Cody
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Post by Cody on Jul 6, 2009 17:53:39 GMT -5
lol Im talking more Active over Alt when I talk Collective Soul rock success, Sounting The Days didnt even crack the alt top 40
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Nicholas2.0
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Jul 14, 2009 2:40:38 GMT -5
I think what he means by sterile is "crisp." That's the only word I can think to describe it as. It seems more evident in Heavy, Shine and Better Now than December and The World I Know. If you were to compare Collective Soul on those tracks, it would be the opposite of, say, The Edge's ringing effect. Short, clean, crisp. I'm not sure that "crisp" is the word I'd use, but you definitely have the right songs in mind: "Heavy," "Shine," and I'll use "Precious Declaration," as I haven't heard "Better Now," that I know of. It's a safe sound. It's like they want their guitars distorted, but they don't want to get too "wild and crazy." It's like their guitar sound is underneath a box, pushing equally against all 5 sides at once.
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Post by Matt4319 on Jul 14, 2009 8:34:29 GMT -5
This is not even close to Alternative-friendly. In fact, it's probably going to be a big AC hit.
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pen
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Post by pen on Jul 14, 2009 10:04:56 GMT -5
I think what he means by sterile is "crisp." That's the only word I can think to describe it as. It seems more evident in Heavy, Shine and Better Now than December and The World I Know. If you were to compare Collective Soul on those tracks, it would be the opposite of, say, The Edge's ringing effect. Short, clean, crisp. I'm not sure that "crisp" is the word I'd use, but you definitely have the right songs in mind: "Heavy," "Shine," and I'll use "Precious Declaration," as I haven't heard "Better Now," that I know of. It's a safe sound. It's like they want their guitars distorted, but they don't want to get too "wild and crazy." It's like their guitar sound is underneath a box, pushing equally against all 5 sides at once. I don't know. I do know what you're talking about and I hear that too, but I've always sort of seen that as a quality that is recognizably "Collective Soul".
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(Artie Ziff)
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Jul 14, 2009 10:44:20 GMT -5
I thought that about Second Chance myself.
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