| Product Summary | | Label: Wea/atlantic | | UPC: 00075678340024 | | Release Date: 10/10/2000 | | Buy.com Sku: 60438634 | | Item#: M3QDKT | Format:  CD |
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(P) Atlantic Label
(c)1999 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
| With eight #1 rock hits to their credit this band stands as one of the powerhouse bands of the '90s. Now, with this stunning new album, the Atlanta-based quintet is poised to begin musisical domination of the new century. Blender is highlighted by “Perfect Day,” a strikingly soulful duet between bandleader Ed Roland and
the one-and-only Elton John.
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Notes & Personnel Info |  | Collective Soul: Ed Roland (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Ross Childress, Dean Roland (guitar); Will Turpin (bass, percussion); Shane Evans (drums, percussion). | | Additional personnel: Elton John (vocals, piano); Shawn Mullins, Lindsay Kris Roland, Megumi Higashiguci, Chika Goto (vocals); Jake Shapiro (cello); Jerald Jackson (Clavinet); Mike Lawler (Hammond organ); AJR (keyboards, programming, turntables); Antonio L.A. Reid, Jeff Lanahan (handclaps); Butch Walker, Jayce Fincher (background vocals). | | Recorded at Crossover Studios, Atlanta, Georgia and Bopnique Music, Boston, Massachussetts. | | Collective Soul wasted little time following up 1999's DOSAGE, but BLENDER doesn't feel rushed in any way. The band has softened its touch, leaning more towards mid-tempo modern rock and keeping the harder-edged material in the background. | | Ed Roland and company immediately start you guessing with a kind of technical Jekyll and Hyde game--BLENDER leads off with the first two tracks, "Skin" and "Vent" featuring programmed drums; acoustic drums don't appear until the crunchy "Why Pt. 2." This is one of the album's most puzzling aspects, but after a few listens, it doesn't really undermine BLENDER's overall strength. From the funky syncopation of "Boast" to the borderline adult contemporary balladry of "10 Years Later," Collective Soul doesn't disappoint, especially with "Perfect Day," featuring a solid cameo from none other than Sir Elton John. |
Producer: Ed Roland; Anthony J. Resta |
Musical Guests | | Elton John | | Shawn Mullins |
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| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 10/10/2000 | | Original Release Date : 2000 | | Catalog ID : 83400 | | Label : Atlantic (USA) | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00075678340024 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Rolling Stone (10/26/00, p.116)
- 3 stars out of 5 - "...BLENDER simply shreds with unapologetic classic-rock energy....making you pay homage to the Mount Rushmore-like solidity of rock stripped to hard-hitting essentials..."Q (5/01, p.104)
- 3 stars out of 5 - "...Brims with the slick upbeat guitar pop that grown-up America loves....it's what American car stereos were made for." |
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