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BLACK STONE CHERRY
(UNITED STATES)
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BLACK STONE CHERRY
(2006)
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MELODIC HARD ROCK
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""Black Stone Cherry" is a swarm of blues and southern rock hymns, all more unstoppable than the others."
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4/5
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Formed in 2001, the Black Stone Cherry waited several years to record their first EP while they were still in high school. The band and this new album is the result of an irresistible recipe concocted by four trendy boys and based on several ingredients.
First of all, the vocals of guitarist Chris Robertson, whose slightly rocky and sexy timbre may evoke David Coverdale's immense organ ("Maybe Someday"). Man has a lot to do with the charm and power of this seductive ensemble, which can also count on a rhythmic foundation of the fire of God ("Blackwoods Gold"): huge), a handful of arrangements (the keyboards of "When Their Weight Comes Down") and especially on a cleverly balanced writing between a pinch of Hard seventies, a finger of Rock bluesy and a southern swig (the Slide intro of "Crosstown Woman"), all (too) calibrated for the American kid looking for some strong sensations (but not too much).
The result is this swarm of hymns, all more unstoppable than the others, with a very clean sound crust and barely soiled by a few thicker slags, from "Rain Wizard" whose first bars and the riff that serves as its backbone are not about to leave you, to "Shooting Star" via "Rollin' on" without forgetting all the tracks already mentioned above. And if the quartet has the good taste not to look like as a kind of Nickleback and it masters its subject, it still lacks that touch of madness, that kind of genius so that it can claim to be the new Led Zep or Lynyrd Skynyrd to which some would try to compare it. But let's not deny our pleasure and acknowledge the exemplary handling of this impeccable first draft all along, barely affected by a last, less remarkable part. - Official website
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TRACK LISTING:
01. Rain Wizard - 03:24
02. Backwoods Gold - 03:06
03. Lonely Train - 03:50
04. Maybe Someday - 03:47
05. When The Weight Comes Down - 03:35
06. Crosstown Woman - 03:36
07. Shooting Star - 03:12
08. Hell & High Water - 04:01
09. Shapes Of Things - 03:05
10. Violator Girl - 03:23
11. Tired Of The Rain - 03:15
12. Drive - 03:04
13. Rollin' On - 04:59
LINEUP:
Ben Wells: Guitares / Sitar, Banjo, Choeurs
Chris Robertson: Chant / Guitares
John Fred Young: Batterie
Jon Lawhon: Basse / Choeurs
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