Ed Roland gave Childress the option to include one of the two songs for the album, so Childress picked "Dandy Life", which featured him on lead vocals. Guitarist Ross Childress wrote two songs that were considered for Dosage, "Dandy Life" and the unreleased song "Tell". He’s just a great soul, a great spirit to have around when you’re working and creating. So he came in there and helped us with some of those things and that relationship just grew into other things you know like ultimately co-producing and co-writing with us. And initially, he just came in to help us with some programming ideas and drum arrangements, he’s an amazing drummer and he’s got that natural rhythmic thing going on.
Resta when we recorded Dosage and we just met him through another friend of ours. "Anthony brought an unbelievable spirit and attitude" Ed continues, "He has more gadgets than we do so we all had a good time just plugging stuff in and seeing what sounds would work".ĭean Roland " We started working with Anthony J.
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This status was obvious with the extensive use of loops, Pro Tools effects, and synth-pop sounds, especially in comparison with the band's previous three albums which are more organic and raw in sound. The result led to an arduous six-month recording period where according to guitarist Dean Roland: "The way we recorded Dosage, we were really meticulous about everything that we did for that record." More than before the band progressed to a high production pop-rock sound. Unhappy with the production and sound of the previous album Disciplined Breakdown, the band focused more on production and technique for the recording of Dosage. In 2012, the band performed the album in its entirety (save "Dandy Life") during their Dosage Tour.ĭosage marked a change in recording and style for Collective Soul. Over nine years after the album's release, the single " Tremble for My Beloved" was featured in the 2008 film Twilight and its accompanying soundtrack.
The second single released, "Run", also gained broad mainstream radioplay and was featured on the soundtrack for the 1999 film Varsity Blues. "Heavy" was also featured in the opening of the video game NHL 2001 and in the 2014 Golden Corral ad. The first single from the album, " Heavy", gave the band another #1 hit on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and spent a then record-breaking 15 weeks on the top spot. The album's title was derived from a catchphrase they used to describe burnout after their previous tour. The album was released on Atlantic Records in February 1999 and peaked at #21 on the Billboard albums chart. Ed Roland continues to grow as a songwriter, and Dosage is another successful set of radio-friendly pop/rock that, while far from radical, is a worthwhile listen.Dosage is the fourth studio album by the American alternative rock band Collective Soul. This doesn't mean that Dosage is a weak effort, though, as there is still more than enough here to please fans. Only a few of the ballads (among them the hit "Run" from the film Varsity Blues and the mid-tempo "No More, No Less") manage to leave any lasting impression, and the majority of the up-tempo rockers seem like filler. Kicking off with the upbeat "Tremble for My Beloved" and "Heavy," the album quickly slows down and fails to reignite. Collective Soul has always been best when performing a mix of ballads and harder material, and Dosage holds true to that formula, although the ballads (which are not quite as strong as the ballads on previous albums) rule this album. While the singles "Run" and "Heavy" are two of the band's biggest hits in years, much of this album seems to sound slightly more tired than Collective Soul's recent efforts.
Dosage is a step backward into familiar territory, and it invites mixed results. After the disappointing sales of Disciplined Breakdown, Collective Soul made a move back to the sound that was so successful on their self-titled sophomore effort.
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