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So I went back through a brief history of Black Stone Cherry on this site and I was surprised to learn how much everyone loves this band. Why surprised you ask? Of all the comments I went through, It appears I am the only one who really hasn’t warmed up to this band. And I still don’t quite hear it. Though I will confess that Rescue Me really is a very good tune, and that guitar work in the middle of it was awesome. But I had to sit through the first two songs to get to that moment. And then the last two to try and hear more … But alas, the overly distorted down tuned guitars with the bass playing the same riff as the guitar mixed with some southern rock/country undertones just doesn’t get me there.
There was a comment I posted back in 2011 that had some wishful thinking in it, something to the effect that I was interested in the bands direction and that they sounded promising. Well… now I know that that promise hasn’t been realized yet. I’m passing on this band and considering them a high quality southern rock opening band but I haven’t heard much growth or change.
I haven't done my review of this album yet, but I will say that I love "The Rambler".
This is a band that I did like a good bit at one time. I have all four of their previous albums. The first album I've never much listened to, but I really dig the second album. That's the album that made me think this band was just gonna get better and better. But it hasn't come to fruition. The follow-up was about 50/50. It had a few very good songs, but also a few stabs at the younger generation that just didn't work for an old man like me. Their last album was really just more of the latter and a total waste of money. So I had no interest in wasting anymore on them.
The first track is again, more of the same yucky crap. It's just so damn cheesy. Hangman gets off to a promising start. It's heavy and really a track that should inspire Scott to do a SHT list on hangmen. Decent track. Rescue Me is another pretty good song. Definitely better than that first track. I've never understood what makes folks think this band has a southern rock sound. I don't hear it it all. If you want a modern day southern rock band, you need to be listening to Black Berry Smoke or Whiskey Myers. But this is a very good modern rock track. Darkest Secret never goes anywhere. Maybe they are trying to say something profound, I'm not sure. Now I know where it seems like I've heard this before, it sounds like it would be a Shinedown song (as much as I like that band, they've kind of lost me now too). The distortion is kind of annoying. The Rambler is a pretty good song. It has a country flavor to it, so I'm sure Jon doesn't like it. That's not fair, who knows what Jon likes? Sorry Jon.
So it seems that I'm back to about 50/50, but that's just not gonna get it. I'm happy to have been able to check this out, but unless they hit one out of the park, I won't buy anything else.
Norma Jean Fox
(11/30/1945-9/7/2010)
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