The Collective

1. Sketch Is the Key

2. We'll Be Together Again

3. Ace Boy (Little Cece)

4. Sunshine

5. Are You Real

6. West Coast Blues

7. Temptation

8. We'll Be Together Again [Extended][*]

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Average customer rating: A must-have !!! Why retreat? I loveeeee it..... Harry Potter 3 The Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Williams, John [guitar] | ( W ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Soundtracks | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Classical | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Purists | Warner Brothers Records | Stores | Music Similar Items: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ASIN: B00020HEG6 Release Date: 2004-05-25

Tracks:

1. Lumos! (Hedwig's Theme)
2. Aunt Marge's Waltz
3. The Knight Bus
4. Apparition on the Train
5. Double Trouble
6. Buckbeak's Flight
7. A Window to the Past
8. The Whomping Willow and the Snowball Fight
9. Secrets of the Castle
10. The Portrait Gallery
11. Hagrid the Professor
12. Monster Books and Boggarts!
13. Quidditch, Third Year
14. Lupin's Transformation and Chasing Scabbers
15. The Patronus Light
16. The Werewolf Scene
17. Saving Buckbeak
18. Forward to Time Past
19. The Dementors Converge
20. Finale
21. Mischief Managed!

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If the commercial constraints of genre and chronic Hollywood sequelitis threaten to musically straitjacket even a legend like John Williams, the veteran playfully rebuffs such cynicism in his rich, mirthful score for this third chapter of the Harry Potter cycle. Whether inspired by a willful desire not to repeat himself, the continued reinvention of his jazz roots that brightened his scores for Spielberg's Catch Me If You Can and The Terminal, or the story's requirement for a handful of fresh themes, Williams informs his work here with an often dizzying range. The warm mysticism of "Hedwig's Theme" and classical farrago of "Aunt Marge's Waltz" can scarcely prepare one for the swinging, off-kilter "Knight Bus," a romp that suggests a head-on collision between the big-band bombast of1941 and the loopy, Cantina Band kitsch of Star Wars. From there Williams skips back a half-millennium or so for inspiration, conjuring the ancient children's chorus "Double Trouble" (its text adapted from no less than MacBeth), a medieval theme that becomes one of the score's inspirational foundations. Those with a taste for the composer's patent orchestral thunder won't be disappointed either, as the Herrmann-influenced percussion/brass bombast of "Buckbeat's Flight" and "The Whomping Willow.." attest with rousing zeal. It's arguably Williams' best Potter score to date, a soundtrack whose inspirations sprawl across six centuries -- and as many disparate musical styles. Enhanced CD features include a photo gallery and exclusive computer wallpaper and screensaver files. -- Jerry McCulley

Album Description

Oscar and Grammy Award winning composer John William returns with an enchanted score inspired by the magic of the forthcoming summer blockbuster Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban. Always a hit with fans of the enormously successful Harry Potter films, as well as fans of John Williams -- one of the most popular and successful American orchestral composers of the modern age. Extras, enhanced with exclusive wallpaper and screensaver, flip book of stills from film, exclusive link to demo of new EA Harry Potter video game, Golden Ticket Contest: Winner receives trip to Hollywood to tour WB lot and museum, pull out poster.

Customer Reviews:

A must-have !!!.......2007-07-01

All the spirit of Harry Potter is here, but also the magic of a mysterious, dark, gothic Hogwarts, the stormy sky, the loneliness of a wild and mountainous landscape. The score is inventive. We can feel the highly medieval spirit of Hogwarts with "Double Trouble" and "Hagrid the Professor" or "The Portrait Gallery" for example, but above all, magic and real emotions. The music is beautiful. In my opinion, it's the best Harry Potter score. John Williams really has an immense talent. This score is a real gem. It's a MUST-HAVE.

Why retreat?.......2006-10-11

Everyone has songs that they listen to when they want to escape the outside world. To go to a sactuary that has never been seen of, or heard of, by anyone else but you. When you listen to the songs on these tracks, it is like you are looking over a hill. The sky is grey, and it is quite windy. You can see the grass waving in the wind. Everyone would want to escape to a place like this, a place that they can retreat to when feeling sad, or lonely. That is why you should buy this. So that you can go to your own sactuary.

I loveeeee it............2006-09-02

I falled in love with the Children's Choir "Double Trouble". The first time I heard, I didn't like it but after I heard again and again, I started to like it. The song grews in me and always came in my head. The combinations of the music and song are superb. The rest are also good such as Hagrid the Profesor, A Window to the past,Buckbeak Flight, Aunt Marge's Waltz and Mischief Managed. Like the other 2 of Harry Potter soundtrack which I also owned, this one is another great job from John William that I really impressed and saluted. Now I think I am going to add Harry Potter and The Goblet Of Fire Soundtrack as another one of my collections.

Harry Potter 3.......2006-08-04

Still haunting and mysterious just as the first two, this would have to be my most favorite out of the Harry Potter installments. Each track on this soundtrack gives you a clear idea of how the movie is like in your head, having the same theme of the last two movies, but making it more eerie and more amusing to listen to it. Having loud tracks, some tracks are beautiful; such as Track 6 and Track 15. I'm very happy that most of the tracks are over 2 minutes long, not having to change the track in like a minute and able to enjoy the melodic score. John Williams is an excellent composer. I highly recommend this to anyone!

1. Lumos! (Hedwig's Theme) 5/5
2. Aunt Marge's Waltz 4/5
3. The Knight Bus 4/5
4. Apparition on the Train 5/5
5. Double Trouble 5/5
6. Buckbeak's Flight 5/5
7. A Window to the Past 5/5
8. The Whomping Willow and the Snowball Fight 5/5
9. Secrets of the Castle 4/5
10. The Portrait Gallery 5/5
11. Hagrid the Professor 5/5 (Sounds Renaissance)
12. Monster Books and Boggarts! 3/5
13. Quidditch, Third Year 4/5
14. Lupin's Transformation and Chasing Scabbers 4/5
15. The Patronus Light 5/5
16. The Werewolf Scene 5/5 (Exciting)
17. Saving Buckbeak 4/5
18. Forward to Time Past 5/5
19. The Dementors Converge 4/5
20. Finale 5/5
21. Mischief Managed! 5/5

Hope you enjoy!

Jordan
Overall grade* A

The Prisoner of Azkaban.......2006-03-16

I think John Williams is an amazing musician and captivates you with his music. Listening to this CD made me feel like I was actually watching the movie all over again. It's fantastic!!!!!

Average customer rating: Awesome Hits Good classic stuff! Greatest Hits Melodious rock Great representation of Collective Soul

7even Year Itch: Collective Soul Greatest Hits 1994-2001 Collective Soul Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Post Grunge | American Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Party Boys | Warner Brothers Records | Stores | Music Similar Items: Collective Soul Dosage Awake: The Best of Live Hints Allegations and Things Left Unsaid Disciplined Breakdown ASIN: B00005O6E7 Release Date: 2001-09-18

Tracks:

1. Heavy
2. She Said
3. Shine
4. Energy
5. Run
6. Gel
7. Precious Declaration
8. Why Pt. 2
9. The World I Know
10. Next Homecoming
11. Listen
12. December
13. Forgiveness

Customer Reviews:

Awesome Hits.......2007-07-16

I am a die-hard Collective Soul fan. I have followed them since their first album and "Shine." This is an excellent greatest hits CD and a great start for someone just discovering them or someone wanting a sample of their music. "Energy" is a great song, too, that can't be found on the other albums.
There are only about 2 or 3 Collective Soul songs that I don't care for much, so the other CDs are still great even in addition to this one.

Good classic stuff!.......2007-02-06

This music was some of the best when I was in High School. Great stuff!

Greatest Hits.......2007-01-11

I am very happy with my purchase of this CD. I am a big collector of Greatest Hits and adding this one to my collection is just a bonus especially if you enjoy the 90's alternative rock genre.I highly recommend it.

Melodious rock.......2007-01-09

This music is evokes a deep sense of reflection for me. Besides, the product is beautifully melodiuos.

Great representation of Collective Soul.......2006-12-31

Collective Soul is one of the best soft rock bands in my opinion. They add a good deal of variety into their tracks while maintaining a connection back to their roots and their own particular sound. After hearing several of their songs and loving them, I recently got all of their CDs. At first, I thought I'd only like the songs I knew, but that wasn't the case. All of their CDs are excellent, and almost every song is hit material.

However, for the Casual collective soul fan, this disk is a great representation of Collective Soul's work. If you want to try out Collective Soul for the first time, or have heard a few of their songs and want a compilation of their best, this is the disk for you. It really is a fantastic representation of their work.

Average customer rating: Cross-cultural wonderfulness Not a great World Music album - just a great album Andy Palacio's welcome return to his roots Life is a beach Could this be the most enjoyable World CD since...Buena Vista?

Watina Andy Palacio & the Garifuna Collective Manufacturer: Cumbancha ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Africa | International | Styles | Music General | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Vieux Farka Touré Aman Iman: Water is Life Putumayo Presents: Women of the World - Acoustic The Idan Raichel Project Garifuna Soul ASIN: B000LP4OPQ Release Date: 2007-02-27

Tracks:

1. I Called Out
2. Day By Day
3. Miami
4. Father
5. Together
6. Take Advice
7. Go Away
8. Worthless
9. My Canoe
10. My People Have Moved On
11. Goodbye My Dear
12. In Times To Come

Amazon.com

Palacio is from Belize and his music celebrates a culture called Garifuna, in which indigenous Arawak and Carib sounds, plus West African influences imported during the dark years of the slave trade are twisted around one another like a helix. Over the centuries, fiercely independent tribes-people maintained their identity even as European colonizers relentlessly pushed them from St. Vincent, where the Africans had been shipwrecked and intermarried with the local population, toward the Central American coast. But more recently, the culture had begun losing ground, especially in Nicaragua, a fact brought to Palacio's attention when he visited that nation as teenage literacy advocate. His impassioned espousal of his birthright began when he got involved with punta rock, a synth-and-drum-machine-driven dance style popular during the 1990s. The present album represents a return to his roots. Blended Native, African and Latin exhalations create softly pretty, simply constructed, yet indelible melodies while percolating, hypnotic rhythms, some of which are anchored by a prominent Afro-Cuban clavé, get everyone moving. The songs are sung exclusively in the Garifuna language and built around folkloric sources like the ritual-based dügü. There's not a false note anywhere in earshot but "Yagane", a seafaring tune composed by and performed with Paul Nabor, a septuagenarian buyei (spiritual healer), is one stand-out; the delightful title track is another. The CD is enhanced with videos and other extras. --Christina Roden

Album Description

These soul-stirring melodies and vibrant grooves from the Garifuna community of Central America unite the musical legacies of Africa and the Caribbean to create a powerful saga of exile, longing, hope and celebration. Years in the making, Watina is infused with contemporary influences, yet firmly rooted in the rich musical traditions of this unique and inspiring culture. Belizean icon, Andy Palacio, leads an all-star, multi-generational lineup to deliver a monumental tribute to the Garifuna of yesterday and tomorrow.

* 32-page booklet features full lyrics and stunning photographs.
* Deluxe enhanced CD includes "making of" video and a preview of the upcoming Garifuna women's project "Umalali".
* The third release from Cumbancha, the new label founded by the head of music research at Putumayo World Music.

"****. Endlessly satisfying." --Charlie Gillett, The Observer Music Monthly (UK)

"Brimming with Buena Vista-ish elegance and dignity." --The Boston Globe (US)

"A little bit Cuban, a little bit Brazilian, with a reggae lilt, a Cape Verdean melodic lushness and a whole range of African echoes that you can't quite put your finger on." --London Daily Telegraph (UK)

"A fascinating musical mash-up...Transcendent, infectiously rhythmic music." --Veryshortlist.com (USA)

"There's a full year worth of listening on Watina... It's a fantastic recording that makes me thirst for more..." --Bob Tarte, Beat Magazine

"Rampacked to overflowing with amazing music." --Dave Hucker, Beat Magazine

"Superb" --Mondomix (France)

"****. Will spellbind the most indifferent listener." --Irish Times

"Consider this the first must-have album of 2007." --World Music Central

"An immediate world music classic." -Folk Roots (UK)

Customer Reviews:

Cross-cultural wonderfulness.......2007-06-30

This is the kind of music that everyone can relate to--all you need is a soul. Get this album, you won't be disappointed.

Not a great World Music album - just a great album.......2007-05-23

It is hard to imagine anyone in 2007 producing anything so pure, so moving, so touching, so uplifting as Watina by Andy Palacio and the Garifuna Collective. If you can't fall in love with this music, then go to the doctor immediately and ask him to check if your heart is still beating.

The growing number of people who listen to World Music will instantly recognise this as a classic. But it deserves to be heard much more widely than the World Music circuit. Songs like Weyu Lariga Weyu should be being played on the radio and in the shops.

I knew nothing of Garifuna and had never heard of Andy Palacio until a week or so ago. Now I can't get the music out of my head and I've fallen in love with a place I have never been to (and probably never will) and a people whom I have never met. That's how good this album is.

Andy Palacio's welcome return to his roots.......2007-05-17

Andy Palacio from Belize was little known outside his country, the smallest one in South America. He contributed a bland track to Putumayo's "Music from the Chocolate Lands",and frothy Caribbean pop to Putumayo's "Caribe! Caribe!" When Andy Palacio realized he was one of the few young people still speaking the Garifuna language, he decided to return to his roots, and form the Garifuna Collective.

Andy Palacio's return to his roots has led not only to a revival of Garifuna language and culture, but is a joy for world music fans who delight in earthy, powerful music. "Watina" is a savory blend of reggae-flavored music such as "Lidan Aban" (Together) and the bluesy laments of "Sin Precio" (Worthless), "Ayo Da" (Goodbye my dear) and the title track. There is the reverent sacred music of "Baba" (Father),"Weyu Larigi Weyu" (Day by Day) and "Aguyuha Nidudenu" (My people have moved on). The jazzy,frothy song "Miami" isn't about the Florida metropolis, but about injustice in that city in Honduras. The closing song, "Amunegu" (In times to come),is a hopeful gaze to the future.

There isn't a single weak song on this album. It's a perfect introduction to the music of Belize (too often overshadowed by Argentina,the tango capital of the world and Brazil with its sambas and bossa novas) and Garifuna culture. It's a must for any world music collection!

Life is a beach.......2007-05-06

I listen to a lot of different music and pride myself for my collection. If you are into world music, check this one out! Some ultimate world music. Where does this one come from? Beach sounds from Belize... King Sunny Ade lost in the caribean? Does Orchestre Baobab play hints of reggea? Does Yousou'n dours 10th cousin play drums with Palacio? Or is this gilberto gil on vacation? The booklet that comes with it is worth the cd price in itself. Beautiful history, the lyrics, an inunderstandible dying language. Yet, you can understand what is being said, especially with the english translation. Simple texts, sometimes big things don't need much words. Put this on, have a beer, close your eyes, move to the tropics. This is fine fine music.

Could this be the most enjoyable World CD since...Buena Vista?.......2007-04-10

It takes a lot to make Americans listen to music recorded beyond our borders. Like Buena Vista Social Club. I'll bet you bought that CD, played it to death, and drag it out now on occasions when you want an easy, hip-skaking lilt as background. But would you have given Cuban geezers a listen if renowned musician and producer Ry Cooder hadn't brokered the sale and turned an otherwise obscure CD into a Grammy-winning hit ? If Wim Wenders hadn't made an exquisite documentary film that turned seventy-year-old musicians into brand names?

Andy Palacio doesn't have Buena Vista's advantages. He's from Belize, the least-populated country in Central America. His music celebrates the Garifunan culture, which is known to maybe five American Caucasians. And although his record company couldn't be more distinguished in World Music circles --- Jacob Edgar, its founder, was head of A&R at Putamayo --- few of you have heard of him or his sparkling label, Cumbancha.

No matter. This musician you've never heard of, singing in a language spoken by no more than a few hundred thousand people, has delivered what could easily be the most enjoyable CD of the year.

What's it like? Everything. And that's the key to the music.

In the 1700s, West African slaves were shipwrecked on the Caribbean island of St. Vincent. They intermarried with Arawak Indians and lived peacefully until the English forced them into exile on a small, resource-poor island off Honduras. They moved on to the mainland, but their identity has blurred over the centuries. Now there are just 11,500 Garifunans living in Belize --- and the Garifunan language, which is taught in only one village there, has been designated by the United Nations as among the "masterpieces of the oral and intangible heritage of humanity."

Andy Palacio, a Garifunan from Belize, once modified his culture's music so it would have wider appeal. But the threat that it might become extinct encouraged him to return to his roots. And so he assembled all-star Garifunan musicians in a thatched-roof shack on Belize's Caribbean coast and spent four months with that band, playing endangered music deep into the night.

The musicologist in me wants to tell you about the richness to be found here: the sexy thrust you'll find in the Cape Verde songs of Cesaria Evora, the raw vocals reminiscent of the Peter Tosh era with The Wailers, the lyrics about life's everyday challenges that could have been written by Ali Farka Toure or Boubacar Traore --- and, of course, the joyous bounce of Buena Vista.

But it's the enthusiast in me that carries the day. Here are 12 songs, each radically different, that, taken together, form a classic mosaic. The electric guitar couldn't be more seductive, the drumming catchier, the lead vocals more urgent, the harmonies more subtle. This CD is as irresistible as Amadou & Mariam --- you will leave your chair.

As I write, the music industry in America is facing the greatest crisis in its history --- it can't find much to sell that you care about. Well, here are some poor musicians no one ever heard of, who made the recording of their lives without any thought of fame or fortune. And here's a guy in a Vermont farmhouse, lavishing beautiful packaging and energetic promotion on these nonentities.

And what's the outcome?

For one of the planet's smallest subcultures, a moment of bracing attention.

For you, satisfaction on the order of Buena Vista --- and maybe greater.

No kidding about that. Andy Palacio and his friends aren't just good, they're seriously great.

Average customer rating: Brilliant album - their best Great Album! Another 90's Classic Very nice Great music from start to finish!

Collective Soul Collective Soul Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Post Grunge | American Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Hints Allegations and Things Left Unsaid Dosage Disciplined Breakdown Blender 7even Year Itch: Collective Soul Greatest Hits 1994-2001 ASIN: B000002J4B Release Date: 1995-03-14

Tracks:

1. Simple
2. Untitled
3. The World I Know
4. Smashing Young Man
5. December
6. Where The River Flows
7. Gel
8. She Gathers Rain
9. When The Water Falls
10. Collection Of Goods
11. Bleed
12. Reunion

Amazon.com

After the surprising success of "Shine" from his debut effort, Collective Soul honcho Ed Roland told anyone who'd listen how the track was a demo that wasn't even recorded by his "real" band. This self-titled release is the first thing recorded by Collective Soul as a group, and guess what? The sub-Allman Brothers country boogie and ultra-derivative classic-rock riffing proves that "Shine" was a fluke and Roland certainly isn't the best judge of his own material. --Jim DeRogatis

Customer Reviews:

Brilliant album - their best.......2007-05-04

First of all, how does this drivel classify as the "editorial review" at amazon.com

"After the surprising success of "Shine" from his debut effort, Collective Soul honcho Ed Roland told anyone who'd listen how the track was a demo that wasn't even recorded by his "real" band. This self-titled release is the first thing recorded by Collective Soul as a group, and guess what? The sub-Allman Brothers country boogie and ultra-derivative classic-rock riffing proves that "Shine" was a fluke and Roland certainly isn't the best judge of his own material. --Jim DeRogatis"

Clearly, our friend Jim doesn't have a clue. No idea why he even bothered.

This is easily the best album from Collective Soul. I'd call it grunge-influenced 90s rock with a hint of metal and a smattering of southern rock. "December" is superb, along with "Simple", "The World I know" and "Where The River Flows" - these four tracks form the core of the ablum that doesn't really get too weak, even at its worst. The end is rather subdued, but it doesn't fade in quality like so many others from this genre and era.

Collective Soul have shown a great sensibility for composition and catchy writing on their first album, and it fully develops on this one. Their later work is pretty good at times, but a lot less consistent in overall quality. This finds them at their absolute peak - they're not blazing trails in form and sound of the music, but they're so friggin good at songwriting. The amazon reviewer thinks it counts for nothing, but real music lovers know better.

Great Album!.......2007-03-13

I love this album, I find myself listening to it alot. Some of my favorite songs are: December, Gel, Reunion and She Gathers Rain

Another 90's Classic.......2007-02-09

If you want Collective Soul's best album, this would probably be the winner. This record alone is chalked full of tracks that the radio deems worthy to play. Usually that's a good sign. Anyway, not just are the radio tracks good, the whole album is great. From start to finish the enjoyment never stops. This is probably the highlight of their career. Sure they still manage to put out enjoyable releases and still put on a good show, when I saw them last summer, but their self titled sophomore release is their best in my opinion. My personal favorite tracks on the record are probably "Simple", "The World I Know", "December", and "Gel". Here's my track ratings...

1. Simple - 10/10
2. Untitled - 10/10
3. The World I Know - 10/10
4. Smashing Young Man - 10/10
5. December - 10/10
6. Where The River Flows - 10/10
7. Gel - 10/10
8. She Gathers Rain - 9.5/10
9. When The Water Falls - 9/10
10. Collection Of Goods - 9/10
11. Bleed - 10/10
12. Reunion - 8.5/10

Overall: 96% A

Overall it's a strong album. I feel this one's their best because I like the grungy heavier side like in tracks such as "Where the River Flows" and "Gel". "December" though is probably one of my all time favorite tracks by the band. Anyway if you're into checking out some quality rock albums of the 90s this is a must have.

Very nice.......2006-12-09

Well, I don't know where Jim (the amazon reviewer) gets off on calling this derivative or otherwise, but he has obviously no idea what he is talking about. I mean, let's face it, CS was one of the most influential bands to come out in the 90's. Not as much as Nirvana of course, but you know that's a given of course. This is still their most popular album and you know, it's clear to say why. With such songs like "December" "Gel" "Simple" "Where The River Flows" and "The World I Know"...well it's too obvious to see. If you were never a fan of the grunge era or what have you, this album will not do anything for you. But for those who are looking for a clear album that shows a lot of passion behind it and does try to aim at what the radio-friendly masses suggest, this is a very good choice. Sure, you may have heard "December" and "The World I Know" on the radio a bit much but ask yourself...is that the bands fault? No. Is it Collective Soul's fault though that they have stayed true to their selves and given the fans a hundered percent every time? You bet it is.

Great music from start to finish!.......2006-07-14

This is my favorite Collective Soul release. Good hooks and intelligent lyrics. A must-have for even the casual fan.

Average customer rating: The beginning LOVE IT! Clues, Remarks, and the Fundamentals of a coming of age band. great music, crappy production This is Collective Soul when only the music mattered

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Tracks:

1. Shine
2. Goodnight, Good Guy
3. Wasting Time
4. Sister Don't Cry
5. Love Lifted Me
6. In A Moment
7. Heaven's Already Here
8. Pretty Donna
9. Reach
10. Breathe
11. Scream
12. Burning Bridges
13. All

Customer Reviews:

The beginning.......2006-02-15

First album, monster comeout. Get this: 1994. Get yourself laid back to that date, get a couple of beers and put this cd on. You'll love it from top to bottom. Over and over again. Forget the huge superhit "Shine". Sister Don't Cry, Goodnight Good guy any of the tracks has its charm, has its distinct "C.S." tampering all over it. It's their sound, it's their style. Get the riffs, while three different guitars play along. And get ready for a journey that will ultimately take you back again to its roots in "From the Ground Up".

Welcome to the fan club.

LOVE IT!.......2006-02-12

Great CD! It has a sound that is slightly different from all their other albums, maybe because this was the guys demo. But who cares! This album shows how great the potential they started with and how great Ed Roland can write lyrics! It is catchy and is my new fave!
Any CS fan should have this one, and anyone starting out and leaning about CS should have as well.

Clues, Remarks, and the Fundamentals of a coming of age band........2006-02-09

With this release, at first, noone believed that these guys were real. They are great..but won't last past their second album. The early 90's was seeing a plethora of change as bands tried to establish an identity for themselves while at the same time distance their music from the mainstream, which was drowning in copy cats and cookie cutter offshoots of founding grunge material.

..."things left unsaid" was a statement for Collective Soul, that they were the 90's answer to 80's Van Halen and 70's Bad Company. This album, compared to now their entire discography, is probably the hardest edged. It's excellent in structure but like many band's debut's into the mainstream, a little more "Raw" which is why I think it has stood the test of time.

13 tracks varying in theme and style grace this album. "Reach" "Breathe" and "Shine" are rock anthems that are powerful, fun, and clear in message. "Goodnight good guy" "Love lifted me" and "In a moment" show us the softer side of this rock band. These last three mentioned however, are not extreme "crooners" with a high pitched wail and the word "love" being said every other second, these to me are TRUE ballads, they are slow but not to slow, soft but still strong in vocals and guitar, and varying in the message so that it's not another "lost love" kind of song that we've all heard before. Just a great overall album with a mixture of musical talent that reaches out to the listener.

great music, crappy production.......2005-12-19

This CD would be so much better if it were remastered. Compared to all of their other albums this just is not a quality recording.

Now, the songs...that's a different story. I do love listening to this CD, for it is packed with very good music. I don't feel like skipping any song on this. I do daily workouts to music, and I use 'Hints...' for my workout from time to time. So I divide the songs on here into two catagories: workout worthy and other. Here are the one's I consider workout worthy:

*Shine
*Goodnight, Good Guy
*Wasting Time
*Love Lifted Me
*Breathe
*All

Please, whoever is reading and can do anything about it - REMASTER THIS CD!!!!

This is Collective Soul when only the music mattered.......2004-01-05

I bought this CD back in '95 and it has remained one of my favorites since. Hints, Allegations, and Things Left Unsaid is an eclectic collection of melodic rock-infused tracks, soulful ballads, and beautiful instrumental string arrangements. This record, though not as commercially viable as later releases, is a showcase of Collective Soul's versatillity and talent, and an epitaph to their idealism and integrity as an independent garage band striving to make a name for themselves.

Later Collective Soul albums seem to be motivated more by dollar signs and record deals than by the uncorrupted passion for music that drives Hints, Allegations, and Things Left Unsaid. The band recorded this album independently before fishing for a label and when they signed onto Atlantic Records, the disc was re-pressed, but the original independent recordings were used. This is an album that could only be made independently, free from the tampering of record execs and from the influence of business.

This is one of those rare albums that is all about the music. A true classic, a standard, and a time capsule from a Georgia garage band that made it big.

If you like Collective Soul's new sound, do not shy away from this album, but be prepared for something a little different.

Average customer rating: A Solid Band Finding Improvement By Learning From Their Mistakes! best collective soul album yet Great Collective Soul CD Their best album yet 3-1/2 stars -- Calm, cool and collected...sort of

Youth Collective Soul Manufacturer: El Music Group ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Post Grunge | American Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: 7even Year Itch: Collective Soul Greatest Hits 1994-2001 Dosage Disciplined Breakdown Collective Soul Blender ASIN: B0003QJRK0 Release Date: 2004-11-16

Tracks:

1. Better Now
2. There's A Way
3. Home
4. How Do You Love?
5. Him
6. Feels Like (It Feels All Right)
7. Perfect To Stay
8. Counting The Days
9. Under Heaven's Skies
10. General Attitude
11. Satellite

Customer Reviews:

A Solid Band Finding Improvement By Learning From Their Mistakes!.......2007-06-21

Rewind to October 10, 2000, post-grunge band Collective Soul released their most pop-oriented album to date, their fifth album entitled "Blender." In an effort to maintain commercial success, Collective Soul attempted to target a younger audience by altering their sound as well as their look. Though the 11 songs on "Blender," along with the rest of the band's music catalog, is far superior than the competition, the album clearly fell short of the band's potential.

Their sixth studio album entitled "Youth," which was released on November 16, 2004, is considered by many as their "big comeback album." The record is similar to "Blender" in its production, however, the sound showcases a healthy balance between their old and new sounds. Highlights of the album include the catchy and impressive "Perfect To Stay," the flawless "How Do You Love," and "Under Heaven's Skies" as well as a song displaying the band's signature sound, "Counting The Days." Below, please find the rating for each song individually:

Better Now - 10/10

There's A Way - 9/10

Home - 8/10

How Do You Love? - 10/10

Him - 6/10

Feels Like (It Feels Alright) - 6/10

Perfect To Stay - 10/10

Counting The Days - 10/10

Under Heaven's Skies - 10/10

General Attitude - 9/10

Satellite - 10/10

best collective soul album yet.......2006-12-01

I've been a fan of CS from the first album on, and this is their best, in my opinion. It has that unique sound to it that only this band can pull off. You know, that light and airy quality to their music, and yet it has a deeper thoughtful quality to both the music and the lyrics. I've always admired the fact that CS has not adapted their music at all to the bubble-gum mainstream garbage out on the air waves today. Their music today sounds the same as it did in the beginning. And that's not a sign of stagnancy. They have evolved and matured in the landscape of their own sound, not anyone else's sound. Basically, they haven't sold out and conformed to the top 40 crowd. Their new album, Youth, is a wonderful collection of sincere, unique melodies with lyrics that evoke a sense of love, community and definitely spirituality. My personal favorite tracks are There's A Way, Perfect To Stay, and General Attitude. No explicit or immoral messages on this album. Just peace, love and harmony in the form of good post-alt rock and roll. Above all, this album is fun. And shouldn't that be the reason we listen to music in the first place?

Great Collective Soul CD.......2006-11-12

A must for CS lovers! Not a bad song on it!!!!! Ranges from touching ballads to great rock!!!

Their best album yet.......2006-09-03

As a long-time Collective Soul fan, I can assure you this is their strongest full album yet with a number of top-rated songs. Great, great stuff. The only thing better is seing it done live. A must-have for fans of great music.

3-1/2 stars -- Calm, cool and collected...sort of.......2006-08-10

It's been a long time since people had heard from the quintet known as Collective Soul; in fact, I wasn't aware they'd made a comeback at all until I saw them perform on the Tonight Show a month or so ago. I don't remember what song they did (I think it was "Better Now", though), but they sounded pretty decent, so I decided to check out Youth to see if they still had it.

Well, yes and no. For one thing, it's surprising that Ed Roland and the boys left Atlantic Records and jumped to an indie label for this album. But for the most part, things do sound fine. The melodies are as good as they've always been, but the lyrics...well, not to start an argument, but I was initially wondering why they titled the album Youth, and after listening to it, I came to the conclusion that it could be because some of the songs sound like a youth wrote them ("Feels Right (It Feels All Right)" and "Under Heaven's Skies" come readily to mind).

There are a few other songs that are lyrically challenged, but thankfully there are more songs that sound better, like "Satellite", "General Attitude" and especially "How Do You Love" (actually, the lyrics in the latter don't look like much on paper either, but it's all in the way Ed sings them). In short, Youth feels more like a safe album than a truly great album. There isn't a "Shine" or "December" to be found on here, but it's still above-average. If you're a hardcore Collective Soul fan, you'll either love it or hate it, so pick it up and make your own judgment.

Anthony Rupert

Average customer rating: Nice Eclectic Tung Songs feels like i just ate a bag of mushrooms Best of Avey Tare and Panda Bear (+ the rest of Animal Collective)

Sung Tongs Animal Collective Manufacturer: Fat Cat ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Experimental Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Feels Here Comes the Indian Prospect Hummer Rejoicing in the Hands Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished/Danse Manitee ASIN: B0001J3VII Release Date: 2004-06-01

Tracks:

1. Leaf House
2. Who Could Wind Rabbit
3. The Softest Voice
4. Winters Love
5. Kids On Holiday
6. Sweet Road
7. Visiting Friends
8. College
9. We Tigers
10. Mouth Wooed Her
11. Good Lovin Outside
12. Whaddit Done

Customer Reviews:

Nice.......2007-07-15

I think this may be their best one so far. As anyone reading this by now probably already knows, the music here attracts admirers through it's originality, sunny tone and left-field weirdness. Leaf House, Rabbit, Winters Love, We Tigers and maybe Kids on Holiday are the immediate tracks that standout. Songs like "Softest Voice" and "Visiting Friends" take getting into but anyone with an appreciation for ambient music who has a few minutes to just turn off their brain and do nothing but listen to the music should probably like those tracks as well. "College" is a track that no one ever talks about but is the closest thing to Beach Boys harmonizing I've ever heard from any of all the so-called bands over the years who sound like Pet Sounds. At the end of the track there's a lyric that anyone can find amusing. The last three tracks do nothing for me, hence the deduction to 4 stars.

Eclectic.......2007-07-14

Throughout my years of music listening I have come across really weird bands with strange sounds and interesting melodies. Animal Collective is by far the most out there.

About 90% of those who I have played them for hate them. They hate them because you can't truly understand the lyrics and what you do understand is completely nonsensical. Their music is strange and extremely displacing. One song you'll be transported a wonderful world of happiness in the clouds [Who Could Win A Rabbit] and the next you'll be thrown into what seems like either a really bad or really good acid trip [Leaf House].

For those that do like Animal Collective, that is why. The listener is taken on a journey where lyrics mean nothing. It is entirely up to your imagination to make your own conclusions about a musical world that mimics that of Looking-Glass Land.

Animal Collective is my personal favorite band for reasons of their amazing sense of structure in an eloquently disheveled universe.

Listen to them, try them out. If you like them, awesome; if you don't... move on.

Tung Songs.......2007-01-04

If Mum or Sigur Ros got invaded by a bunch of acid-tripping folkies, then the result might be something like "Sung Tongs," another unspeakably mad album by the Animal Collective. This bizarre little band continues to push the limits of traditional songcraft and melodies, and leave you feeling mildly nostalgic. Maybe a little dizzy too.

It opens with a spinning, screechy noise -- which would seem to indicate hard-rock to follow. Wrong. Instead, a mellow folky melody and murmuring vocals, which suddenly build and multiply into a chorus of creepy voices. "Leaf House" undulates through a fragmented melody, full of distorted vocals and flowery acid folk.

If that hasn't knocked you off your chair, then the following songs might. "Who Could Win A Rabbit" sounds like your basic country-folk song on mushrooms, and following it is an arc of colourful songs: gossamer-thin guitar ballads, sketchy little experimental songs, hallucinatory folk, spare guitar pop, and.... well, just about everything else.

"Sung Tongs" isn't an easy album to get into -- it's all about the atmosphere, rather than something you can get up and dance to. Granted, a few of the tracks are quite catchy, but in the end it's all about the dark, colourful, disturbing and somehow soothing feeling that the music leaves you with.

It also has some remnants of "Here Comes the Indian," with "We Tigers" turning into a tribal beat-and-chant affair. But most of the time, the Collective tries out other stuff, like paring down the music to just guitar, vocals and spoons. Other times it's a massive, intoxicating swirl of rippling guitar and bass, bands of eerie synth, rattling noises, and the occasional sample. What IS that bubbling sludgey noise?

The Collective also sounds more comfortable here, with chipper vocals and lots of handclaps. You can't make out much of the lyrics, but they're more about being part of the lyrics than about being lyrics -- "Good day outside/Tribe of life and mine and yours/You're so good and natural/Arms appeal/Cause your so/close." Well, whatever.

"Sung Tongs" featured the Animal Collective expanding their already-strange sound even further, until nobody could hope to catch up to the strangeness. Definitely worth hearing.

feels like i just ate a bag of mushrooms.......2006-07-29

the first track on this album leaf house completely blew me away. i sat in AWE and had to listen to it about 5 times in a row for it to even begin to sink in. at times, its alot to take in. highly psychadelic and extremely beautiful.

Best of Avey Tare and Panda Bear (+ the rest of Animal Collective).......2006-05-30

On their 'breakout' album "Sung Tongs," Animal Collective really shines as a unique group who can create infectious songs while still maintaining that originality that most involved listeners find attractive.
Before hearing this... All I'd heard of Animal Collective was the track "Slippi" off of 'Here Comes the Indian,' and although it was a good song, I didn't find them worth exploring further. That was probably 5 or 6 months before the release of Sung Tongs. Upon reading good reviews of Sung Tongs, I decided to give it a chance and bought the record on vinyl. What a lucky buy, because little did I know, the record was phenomenal and I usually only buy vinyls if the album really stands out.
The first two tracks really caught my attention and I don't think I've heard another album start off this well. What, with the beach boys-esque vocals and tribal-styled instrumentation, it was simply irresistable.
Next, things were slowed down. The dissonant strumming of "The Softest Voice" was a bit too sparse. Afterwards, 'Winters Love' slowly fades from a quiet to a slightly louder beach boys sounding track. 'Kids on Holiday' is reminiscent of the Microphones, but with that defeniate and delightfully freakish 'Animal Collective' twist.
One of my favorite tracks "Sweet Road" uses warped field recordings and fun vocal stylings... But I absolutely love the clap after they first say "Sweet Road." I've rarely heard such a simple percussive statement be used as a hook so well.
The only faultering (long) moment on the album was Visiting Friends, unless you're patient. It drags on a little too long in my opinion and doesn't go anywhere further than the endless dissonant strumming that's already been done earlier on the album and in early groups (see: the microphones) more effectively.
The other two tracks that really stand out on the album are "We Tigers" and "Mouth Wooed Her" the former being the kind of song I was nearly expecting to hear on an album such as this. The last track is the one thing keeping this album from being rated a full five stars (I'd like to give it four and a half) because it was a weak way to end the album and isnt the kind of beautiful opus that you'd expect.

Average customer rating: Feels Good Dense one of the best releases in 2005 A must have Feels

Feels Animal Collective Manufacturer: Fat Cat ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Experimental Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Sung Tongs Broken Social Scene Z In Case We Die Person Pitch ASIN: B000AMSRO4 Release Date: 2005-10-18

Tracks:

1. Did You See the Words
2. Grass
3. Flesh Canoe
4. The Purple Bottle
5. Bees
6. Banshee Beat
7. Daffy Duck
8. Loch Raven
9. Turn into Something

Amazon.com

Feels is a big, daring collection with recurring themes of psychedelia, folk-rock, prog-rock, jazz, and modern classical composition. Above all the album is cohesive and tangible. This music spreads out ethereally, pulsates, and is ambitious and strange, punctuated by echoes of George Harrison, Brian Wilson, and Motown. Animal Collective seems more inspired by the elements within, rather than in an imitation of that music: There are bombastic drums that would be at home on Pet Sounds on the dynamically thrilling "Grass," and on "Flesh Canoe" there are guitar voicings taken from the pages of Harrison's All Things Must Pass. Perhaps the loveliest of domestic love songs exists in "Purple Bottle," a relaxed transitional ripple that has not one but three build-and-release crescendos. Lead by Avey Tare, AC can be gentle and engulfing, but then will just as easily bare its teeth, even on a beautiful washy song like "Bees" where fright mingles with an rusted autoharp, a spare confluence of harmonized voices, and tucked-in, dreamy synthesizers. On "Daffy Duck" AC tries on a late-'90s Aphex Twin mood, just without the metallic, chrome coldness, and that idea envelopes into an identifiable heart-on-sleeve yearning. Feels should restore faith in the idea that rock musicians can take time and create complete albums that are equally bold, inventive, and meaningful--a far cry from the current vogue of releasing a collection of disparate singles as an album. --Gabi Knight

Album Description

Feels is the band's seventh album to date - their sophmore effort for Fat Cat - and sees them again kicking off from their previous release to explore another different direction. Where Sung Tongs was largely acoustic-based and the product of just two members of the Collective (Avey Tare and Panda), Feels is in contrast a full group effort (also including Geologist and Deakin). Moving further away from the suggestion of folkish affinities; it is electrified, rhythmically more urgent, and overall a considerable denser work. Those sweet melodies and big catchy hooks remain intact, and the songwriting is once again bold, brave and adventurous, as ever indeliby stamped with their own unique personality. Hugely inventive and tightly focused, Feels simply sounds like nothing else right now. Look for release of "Grass" EP domestically early 2006.

Album Description

Half a decade in and Animal Collective still seem to have a grade-A supply of unfettered pop. The lucky bastards. Literally bursting at the seams with infuriatingly catchy hooks, the now four-piece Animal Collective are capable of conjuring an epic chorus or towering build-up from a seemingly scant palate, then molding it into compositions that would engage readers of Smash Hits and Mojo alike. Opening with 'Did You See the Words', Animal Collective take the non-Waco bollocks of the Polyphonic Spree, lace through some psychedelic swerves then bring to boil with a 20-foot tall, balls-to-the-wall chorus. Ouch. Elsewhere, 'The Purple Bottle' is high-speed glam-folk, 'Banshee Beat' is a quivering waterlogged composition laid out bare, whilst 'Turn Into Something' is a sugar-rush of high-octane pop. Animal magic. 9 total tracks. Fat Cat. 2005.

Customer Reviews:

Feels Good.......2007-06-05

Where to begin? A good place to start would be that this is possibly the best Animal Collective album so far. Sung Tongs has long been a favourite of mine, and I thought that would be hard to beat. On hearing 'Feels' for the first time, I was somewhat disappointed due to the slightly more 'accessible' sound. However, after many listens I've come to see that AC have yet again been spot-on with their new direction.

The opening two tracks 'Did You See the Words' and 'Grass' are excellent, catchy indie-rock, and in themselves make the album worth buying. But as it progresses, the atmosphere becomes much more intense, yet dreamy and the whole album is steeped in a feeling of barely contained joy. A very Feels-good album!

The stand-out track is in my opinion, Banshee Beat. I have listened to this track on repeat and it never ceases to enthrall me with carefully layered melodies, ambiguous and slightly dark lyrics. In fact, the track sends shivers up my spine; there's something here which touches on the edge of a very deep, unrealised consciousness.

Daffy Duck and Loch Raven are deliciously sublime trippy chill-out. Pure musical genius to lose yourself in again and again. And Turn Into Something is a perfect ending to a perfect album- beautifully constructed, upbeat and just melts at the end like a piece of chocolate leaving behind a sweet after-taste.

It is very rare that an album should touch me so deeply or delight me so much. This is a treasure. Live it, Feel it...

Dense.......2007-04-03

The primary focus of this band seems to be on atmosphere, wich in my opinion is great!

Generally, the songs on 'Feels' are very dense and slow, making for great music to just sit, and relax too. Layers of synths are stacked very cleverly on lush piano melodies, and other odd instruments. The music generally pulses from a soft melody to a roaring climax and then back into semi-ambience. Though sometimes the melodies border into boring territory, there is always plenty to listen to in 'Feels'.

'Feels' is very hard to classify. There is plenty of experimentation, and emotion in this music, but at some points its almost ambient.

A very soothing and interesting release, but nothing very revolutionary. If you are looking for catchy pop tunes, then this is definately not for you, but if you want some good experimentation and are not afriaid of ambience, then definately check Animal Collective out.

one of the best releases in 2005.......2007-04-01

i got this album when it first came out and on my first listen, i was like 'hm, not like sung tongs' but after a couple more listens and hearing all the little nuances these guys are famous for, it quickly became a favorite of mine, and still is. this album is hard to top.

A must have.......2007-03-24

This album is fun. The album builds well and has some great lyrics. They seem to make exuberant music using nonsense words and drawn out syllables so that their voices become the perfect instrument to add to their music. The album is a little short (9 tracks) but some of those tracks are awfully long (7+ minutes). Get it, it's enjoyable music.

Feels.......2007-01-20

The rotating cast of characters known as Animal Collective (so named to allow the members to come and go per recording) has made bold stylistic leaps with each album, from fairy tale psychedelia to freak-folk to noise. This is their "rock" album, in that it uses a traditional setup and makes oblique references to the Beach Boys and the Flaming Lips, but it still sounds like nothing else on this planet. Guitars throb, electronics shimmer, drums pound and skitter, voices shriek and warble, and yet, for all its oddness, it's still Animal Collective's most accessible outing because it retains its sense of gleeful abandon without ever descending into chaos. "Feels" is--paradoxically--ridiculously complex gut-music, and there is only one song on it ("Flesh Canoe") that I haven't listened to over 100 times just to catch all of its sneaky details. Divided in half between sweet, neo-tribal pop songs and soupy ambient pieces, "Feels" is nonetheless unified by its expressionist and hyper-colorful vision of ultimate happiness.

Average customer rating: Collective Soul Live? eh. Awesome! -Love CS. Using youth as back-up-Brilliant Collective Soul Home Way better than I expected

Home Collective Soul Manufacturer: El Music Group ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alternative | Live Albums | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Post Grunge | American Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Alternative Rock | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Hints Allegations and Things Left Unsaid Music in High Places - Collective Soul (Live from Morocco) Collective Soul Dosage 7even Year Itch: Collective Soul Greatest Hits 1994-2001 ASIN: B000CS441Q Release Date: 2006-02-07

Tracks:

1. Orchestral Intro
2. Counting the Days
3. Listen
4. December
5. Compliment
6. Precious Declaration
7. Needs
8. Heavy
9. Run
10. World I Know
11. Pretty Donna
12. Youth

Tracks:

1. Crown
2. Under Heavens Skies
3. She Said
4. Home
5. Gel
6. How Do You Love
7. Better Now
8. Satellite
9. Shine
10. Burn [*]
11. How Do You Love [Multimedia Track]
12. Home [DVD]

Album Description

Multi-platinum recording artists release their first-ever live DVD. Recorded in April 2005, the shows were filmed in the band's hometown of Atlanta during two special sold-out performances featuring the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra. The 20-song collection spans ninety minutes and encompasses hits from Collective Soul's seven studio albums, including their latest release, "Youth". DVD special features include behind the scenes footage and documentary, and the CD is enhanced with video, never before released music, and more. Recording in an orchestral setting enabled the group to reinterpret their hits. Songs such as "Shine", "December", "The World I Know", and "Precious Declaration" have all been given a new twist.

Customer Reviews:

Collective Soul.......2007-06-13

Love the album if I could listen to it completely. there is a nice scratch in the middle of the cd. I love Collective Soul and have seen them several times in concert just a shame I got a crappy cd.

Live? eh........2007-03-09

There are way better live bands out there but this is cool because it features orchestra music from the youth orchestra. Collective Soul's "Blender" album is much better, as well as some other recorded albums.

Awesome! -Love CS. Using youth as back-up-Brilliant.......2007-03-02

I have all CS's records and this is the only one in my car. A solid record. Sound is great! The usage of the youth orchestra is really cool - and they're good! The only downfall I thought was the "flow" of the set. I thought some songs should follow others and a bigger "bang" at the end of the concert. It ended kinda weak. But the beginning made up for it. Keep rocking Roland!

Collective Soul Home.......2007-01-04

Since I didn't have any Cd's by CS, I was looking for a greatest hits CD.
Their greatest hits CD was a few years old and came before Youth which had several songs including Better Now which is my favorite song of the year.Home came out at the perfect time.I wasn't sure how CS would sound live but bought it anyways and it just blew me away.The combination of CS
and the Symphony Orchestra was fantastic.I got goose bumps when I heard Better Now with the crowd singing along.I liked the CD so much I bought the DVD so I can really crank it up on my home theater system.

Way better than I expected.......2006-07-12

I have been to quite a few CS concerts and I always leave happy. I was a little hesitant to buy this cd because I couldn't be at the actual concert and I normally am not a fan of live recordings. I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoy this cd and love to play it in my car. For some reason I like the feeling of remembering seeing them in concert. The symphony was a great addition minus a couple songs that didn't really fit. A few of CS songs are made to be played with a symphony like Run, Shine, She Said, Compliment and Home and they delivered well above expectations. If you are a big fan of CS and can visualize them in concert, this cd is a great addition to your collection.

Average customer rating: Another excellent CS album Good Good and solid Dosage-COLLECTIVE SOUL Very upbeat music

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Tracks:

1. Tremble For My Beloved
2. Heavy
3. No More, No Less
4. Needs
5. Slow
6. Dandy Life
7. Run
8. Generate
9. Compliment
10. Not The One
11. Crown

Amazon.com

At heart a safe if emotive and catchy middle-of-the-road rock band, Collective Soul up the prescription on Dosage, turning in an 11-song collection that stretches previous aural boundaries with mixed results. The Southern-bred quintet is literary in its lyrical leanings and thoughtful in its deft and dynamic pop-rock songcraft. Programming and keyboards are now part of the group's arsenal. Dosage's production, meanwhile, is handled by singer-guitarist Ed Roland and is exceedingly lively and crisp. The collection is more loose, experimental and modern--and less classic-rock-leaning--than Collective Soul's two previous albums. There's nothing quite in the vein of "Shine" or "Precious Declaration," two memorable, high-impact singles from the band's first two sets, though "Generate," "Heavy," and "Crown" are standouts. Ultimately, Dosage is a cohesive collection of strong songs and a smart step up for the band. It just may insure survival for a group where others of a similar musical ilk--such as Brother Cane and Cry of Love--have floundered. --Katherine Turman

Customer Reviews:

Another excellent CS album.......2007-06-29

I love this CD. I love all their CDs - get them ALL!!!!!
Sometimes a song will sound weird at the beginning but you really need to give the whole song a shot. They always make excellent music.
They are also excellent live!

Good.......2007-06-18

If you like any of Collective Soul's other stuff you won't be disappointed with this one.

Good and solid.......2007-01-18

Very good CD, enjoy nearly all of the songs. If you want listen to a solid rock CD while doing your college essays, this would be it - tranquil enough to concentrate, rocks enough to get you going.

Dosage-COLLECTIVE SOUL.......2006-07-31

I hardly know where to begin, this is a great album. Being the first Collective Soul album I bought this has really influenced my choice of music-even to this day. An overwwlming mixture of fever pitch and harmonies, from dazzle to knock out in a second, you just cannot say enough positive things about this album. The beauty of this album is that it flows nicely thorough the songs. Local radio stationd play songs from this album and many other Collective Soul albums, so I think you will be surprised by the number of songs that you've heard before. This CD is the best possible introduction to Collective Soul that you can get. SO BUY IT NOW! -Sherman.

Very upbeat music.......2006-03-14

The music on this album ends up making you feel good about life. Not very often can you get good music that makes you have a positive outlook on life, but Dosage does, and does it while being good musically also. There is a good balance of slow and fast songs on the album, some using acoustic guitar and some using electric. But the songs never really get less catchy or fun to listen to, no matter how far the distortion is up or down. Good listen, and recommended.

Favorite song: Run

Jazz Music:

1. The Extension
2. The Music
3. The Reason For The Season
4. The Spirit of 176
5. The Sun Don't Lie
6. This Heart of Mine
7. This Time
8. Three Originals
9. Time for Love
10. Treasure Island [Import]

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