Collective Soul Peak Performances Quiz

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1. "Give me a word, give me a sign, show me where to look and tell me what will I find." Collective Soul's first hit led off their debut album and reached #1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart as well as #11 on the Billboard Hot 100. VH1 ranked it #42 on the best songs of the 1990s and Dolly Parton covered it in 2001. What song is this?

Answer: Shine

"Shine" might be Collective Soul's most successful song, especially in its lasting legacy. Of all songs in the band's first eight albums, it peaked the highest on the Billboard Hot 100. Several bands have covered the song aside from Parton's, which she did with the band Nickel Creek. On the US Billboard Hot 100 end of the year chart, "Shine" ranked at #31.

Lead singer Ed Roland answered questions about the band being labeled as a "Christian rock band" (due to the song containing the lyrics "Heaven let you light shine down" repeated in the chorus) by saying, "Well, so does Led Zeppelin. I don't remember anyone saying they were a Christian band."

2. "Why drink the water from my hand? Contagious as you think I am." Collective Soul's second album contained their second #1 song. Released in 1995, it topped off the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and made #20 on the Billboard Hot 100. What monthly name does this song have?

Answer: December

"December" stayed #1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks (then called the Album Rock Tracks) chart for nearly two months in 1995, from June 3 to July 29. It was actually the second single released from the self-titled "Collective Soul" album, which the band considers its actual debut album, behind "Gel." However, it was the first to hit #1 on any of the charts.

3. "Has our conscience shown? Has the sweet breeze blown? Has all kindness gone?" The third single released from the second album hit #1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks, Canadian RPM Top Singles, and Top 40 Adult Recurrents charts as well as #19 on the Billboard Hot 100 (the second-best of any song from their first eight albums). What song rocked the airwaves in late 1995 and early 1996?

Answer: The World I Know

"The World I Know" is a tragic and yet uplifting song, shown especially by its music video. It shows a business man in New York City slowly being bombarded with negative things in the world (news of children starving, homeless people, etc.) and finally choosing to jump off of a building (mirroring the lyrics "So I walk up on high and I stop at the edge to see my world below"). Just then, a bird lands on his hand and the video goes from a deep blue to real color, before he begins to look down and enjoy everything around him.

4. "Give me a moment, got to get this weight up off my chest." This final #1 single from the second album has an unforgettable guitar riff. It was the last chart-topper from the album, but was followed by the top-10 song "Smashing Young Man." What hit was this?

Answer: Where the River Flows

"Where the River Flows" proved a sharp departure from what had worked in the past. While previous hits "Shine," "December," and "The World I Know" had been slower, subdued songs, but "Where the River Flows" starts off with a strong guitar and keeps it going for the entire song.

5. "Hitched a ride to the peaceful side of town, then proceeded where thieves are no longer found." Collective Soul's third album did not disappoint, earning a #1 hit with its opening track that also made #65 on the Billboard Hot 100. It hit its peak in May 1997, just before Hanson's "MmmBop" made #1 on the Hot 100. What song was this?

Answer: Precious Declaration

At the end of 1997, Rate Your Music posted the top 1,000 songs of the year. "Precious Declaration" made #493, one spot below "MmmBop," despite the latter's commercial success. The album "Disciplined Breakdown" was released while the band was in an 18-month long lawsuit with their former manager Bill Richardson, and according to their biography, "could not receive any income, since the dispute was over how much of the income Richardson was entitled to... the band members literally moved back in with their parents." The album was essentially recorded in a small cabin, and still hit #16 on the Billboard 200, selling over a million copies.

6. "Hey, you're now thirsty, walking in the desert all alone." Following in the wake of the success of the opening track, the #2 song on Collective Soul's third album also hit #1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, hitting #72 on the Hot 100. Which song was the last #1 hit from this album?

Answer: Listen

"Listen" also made #17 on the Modern Rock Tracks in 1997. It was followed by the single "Blame," which made it as high as #11 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. However, "Blame" was not the third song on the album. It was actually fifth, while "Maybe" held the third spot but was never released as a single.

7. "Complicate this world you wrapped for me." One of the band's most successful songs came as the second song off of their fourth album, and stayed at #1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for 15 weeks, which tied the Stone Temple Pilots' song "Interstate Love Song" for the second-longest tenure at #1 at the time. What song was this, their last #1 hit of the 1990s?

Answer: Heavy

"Run" was actually the first single released from Collective Soul's fourth album, "Dosage." It did very well early in the year, but only made #12 on the Adult Top 40. "Heavy," on the other hand, stayed at #1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for 15 weeks, only second to "Touch, Peel and Stand" by Days of the New at the time. Later in 1999, Creed's "Higher" would stay at the top for 17 weeks, and in 2000, "Loser" by 3 Doors Down began its run at #1 for a record 21 weeks.

8. A two-parter: 1. "In the air I'm tasting your perfection." 2. "Color me any color, speak to me in tongues and share." This involved two songs that only made #2. The first was from the band's second album, and in April 1995 could not top Van Halen's "Can't Stop Lovin' You" for #1. The second was their most successful song in the decade of the 2000s, coming from their fifth album, "Blender," that lost out to 3 Doors Down's "Loser" in October 2000. What songs are these?

Answer: "Gel" and "Why, Pt. 2"

"Gel" was the first song released from the "Collective Soul" album, but did not have the ability to top Van Halen for the top spot. It proved to the music world that Collective Soul was not a one-hit wonder with "Shine," and instead they would be on the scene for years to come.

"Why, Pt. 2" has no part one, but that didn't stop it from reaching #2 on October 21, 2000, only to be beaten by "Loser," which had been #1 since September 9. When the song left the #2 spot on December 9, "Loser" was still there at the top, and would be until February 3, 2001, when Godsmack's "Awake" finally toppled the dynasty.

9. Songs aren't the only things on Collective Soul's resume that reached #1 on the charts. Their debut album hit #1 on the Top Heatseekers chart in 1993 before it peaked at #15 on the Billboard 200. What was the title of the album, from which three singles were released?

Answer: Hints, Allegations, and Things Left Unsaid

"Hints, Allegations, and Things Left Unsaid" did so well, Aerosmith invited Collective Soul to open for them during their "Get a Grip" Tour. The first single, "Shine," was their breakout #1 hit, followed by "Breathe," which peaked at #12 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, and "Wasting Time." Atlantic Records signed on the band after the success of "Shine" and re-released the album under their name, but lead singer Ed Roland maintains that their second, self-titled album is their true "debut" album as it was so different from "Hints, Allegations, and Things Left Unsaid."

10. In September 2009, Collective Soul got confirmation of their success when their home state inducted them into their Music Hall of Fame. What state gave the band that honor?

Answer: Georgia

The Georgia Music Hall of Fame inducted its first members - Ray Charles, Bill Lowery, and Lena Horne - in 1979. Thirty years later, in the largest induction class ever for a single year up to that point, Collective Soul entered having released eight studio albums.

They were inducted alongside Johnny L. Carson, Peter Conlon, Bryan-Michael Cox, Roy Hamilton, Berry Oakley, Shakir Stewart, and Third Day.

Source: Author illiniman14

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