Collective Soul "Blender"
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I was fortunate enough to buy a masterpiece last night.  Yesterday on a cold, East Lansing night I went along with my roommate, Erik Anderson to Tower Records.  The mission at Tower Records was to track down the new Collective Soul CD, buy it at 12:00, and be back at the dorms by 12:05 to start listening to it, and the mission was accomplished perfectly.  Collective Soul is my second favorite band, behind the famous band of Toad The Wet Sprocket.  With old hit songs like "Shine", "December", "The World I Know", "Listen" and my favorite song from last year "Run", the band has definitely established themselves as a powerful band.  Whether it is the subwoofer-infested "Heavy" or the emotional "Forgiveness", Collective Soul has something for everyone. 

Well, here is the review that took me 109 words to get to.  First of all, if you have liked all the other Collective Soul album's in the past, you will not be disappointed with this one.  The band's first single "Why Pt. 2" offers up some of the same tastes as their first single from last year's "Dosage" album with the song "Heavy."  The best song on the album, which will probably be their next single, is "Turn Around."  If you know me well, and my tastes for songs, you know that I love slow/acoustic songs with a great beat, and "Turn Around" definitely fits that roll.  Another great song is "After All", which has an absolutely awesome acoustic beat.  Other great songs are "Perfect Day" , "Skin" and "Boast."  This album is already in my CD player, which it will be for months, now it is your turn...