consists of lead vocalist Ed Roland, rhythm guitarist Dean Roland, bassist Will Turpin, drummer Johnny Rabb, and atomic number 82 guitarist Jesse Triplett. Formed in 1992, Collective Soul released their Hints, Allegations, and Things Left Implied anthology on the contained label Rising Storm Records in 1993. The ring went from obscurity to popularity that year after the song "Shine" became an undercover striking based on radio play. The anthology was re-released in 1994 nether major label Atlantic Records.

Commonage Soul released a self-titled album in March 1995. Considered by Ed Roland to be the band's true debut anthology, Collective Soul spent 76 weeks on the Billboard 200 charts and went triple-platinum, condign the band's highest-selling album. The singles "December", "The World I Know", and "Where the River Flows" each reached No. 1 on the Mainstream Rock charts. Well-nigh 2 years later, Commonage Soul released Disciplined Breakup. Although not as successful in sales every bit their previous ii albums, Disciplined Breakdown contained ii No. i Mainstream Rock chart hits with "Precious Announcement" and "Mind". The ring released a fourth studio album, Dosage, in 1999. The album's commencement unmarried, "Heavy", spent a so record-breaking 15 weeks on the meridian spot of the Mainstream Rock charts.

The ring released Blender in 2000, their fifth and final album with the original starting lineup, as pb guitarist Ross Childress left the ring in 2001. About two weeks after Childress' departure, Collective Soul released 7 Year Crawling, a compilation of their greatest hits between 1994 and 2001. Commonage Soul established their ain label, El Music Group, prior to releasing Youth in 2004. The band recorded a live album with the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra in 2005, titled Abode, and released it in 2006. Original drummer Shane Evans departed from the ring at the end of 2005. Collective Soul has since released 4 more albums: Afterwords (2007), a second self-titled album (2009), See What Yous Started by Standing (2015), and Blood (2019).

History [edit]

Early on years [edit]

Before forming Collective Soul, vocalist Ed Roland studied music limerick and guitar at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts.^[three] Since the mid-1980s, Roland was involved in Atlanta's underground music scene making demos and performing. He also worked at Real 2 Reel Studios in Stockbridge, which was owned past bassist Will Turpin's male parent, Bill Turpin. Roland's duties were producing, mixing, and engineering science for local Atlanta artists. He recorded his demos and released an independent solo album Ed-E Roland in 1991.

Roland recruited keyboard role player and backing vocalist Christopher Dykes, drummer Tony Caporale, and bassist Skip Godwin to play alive in clubs and showcase for A/R personnel from various record companies. At this time the group was only known every bit "Ed-Due east". They played several local shows, played a part in a CBS Picture of the Week, and were guests on the local Atlanta television receiver programme Music Peachtree Style (where local Atlanta-based artists were interviewed and profiled). That initial version of the "Ed-Eastward" band dissolved in the mid-to-belatedly 1980s due to incompatible musical tastes among other differences. Roland subsequently formed Marching Ii-Stride which included original Collective Soul drummer Shane Evans, Michele Rhea Caplinger, and Matt Serletic.

Marching Two-Stride were a local gigging ring for a few years, but never managed to grow beyond the guild scene. Roland'south early attempts to exist signed to a recording contract by a label faced rejections. Caplinger would get a music manufacture publicist and was afterward appointed executive director of the Atlanta Affiliate of the Recording University in 2000. Serletic would continue to become a Grammy Award-winning producer for Collective Soul, Matchbox Xx, Blessid Wedlock of Souls, and Edwin McCain, and landed executive positions with record companies.

1993–1994: Hints, Allegations, and Things Left Unsaid and signing to Atlantic Records [edit]

Afterward the demise of Roland'due south previous music collaborations, he enlisted musicians to tape a demo in a basement. The group fabricated for the demo took its proper name from a phrase in The Fountainhead, with Roland explaining that "we're non preaching Ayn Rand, objectivism, egoism, or anything...we just dug the proper name."^[4] Roland initially intended to sell the songs to a publishing company and had no firsthand plans of forming a band out of information technology. The demo was submitted to WRAS (FM), 88.5'due south Amy Staehling, host of the long running and pop Georgia Music Show at Georgia State University's 100,000 watt student radio station in Atlanta, the largest student run radio station in the country, where she added the vocal "Polish" to the local rotation. It was an instant listener favorite. The demo was also passed along to WJRR in Orlando, Florida which began playing "Shine", soon to exist its well-nigh requested song. Amid the surprise popularity, Roland agreed to perform live shows, enlisting his brother Dean Roland on rhythm guitar, drummer Shane Evans, bassist Will Turpin, and lead guitarist Ross Childress, in what would be the beginning official lineup of Collective Soul. Atlantic Records took note of the popularity of "Shine" and subsequently signed them to a contract.^[2]

Upon Collective Soul'due south signing, Atlantic wished to capitalize on the ring's success and quickly re-released the 1993 demo Hints, Allegations, and Things Left Unsaid every bit their first studio album. Although reluctant to have the unpolished demo represent their new lineup, Collective Soul gained international recognition and double-platinum status with their debut, which peaked at number 15 on the Billboard 200. "Shine" had topped the rock charts and as well peaked at No. eleven on the Billboard Hot 100, while the second single "Breathe" peaked at No. 12 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. The band rapidly began work on what they would consider their true debut record and were invited to perform at Woodstock 1994.^[ii] They toured extensively beyond North America, and also served as an opener for Aerosmith in belatedly 1994.

1995–1999: Collective Soul, Disciplined Breakdown, and Dosage [edit]

The group's self-titled 2nd anthology issued the following twelvemonth, was certified RIAA triple platinum, and logged a 76-calendar week run on the Billboard 200. Notable singles from Collective Soul included Mainstream Stone and Mod Stone charts No. one hits "December", "Where the River Flows", and "The World I Know", along with the No. two hit "Gel" and the No. viii hit "Smashing Beau". During the album's release, the band was the opener for Van Halen for three months. Afterwards, they embarked on their ain tour equally headliners.^[five]

Following a split with their manager, Collective Soul found their tour dates canceled and were called into the courtroom to face up a legal battle that lasted into 1996, presumably with said ex-manager Pecker Richardson. While the legal battles continued, the band went to a cabin, in the middle of twoscore acres (160,000 chiliad²) of cow pasture in Stockbridge, and began recording. They recorded into a computer their impromptu efforts of songs Roland penned, and these became Disciplined Breakdown. The legal example was eventually settled, and both parties were instructed not to discuss the outcome.

Disciplined Breakup, released in 1997, did not sell besides equally their previous records despite debuting higher on the charts. The album eventually achieved platinum certification, and produced ii more than No. 1 singles on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart: "Precious Declaration" and "Listen", along with No. eleven hit "Blame". The album eventually peaked at No. 16 on the Billboard 200.^{[two] [half-dozen]}

Collective Soul took a suspension from touring and had only played a handful of dates throughout 1998. They had instead focused on recording. The ring's fourth anthology was 1999'southward platinum certified Dosage. The first single "Heavy" gear up a new loftier mark for 15 weeks at No. i on the Mainstream Rock chart. Singles such as "Run", "No More, No Less", and "Tremble for My Beloved" gained notable positions on the rock charts as well. The album was produced by Anthony J. Resta, known for his work with Duran Duran and others. The band also performed at the Woodstock 1999 festival, where they performed "Heavy", a cover of Ozzy Osbourne's song "Crazy Railroad train", and a cover of U2'southward song "I Will Follow".

2000–2003: Blender, kickoff lineup change, and divergence from Atlantic Records [edit]

The group then released their 5th studio anthology, Blender, in October 2000. It did not sell likewise as previous albums, although the kickoff single "Why, Pt. 2" reached No. 2 on the Mainstream Stone nautical chart. They achieved boosted hits with "Vent" and "Perfect Day", the latter being a duet between Roland and Elton John. The album became RIAA certified gold. The anthology was their second effort with Resta producing. The song "You Speak My Linguistic communication" was a embrace of a vocal written past Marker Sandman, who formed Morphine in 1989. The song was originally on Morphine's 1992 album, Proficient.

In 2001, Collective Soul released their greatest hits compilation, 7 Yr Itch: Greatest Hits 1994–2001 (the title being stylized equally 7even Year Itch), which featured two new songs, the single "Next Homecoming" and "Energy". The record marked the end of the group'south contract with Atlantic Records and the divergence of lead guitarist Childress due to private personal differences. The band promoted their longtime guitar technician, Joel Kosche from Jovian Tempest, to exist the new lead guitarist.

2004–2009: Formation of El Music Group, Youth, Afterwords, and Commonage Soul II [edit]

In 2004 Collective Soul created their independent label El Music Group, which allowed the band greater control over the production and distribution of their music. In November of that year, they released their sixth studio album, Youth, which debuted at No. 66 on the Billboard 200. Due to personal issues, boosted drum tracks on the anthology were by session musician Ryan Hoyle, who would play a more prominent identify in the band increasingly.^[seven] "Counting the Days" was the first and nearly successful single, as it peaked at No. 8 on the Mainstream Rock chart. The second single "Ameliorate Now" received significant airplay on the Adult Pinnacle 40 chart as it peaked at No. ix and was used in commercials for the cereal Special Grand. The resultant United states of america and Canadian tours lasted over 2 years. The third unmarried "How Exercise You Love" peaked at No. 16 on the Developed Summit 40 chart.

In May 2005, they released an eight-song acoustic EP compilation titled From the Footing Upward, which had acoustic versions of past favorites, plus a new track "Youth". Collective Soul performed two shows with the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra on April 23 and 24, 2005. A DVD and double disc CD of the performances, entitled Home: A Live Concert Recording With The Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra was released in Feb 2006. At the end of 2005, Evans was dismissed from the band due to extensive drug utilise. His identify was filled past Hoyle, who was in the studio for the 2004 Youth album and had substituted on unlike occasions for Evans.^{[eight] [9]}

Commonage Soul's seventh studio anthology, Afterwords, was released in August 2007. It was co-produced again by Resta who likewise contributed synthesizers, percussion, and atomic number 82 guitar on the vocal "Bearing Witness". The band made a deal in the United states with Target stores, making it the "exclusive physical retailer" of Afterwords for ane yr. The album was immediately available in digital form on iTunes. The record debuted at No. 25 on the Billboard Comprehensive Albums chart (as albums bachelor only from a single retailer were ineligible for the Billboard 200 at the time). Billboard would after amend this rule due to similar successes of other artists via similar agreements.

The Developed Top forty pop-rock single "Hollywood" was released in May. Information technology became the theme vocal for the hit T.V. show American Idol. The ring and then made an appearance on The This night Show with Jay Leno on August 31 to promote the anthology where they performed "Hollywood". They were also the musical guest on The Late Late Testify with Craig Ferguson. The second single "All That I Know" was released in November and charted lower than the prior single. In 2008, drummer Hoyle had left the band and was replaced by Cheney Brannon.

Collective Soul released their 8th studio album, another self-titled album, but designated on August 25, 2009 with Roadrunner Records, a subsidiary of their previous characterization Atlantic Records. The album debuted at No. 24 on the Billboard 200. The first single was "Staring Down" and the second single was "Welcome All Again". "Staring Down" charted at No. xviii on the Adult Top 40 chart. The tertiary single, "Y'all", also charted briefly on the Adult Top twoscore.

Commonage Soul were inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in September 2009. In their induction spoken language, Roland thanked a long list of former members and collaborators who had been involved over the by three decades, including Childress, Hoyle, and Brannon. He too invited Evans on the stage to celebrate with the ring.^[8]

2010–2013: Focus on side projects and touring [edit]

Collective Soul returned to El Music Group in 2010, and in December that yr, the band released a re-recorded version of "Tremble for My Beloved" (originally from Dosage) as both a single and a video on iTunes. The video was too included on the DVD Music Videos and Performances from The Twilight Saga Soundtracks, Vol. 1. In 2012, the ring embarked on the Dosage Tour, with touring member Johnny Rabb replacing Brannon on drums.

The band members were and then involved with other projects. Kosche and Turpin began their own solo careers, releasing the albums Fight Years (2010) and The Lighthouse (2011) respectively. Dean Roland was a role of the rock band Magnets and Ghosts, alongside Ryan Potesta. The duo formed in 2010 and released their debut album Mass in November 2011. In 2011, Ed Roland began recording and touring with friends Christopher Alan Yates, Brian Biskey, Grant Reynolds, and Mike Rizzi. The group, Ed Roland and the Sweet Tea Project, released their debut album Devils 'n Darlins on September three, 2013.

2014–nowadays: See What You lot Started past Continuing and Blood [edit]

The ring kicked off their 2022 wintertime tour on January 15, 2022 at Belly Up in Aspen, Colorado, where lead guitarist Jesse Triplett made his alive debut as a fellow member of Collective Soul. Triplett replaced Kosche, who had been with the band since replacing original atomic number 82 guitarist Childress in 2001. On February 6, Collective Soul publicly confirmed Kosche's deviation from the band.^[10] On May 27, Kosche broke his silence regarding his deviation from the band, saying it was not an amicable split and that it had zero to do with him wanting to pursue a solo career or wanting to "move on in the earth of music."^[11]

The band's 9th studio anthology, Come across What You lot Started by Continuing, was released on October ii, 2022 by Vanguard Records and peaked at No. 25 on the Billboard 200.^[12] The album'due south lead single, "This", made its premiere on July xv, 2022 at USA Today.^[12] The band and then fabricated the single as a free download on their official website.^[13] The ring'due south live album, Collective Soul: Live, was released on Dec eight, 2022 by Suretone Records.^[14] The recordings were selected by the ring as their best over the class of 160 shows they performed in 2 years.^[xv]

In 2022 the ring joined three Doors Down to co-headline the Rock & Curlicue Limited Tour, with support from Soul Asylum.^[16] In 2022 the band headlined the At present'due south the Time Tour to celebrate their 25th anniversary, with back up from Gin Blossoms.^[17]

The band's tenth studio album, Blood, was released on June 21, 2022 and it peaked at No. four on the Billboard Top Independent Albums chart.^[18] Claret was originally meant to exist a double album but the band'due south management had talked them out of releasing it as such. After a 14 year absence, the lead single "Right as Rain" marked the band'south render to the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart, as it peaked at the No. 32 spot. In August 2020, the band released a Record Shop 24-hour interval exclusive vinyl called Half & Half featuring two embrace songs ("Opera Star" and "I I Love") and two originals ("Allow Her Out" and "Back Again").

Awards and nominations [edit]

Ring members [edit]

• Ed Roland – lead vocals, additional guitars, keyboards (1992–present)
• Dean Roland – rhythm guitar (1992–present)
• Will Turpin – bass, backing vocals (1992–present)
• Johnny Rabb – drums, percussion (2012–nowadays)
• Jesse Triplett – lead guitar, backing vocals (2014–present)

Old members

• Ross Childress – lead guitar, backing vocals (1992–2001)
• Shane Evans – drums, percussion (1992–2005)
• Joel Kosche – lead guitar, backing vocals (2001–2014)
• Ryan Hoyle – drums, percussion (2005–2008)
• Cheney Brannon – drums, percussion (2008–2012)

Timeline

Discography [edit]

Studio albums

• Hints Allegations and Things Left Implied (1994)
• Commonage Soul (1995)
• Disciplined Breakdown (1997)
• Dosage (1999)
• Blender (2000)
• Youth (2004)
• Afterwords (2007)
• Commonage Soul (2009)
• See What You Started past Continuing (2015)
• Claret (2019)

Run into also [edit]

• List of alternative rock artists
• Listing of artists who reached number 1 on the U.South. Mainstream Rock chart
• List of former Atlantic Records artists
• List of hard stone musicians
• List of post-grunge bands

References [edit]

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7. ^ "An Interview With Ryan Hoyle". GoldmineMag. April 23, 2008. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
8. ^ ^{a b} "Former Commonage Soul Drummer Shane Evans clean, sober, helping kids". Nightmaircreative.com. November 28, 2012. Retrieved Oct xv, 2019.
9. ^ From the Ground Up Credits (liner notes). El Music Group. EMG 90502-2. Retrieved Dec 28, 2020.
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11. ^ "And and then information technology goes.... I think it's rubber to say..." Joel Kosche on Facebook. May 27, 2014. Archived from the original on April 22, 2019. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
12. ^ ^{a b} Mansfield, Brian (July 15, 2015). "Collective Soul announces new single, album". USA Today . Retrieved July nineteen, 2015.
13. ^ "Download our new single, "This"". Commonage Soul. July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
14. ^ "Commonage Soul – Alive (The Album) // Out At present". Commonage Soul. December 8, 2017. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
15. ^ Frometa, RJ (September 27, 2017). "Commonage SOUL Announces "Collective Soul – Live" Album Out Dec 8". Vents Mag . Retrieved April 22, 2019.
16. ^ "ALL ABOARD THE ROCK & ROLL EXPRESS! 3 DOORS DOWN AND Collective SOUL TO CO-HEADLINE Tour WITH SPECIAL Invitee SOUL Aviary". LOS ANGELES, CA: Collective Soul. March 26, 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
17. ^ "Now'south The Fourth dimension Tour 2022 with Gin Blossoms". Commonage Soul. March 19, 2019. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
18. ^ White, Logan (April 26, 2019). "Commonage Soul announce new album, 'Blood' + drop single "Right as Rain"". Substream Magazine . Retrieved June 22, 2019.
19. ^ "Billboard". June 1996.
20. ^ "BMI Presents Collective Soul with Million-Air Awards". March 6, 2020.
21. ^ "Rock on the Cyberspace: Billboard Year-End Chart-Toppers: 1994".
22. ^ "Rock on the Cyberspace: Billboard Year-Stop Chart-Toppers: 1995".
23. ^ "Rock on the Internet: Billboard Twelvemonth-Stop Chart-Toppers: 1999".

External links [edit]

• Official website
• Commonage Soul at Curlie

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_Soul

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