Collective Soul

Early years

Before forming Collective Soul, singer Ed Roland studied music composition and guitar at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. Since the mid-1980s, Roland was involved in Atlanta's underground music scene making demos and performing. He also worked at Real 2 Reel Studios in Stockbridge, which was owned by Will Turpin's father, Bill Turpin. Roland's duties were producing, mixing, and engineering for local Atlanta artists.

2004–2009: Formation of El Music Group, Youth, Afterwords, and Rabbit

In 2004, Collective Soul created their independent label El Music Group, which allowed the band greater control over the production and distribution of their music. In November of that year, they released their sixth studio album, Youth, which debuted at No. 66 on the Billboard 200. Due to personal issues, additional drum tracks on the album were by session musician Ryan Hoyle, who would play a more prominent place in the band increasingly. "Counting the Days" was the first and most successful single, as it peaked at No. 8 on the Mainstream Rock chart. The second single "Better Now" received significant airplay on the Adult Top 40 chart as it peaked at No. 9 and was used in commercials for the cereal Special K. The third single "How Do You...

Tremble for My Beloved

"Tremble for My Beloved" is a song by the American rock band Collective Soul. It was released as the third single from their fourth studio album, Dosage, in September 1999.

Background

Commenting on the creation of "Tremble for My Beloved" and its meaning, Ed Roland said:

Reissue and music video

In December 2010, a re-recorded version of "Tremble for My Beloved" was released as both a single and a music video on iTunes. The music video was also included on the DVD Music Videos and Performances from The Twilight Saga Soundtracks, Vol. 1. The video was shot in August 2010 during a performance in Arequipa, Peru.

Cover version

Vitamin String Quartet recorded a cover version for their Twilight tribute album, Vitamin String Quartet Performs Music from Twilight (2008).

Shine

"Shine" is a song by American alternative rock band Collective Soul. It served as the lead single for their debut album, Hints Allegations and Things Left Unsaid (1993), and as the band's debut single.

"Shine" remained the band's most well-known song and a hallmark of 1990s alternative rock. The song reached number one on the US Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart for eight weeks, ending 1994 as that chart's most successful single.

Music video

The song's video, which was written and directed by William Levin and achieved popularity on MTV, features various footage, largely black-and-white. Youths are seen carrying seemingly random items across a rural area and railroad tracks before arriving at an old shed and watching the band perform. "Shine" was included on the era-themed compilation Essential Music Videos: '90s Rock.

Legacy and appearances

"Shine" has remained a symbol of 1990s alternative rock. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic regarded the song "a tremendous guilty pleasure, built on a guitar riff so indelible you swear it's stolen, blessed by a sighing melody that makes this a fine album-rock single that would have sounded as good in '74 as it did in '94." Due to its popularity among 1990s music, "Shine" has been included on various era-themed compilation albums including VH1: I Love the '90s, Whatever: The '90s Pop and Culture Box, Big Shiny '90s, and The Buzz. Live versions have been included on the Woodstock '94 and Much at Edgefest 1999 compilations.

Cover versions

Dolly Parton recorded a cover of "Shine" for her 2001 album Little Sparrow with members of the alt and bluegrass band Nickel Creek. Parton's recording of the song earned her a Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance.