Collective Soul

[ledhed]

Hadn't listened to the CD lately but, boy was I glad I chose this today!! Hints, Allegations and Things Left Unsaid by Collective Soul Great CD!! Has nice melow songs and real rock songs-they have a style that is all their own. And since this is an older CD, it hasn't been digitally "Enhanced" to be louder like alot of CDs nowadays are. I would recommend this to anyone

[avelanchefan]

Nice call ledhed, I personally like their "Self Titled" sophmore CD. It was one of the best CD's of the 90's, and what makes them stand out is the sound they have that is purely distinctive to themselves.

[Mike682]

Those guys are great. Their lyrics have an introspective/deep component to them. To reiterate the above posts, they also have a very distinct sound to them. Excellent band.

Here's an example of their type of lyrics:
Collective Soul
"Listen"

Hey you're now thirsty
Walking in the desert all alone
Hey you're now searching
Lost in isolation from your soul
The bullets you bite
From the pain you request
You're finding harder to digest
And the answers you seek
Are the ones you destroy
Your anger's well deployed

Hey why can't you listen
Hey why can't you hear
Hey why can't you listen
As love screams everywhere

Hey you now hunger
Feeding your mind with selfishness
Hey you now wander
Aimlessly around your consciousness
Your prophecies fail
And your thoughts become weak
Silence creates necessity
You're clothing yourself
In the shields of despair
Your courage now impaired

You crucify all honesty
No signs you see do you believe
And all your words just twist and turn
Reviving just to crash and burn
You're fighting till the bitter end
If only your heart could open up
And listen