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Collective Soul
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Collective Soul performing at MMRBQ 2016, Camden NJ May 21, 2016.
Background information
Origin Stockbridge, Georgia, U.S.
Genres Alternative rock, hard rock, post-grunge
Years active
1992 present
Labels Rising Storm, Atlantic, El Music Group, Loud & Proud, Roadrunner, Vangua
rd
Associated acts Marching Two-Step, Starfish and Coffee, Magnets and Ghosts, Ed R
oland and the Sweet Tea Project, Will Turpin + The Way, Kings of Chaos, Cheap Th
rill
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.[1
] Now based in Atlanta, the group consists of lead vocalist Ed Roland, rhythm gu
itarist Dean Roland, bassist Will Turpin, drummer Johnny Rabb and lead guitarist
Jesse Triplett.
Contents
1
History
1.1
Early years
1.2
1993 94: Hints Allegations and Things Left Unsaid and signing to Atlantic
Records
1.3
1995 99: Collective Soul, Disciplined Breakdown and Dosage
1.4
2000 03: Blender, 7even Year Itch and departure from Atlantic Records
1.5
2004 09: Formation of El Music Group, Youth, Afterwords and Collective Sou
l
1.6
2010 13: Focus on side projects and touring
1.7
2014 present: See What You Started by Continuing and tenth studio album
2
Origin of band name
3
Band members
4
Discography
5
Videography
5.1
Music videos
5.2
Video albums
6
See also
7
References
8
External links
History[edit]
Early years[edit]
Before forming Collective Soul, singer Ed Roland studied music composition and g
uitar at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts.[1] 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 own
ed by bassist Will Turpin's father, Bill Turpin. Roland's duties were producing,
mixing and engineering for local Atlanta artists. He recorded his demos and rel
eased an independent solo album Ed-E Roland in 1991.
Roland recruited keyboard player and backing vocalist Christopher Dykes, drummer
Tony Caporale, and bassist Skip Godwin to play live in clubs and showcase for A
/R personnel from various record companies. At this time the group was simply kn
own as "Ed-E". They played several local shows, played a part in a CBS "Movie Of
The Week", and were guests on the local Atlanta television program "Music Peach
tree Style" where local Atlanta-based artists were interviewed and profiled. Tha
t initial version of the "Ed-E" band dissolved in the mid to late 1980s due to i
ncompatible musical tastes among other differences. Roland subsequently formed M
arching Two-Step which included original Collective Soul drummer Shane Evans, Mi
chele Rhea Caplinger, and Matt Serletic.
Marching Two-Step were a local gigging band for a few years, but never managed t
o grow beyond the club scene. Roland's early attempts to be signed to a recordin
g contract by a label faced rejections. Caplinger would become a music industry
publicist and was later appointed executive director of the Atlanta Chapter of t
he Recording Academy in 2000. Serletic would go on to become a Grammy winning pr
oducer for Collective Soul, Matchbox Twenty, Blessid Union of Souls and Edwin Mc
Cain, and landed executive positions with record companies.
1993 94: Hints Allegations and Things Left Unsaid and signing to Atlantic Records[
edit]
After the demise of Roland's previous music collaborations, he enlisted musician
s to record a demo in a basement. Roland initially intended to sell the songs to
a publishing company and had no immediate plans of forming a band out of it. Th
e demo was submitted to Amy Staehling, host of the Georgia music show at Album 8
8!, Georgia State University s student radio station in Atlanta. She carted up the
song Shine, and it was added to the station's rotation. The demo was also passe
d along to WJRR in Orlando, Florida which began playing "Shine," soon to be its
most requested song. Amidst the surprise popularity, Roland agreed to perform li
ve shows, enlisting his brother Dean on rhythm guitar, drummer Shane Evans, bass
ist Will Turpin, and lead guitarist Ross Childress, in what would be the first o
fficial line-up of Collective Soul. Atlantic Records took note of the popularity
of "Shine" and subsequently signed them to a contract.[1]
Upon Collective Soul's signing, Atlantic wished to capitalize on the band's succ
ess and quickly re-released the 1993 demo Hints Allegations and Things Left Unsa
id as their first studio album. Although reluctant to have the unpolished demo r
epresent their new line-up, Collective Soul gained international recognition and
double-platinum status with their debut. The band quickly began work on what th
ey would consider their true debut record and were invited to perform at Woodsto
ck 1994.[1] They also toured extensively across North America.
1995 99: Collective Soul, Disciplined Breakdown and Dosage[edit]
The group s self-titled second album issued the following year, was certified RIAA
triple platinum, and logged a 76-week run on the Billboard 200. Notable singles
from Collective Soul included US Rock Chart No. 1 hits "December," "Where The R
iver Flows," and "The World I Know," No. 2 hit "Gel," and the Top 10 hit "Smashi
ng Young Man."
Following a split with their manager, Collective Soul found their tour dates can
celed and were called into the courtroom to face a legal battle that lasted into
1996, presumably with said ex-manager Bill Richardson. While the legal battles
continued, the band went to a cabin, in the middle of 40 acres (160,000 m2) of c
ow pasture in Stockbridge, and began recording. They recorded into a computer th

eir impromptu efforts of songs Roland penned, and these became Disciplined Break
down. The legal case was eventually settled, and both parties were instructed no
t to discuss the outcome.
Disciplined Breakdown, released in 1997, did not sell as well as their previous
records despite debuting higher on the charts. The album eventually achieved pla
tinum certification, and produced two more No. 1 singles on the US Billboard Mai
nstream Rock Tracks chart: "Precious Declaration" and "Listen", and Top 20 Hit "
Blame". The album peaked at No. 16 on the US Billboard 200 chart.[1][2]
The band s fourth album was 1999 s platinum certified Dosage. The first single "Heav
y" set a new high mark for 15 weeks at No. 1 on the Mainstream Rock chart. Singl
es such as "Run", "No More, No Less" and "Tremble For My Beloved" gained notable
positions on the rock charts. The album was produced by Anthony J. Resta, known
for his work with Duran Duran and others. The band also performed at the Woodst
ock 1999 festival, where they performed "Heavy", a cover of Ozzy Osbourne's song
"Crazy Train", and a cover of U2's song "I Will Follow".
2000 03: Blender, 7even Year Itch and departure from Atlantic Records[edit]
The group then released their fifth studio album, Blender in October 2000. It di
d not sell as well as previous albums, although the first single "Why, Pt. 2" re
ached No. 2 on the mainstream rock chart. They achieved additional hits with "Ve
nt" and Pop Hit "Perfect Day" the latter being a duet between Roland and Elton J
ohn. The album became RIAA certified gold. Rolling Stone gave Blender a positive
review. This was their second effort with Anthony J. Resta. The song "You Speak
My Language" was a cover of a song written by Mark Sandman, who formed Morphine
in 1989. The song was originally on Morphine's 1992 album, Good.
In 2001, Collective Soul released their greatest hits compilation, Seven Year It
ch: Greatest Hits 1994 2001 (the title being stylized as 7even Year Itch), which f
eatured the two new songs, the single "Next Homecoming" and "Energy". The record
marked the end of the group's contract with Atlantic Records and the departure
of lead guitarist Childress due to private personal differences. The band promot
ed their longtime guitar technician, Joel Kosche from Jovian Storm, to be the ne
w lead guitarist.
2004 09: Formation of El Music Group, Youth, Afterwords and Collective Soul[edit]
In 2004 Collective Soul created their independent label, El Music Group which al
lowed the band greater control over the production and distribution of their mus
ic. In November of that year, they released their sixth studio album, Youth, whi
ch debuted at No. 66 on the Billboard 200. "Counting the Days" became a Top 10 r
ock hit. The second single, "Better Now" received significant airplay on Adult T
op 40 radio, reaching the Top 10, and was used in commercials for the cereal Spe
cial K. The resultant US and Canadian tours lasted over two years. The third sin
gle "How Do You Love" became a Top 20 hit on Adult Top 40 radio. During the reco
rding of this album, Shane Evans was dismissed from the band due to drug use,[3]
with session musician Ryan Hoyle named as his replacement. Ryan Hoyle recorded
8 of the 11 drum/percussion tracks on this album.
In May 2005, they released an eight song acoustic EP compilation titled From the
Ground Up, which had acoustic versions of past favorites, plus a new track, "Yo
uth" that also appeared on the WB show "Charmed" playing their song "Better Now"
at the end of the episode at Piper's Club P3.
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 H
ome: A Live Concert Recording With The Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra was rele
ased in February 2006.
Collective Soul's seventh studio album, Afterwords was released in August 2007.

It was co-produced by Anthony J. Resta who also contributed synthesizers, percus

sion and lead guitar on the song "Bearing Witness". The band made a deal in the
US with Target stores, making it the "exclusive physical retailer" of Afterwords
for one year. The album was immediately available in digital form on iTunes. Th
e record debuted at # 25 on the Billboard Comprehensive Albums chart (as albums
available only from a single retailer were ineligible for the Billboard 200 at t
he time). Billboard would later amend this rule due to similar successes of othe
r artists via similar agreements.
The Adult Top 40 pop-rock single "Hollywood" was released in May. It became the
theme song for the hit T.V. show American Idol. The second single "All That I Kn
ow" was released in November and barely charted on Adult Top 40.
The band made an appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on August 31 to pr
omote the album where they performed "Hollywood". They were also the musical gue
st on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.
Collective Soul released their eighth studio album, another self-titled, but des
ignated on August 25, 2009 with Roadrunner Records a subsidiary of their previou
s label Atlantic Records. The first was single "Staring Down" and the second sin
gle was "Welcome All Again". "Staring Down" charted at #18 Billboard's Adult Top
40. The album debuted at No. 24 on the Billboard 200. The third single, "You,"
also charted briefly on the Billboard Adult Top 40.
Collective Soul were inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in September 2
009. In their induction speech, Roland thanked a long list of former members and
collaborators who had involved over the past 3 decades, including Childress, Ho
yle and Brannon. He also invited Shane Evans to the stage to celebrate with the
band.
2010 13: Focus on side projects and touring[edit]
Collective Soul returned to El Music Group in 2010, and in December that year, t
he band released a re-recorded version of "Tremble for My Beloved" (originally f
rom Dosage) as both a single and a video on iTunes. The video was also included
on the DVD Music Videos and Performances from The Twilight Saga Soundtracks, Vol
. 1.
In 2012, the band embarked on the Dosage Tour, with touring member Johnny Rabb r
eplacing Cheney Brannon on drums.
Recently, the band's members have been involved in other projects. Joel Kosche a
nd Will Turpin began their own solo careers, releasing the albums Fight Years (2
010) and The Lighthouse (2011) respectively. Dean Roland is part of the rock ban
d Magnets and Ghosts, alongside Ryan Potesta. The duo formed in 2010, and releas
ed their debut album, Mass, in November 2011. In 2011, Ed Roland began recording
and touring with friends Christopher Alan Yates, Brian Biskey, Grant Reynolds a
nd Mike Rizzi. The group, Ed Roland and the Sweet Tea Project, released their de
but album, Devils 'n Darlins, on September 3, 2013.
2014 present: See What You Started by Continuing and tenth studio album[edit]
The band kicked off their 2014 tour on January 15 at Belly Up in Aspen, Colorado
, where lead guitarist Jesse Triplett made his live debut as a member of Collect
ive Soul. Triplett replaced Joel Kosche, who had been with the band since replac
ing original lead guitarist Ross Childress in 2001. On February 6, Collective So
ul publicly confirmed Kosche's departure from the band: "After 13 great years, J
oel Kosche has moved on in the world of music. Collective Soul welcomes Jesse Tr
iplett as our new lead guitarist.[4]" On his own Facebook page, Kosche said that
he had not "moved on in the world of music" but that he'd been fired.
The band's ninth studio album, See What You Started by Continuing, was released

on October 2, 2015 by Vanguard Records.[5] The album's lead single, "This," made
its premiere on July 15, 2015 at USA Today.[5] The band has made "This" availab
le as a free download on their website.[6]
The band have begun recording songs for their tenth studio album, which is plann
ed to be released in early 2017.[7]