My infantry unit was sent to the Horn of Africa in 2003, just after a tour in Afghanistan. We were in some camp with a French name and a bunch of Legionnaires. This band, dude...they flew out from the States to play for us. Where we were my dudes, was not safe at all. The band is crazy. There I am in the Camp French cantina, having a Heineken, watching Collective Soul play live to maybe a couple hundred Marines and Legionnaires. They played everything, a full set. If they were nervous, they didn't show it. It's one of the fondest memories I have from the time and in a sea of bad memories. The Marine Corps has two bands as far as I'm concerned, and these cats are one of them. Total class.
Semper Fi, Devil Dog! These gents are from my state and are the real deal. I can't believe it's been thirty years since I came across them. Time goes by indeed.
Good old Camp Lemonnier. I was there at the same time you were, but with a different branch of service. Also came straight from Astan. Hope you’re doing well, bro.
40 years old in 2024. This video reminds me of the good old days without social media, just quiet afternoons with my guitar and great music. Sad how they don’t make music like this anymore.
I’m 63 and it all flys by so fast so enjoy every day. Yes the world was better before the internet even tho there’s a good side to it the change it’s done to humanity is sad. Kids today that never knew the world then just don’t get it. It’s the world we know/knew.
Man, ain’t that the truth? Mainstream music is so dull and lacking any type of emotion and introspection these days. When art suffers so does the culture.
I'm 41, and still listen to this song today. So many amazing songs were born from the 90s, and folks today don't even know how deeply they touched out hearts. Like it was something special we may never have again.
It was November 1995. I was 15 and this song had just released as a single. I was in Wal-mart (before the super walmarts) with my mom when saw the single on cassette and asked her to buy it for me. I remember so vividly listing to it on the way home in the 1991 chevy S-10 while looking out at the over cast November sky. I know this isn't some profound memory but it's still one I am very fond of. This song always takes me back to that time. The 90's were awesome. Anytime I play I gig, I make sure I cover this song using my 12 string.
Any memory evoked with such emotion after that many years is profound. Our memories are our stories about who we are. This is a lovely moment and it gave me joy, thank you for sharing. Edited to say I was 24 in 1995 and suicidal. I remember seeing the video and sob/laughing along with the actor when the bird landed on him as he prepared to jump. The absurdity of the world and the longing in the singer's voice helped me get perspective, if only for one little moment. And I've been able to hold on to that for 25 years of building little moments to stop me from falling.
Sometimes the right song is there right when you need it. Thank God for artists who create things that affect us so deeply! I'm so glad you're still here!
When did they publish the ratings? I must have missed it. Also, when did they pass the law? Hate to be a dick, but this "underrated" meme is cringeworthy.
@@TheJpep2424 Nope. Don't understand at all. What's the ratio of respect to disrespect? Just curious when they published the ratings. If you have any info on that, it'd be much appreciated. My comment stands. The "underrated" meme has been done to fucking death. Understand?
I agree!! My mom introduced me to CS with this song 28yrs ago when it was released. It’s my favorite song of all time. Every time I listen to it, it’s like I’m hearing it for the first time. It’s so powerful, especially with the violins.❤
Ed's voice not only seems as strong and polished as when he was younger, it actually seems to have aged like fine wine. Collective Soul at Redrocks in CO = Epic!
its giving me goosebumps watching how ED transitioned over the years its like 1999 was just a blink of an eye and then suddenly he is singing here 60 years old and still nothing has changed he still nailed it..
Underrated, yeah, I could maybe agree with that, but most? No way!!! They were all over Mtv and the radio. This album alon sold over 3 million copies in the US alone.
Im 54. (Sighs). Where's the time go? Seems like yesterday i was with my exbf cruising around town, listening to this song. I miss my friend. Time has a very bad habit of separating from the ones we love. If only we could go back 😢
@@lakrone1 it's always like that. old guys were saying the same thing when i was a kid back in the 60's and 70's...and they were right. change is inevitable.
I got to grow up through the 70's (b. 1971), teen in the 80's, young adult in the 90's. After that, not much to report about as far a great music goes.......
@@CurrDawg Music will never be dead! Maybe the crap we hear on the radio, but plenty of bands still create decent music! You just have to mine for it like Bit Coins! lol.
I am sorry for your loss my mom passed away 4 years ago and I am still sad about it god bless you and hang in there he is waiting for you in heaven, peace and love to you brother stay strong.
This is a haunting sound built with incredible meaning… I heard it when I was young and of course I liked it but now that I’m older, it has become sacred🎶❤
Amanda Mays I’ll give you a few to get started This one Lightning Crashes - Live Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana Under The Bridge - RHCP Jeremy - Pearl Jam Everlong - Foo Fighters Name - Goo Goo Dolls
@@langdonalger9219 thanks! I actually sat for 4 hrs making a spotify playlist after I posted this lol my brain hurt and my eyes crossed and I know I missed stuff
Google play music 90's Crowd Pleasing Hits. Has all the big Hits. Mariah, no doubt, RHCP, Tupac, Biggie. My only complaint is that some of the songs are edited but it's a fantastic playlist.
It's kind of funny. You see a million comments like this on various songs from the 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's... even the early 2000's. And then it just stops. And if you look at the hard numbers, year by year since then, the suicide rate in this country has just slowly risen and risen and risen. And we blame society and we blame bullying and we blame all sorts of boogymen, but they're boogymen that ALWAYS EXISTED. Maybe the reason kids are killing themselves is because the music went to utter shit, and that feeling that we got when we were 16 and sad that SOMEBODY UNDERSTOOD WHAT WE WERE GOING THROUGH isn't there for these kids now. Fucking tragic.
My childhood. 1996, middle school, 1speaker radio with antenna listening to only station I could pick up and this song played a lot... small town Virginia, nobody's knows. None that mattered this song always put me right to sleep, filling my head full of dreams.
I saw them roughly 20 years ago at an outside venue. It started to rain, so a lot of people attending moved away from the stage to the covered area. Not me - I stayed close to the stage and danced and sang with the real fans and didn't mind getting soaked. The band played an encore, despite joking about their risk of electrocution, because they appreciated our enthusiasm! It was a great concert - what an awesome band!
They have gained some recognition recently and their ticket sales have gone up in price. I saw them in Cleveland at a standing room only joint. We had a VIP high table of 4 with a waitress, for $50 a person. We sat right next to the sound man, he was rockin and dancin all nigh, the band is out of this world. I have seen them every year since.
Had the pleasure to watch them live back in 2008, here in Peru. Still the most pristine performance I've ever attended, and I'm a veteran concert attendee. Everything was perfectly played. They fell in love with my country. They came back one year after to play at the city of Arequipa for its anniversary in front of 30,000 people and the crowd loved them.
Awesome story thanks for sharing! I had the privilege of seeing them in 2000 and like you said, they were on point. I remember them covering Pink Floyd's 'Mother' and being blown away. I've also seen a lot of shows, and it still ranks in the top 10 for me. Peace!
@@mat11trick Funny how music like this can have a timeless message and the message always emerges in times of need. Look at NY, all the crisis over there, and here you have a song with a strong message about helping each other and being positive. The message can easily be applied to any city in the world because the world needs to be strong now. After many years of having left the strings behind, I'll pick my guitar again. I need to play this song and any other that can send good vibes to my friends and relatives.
@Debra Jones I watched a Live concert video the other day (Live, the american 90's band) and the crowd was so full of youngsters. I thought well that's great, but then I also noted that there were many older people. Thing was, the guys from our generation had brought their teen children over to the gig so they can enjoy what a good rock concert sounds like. Watching that was heart warming and kind of sad at the same time. We've grown old, but we enjoyed the best times of rock music. Just like the great Robbie Williams said onstage: "Get old with me!!" Hahaha.
I'll bet Peru is so beautiful ❤️ I grew up listening to rock. This was one of my favorites, though I was only 9 when it came out, I was born in December of 1985. And my mother was stuck in the 80's and loved the 90's. Not the Ricky Martin part of the late 90's. But the early and mid 90's. When rock was still amazing, and so many fresh faced bands were passionate about life and figuring it all out! Bands like Live, Candle Box, REM, Dishwalla, 4 Non-Blondes, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, Goo Goo Dolls, Sound Garden, and so many others I wish I could name them all lol. It was an amazing time to be a child and growing up hearing these bands so much so, that it not only shaped my tastes in music, but shaped me as a human being. I've always been such a sensitive person who cares about my own integrity, and how I feel about myself, my ideals, my standards, and how I reflect what I take in back into the world. And I think a lot of people who were raised on superficial music that didn't have real meaning, but was catchy, are like that type of music. They have no real substance, they're cool to party with, but flee when shit gets rough. They're fair weather friends. But I am a friend through it all. I'll hurt with you, share your happiness and your defeat. I'll uplift you when you need to be reminded of your value, remind you to be humble when you're on top of the world, I'll weather the storm beside you and help you rebuild when it's over. When I love, I mean it and don't give up easily. And when I'm done, I'm gone forever!
This man's voice is the GOAT, for real. If you ever heard Collective Soul live, you've probably gotten an eargasm from Ed's voice. His speaking voice is also quite nice; touch of southern drawl in there
Just saw them live for the first time a week ago. I'm still thinking about it haha. I was so blown away at how amazing they are. I'm so glad I got to see them live
we mindlessly work and they said stop and smell the flowers, the vedio shows what they have instored for your future generations, ummmm so strange, u should see him go at the land, like it fresh meat, yes welcome to the machine! ummmm
F#$&#n incredible! I’ve loved this band since I was 13 years old and I’m 37 now. Thankyou collective soul for being awesome throughout these years! Can’t wait to see you soon in Vancouver!!! First concert in years!
I remember buying this album and popping in the radio on the way home with my dad. We got into a car accident and my father died and this song was on when we had our car upside down and he sat there next to me lifeless. I will always remember this song and think of my father. RIP
Ed is an incredibly gifted songwriter who himself has been gifted by the knowledge (I hope he has) of touching so many people. Thank you for your contributions.
When this song came out my son and I listened to it in my 95 Supra, great times! now he is dead from a Fentanyl overdose, my life is all memories now of these great times together! God bless you Seth Clayton Stephen 26 forever!
That haunting droning groove, such great silky strumming on the 12-string and such perfect melodic sprinkling on the other acoustic. When a song seems to have written itself, it's the mark of a good songwriter.
Ricky D I agree. If the message is pure, then I like any type of music. I like when musicians strip themselves down like this. So many people overproduce.
That would be a perfect unexpected treasure! Hope he reads your post, or has an unconscious synergetic, symmetry, realization in his unconscious accidental mind meld with you! Great idea!
I loved this CD it was definitely the best they made, all the songs had deep meaningful lyrics. Still one of very favorites to this day!! Where the river flows December Bleed Gel
Wow he sounds amazing in a completely different way than the older version. I know a lot of singers voices change as they age but he really kept the quality
Such a beautiful song. I didn't appreciate it when I was a teenager. I now see how true and inspiring it really is. The Lord speaks through certain musicians. God bless them!
We lived the 90s, brothers and sisters.
And I would do it all over again.
Carl Kaercher same here.
How did you know exactly how i feel and thought. It gives me chills, when I think of that a lot my mind is BLOWN. What an amazing thing...
It makes me so happy and so sad, i smile so hard and cry so much
Amen to that. Young and full of wonder. Now I’m old and full of worry.
My infantry unit was sent to the Horn of Africa in 2003, just after a tour in Afghanistan. We were in some camp with a French name and a bunch of Legionnaires. This band, dude...they flew out from the States to play for us. Where we were my dudes, was not safe at all. The band is crazy. There I am in the Camp French cantina, having a Heineken, watching Collective Soul play live to maybe a couple hundred Marines and Legionnaires. They played everything, a full set. If they were nervous, they didn't show it. It's one of the fondest memories I have from the time and in a sea of bad memories. The Marine Corps has two bands as far as I'm concerned, and these cats are one of them. Total class.
Wow.
This gives me a whole other level of respect for them.🤘
Semper Fi, Devil Dog!
These gents are from my state and are the real deal. I can't believe it's been thirty years since I came across them. Time goes by indeed.
Good old Camp Lemonnier. I was there at the same time you were, but with a different branch of service. Also came straight from Astan. Hope you’re doing well, bro.
Awesome
40 years old in 2024. This video reminds me of the good old days without social media, just quiet afternoons with my guitar and great music. Sad how they don’t make music like this anymore.
44 and I feel you!
I’m 63 and it all flys by so fast so enjoy every day. Yes the world was better before the internet even tho there’s a good side to it the change it’s done to humanity is sad. Kids today that never knew the world then just don’t get it. It’s the world we know/knew.
Plenty of great music out there now. Just have to look for it
Man, ain’t that the truth? Mainstream music is so dull and lacking any type of emotion and introspection these days. When art suffers so does the culture.
I'm 41, and still listen to this song today. So many amazing songs were born from the 90s, and folks today don't even know how deeply they touched out hearts. Like it was something special we may never have again.
It was November 1995. I was 15 and this song had just released as a single. I was in Wal-mart (before the super walmarts) with my mom when saw the single on cassette and asked her to buy it for me. I remember so vividly listing to it on the way home in the 1991 chevy S-10 while looking out at the over cast November sky. I know this isn't some profound memory but it's still one I am very fond of. This song always takes me back to that time. The 90's were awesome. Anytime I play I gig, I make sure I cover this song using my 12 string.
You tell your memories so well
Any memory evoked with such emotion after that many years is profound. Our memories are our stories about who we are. This is a lovely moment and it gave me joy, thank you for sharing.
Edited to say I was 24 in 1995 and suicidal. I remember seeing the video and sob/laughing along with the actor when the bird landed on him as he prepared to jump. The absurdity of the world and the longing in the singer's voice helped me get perspective, if only for one little moment. And I've been able to hold on to that for 25 years of building little moments to stop me from falling.
That's life brother i have a ton of memories like that.
Sometimes the simplest memories can be the most profound. I like how you told this story. Rob from Australia.
Sometimes the right song is there right when you need it. Thank God for artists who create things that affect us so deeply! I'm so glad you're still here!
CRIMINALLY underrated band.
🤘😷
One of my favorite bands
When did they publish the ratings? I must have missed it. Also, when did they pass the law? Hate to be a dick, but this "underrated" meme is cringeworthy.
Dick comments are cringeworthy. This band never got the respect they deserved. Understand?
@@TheJpep2424 Nope. Don't understand at all. What's the ratio of respect to disrespect? Just curious when they published the ratings. If you have any info on that, it'd be much appreciated. My comment stands. The "underrated" meme has been done to fucking death. Understand?
One of the greatest songs ever written.
"Collective Soul" should definitely be in the Rock N'Roll hall of fame-
Absolutely correct 💯
I've been listening to a lot of collective soul lately and I couldn't agree more with you. The quality of these songs is just on another level.
Greatest song ever written? Wow! That's a bold statement lol
I agree!! My mom introduced me to CS with this song 28yrs ago when it was released. It’s my favorite song of all time. Every time I listen to it, it’s like I’m hearing it for the first time. It’s so powerful, especially with the violins.❤
It’s a great song no doubt, but it doesn’t quite s compare to Stairway to Heaven or Bohemian Rhapsody just to name a couple.
Ed's voice not only seems as strong and polished as when he was younger, it actually seems to have aged like fine wine. Collective Soul at Redrocks in CO = Epic!
Seein a good rock n roll band live at red rocks is on too if my bucket list!!
It sounds very good although this version is in a lower pitch than the original.
he seems to adapt well to this new "old man voice", he actually took advantage of it, sounds great
Lucky! It's my dream to see a show there!!! This would have been a great one!
Great song
its giving me goosebumps watching how ED transitioned over the years its like 1999 was just a blink of an eye and then suddenly he is singing here 60 years old and still nothing has changed he still nailed it..
And here we are, 60 years old and still listening. Beautifully heartbreaking sometimes.
How did it go by so fast?
One of the most underrated bands ever. So incredible
Them anf 7M3
I always thought they were pretty highly rated...
@@iamtheiconoclast3 I was going to say... huge in the 90s
Underrated, yeah, I could maybe agree with that, but most? No way!!! They were all over Mtv and the radio. This album alon sold over 3 million copies in the US alone.
Does anyone underestimate this band? I don't.
Iconic still 2024👍
Wow, this took me right back to high school in about 5 seconds.
Me too.
Time flies. I honestly can't believe this was more than 25 yrs ago 😔😪
Mall on a Saturday and a much stupider version of myself that took decades to wise up...
Took me back to law school. As crazy and defining a time for me as high school was, oddly. 🙂
SupaStah01 -25 years! 🤯 I turned 40 this year, gosh, I could swear 1995 was just yesterday 😭
Im 54. (Sighs).
Where's the time go? Seems like yesterday i was with my exbf cruising around town, listening to this song.
I miss my friend. Time has a very bad habit of separating from the ones we love.
If only we could go back 😢
I was lucky enough to see these guys (1996 l think) they opened for the Cranberries, they rocked, even played an awesome cover of Ozzy's crazy train.
Collective Soul and this song resonates today. Just beautiful.
Yep. Whole world is suffering .😢
🤘😷
Agree....our world will never be the same.....sad....
@@lakrone1 it's always like that. old guys were saying the same thing when i was a kid back in the 60's and 70's...and they were right. change is inevitable.
they wrote lyrics that resonate. Thats not common anymore
I got to grow up through the 70's (b. 1971), teen in the 80's, young adult in the 90's. After that, not much to report about as far a great music goes.......
Agreed....music for all intents and purposes is dead!
@@CurrDawg Music will never be dead! Maybe the crap we hear on the radio, but plenty of bands still create decent music! You just have to mine for it like Bit Coins! lol.
@@dizzaztergirl well let’s hope they we were the special one.✌️
High five fellow Gen X'er :) 1969 baby here and fully agree!
@@dizzaztergirl You're right. Where should go with our pick axe and shovels? LOL
So good. His voice and expression feel so effortless. What a great performance.
The world I know would not be complete without this song.
I see what you did there.
@@jrjubach Me too. I like it.
Im glad my Stepdad showed me this band... we lost him 8 months ago and this song always brings a tear to my eye...
🙏🌹🕊️
I am sorry for your loss my mom passed away 4 years ago and I am still sad about it god bless you and hang in there he is waiting for you in heaven, peace and love to you brother stay strong.
The sound is still great, but most importantly, the hair is still great. #sickflow
dusty2good absolute gnar flow
Damn I wish my hair still looked like that
That hair tho...:-)
Lol
Hair band? Still got it.
last night, Sept 3. 2023 I had trouble sleeping cause I could not get this song out of my head. I thank god for music like this
Incredibly brilliant song yet haunting. I miss the 90s.
Playing a 12-string and singing .... like a boss!
no different than a 6 string great song though
@Mike Law exactly...
12 strings have the same technique as a 6 string..
@@omegahorizon82 not if you want to play crisp and clear.
This is a haunting sound built with incredible meaning… I heard it when I was young and of course I liked it but now that I’m older, it has become sacred🎶❤
Damn, his voice has really held up. Well done!
Someone should do a playlist of all the extremely relevant 90s songs so all us 90s kids can just watch the hours pass while in quarantine.
Amanda Mays I’ll give you a few to get started
This one
Lightning Crashes - Live
Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
Under The Bridge - RHCP
Jeremy - Pearl Jam
Everlong - Foo Fighters
Name - Goo Goo Dolls
@@langdonalger9219 thanks! I actually sat for 4 hrs making a spotify playlist after I posted this lol my brain hurt and my eyes crossed and I know I missed stuff
I have a playlist on Spotify named "90´s Child" with more than 110 gems form the 90´s. Hope you like it. Open for suggestions.
Google play music 90's Crowd Pleasing Hits. Has all the big Hits. Mariah, no doubt, RHCP, Tupac, Biggie. My only complaint is that some of the songs are edited but it's a fantastic playlist.
In 1996 I was 18 walking the streets of New York City and this song kept repeating in my mind, while the tears rolled down.
I was 27 back then and had the same experience.
Were you coming to terms with being gay?
I hope you’re in a better place now😌
@@rjh6037 sounds like your story buddy
Get outta here with that beautiful a s
94 feels like yesterday when this was made.
I was in a very dark place once, this song snapped me out of it. Thank you, Collective Soul.
Wish i could go back to my teenage years when this first came out.
This song absolutely saved my life when it came out.
I'm happy to read this. ❤️
Stay safe and healthy always.. 💕
It's kind of funny. You see a million comments like this on various songs from the 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's... even the early 2000's. And then it just stops.
And if you look at the hard numbers, year by year since then, the suicide rate in this country has just slowly risen and risen and risen. And we blame society and we blame bullying and we blame all sorts of boogymen, but they're boogymen that ALWAYS EXISTED.
Maybe the reason kids are killing themselves is because the music went to utter shit, and that feeling that we got when we were 16 and sad that SOMEBODY UNDERSTOOD WHAT WE WERE GOING THROUGH isn't there for these kids now.
Fucking tragic.
haha did it now lol
One of the GREATEST ALBUMS EVER! Love it!
the 70s and the 90s were THE BEST YEARS OF MY LIFE. But im glad to be alive NOW.
I have watched this maybe 50 times.
Never gets old.
Same, Billy. Same.
I remember me and my brother loves listen this song on CD no ow he's dead and I'm only here listening to good music of 90s rock on bro
Hope still lingers on
Who else is here 2024? ❤
Collective Soul had 7 number 1s singles in the 90s.
I love this band. Saw them in concert twice. But come on, they never even cracked the top 10.
My childhood. 1996, middle school, 1speaker radio with antenna listening to only station I could pick up and this song played a lot... small town Virginia, nobody's knows. None that mattered this song always put me right to sleep, filling my head full of dreams.
Simply Brilliant,the most underrated band,that deserves higher recognition.
If you haven't seen this band live, you haven't lived a complete life
I saw them roughly 20 years ago at an outside venue. It started to rain, so a lot of people attending moved away from the stage to the covered area. Not me - I stayed close to the stage and danced and sang with the real fans and didn't mind getting soaked. The band played an encore, despite joking about their risk of electrocution, because they appreciated our enthusiasm! It was a great concert - what an awesome band!
They have gained some recognition recently and their ticket sales have gone up in price. I saw them in Cleveland at a standing room only joint. We had a VIP high table of 4 with a waitress, for $50 a person. We sat right next to the sound man, he was rockin and dancin all nigh, the band is out of this world. I have seen them every year since.
Sir Galahad
Just saw them live here n now.
ditto- they definitely deliver the goods
I saw them live in Perú in 2015, had so many good memories of that time I was starting with my ex. Now im so bored and alone.
Man this song really sinks in today during this crazy crisis
Had the pleasure to watch them live back in 2008, here in Peru. Still the most pristine performance I've ever attended, and I'm a veteran concert attendee. Everything was perfectly played. They fell in love with my country. They came back one year after to play at the city of Arequipa for its anniversary in front of 30,000 people and the crowd loved them.
Awesome story thanks for sharing! I had the privilege of seeing them in 2000 and like you said, they were on point. I remember them covering Pink Floyd's 'Mother' and being blown away. I've also seen a lot of shows, and it still ranks in the top 10 for me. Peace!
@@mat11trick Funny how music like this can have a timeless message and the message always emerges in times of need. Look at NY, all the crisis over there, and here you have a song with a strong message about helping each other and being positive. The message can easily be applied to any city in the world because the world needs to be strong now. After many years of having left the strings behind, I'll pick my guitar again. I need to play this song and any other that can send good vibes to my friends and relatives.
@Debra Jones I watched a Live concert video the other day (Live, the american 90's band) and the crowd was so full of youngsters. I thought well that's great, but then I also noted that there were many older people. Thing was, the guys from our generation had brought their teen children over to the gig so they can enjoy what a good rock concert sounds like. Watching that was heart warming and kind of sad at the same time. We've grown old, but we enjoyed the best times of rock music. Just like the great Robbie Williams said onstage: "Get old with me!!" Hahaha.
I'll bet Peru is so beautiful ❤️ I grew up listening to rock. This was one of my favorites, though I was only 9 when it came out, I was born in December of 1985. And my mother was stuck in the 80's and loved the 90's. Not the Ricky Martin part of the late 90's. But the early and mid 90's. When rock was still amazing, and so many fresh faced bands were passionate about life and figuring it all out! Bands like Live, Candle Box, REM, Dishwalla, 4 Non-Blondes, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, Goo Goo Dolls, Sound Garden, and so many others I wish I could name them all lol. It was an amazing time to be a child and growing up hearing these bands so much so, that it not only shaped my tastes in music, but shaped me as a human being. I've always been such a sensitive person who cares about my own integrity, and how I feel about myself, my ideals, my standards, and how I reflect what I take in back into the world. And I think a lot of people who were raised on superficial music that didn't have real meaning, but was catchy, are like that type of music. They have no real substance, they're cool to party with, but flee when shit gets rough. They're fair weather friends. But I am a friend through it all. I'll hurt with you, share your happiness and your defeat. I'll uplift you when you need to be reminded of your value, remind you to be humble when you're on top of the world, I'll weather the storm beside you and help you rebuild when it's over. When I love, I mean it and don't give up easily. And when I'm done, I'm gone forever!
I am in Lima, do you still live in Peru?
One of those timeless classics. More important now than ever.
This man's voice is the GOAT, for real. If you ever heard Collective Soul live, you've probably gotten an eargasm from Ed's voice. His speaking voice is also quite nice; touch of southern drawl in there
Just saw them live for the first time a week ago. I'm still thinking about it haha. I was so blown away at how amazing they are. I'm so glad I got to see them live
I just saw them last weekend and omg i thought i loved them before but god the power i felt while was there brought my respect for CS to a new level
Ed’s face is pure emotion. It’s epic.
Well it was emotional for Ed because World I know resonated with so many people.
The song is what we need right now. Not hard to see what is going on in our country.
Love these guys ⚘❤
One of the Best songs ever written. And this new acoustic version in that great studio is a Classic already. 🎉 Congrats Masters.
Collective Soul was the best thing to come out of the 90’s.
Not just them. But they were a part of the 90s. There is 7M3 too. Don't forget them. Awesome band.
The 90's were the best...period.
Tanker1106
Agreed,without question.
Let's not get too hasty
Sounds BETTER than in his heyday. Pretty awesome. His singing has improved a lot since 95
or... maybe you could just listen... no one cares about your review
@@Dick_Dynamite but they care about your review of my comments? That's not the world I know...
What. This is an awesome song
@@VanishedPNW I see what you did there... nice.
Really hope the audio engineer has been promoted a few times since this was recorded... holy shit
Ed Roland is the master... you didn't appreciate as a kid in the 90's... thank god for him and CS
That 12 string audio is making love to my ears, cheers to that
12 strings are so damn cool...its like a producer layered a double acoustic live
Are we listening
Silly as it is... This song brings me to tears. Nostalgia shoot's through me like a wildfire 🥺
Same here brother...
Helluva song. Played on the Muzak where I work. Makes me stop and reflect. Amen!
we mindlessly work and they said stop and smell the flowers, the vedio shows what they have instored for your future generations, ummmm so strange, u should see him go at the land, like it fresh meat, yes welcome to the machine! ummmm
This song reminds me of early mornings riding the school bus on a long lonely desert highway.
One of the most underrated bands.
F#$&#n incredible! I’ve loved this band since I was 13 years old and I’m 37 now. Thankyou collective soul for being awesome throughout these years! Can’t wait to see you soon in Vancouver!!! First concert in years!
midwayer godman me too bro..37 years old..
midwayer godman Same age man! 38 tomm lol. These guys grew up 45 mins down the road from me, still can't get over that.
Same here 37yrs old but asian who never fails to listen to this song everytime I want to feel on top of the world.
midwayer godman same here!!!
37, as well. This song is just breathtaking every time.
The seventies, the eighties, the nineties, the last decades of a great American society.
Yep. Without Trump or any white pride rallies.
I remember buying this album and popping in the radio on the way home with my dad. We got into a car accident and my father died and this song was on when we had our car upside down and he sat there next to me lifeless. I will always remember this song and think of my father. RIP
I’m so sorry
Sorry to hear this may God bring you peace
What 83 people give this a thumbs down?!?!? Gorgeous acoustic version!
I loved the music of the nineties thanks to my grandson. Collective Soul is one of my favorites. I love this one ❤️
this song was a great company of my days on 1997 ,and so on til today
Ed is an incredibly gifted songwriter who himself has been gifted by the knowledge (I hope he has) of touching so many people. Thank you for your contributions.
...Beautiful. ...Complex. ...Touches one's Soul. ..... ...Absolutely Beautiful. ...Complex. ...Absolutely Touches one's Soul.
As the tears roll down
Moved to CA. in 1994. I remember this song well. I do miss the 90s. Things were never the same after 2k. Thats the World i knew.
Think as he got older he got more wiser even with his voice. Will always love collective soul.
...hopefully...
This should be spread everywhere now
Unreal performance! The melody is just beautiful ❤️ the audio is also very crisp, sound engineer is doing it right ❤️
When this song came out my son and I listened to it in my 95 Supra, great times! now he is dead from a Fentanyl overdose, my life is all memories now of these great times together! God bless you Seth Clayton Stephen 26 forever!
SETH CLAYTON STEPHENS
SETH CLAYTON STEPHENS
Wow, his voice has aged remarkable well.
Real band ,real talent, standing the test of time,, I'll always love ❤️ this band.
This song makes me feel young and old as shit at the same time.
It’s an absolute shame that our children can’t have an experience like growing up in the 80s and 90s.
I'm only 17 and this band has and will always have a special place in my heart
This song saved me from suicide at seventeen
Good choice kid
Great lyrics and musics!
Hard to believe that two guys can make such beautiful music.
A great vocal really brings out the instruments
That haunting droning groove, such great silky strumming on the 12-string and such perfect melodic sprinkling on the other acoustic. When a song seems to have written itself, it's the mark of a good songwriter.
I feel like this is one of those songs where the band will just never comprehend how much it means to some people.
Its almost 2024 and I was 24 when that album was released and it still brings out emotions. Timeless and this is a great performance
I’ve never been a Collective Soul fan, but this is pretty wonderful.
How can you not be a fan? ?
xx JahoviA xx
They were just overplayed in the 90s.
Not everybody's cup of tea BUT they were and apparently are pure talent no matter the style... 🤙🤙🤙👍👍👍
Ricky D I agree. If the message is pure, then I like any type of music. I like when musicians strip themselves down like this. So many people overproduce.
Fine musicians.
Greatest Christian rock band ever!. God bless. May a good thing happen to all of you today. America strong
I miss the 90’s, especially the music ❤️
i was 12 when this song was released but still fresh in my mind time fly by now im 39 still i love this song
Man the 90's produced some great bands, Live, Collective Sou,l Pearl Jam Alice in Chains to name a few! Wow!!!
Indeed. 7Mary3, Pumpkins, Stone Temple Pilots and Bush were good too.
This is what we need in 2020.
Ed's voice sounds a little like Cat Steven's voice here (to me). I'm ready to hear Ed sing Father And Son by Cat Stevens now.
Totally. Bang on.
Nice call.
Exactly
That would be a perfect unexpected treasure! Hope he reads your post, or has an unconscious synergetic, symmetry, realization in his unconscious accidental mind meld with you! Great idea!
@Rhett Christopher .. A1 agreed. Ms. Rhett if you hadn't mentioned it, I was thinking Cat Stevens ...
time goes by and good things remain
I loved this CD it was definitely the best they made, all the songs had deep meaningful lyrics.
Still one of very favorites to this day!!
Where the river flows
December
Bleed
Gel
masterpiece for sure
Holy shit! That was fantastic! The sound was epic!
One of the best songs ever written
Wow he sounds amazing in a completely different way than the older version.
I know a lot of singers voices change as they age but he really kept the quality
Omg, his voice is even better now....such a gorgeous tone, and beautiful guitar work guys!
Thank you for a wonderful show in Paso Robles. 08.20.22.....still kicking ass!
Love this song
Let’s not look back at the 90s and *miss* the lives we had - let’s live in the present and *appreciate* what the 90s gave us
Such a beautiful underrated song. chills everytime I hear it
Such a beautiful song. I didn't appreciate it when I was a teenager. I now see how true and inspiring it really is. The Lord speaks through certain musicians. God bless them!
Still perfect. Unbelievable voice, this band should have been bigger.
Friends with John Roland. Incredible guy always wondered about his brother. May God open his eyes to the Truth.