Album · Collective Soul
Blender by Collective Soul
Blender is an album by Collective Soul, released in 2000. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 5 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Why Pt. 2”, on 5 lists with a best position of #31.
Blender, Collective Soul's fifth album, came out on Atlantic in October 2000, with Ed Roland producing his own band, and it marked the end of an era twice over: their last album for the label, and the last from the Georgia group's best-known lineup before lead guitarist Ross Childress left in 2001. Ed sang, brother Dean played rhythm guitar, Will Turpin played bass and Shane Evans drummed.
The hooks are glossy and the guitars big, and the singles tell the story. "Why, Pt. 2" picks up a thread from "Why", a 1994 B-side to "Breathe", and climbed to number 2 on the Mainstream Rock chart. "Perfect Day" brought in Elton John. And "Vent", first called "Prick" until Atlantic balked, is reportedly about the band's own friction with the label. It sold the least of their Atlantic records, and by 2001 they had walked away to start El Music Group.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Blender on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Why Pt. 2 | 5 | #31 | – | 2000–2001 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.