The second album from the Kentucky rockers 'Folklore and Superstition' builds on the bands burgeoning reputation of giving value for money and those fans out there who bought BSC first album are going to rush out and buy this one.

Opening the album with the track 'Blind Man' just plain rocks and contains all the ingredients that a great rock song should, from the opening drumbeat that forces your own heartbeat to march in step through to the guitar dally that is the dusting on the perfect pie of a song but this ain't a lazy band because they do it all over again with 'Please Come In' the second tune on this graceful rock album, with a rolling memorable riff that makes the song stand out while the tune is just a pleasure to listen too. The third song displays a third side to the band with the hard rocking song 'Reverend Wrinkle', I'm beginning to smile at my luck in getting a copy of the album to review.

Blackstone Cherry have a natural boogie bounce to their writing that just makes the songs melodic and tuneful, they continue the guitar riffery with the forth song 'Soulcreek' while picking up on the spirit of the song we get backing harmonies and strong soulful vocals. There is a break with the next track 'Things my Father Said' and we get a respectful quite contemplative song that opens with a piano and yes a touch of violin! that’s stuffed full of sentiments, although a little bit of rock goes down well, we then get something new from the cherries, a song with passion 'The Bitter End' that’s not to say that the band can't invoke emotion in the rest of the songs, because they do, albeit pleasure passions, but this time you can tell they meant it. 'Long Sleeves' the seventh song returns us to the southern rockin' sound that the album opened with and your head starts nodding
with the sweet rolling beat.

The album has twelve songs that rock from beginning to end with enough change of direction in tempo and style to keep it interesting throughout, the eighth track 'Peace Is For Free' touches everyone’s sentiments and comes
with 'all together' choruses that is surely going to be a future arena bonding session.

And so we come to the final quarter of the album, this is where it can start to become tedious with some bands but not with the Cherries as they lift the mood of the last song with a good time rocking tune that gets your foot tapping a long time before you finger the invisible strings on your guitar and again Skynard comes to mind with the guitar style on this song, keeping the high quality going we get 'Sunrise' which has a little Caribbean rhythm slipping in and out of the rock choruses while the ultimate song ‘Ghost of Floyd Collins’ just bangs and provides the perfect song that ties up the album title of 'Folklore & Superstition' with its tale of Floyd Collins.

A most satisfying album to listen to and one that not only grabs you on first play but gets better with each play, so much so that this will make you a fan
for life, so be prepared for a long relationship.

Ben Wells - Guitar/Vocals
John Fred Young - Drums/Vocals
Jon Lawhon - Bass Guitar/Vocals
Chris Robertson - Guitar/Lead Vocals

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