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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Old Reliable's Back,
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This review is from: Collective Soul: Afterwords - Only at Target (Audio CD)
No surprise here: another solid 11 song set from the boys from Atlanta. Collective soul have had a formula that's worked for them since the beginning, and they don't deviate from it here. Impeccable, precise, air-tight production; some rockers with riffs; some midtempo, more comtemplative songs; radio-friendly, arena-friendly songs - they're all here. Most bands that stick to such a rigid formula stagnate or become tiresome after an album or two. Collective Soul, though, absolutely flourish. I can't explain it, really. For them, it just works. Their sound falls somewhere between U2 and Def Leppard, and one gets the sense that that's exactly where they want to be.
This feels very much like a sequel to their last album, "Youth," as it seems to carry through on the positive, energetic momentum of that cd - perhaps their no longer being on a big label has something to do with it. Ed Roland's songwriting remains in good form, though he's still using the same tricks (note the ooh-ooh-ooh chorus of "Never Here Alone," something CS has done over and over). Roland does well to allow guitarist Joel Kosche to take the mic on his "I Don't Need Anymore Friends," (a much more successful song than the last one that featured a different vocalist, the appalling "Dandy Life" from Dosage, which is otherwise my favorite CS album, along with their self-title second cd). And of course the single "Hollywood" is destined for all future CS best-of packages. If you liked Collective Soul's previous albums, I have no doubt you'll enjoy this one, too. There isn't a bad song in the bunch - just 40 minutes of Collective Soul doing what Collective Soul does. [A note on this CD's availability only through Target: In this new era of music, the band has acknowledged that they need to market their cd in a new way, and this Target-exclusive strategy is the option they decided to try. Why not? When released, it was under $10. I have no problem with that, and, personally, I give them credit for trying to break from the failing music industry's normal strategy.]
20 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
How Can They Keep Getting Better?,
By Darren F. Parker (Central Illinois) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Collective Soul: Afterwords - Only at Target (Audio CD)
I have been a fan of Collective Soul for well over a decade. But it wasn't until a few years ago when YOUTH came out that I realized just how much I loved this band. I realized that they were one of the few bands I could count on to deliver every single time they put out new music. Then when their acoustic EP FROM THE GROUND UP was released, I found one of the greatest things ever to grace my music collection. It was like going out on their own and leaving Atlantic Records, gave them a new shot of energy and a newfound creative freedom that hadn't felt in a long time. I had been anticipating AFTERWORDS quite a bit and I was excited when I learned I could hear the album in it's entirety a full week before the official release date...
But don't worry, just because I downloaded the album doesn't mean I won't be buying a copy myself. In fact I plan on buying 3-4 copies for friends and family members, just to support the band. So what exactly do I think of the new album AFTERWORDS? It's a nice mix of their old style and their new sound, it all flows together perfectly and it's definitely one of their best overall albums. I have listened to it twice and I definitely had that 'I can't to hear these songs again' moment on several occasions. Yeah, it's that damn good! Collective Soul are one of those bands who combine a unique ability to sound familiar, yet totally fresh on each release. When you hear a Collective Soul song, you know it. But not in an AC/DC kind of way, where it's the same song over and over again. I'm not big on going track by track, I'll just say it's a damn good album and you definitely need to check it out!
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Collective Soul Rocks On with Afterwords,
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This review is from: Collective Soul: Afterwords - Only at Target (Audio CD)
Few rock bands that had their start in the 1990s have continued to release noteworthy material. Far too many bands from both sides of the rock n' roll spectrum have either burned out, as in the case of Nirvana, Guns 'N' Roses, Stone Temple Pilots, Dog's Eye View, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Semisonic, and The Verve Pipe (just to name a few), or falled from grace and cherished only by their legions of fans (like Counting Crows, Everclear, Live, and Pearl Jam). Their best work is behind them. Fortunately, a few bands have soldiered on and brought outstanding music into the 21st century.
Collective Soul is one of them. Afterwords is yet another solid album and does not disappoint. In my opinion, it actually outshines Youth and promises a great future ahead for the group. The only flaw that can be found in Afterwords is that it's too short. "Burn," from the live double album 'Home,' would have been a awesome addition. Highlights include "New Vibration," "Bearing Witness," "Good Morning After All," and of course, "Adored." If you enjoy this album, I recommend that you catch up with The Wallflowers (yes, they're still around), another band from the 1990s that continues to release great music. Their albums 'Red Letter Days'(2002) and 'Rebel, Sweetheart'(2005) are criminally underrated.
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