Dosage [ENHANCED]

Collective Soul

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 9, 1999)
• Original Release Date: February 9, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced
• Label: Atlantic / Wea
• ASIN: B00000HZFM
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (278 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #20,788 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
At heart a safe if emotive and catchy middle-of-the-road rock band, Collective Soul up the prescription on Dosage, turning in an 11-song collection that stretches previous aural boundaries with mixed results. The Southern-bred quintet is literary in its lyrical leanings and thoughtful in its deft and dynamic pop-rock songcraft. Programming and keyboards are now part of the group's arsenal. Dosage's production, meanwhile, is handled by singer-guitarist Ed Roland and is exceedingly lively and crisp. The collection is more loose, experimental and modern--and less classic-rock-leaning--than Collective Soul's two previous albums. There's nothing quite in the vein of "Shine" or "Precious Declaration," two memorable, high-impact singles from the band's first two sets, though "Generate," "Heavy," and "Crown" are standouts. Ultimately, Dosage is a cohesive collection of strong songs and a smart step up for the band. It just may insure survival for a group where others of a similar musical ilk--such as Brother Cane and Cry of Love--have floundered. --Katherine Turman

Entertainment Weekly
There are plenty [of] pop touchdowns in the Dosage game.

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Easy, quirky and fun, March 8, 2003

By	spiral_mind (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

I guess I could call Collective Soul something of a guilty pleasure - straight-ahead pop, catchy hooks, singable choruses, simple melodies, everything that a music-snob like me is supposed to hate. But I'll admit it. I like a well-done pop tune too, and CS has a supply of 'em seemingly as inexhaustible as Ben Folds's bag of witty one-liners. Sometimes it's nothing more than two-line verses and a quick chorus repeated a couple times, as on "Tremble For My Beloved." Yet, in the middle of it all they've got a great knack for a melody and they can crank up an addictive beat that's hard to let go. And hey, at least the songs aren't as utterly simplistic and tossed-off as Weezer's (which I also listen to).

Dosage, although sporting the weirdest of all their mediocre album covers, was Collective Soul's most accomplished recording at the time. (Haven't heard Blender, so I can't compare.) Underneath the usual ear-candy songcraft there are more keyboards, better production/mixing and more electronic touches than ever before. "Tremble" rides on waves of wah-wah guitars. "Slow" builds a wall of sound big enough to fill your whole listening space. "Crown" slides through to the disc's finish (almost) in a low-key haze of dreamy ambience. Aha, and there's an extra treat - the hidden "She Said" at the end, which floats on a bed of gorgeous strings and another of those excellent choruses. It's an absolute gem.

They're essentially nothing more than a catchy rock band, but Collective Soul has a compelling energy and a talent for strong songs that should keep them going for a while. Those who aren't looking for anything more should be well satisfied.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Collective Soul speaks for all ages, November 1, 1999

By A Customer

I'm probably one of Collective Soul's older fans, having been in high school when Zep's "Physical Graffiti" came out, and my tastes have expanded to encompass everything from Celtic music to Finnish pop. Having said that, I'm a sucker for a rock and roll song with a great hook and some thoughtful lyrics, and that's why I love Collective Soul. Ed Roland's lyrics (and I have to say I don't know what the People magazine reviewer was thinking when he/she called Ed's lyric's "hollow") are as relevant to me as I'm sure they are to people 20 years younger than me. "Run" is gorgeous, "Heavy" is the perfect car-driving song, "Tremble for My Beloved," "No More, No Less," and "Needs" are lyrically mind-blowing, and there isn't one dud on this CD. If you listened to Zeppelin when you were in high school, buy "Dosage." It will take 20 years off your life!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Overall Great Rock album...no more, no less, February 9, 2006

By	Eddie Lancekick "A Regulator" (Pacific Northwest) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

With Collective Soul's release of "Dosage" I found myself thrown into some unique and different song's that still carried their signature sound and message. They stretch out a bit from the themes and creativity that established them as one of the best rock bands to come out of the 90's, adding some unique and vivid layers to their pop anthems.

By far the guitars on this album are my favorite. Some of it reminds you more of the "stoner rock" phase with lot's of technical, space sounding flange, but not so much that you feel your saturated in it.

A multitude of slow, soothing songs are gladly found thrown into the mix. "No, More, No less" is less of a ballad and more just plain fun. "Tremble For My beloved" is a powerful and emotional song with some excellent riffs, as are "Not the One" and "Crown". "Heavy" is a signature staple that crescendo's with, instead of "toe tapping" more "fist in the air" feeling. Heavy is Heavy in both sound and lyrics.

"Needs" and "Dandy Life" again bring us back to a more melancholoy feeling. We have another powerful "fist in the air" arena rocker in "Generate". The rythym and mixture of heavy guitars and sweet, soul-filled singing makes this album an overall must for any collection. Dosage Gives us eleven tracks, and also gives us hope that rock and roll has not died, but moved on to another soul...Collective Soul.