In a brand new interview with TotalRock‘s “Louder With Ore B” radio present, guitarist Ben Wells of Kentucky rockers BLACK STONE CHERRY weighed in on a debate about folks utilizing synthetic intelligence (A.I.) to create music. Requested if he thinks A.I. is affecting his band’s means of creating new songs, Ben mentioned (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “Not us, as a result of… Effectively, I imply, I do not know; it is nonetheless considerably early days in it. A.I. is a cool factor. It may be utilized in the appropriate means. Identical to something, similar to social media, utilized in the appropriate means, it may be implausible. Used within the incorrect means, it does take away among the artwork.”
He continued: “It’s scary to suppose which you could get on a pc and have a pc write a music for you [in a specific style] similar to that… It’s fairly weird that you are able to do that now. I assume I am not shocked simply to see the place we’re with expertise. Who is aware of what it is gonna be like 20 years from now? However I feel there might be a time the place it might be scary for sure folks within the trade. If A.I. goes to combine a document for a band, that is gonna take away the man who mixes the document; that is his job. So I’d hate to see that ever occur. However for us, so long as individuals are nonetheless on the market placing pen to paper and writing music, that is all the time gonna be the primary factor. And on the finish of the day, dwell music, you’ll be able to’t recreate that. I imply, they’ve tried — you are able to do various things, holograms and issues of that nature — however human beings on stage taking part in for different human beings is one thing that I do not suppose you may ever have the ability to replicate. I hope not anyway. I hope not.”
Over the previous twenty years, BLACK STONE CHERRY has shaken levels from arenas to festivals throughout Europe, North America and different territories throughout the globe. The band lately accomplished a tour within the U.S. with CLUTCH and RIVAL SONS.
BLACK STONE CHERRY‘s newest album, “Screamin’ At The Sky”, was launched in September 2023 by way of Mascot Information. The opus was made obtainable in white stable vinyl, restricted version vinyl boxset, CD and digitally.
Earlier final yr, BLACK STONE CHERRY launched the album’s lead single, “Out Of Pocket”, which went on to be a crowd favourite on the band’s U.Ok. enviornment exhibits.
The Kentucky-based band, that includes Chris Robertson (lead vocals/guitar),Ben Wells (guitar/backing vox) and John-Fred Younger (drums/backing vox),are joined for the primary time on an album recording by Steve Jewell Jr.. The band’s fanbase shall be greater than aware of Steve, as he has been touring with BLACK STONE CHERRY since 2021.
“Screamin’ At The Sky” options all-new materials written collaboratively whereas on tour, however when it got here time to document, BLACK STONE CHERRY determined to strive one thing it is all the time dreamed of doing: monitoring an album at The Plaza Theater in Glasgow, Kentucky — a legendary 1020-seat venue in-built 1934 that boasts meticulous acoustics.
Picture credit score: Jimmy Fontaine
