Collective Soul - See What You Started By Continuing (2nd October 2015)

 

Collective Soul have released their first album in six years on the Vanguard Label. See What You Started By Continuing was unleashed on 2nd October 2015. Collective Soul (2009) was the last album, but it's not like they have been slacking because in that time they have been out on the road last year with the band and also various members have been involved playing and recording with various side projects.

Click on the links to listen and watch more of Collective Soul.

Some Preview tracks from the album:

This.

Hurricane.

AYTA.

Contagious.

 

They will be kicking off a tour in the States in support of the album. Wonder if they will find their way to Europe at all!

Collective Soul Live

Collective Soul Sound of Music Festival, Burlington, June 13, 2015.

Shine - The Chugging Monkey, SXSW 2015.

This - Busch Gardens April 2015.

The World I Know - Edmonton 2015.

Rewind 1993: Collective Soul Release Their "Debut Album"

Released 22nd June 1993

Rising Storm Records

The album would be reissued by Atlantic Records on 22nd March 1994

US Chart #15

Canada #5

The album was originally intended as a Demo to help Ed Roland sell some songs to a publishing company. It was recorded with no thrills in a basement in Atlanta. He gave a copy of the album to a College Radio  station who immediately zoned in on 'Shine'. It became the station's most requested song and the band was asked to play some live shows. Roland rounded up those who played on the Demo and began performing.

The song went into the charts and helped them get a deal with Atlantic Records. The band had wanted to remix the album but were put off by the company who felt it could put a hault to their momentum. The band actually look upon their self-titled second album as their debut!

For an album that was just meant to be a Demo it's actually pretty good.

I have to admit that I love the song 'Shine', it's a song that is rooted in my playlists etc. It just will not go away.