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Title: Catchy Pop-Alt-Rock
Review: OK, all right, I wrote off Collective Soul after "Shine", figuring I'd never hear from them again. The fluke hit "Gel" (let's face it, any hit song from the Jerky Boys movie is automatically a fluke) was goofy fun, but didn't exactly leave me howling for more. But this album is a very good listen from a band I frankly didn't expect much from. Mixing good hard songs ("Smashing Young Man", "She Gathers Rain", "Gel") with good soft songs ("When the Water Falls", "The World I Know", "December") makes for a pretty good listen from start to finish. A few of the songs don't make much impression on me, and they do seem to have only two modes of play (hard and soft), but they keep things interesting enough through the whole disc. Recommended for pop/rock/alt fans.
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