Collective Soul was formed in the small town of Stockbridge, Georgia in the early 1990s. Originally released in 1993 as an indie, their debut effort, Hints Allegations and Things Left Unsaid, proved popular enough on the local level that it was picked up the following year by Atlantic. Within months, “Shine” became a modern rock and MTV staple, and Collective Soul found itself laden with a platinum debut, an arena tour alongside Aerosmith, and a spot on the roster for Woodstock 1994. The bandmates released an eponymous sophomore effort the following year, which spawned five Top Ten hits on the Hot Mainstream Rock charts. Their 1999 effort, Dosage, yielded the hit singles “Run” and “Heavy.” Collective Soul returned in 2000 with Blender, which went gold. The musicians then returned to their roots in 2004, bringing on new guitar player Joel Kosche and releasing the stripped-down and dynamic album, Youth, on their own El Music Group imprint. An eight-song EP arrived the following year. In early 2007, it was announced that the band had teamed up with Target, which became the “exclusive physical retailer” of the band’s next album, Afterwords. One year after its release, the album was reissued at all retail outlets. Collective Soul’s eponymous eighth album was released in 2009 on Roadrunner Records. More recently, in 2015, the band released See What You Started by Continuing. Collective Soul continues to tour the world.
