With a timeless sound and an unforgettable debut single, Collective Soul has captured the attention of a whole new generation of music fans, releasing its latest album, Vibrating, nearly 30 years after its first. Their lineup has changed somewhat, but their dedication to craftsmanship, songwriting and hooks has not changed in the slightest. They’ll prove that when they perform this week at the recently reopened Pearl performance venue at Palms.
Radio listeners in 1994 no doubt remember the first time they heard “Shine,” the Stockbridge, Georgia-based band’s first hit and a radio mainstay for most of that decade. Collective Soul would go on to record many more Top 40 hits, including “December,” “The World I Know,” “Where the River Flows,” “Heavy,” “Precious Declaration,” “Gel” and “Listen” among them, in the process becoming successful enough to start their own label, El Music Group, in order to maintain more control over their creative output.
Over the last 30 years, the band has performed at Woodstock 1994, opened for bands like Aerosmith and Van Halen before embarking on their own as headliners, and has had several albums achieve platinum status (their self-titled album achieved triple platinum status). The current lineup of lead vocalist Ed Roland, rhythm guitarist Dean Roland, bassist Will Turpin, drummer Johnny Rabb and lead guitarist Jesse Triplett is sure to keep fans rocking into the Vegas night.
Palms, 8 p.m. Jan. 14, starting at $49. ticketmaster.com
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