Classic or Dud/Seek and Destroy/Say Something About/Whatever.... COLLECTIVE SOUL

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I HATED "Shine," but I can stand some of the stuff on "Dosage," which my friends back in college, oddly enough at Uconn, used to play all the time. Nothing was distinctive enough for me to remember it by name.

― Jimmy_tango, Friday, 8 April 2005 02:13 (8 years ago) Permalink

"Shine" had to have been the most played song on the radio during the entire 90s. I think it was played even more than "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and "I Want It That Way."

― Roadkill Bingo (Roadkill Bingo), Friday, 8 April 2005 02:15 (8 years ago) Permalink

Shine is ALWAYS on, still... in Connecticut we get it on 102.1, 99.1, 105.9, 96.5 at least once a week when i'm in the car (which isn't very often, so i have to imagine that gets shitloads of play)

― Bryan Moore (Bryan Moore), Friday, 8 April 2005 02:40 (8 years ago) Permalink

i never listen to the radio, so i never hear them. i'm curious, but i don't want to lose my hipster police badge. when will it be cool to listen them ironically? two, three years?

― indian joe, Friday, 8 April 2005 02:51 (8 years ago) Permalink

Fucking CT - COLLECTIVE SOUL HAD MORE THAN ONE SONG YOU BONGLICKERS.

Indian Joe: don't follow the trend - START the trend.

― David R. (popshots75`), Friday, 8 April 2005 03:24 (8 years ago) Permalink

I bought whatever album that has that 'December' song on it when I was in 8th grade from one of those BMG music 7 CDs for a penny deals. I generally keep all the albums I buy because a collection's a collection. So now I have a Collective Soul album. And it makes me sad.

― Wookie Rookie, Friday, 8 April 2005 05:41 (8 years ago) Permalink

In 1997, I was working as a waiter at First Avenue, the Minneapolis nightclub, when Collective Soul played. It was an all-ages show, and I was serving drinks upstairs. Actually, what I mean is that I was serving cheap beer to quarter-tipping fuckers upstairs. Anyway, the place was full and the band was playing. I'd always thought "Shine" was the worst single of the decade up to that point--obviously, I had yet to hear "Virtual Insanity"--and was having a bad time all around. So far, so whatever.

Then they played "Shine." It came about 2/3 into the set, was greeted enthusiastically, yadda yadda yadda. Then they revved into the pre-chorus, down-duh-duh-duh-duh-duh-duh-duh-duh-duh-duh-duh-duh, and then THE ENTIRE FUCKING AUDIENCE DOWNSTAIRS WENT "yuh!" AT ONCE. Every single one of them. I was carrying a full tray of PBRs and I nearly dropped it. It was horrible and yet magnificent at the same time.

― Matos-Webster Dictionary (M Matos), Friday, 8 April 2005 05:51 (8 years ago) Permalink

obviously, I had yet to hear "Virtual Insanity"

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 8 April 2005 06:08 (8 years ago) Permalink

I really like "Gel" and "December."
I can't fucking stand "Shine."

-- Mr. Snrub

"I like the way Mr. Snrub thinks!" Agree 100% with that assessment.

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Friday, 8 April 2005 07:45 (8 years ago) Permalink

Matos, that's brilliant...

― What we want? Sex with T.V. stars! What you want? Ian Riese-Moraine! (Eastern Ma, Friday, 8 April 2005 09:12 (8 years ago) Permalink

7 years pass...

"December" is one of the worst songs I've ever heard.

― Poliopolice, Thursday, 10 May 2012 14:32 (1 year ago) Permalink

Also, this band drove a guy to murder a couple years back

― Poliopolice, Thursday, 10 May 2012 14:33 (1 year ago) Permalink

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