Collective Soul

It’s true that I haven’t blogged in awhile. Lot’s of stuff going on. Sometimes, it’s hard to know where to begin…see what I get for stopping?

Our friends Roger and Kelly graciously treated us to a weekend of Collective Soul. What a blast that was. Rog is the King of the Mojito makers, and we managed to suck down a couple of those before the concert. We stayed in their kewl ToyHauler that has all the amenities you could want, at a RV site that was about 4 miles from Konocti. Ya know…I really enjoyed the venue, and will have to attend some more outside concerts there. It was totally sweet. TIP: Buy your tickets from the venue, so you can trade them in the day of the concert for better seats. Although, thanks to Rog, we had AWESOME seats!

As my friend Kelly can attest, Collective Soul is one of those extremely under-rated bands. With the release of their first album “Hints, Allegations and Things left Unsaid” in 1993, the breakout song was Shine (although personally, I like Breathe or Beautiful World better). I was on the brink of wearing out that CD until I finally put it on my iPod. Their music gets better as they age and though the “lawsuit era” CD - Disciplined Breakdown is reflective of their feelings “of the moment” it still rocks. Remember when Ed Roland had dark hair?

I remember playing “Dosage” in the car, and my friend Chris wondering what “New” band this was. If you’ve never had a chance to see the DVD with the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra, you should really check it out. This band is as good in person, as they are on CD/DVD. They Rock! Kelly and I have decided to attend a hometown concert, so we’ll see ya’ll in Atlanta….someday. Kel….we have to practice our “Southern Belle” talk.

Anyway, thank you to Roger and Kelly for a smashing weekend….Next up: The Van Halen Reunion minus Michael Anthony (Guess it’s not really a reunion…is it?).