Why We LOVE Collective Soul's December

I have fond memories of rocking out to Collective Soul's December with my middle school buddies in the back of whoever's parent's minivan was carting us to and fro sportsball (thank you for that, by the way, all the parents that were my parents including my own parents). Now with a third of a lifetime of guitar and music exploration under my belt I can express to you why we love December so much. Not the month... December in Pittsburgh is atrocious.
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[@RyanLendt]

You know I do lessons, right? You're invited! www.ryanlendt.com/lessons

[@rocketeightyseven1823]

True story! I grew up in a small town in Georgia and went to purchase my class ring in 97. The owner of the ring shop is cousins with Shane Evans, the drummer from the band. I was wearing a Collective Soul shirt and she asked, "Do you want to meet the drummer?" I asked, "Huh?" She said, "Your shirt. My cousin's the drummer. He's in the back." She called for him to come out and he came around and met me. Really cool dude. He signed my shirt. I will always have a soft spot for Collective Soul. I've been a fan from the first moment, I heard "Shine," in 94.

[@RyanLendt]

love it!

[@samuelbasye3508]

Stockbridge! What's the name of the store? Is it still in business?

[@rocketeightyseven1823]

@@samuelbasye3508 It's no longer in business. It was called Evans Jewel Box. The store was in Monroe. They may have moved it to Stockbridge or another location.

[@klohr26]

So happy to see the theory returning on a regular basis. Kind of how it was way back when but better. Nice one!

[@RyanLendt]

not sure which pieces i had to put together to come to the conclusion to combine the two, or why it took me so long to do so

[@j.p.marion5377]

Came here to watch this after watching the Rick Beato interview of Ed Roland from Collective Soul. Man i forgot how many great songs they have. Thank you Ryan for the amazing lesson!

[@jwmanz]

It was cool to hear Ed describe why he wanted to write a song that is the same chord progression the entire time.

[@j.p.marion5377]

​@@jwmanzAgree. The story about him piecing together a reel-to-reel tape in 2 minute sections of leftover tape to record his demo was really cool too. And using a toilet paper roll for the "yeah" effect on Shine was awesome. 😂

[@jwmanz]

@@j.p.marion5377 Agreed! It was someone's comment on Ryan's tutorial for PJ's Jeremy where I first discovered Rick's channel. He's great.

[@elmondhuffjr.5752]

Ryan, your a nut! I mean that in a nice way. You are one of my guitar instruction gurus. Thanks for teaching me something and making me laugh while learning.

[@RyanLendt]

it's an honor Elmond!

[@sasquatl]

Collective Soul has a lot of great songs.

[@RyanLendt]

aye

[@AustinHolland]

Use to play this in my band. Love it! We had two of us singing and i did the high part, lol.

[@RyanLendt]

vinceables for president!

[@charlesjarnig5667]

You have an amazing ability to make things so simple my friend. 😊

[@RyanLendt]

aw thanks Charles

[@lukeclarges5386]

You do these on the best songs Ryan, love the videos

[@RyanLendt]

you have excellent taste Luke ;)

[@EasyChairGuitarTutorials]

I (brotherly) love you more every time I watch you.

[@bza069]

love the theory lesson

[@douglaschristine8387]

You know Ryan, I think these guitar lessons are really getting to you, good luck in happy homes, lol.

[@RyanLendt]

they're nice to me there

[@eldigitom9680]

This is one of those intros that just reach out of the speaker and slap you in the face--in a sweetly compelling way--perhaps because of those off-the-reservation-notes. What a positively educational review of this song. Just as an aside: living anywhere north of St. Louis should be illegal unless conducted in seasonally warmer months only.

[@RyanLendt]

that's why I live in north carolina :)

[@dean9498]

Great to see your giving us theory lessons with the song. Very helpful.

[@RyanLendt]

thanks for the feedback Dean

[@ryancarr7440]

Educational and entertaining =)

[@RyanLendt]

thank you :)

[@drspago]

Thanks for the great lesson…Always enjoy Miss Poopadoop!

[@RyanLendt]

she's blushing :)

[@pariahpokemonwesbragg2904]

This was, and is, one of my favorite songs from my youth. Good vid!!

[@RyanLendt]

me too - thanks!

[@Pbnj1379]

Ah this was a good one Ryan. Thanks a bunch!

[@RyanLendt]

thanks pb! also, is a PB & J sandwich not a lead and jelly sandwich. and when we shorten OK to K, are we not saying potassium?

[@Pbnj1379]

@@RyanLendt ha! I made my handle when I was in grad school studying superconductivity in Lead (and eating lots of Pb&J) and my name is Jeff, hence the PbnJ. Also fun fact, Lead was discovered to superconduct in 1913 and I was born in 1979, hence the numbers. Good catch!!

[@jakebsowders357]

Sounds Awesome

[@RyanLendt]

always loved this one

[@jakebsowders357]

@@RyanLendt me too !!

[@michaelredison6396]

Love it bro

[@RyanLendt]

thanks bro

[@hadeseye2297]

I love December, but... It's December Elegy by Tristania.

[@JCloyd-ys1fm]

Forgot all about song. Thanks.

[@RyanLendt]

welcome

[@iamnotanalieniswear]

Your a great guitar teacher Really would love if you ever could teach us letterbomb from green day

[@RyanLendt]

thanks alien - love that song!

[@iamnotanalieniswear]

@@RyanLendt It's a awesome song

[@mamcomot3375]

Please tutorial Beautiful ones by.suede

[@johnm9953]

First guitar “tab” I ever learned. Don’t know if that counts

[@sixstringer6074]

Awesome King Ryan. So I want to learn the rhythm to sugartooth " gather me ^ How much is the lesson for rhythm?

[@RyanLendt]

howdy friend - you can book a lesson with me any time and I can teach you anything you want :) www.ryanlendt.com/lessons

[@thefly869]

Should do “Save It For Later” by The English Beat. Heard because of its unique tuning, guitar gods Pete Townshend and David Gilmore couldn’t even figure it out til they called the singer/guitarist to find out how he did it.

[@RyanLendt]

interesting...

[@RyanLendt]

you know i think i almost did that song a couple years ago and got flummoxed. now i know why :)

[@thefly869]

@@RyanLendt From Wikipedia "Save It for Later" features a unique DADAAD tuning that Wakeling stumbled upon; he explained, "I had tried to tune my guitar to DADGAD to play along with Jon (sic) Martyn tunes in late 70's before the English Beat started. I accidentally came up with DADAAD, so I made up my own chord shapes and enjoyed the hypnotic drone of the tuning on my national steel for hour after hour." Due to the song's atypical tuning, Who guitarist Pete Townshend called Wakeling to ask how to play the song.

[@SlowToe]

When you said Wash I went to the Wash Video of yours and your hair was longer. Obviously Wash lesson was recorded in the future relative to this video. Are you a time travelling Ryan?

[@RyanLendt]

this goes right along with my theory that time is moving backwards. think about it. Starting with you... you have a mom and a dad. that's two people. Your mom and dad each had a mom and dad, that's four people. In those three generations 4 people have turned into one, and yet the population of earth is increasing. the only possible explanation is that time is moving backwards toward the past when there were more people!

[@RyanLendt]

I think that's going to be my intro today. i actually came up with that genius idea years ago.

[@SlowToe]

@@RyanLendt 😂 Brilliant

[@patprime7320]

Oh...I didnt have a baseball bat. Now I'm embarrassed.

[@RyanLendt]

AS YOU SHOULD BE. FOR SHAME.