Folklore and Superstition by Black Stone Cherry
Folklore and Superstition is the second studio album by Black Stone Cherry. The band recorded the album at Black Bird Studios, which is owned and operated by country artist Martina McBride, in Nashville, Tennessee. It was produced and mixed by veteran rock producer Bob Marlette (Alice Cooper, Ozzy Osbourne, Saliva, Seether, Shinedown). The album was available for audio streaming through NME as of August 13, 2008. The week beginning the 24th of August, the album reached the number one position in the UK Rock Album Chart in its debut week, and number 23 on the main Top 200 UK Albums Chart. It debuted in Sweden at #50.
Black Stone Cherry's second record pushes the band’s Southern rock influences to the forefront, lacing their grinding, grungy songs with a down-home snarl. "Reverend Wrinkle" is scuffed-up boogie with a twangy edge, while lively organs add a mystical flair to the New Orleans-set rager "Devil's Queen". Better still is "Soulcreek", a rootsy rocker marked by campfire-jam gang harmonies, with vocalist Chris Robertson belting out the chorus as if he were leading a gospel choir.
