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In a December 2017 interview with Songfacts, lead singer Ed Roland explained the origin of "Shine": I had riffs – this was the late '80s and I was writing a lot of songs. I called it "drone," where you either drone the A or the E, and play a melody under it. So, I had a bunch of them that the band I was in at the time were playing.
Ed Roland ‡ Afterwords: 2007 "After All" Ed Roland ‡ Blender: 2000 "All" Ed Roland ‡ Hints Allegations and Things Left Unsaid: 1993 "All That I Know" † Ed Roland ‡ Afterwords: 2007 "Almost You" Ed Roland ‡ Shine (Australian Single) 1993 "Am I Getting Through" Ed Roland ‡ See What You Started by Continuing: 2015 "AYTA" † Ed ...
Collective Soul is an American rock band originally from Stockbridge, Georgia. [2] Now based in Atlanta, the group consists of the brothers Ed (lead vocalist) and Dean Roland (rhythm guitarist), Will Turpin (bassist), Johnny Rabb (drummer), and Jesse Triplett (lead guitarist).
No one really knew which record store bin to put Collective Soul in when the Atlanta band broke onto the scene — they were labeled everything from “bubblegum grunge” to southern blues-rock ...
Frontman Ed Roland hoped to simply sell the songs to a publishing company rather than form a band. He gave the demo to a small college radio station in Atlanta that began playing "Shine". The track quickly became their most requested song and the band was asked to perform some concerts for the station.
What: Roasting Room 6th Anniversary with Ed Roland and Friends When: Friday from 6-7:30 p.m. and 8:30-10 p.m. Where: The Roasting Room, 1297 May River Rd, Bluffton, S.C.
Edgar Eugene Roland, Jr. (born August 3, 1963) [1] is an American musician. He is the lead vocalist and primary songwriter of the rock band Collective Soul, along with his brother Dean, who also served as the band's rhythm guitarist. He is also active with his side project, Ed Roland and the Sweet Tea Project.
Frontman Ed Roland has considered Collective Soul the band's true debut album; Hints Allegations and Things Left Unsaid was intended more as a promotional demo and a means of acquiring a publishing contract for Roland who in 1995 noted, "It's so funny for people to compare the two. It's like comparing one band to another band.