ARTIST: Collective Soul
TITLE: Home
LABEL: El Music Group
GENRE: Rock
BITRATE: 203kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 1h 34min total
RELEASE DATE: 2006-02-07
RIP DATE: 2006-02-06

Track List: CD #1/2

01. Orchestral Intro                0:27
02. Counting The Days               2:45
03. Listen                          4:33
04. December                        5:17
05. Compliment                      3:38
06. Precious Declaration            4:14
07. Needs                           5:47
08. Heavy                           3:20
09. Run                             4:50
10. The World I Know                5:01
11. Pretty Donna                    4:02
12. Youth                           3:05

Track List: CD #2/2

01. Crown                           5:12
02. Under Heavens Skies             3:40
03. She Said                        4:44
04. Home                            4:25
05. Gel                             3:16
06. How Do You Love                 4:33
07. Better Now                      7:07
08. Satellite                       4:44
09. Shine                           6:25
10. Burn (Bonus Track)              3:38

Release Notes:

With just about every hard rock band issuing collaborations with symphonies
(Metallica, Kiss, The Scorpions, etc.), it was Collective Soul's turn to do the
deed in 2006, with the release of the CD/DVD, Home: A Live Concert Recording
with the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra. But unlike some of the other bands
that have taken the "symphonic plunge," Collective Soul's sound was always
heavily orchestrated -- most noticeably on their 1995 hit, "The World I Know,"
so it's not that big of a stretch for the band as you might assume. And as a
result, it all comes off sounding more natural than usual -- unlike some of the
other symphonic rock experiments that sound extremely forced musically.

Recorded in their hometown during April of 2005, many of the songs are actually
improved in these orchestrated versions, also something that can't be said
about your usual rock/symphony hybrid. Name a Collective Soul favorite and it's
here -- "Listen," "December," the aforementioned "The World I Know," "Gel," and
of course, their breakthrough hit "Shine," which serves as a set closer.

Regardless of whether you like Collective Soul or not, after hearing and
viewing Home, it should be widely agreed that they're one of the few rock acts
that successfully pulled off the symphonic rock experiment.