What is Collective Soul and where did it originate?
Collective Soul is an American rock band from Stockbridge, Georgia. They have enjoyed popularity on alternative rock, mainstream rock and pop music radio throughout the 1990s and into the new millennium, recording seven #1 mainstream rock hits. They broke into mainstream popularity with their hit single “Shine” from their debut album Hints, Allegations, and Things Left Unsaid, released in 1993. Here is some information about the origin of the name Collective Soul: Ed Roland was reading Ayn Rand’s The Fountainhead and came across the phrase “collection of souls”. Although author Ayn Rand actually uses the phrase in a negative connotation, using the “collective soul” as a threat to the main character’s sense of individualism, Ed is quick to point out, “…we’re not preaching Ayn Rand, objectivism, egoism, or anything…we just dug the name…” and “it [the band’s name] could’ve come out of a Motorcycle Magazine.” Atlantic Records took note of the popularity of “Shine” and subsequently si
Collective Soul is an American rock band from Stockbridge, Georgia. They have enjoyed popularity on alternative rock, mainstream rock and pop music radio throughout the 1990s and into the new millennium, recording seven #1 mainstream rock hits. They broke into mainstream popularity with their hit single “Shine” from their debut album Hints, Allegations, and Things Left Unsaid, released in 1993. Sources: http://en.wikipedia.
