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Collective Soul

Collective Soul is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Hootie & The Blowfish, Aerosmith, Van Halen, Duran Duran and Elton John. Those roots explain a lot about how Collective Soul arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Better Than Ezra, Tonic, Gin Blossoms, The Wallflowers and Toad The Wet Sprocket, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Matchbox Twenty, Blessid Union Of Souls, Edwin McCain, Pillar and David Cook, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 37 connections around Collective Soul, reaching back through Hootie & The Blowfish and forward to Matchbox Twenty. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Collective Soul is an American rock band originally from Stockbridge, Georgia. Now based in Atlanta, the group consists of the brothers Ed and Dean Roland, Will Turpin (bassist), Johnny Rabb (drummer), and Jesse Triplett. Formed in 1992, the original lineup consisted of the Roland brothers, bassist David Neal, guitarist Ross Childress, and drummer Shane Evans. Collective Soul released their Hints Allegations and Things Left Unsaid album on the independent label Rising Storm Records in 1993. The band went from obscurity to popularity that year after the album's lead single "Shine" received regional radio play. Around the same time, Turpin replaced Neal on bass. The album was then re-released in 1994 by the major label Atlantic Records; thus, "Shine" became a national hit as it peaked at No. 1 on the Mainstream Rock and No. 4 on the Mainstream Top 40 charts.

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Collective SoulHootie & The BlowfishAerosmithVan HalenDuran DuranElton JohnLifehouseMark SandmanGin BlossomsMatchbox TwentyBlessid Union Of SoulsEdwin McCainPillarDavid CookBetter Than EzraTonicGin BlossomsThe WallflowersToad The Wet SprocketThe Verve PipeDays of the NewOur Lady Peace

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Collective Soul connections

Collective Soul grew out of Hootie & The Blowfish, Aerosmith, Van Halen and Duran Duran, shares an orbit with Better Than Ezra, Tonic, Gin Blossoms and The Wallflowers, went on to shape Matchbox Twenty, Blessid Union Of Souls, Edwin McCain and Pillar. 37 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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