10 rock songs that turn 25 years old in 2019
4. Collective Soul - Shine
I never liked this song. I don't hate it, but never liked it.
There is one thing in this song that absolutely drives me nuts. And once you hear it you cannot un-hear it.
The drums are fake.
I could tell the drums were fake from the first time I heard Shine. It's not that fake drums are bad. Lots of bands use drum machines. I use fake drums in my recordings. But in Shine, what it sounds like is that this song was a demo where the drum machine was used as a temporary filler track before a real acoustic kit could be put in later. But that never happened. Instead, what sounds like a demo was the actual studio release.
And oh, what a bad studio release it is. In addition to fake drums, everything just sounds muffled, almost like a blanket was put over the microphones when recording. And is there bass guitar there? I honestly can't tell!
There is one good thing about the song however. It's very catchy. That's why it works even though the recording is so bad.
Published 2019 Mar 4
