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Post by rockmaniac on Mar 8, 2011 15:15:35 GMT -5
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Post by American Idiot on Mar 8, 2011 19:00:44 GMT -5
Very eager to hear this. I really liked their self-titled and thought "Folklore & Superstition" was a bit of a step down from there despite still being pretty good.
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Post by Devin on Mar 8, 2011 20:31:42 GMT -5
"Lonely Train" is a staple classic. Love that one. Also enjoyed "Rain Wizard" ALOT and "Big City Lights". I agree, "Blind Man" was a step down. Shame I didn't check out any other tracks off Folklore & Superstition. None of the follow-up singles charted Top 40 either, shame.
Hopefully this goes back to Black Stone Cherry-esque.
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Post by jvandyck87 on Mar 8, 2011 21:35:57 GMT -5
Not true. "Please Come In" went top 30, bud. :)
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Post by Devin on Mar 8, 2011 21:37:37 GMT -5
^ Oh yeah, forgot about that one That's good too, maybe better than "Blind Man".
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Post by pen on Mar 8, 2011 21:56:08 GMT -5
Very eager to hear this. I really liked their self-titled and thought "Folklore & Superstition" was a bit of a step down from there despite still being pretty good. Really? I thought it was a step up.
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Post by pen on Mar 8, 2011 21:57:31 GMT -5
"Reverend Winkle", "Soulcreek", "Things My Father Said", "The Bitter End", "Peace Is Free", and "Ghost Of Floyd Collins" are all awesome tracks from the second album. I also do like "Blind Man" and "Please Come In" too.
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Post by linicklo on Mar 9, 2011 10:22:11 GMT -5
Very eager to hear this. I really liked their self-titled and thought "Folklore & Superstition" was a bit of a step down from there despite still being pretty good. Really? I thought it was a step up. I thought it was a major step up, it just didnt show on the charts
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Post by lockebox on Mar 10, 2011 12:26:36 GMT -5
Step up +2. They underperfomed last era. I can't believe they ignored "Reverend Wrinkle".
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Post by mcbrearty on Mar 10, 2011 13:11:40 GMT -5
"Reverend Winkle", "Soulcreek", "Things My Father Said", "The Bitter End", "Peace Is Free", and "Ghost Of Floyd Collins" are all awesome tracks from the second album. I also do like "Blind Man" and "Please Come In" too. Agreed. That album was stunning.
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Post by rockmaniac on Mar 21, 2011 6:44:23 GMT -5
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Post by lockebox on Mar 21, 2011 10:14:58 GMT -5
I managed to catch that before it went down. Pretty good.
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Post by American Idiot on Mar 21, 2011 21:34:04 GMT -5
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Post by lockebox on Mar 24, 2011 14:10:29 GMT -5
This very strong, musically. Lyrically, some may find it weak, and maybe a bit "sell-out, cock-rock". I'm diggin' it, any way.
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Post by jvandyck87 on Mar 24, 2011 14:16:58 GMT -5
This is probably my least favorite single of theirs so far. I don't hate it, but it's no "Lonely Train", "Rain Wizard", or "Blind Man" and it's worse than their other singles too imo. This may have what it takes to become their biggest song to date so hopefully it paves the way for some great future hits. That said, this new album being produced by Howard Benson, I don't have high hopes at all for this record compared to their previous two.
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Post by Devin on Mar 24, 2011 14:17:10 GMT -5
^ Pretty much what lockebox said is what I thought. Though still, "Lonely Train" takes the cake for my favorite song by them to date.
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on Mar 26, 2011 11:18:31 GMT -5
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120 48 BLACK STONE CHERRY White Trash Millionaire 115 10 105 0.25
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on Mar 30, 2011 9:56:16 GMT -5
Top 40 on Active:
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Post by jvandyck87 on Mar 30, 2011 15:06:53 GMT -5
This is what happens when Howard Benson ruins a previously good band. They fly up the charts.
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Post by mcbrearty on Mar 30, 2011 15:45:33 GMT -5
Speaking as a fan, this song sucks majorly.
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Post by rockmaniac on Mar 30, 2011 16:36:27 GMT -5
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Post by lockebox on Mar 30, 2011 16:46:56 GMT -5
Speaking as a fan, this song sucks majorly. Seriously? And you love Nickelback? I've said that about thousand times to you, I know, but this better than what they've been putting out recently.
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Post by themule on Mar 30, 2011 17:19:30 GMT -5
As a fan, I too am disappointed. These guys have oodles of talent, just seems they are trying too hard. Was hoping they would have gone in a more Lynrd Skynard-esque direction rather than a Hinder direction.
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Post by mcbrearty on Mar 30, 2011 17:31:10 GMT -5
Speaking as a fan, this song sucks majorly. Seriously? And you love Nickelback? I've said that about thousand times to you, I know, but this better than what they've been putting out recently. I'd beg to differ, this is completely void of anything enjoyable. "Burn to the Ground" is lyrically about a rather uninteresting subject but it has a killer opening riff and an extremely catchy chorus. This song smells of album filler. Even Shakin' hands is miles better than this. Nickelback do this type of song well, Hinder and now BSC fall into the lame attempt category.
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Post by jvandyck87 on Mar 30, 2011 17:40:29 GMT -5
"Burn It To The Ground" I might give you credit for. "Shakin' Hands" is WAAYYYYY worse than this, and I just dissed this song. "She ain't no Cinderella when she's gettin' undressed because she rocks it like the naughty wicked witch of the west" Damn Chad Kroeger, I'm so jealous that you're hangin' with this chick when she's naked.
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Post by lockebox on Mar 30, 2011 18:22:22 GMT -5
Haha. "Burn It to the Ground", maybe. I guess this just sits more comfortably with me coming from a band like Black Stone Cherry, who seem more sincere than most. Hopefully this'll get them a top 10, and then they can release a killer "Blind Man"-like track as the second single.
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Post by mcbrearty on Mar 30, 2011 19:59:41 GMT -5
Well as I've siad, love the band, but not this offering. Hopefully the rest of the album is better.
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Post by lockebox on Apr 4, 2011 10:54:21 GMT -5
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Post by themule on Apr 4, 2011 12:27:27 GMT -5
No accounting for taste. I am a fan of the band but I thought that Please Come in was a much better song. That being said, it looks like this song is going to do alot better on radio. Oh well!!
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Post by lockebox on Apr 5, 2011 17:10:41 GMT -5
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