Collective soul biography
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As Collective Soul’s ‘The World I Know’ Turns 25, ‘It Still Really Gets Me,’ Says Frontman Ed Roland
No one really knew which record store insekter som pollinerar to put Collective Soul in when the Atlanta band broke onto the scene — they were labeled everything from “bubblegum grunge” to southern blues-rock to neo-’60s rock. Their breakout occurred in 1993 with the sudden success of “Shine,” a fuzzy, quasi-spiritual anthem that pinged from college radio airwaves to the top of the mainstream rock chart. They weren’t even a band at the time; that first album, “Hints, Allegations and Things Left Unsaid” was just a collection of demos performed by bandleader Ed Roland, who was 31 and about to hang up his dreams of chart glory.
With rock heaven’s light suddenly shining down, the band — which comprised guitarists Ross Childress and Dean Roland (Ed’s brother), Will Turpin (bass) and Shane Evans (p
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Collective Soul
Rock band
Radio Sparked Recognition
Shock and Success
Collective Collaboration
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As Collective Soul’s recognition moved beyond their hometown of Stockbridge, Georgia, the media and the record industry said the band came up out of nowhere—they were an overnight success. But their lead singer and guitarist, Ed Roland, knows their “overnight success” was more than 12 years in the making.
Ed Roland and his brother, guitarist Dean Roland, grew up in a very strict household. Their father, Eddie Roland, was a southern Baptist minister, while their mother, Lynette, taught children with special needs. Until the boys became teenagers, the only rock n’ roll they heard came from Elvis Presley and Jerry Lee Lewis records. But Eddie Roland often used music to minister to his church, and his sons Ed and Dean both became interested in playing guitar.
After graduating from high school, Ed Roland moved to Boston
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Collective Soul
American rock band
For other uses, see Collective Soul (disambiguation).
Collective Soul is an American rock band originally from Stockbridge, Georgia.[2] Now based in Atlanta, the group consists of the brothers Ed (lead vocalist) and Dean Roland (rhythm guitarist), Will Turpin (bassist), Johnny Rabb (drummer), and Jesse Triplett (lead guitarist). Formed in 1992, the original lineup consisted of the Roland brothers, bassist David Neal, guitarist Ross Childress, and drummer Shane Evans. Collective Soul released their Hints, Allegations, and Things Left Unsaid album on the independent label Rising Storm Records in 1993. The band went from obscurity to popularity that year after the album's lead single "Shine" received regional radio play. Around the same time, Turpin replaced Neal on bass. The album was then re-released in 1994 by the major label Atlantic Records; thus, "Shine" became a national hit as it peaked at No. 1 on the Mainstream Rock a