Disciplined Breakdown by Collective Soul (CD, Mar-1997, Atlantic)

Album Features
UPC:	075678298424
Artist:	Collective Soul
Format:	CD
Release Year:	1997
Record Label:	Atlantic
Genre:	Hard Rock, Rock & Pop

Track Listing
1. Precious Declaration
2. Listen
3. Maybe
4. Full Circle
5. Blame
6. Disciplined Breakdown
7. Forgiveness
8. Link
9. Giving
10. In Between
11. Crowded Head
12. Everything

Details
Contributing Artists:	Luis Enrique, The Memphis Horns
Producer:	Ed Roland
Distributor:	WEA (Distributor)
Recording Type:	Studio
Recording Mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album Notes
Collective Soul: Ed Roland (vocals, guitar); Ross Childress, Dean Roland (guitar); Will Turpin (bass); Shane Evans (drums).Additional personnel: The Memphis Horns (horns); Mike Childers (organ, Clavinet, background vocals); Luis Enrique (percussion).Personnel: Ed Roland (vocals, guitar); Ross Childress (guitar); Mike Childers (Clavinet, organ, background vocals); Shane Evans (drums); Luis Enrique (percussion).Audio Mixer: Greg Archilla.Recording information: House Of Blues, Memphis, TN; Real To Reel, Stockbridge.Photographer: Clay McBride.Collective Soul's third album shows off a newfound confidence and newly rich and complex musical textures. As always, the tunes are melodic and the arrangements thoughtful, and Ed Roland provides searching lyrics that range in tone from the deep sadness of "Maybe" ("This blessedness of life/Sometimes brings me to my knees") to the unabashed optimism of "Full Circle" ("One fine morning I'll awake/To love's return...I believe love goes round and round"). DISCIPLINED BREAKDOWN is brimming with layers of vocal harmony, sometimes verging on the ethereal (the spirit of the Beatles is present on "Crowded Head"), while edgy guitar riffs enliven most of the tracks, occasionally providing glimpses of '70s hard rock, funk and dance beats. It all blends together into undeniably catchy rock songs.

Editorial Reviews
...every bit as current as Beck--yet this natural born folkie hasn't gone hip just for the hell of it. Rarely have lyrics been set in such appropriate--and diverse--contexts....few artists have managed to stretch this far with such grace, humor and utter lack of pretense...
Musician (19970601)