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Stockbridge, Georgia, United States (1992 – present)

Collective Soul is a band which formed in Stockbridge, Georgia, United States in 1992. The band currently consists of Ed Roland (vocals, guitar), Dean Roland of Magnets & Ghosts (guitar), Joel Kosche (lead guitar), Will Turpin (bass) and Cheney Brannon (durms). The band has released eight albums: Hints Allegations And Things Left Unsaid (1993), Collective Soul (1995), Disciplined Breakdown (1997), Dosage (1999), Blender (2000), Youth (2004), Afterwords (2007), and Collective Soul (Rabbit) (2009). They are best known for their three Top 40 singles in the United States: “Shine”, “December”, and “The World I Know”. They were the most succesful artist on American rock radio during the 1990’s, with seven number ones on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Chart during that decade.

Before forming Collective Soul, Ed Roland had studied music composition and guitar playing at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. Since the mid 1980’s, Roland had been involved in underground music; either making unpublished demos or performing. He also worked at Real 2 Reel Studios in Stockbridge during the 1980’s and early 1990’s, which was owned by Will Turpin’s father. Roland’s main duties were producing, mixing and engineering work for local Atlanta artists. He also recorded his own demos and released his independent solo album Ed-E Roland in 1991. He had a pre-Collective Soul band in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s called Marching Two-Step which included Shane Evans, Michele Rhea Caplinger, and Matt Serletic.
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    last week

  • lipwreck

    they were the first tape my parents ever bought me

    last week

  • Zach216

    Ed Roland took a songwriting course at Berklee College of Music and yes definitely is an exceptional songwriter he writes almost everything on his own

    December 2011

  • rick-roll

    Their songs are just perfect from a theory point of view, genius.

    December 2011

  • MadThrasher678

    December clouds are now covering me

    December 2011

  • UPRC

    Don't forget about the Collective Soul group! http://www.last.fm/group/Collective+Soul

    November 2011

  • slidein

    One of my favourites straight from 90's.....

    November 2011

  • othersider95

    I love collective soul, though my charts say otherwise.

    October 2011

  • La_iLuminada

    OH WOW! I cant believe I only just discovered your great, great music!!!! ♥

    October 2011

  • trashcity_

    R.I.P Cho Seung-Hui

    October 2011

  • Zach216

    Happy to have them join my Top 15! Fantastic band who has continued to stand the test of time. Stuff on the S/T, Disciplined Breakdown, Dosage and Blender is my favorite but the last 3 records have their share of fabulous tunes too. I think overall Youth is really good!

    October 2011

  • M4jkeee

    I can't believe I hadn't heard of them before, such an amazing band!

    September 2011

  • diegohendrix

    cool

    September 2011

  • oliskye

    join the group beach lovers

    August 2011

  • kwd2003

    Their self-titled sophomore album was the first CD I ever owned. I played the hell out of it and they continue to be amongst my top 5 favorite bands.

    August 2011

  • rasta251

    the most underrated band of all time

    August 2011

  • Zach216

    Blender, the worst? No way, I'd probably put it in the Top 3 or 4... Anything with Childress is really good. His parts were wicked, that album is no exception.

    August 2011

  • My_Sharona

    Amazing band!

    August 2011

  • roxdani07

    I'm glad I grew up listening to this band. So many good memories.

    August 2011

  • alfonzoloya

    In my opinion, Blender is their worst album.

    July 2011
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