Hyde, is apparent in both the artwork, lyrics and the music. The meaning of the title, a reference to Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr. "The Strange Case of …" is Halestorm’s second full-length album. The opening vocals, "naaaah, nah, nah, nah, nah, naaaah, nah, nah, nah" are edgy and remind me of rock and roll's queen-bee Joan Jett. "Daughters of Darkness" has a ton of rock and roll vibe. On these heavier songs she sings with some aggression and grit, but also has this beautiful and sexy voice. Her voice on these harder rocking songs is fantastic. Hyde" in particular is a fairly heavy rocker that could have been a Lordi song.) Vocalist Lzzy Hale is definitely the star of the show. "Love Bites", "Mz Hyde", "I Miss the Misery" and "Freak Like Me" are all biting hard rockers with infectious hooks and fantastic vocals. Any remember the song "Take Me Away" from that movie, in which Lohan is the ace lead guitarist who nearly misses the bands big gig at the House of Blues? Well that sort of modern pop rock is exactly what Halestorm is doing.Īfter a few listens I began to really appreciate and enjoy some of the songs, especially the first four tracks.
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As a matter of fact, after a couple listens I started associating the Haltestorm's songs with Avril Lavigne and even Lindsay Lohan's garage band from the movie Freaky Friday. Rather, the guitar playing tends to be those strummed, barred chords that everyone from Blink 182 to Greenday to Nickelback are using and there really aren't a whole lot of guitar solos to speak of. The major traits such as those massive power chords, the staccato guitar riffs and blistering guitar solos just aren't present here. However, I don't really hear any similarities to pop metal. Though Halestorm seem to be getting the 'metal' label associated with them, I'd hardly call this metal. I really had to stretch myself and really listen intently to begin even remotely enjoying it. You Call Me A Bitch Like It's A Bad Thing (3:12)Ī band like Halestorm is generally outside of my musical tastes. Halestorm - The Strange Case of … (Atlantic Records) 2012ġ0. She is definitely the star of the show and the band's songs are build around her passionate vocals. However, on a song like "Love/Hate Heartbreak", she can sing as sweet as an angel. However, unlike many of the cookie-cutter, country/pop-star wannabe's on American Idol, Lzzy sometimes adds some grit and edge to her voice when needed. (No, it's not a typo, there is no i.) Hale has a fantastic voice that would do well on one of those (terrible) television singing competitions. The whole thing is tied together by the powerhouse vocals of Lzzy Hale. The closest Halestom come to heavy metal is "Dirty Work", which in itself isn't really metal, but is a hard driving, riff-based song.
"I'm Not An Angel" particularly reminds me of the Nickelback-style radio rock while "Innocence" wouldn't be out of place on a Disturbed CD.
They also have some similarities to Evanescence, though Halestorm never descend into psuedo-goth rock. For the most part, however, Halestorm recalls bands like Shinedown and Nickelback. If this song wasn't used for one of those Disney teen drama series, it should be. In fact,"Bet U Wish U Had Me Back," sounds like a slightly louder Kelly Clarkson. Modern, muted, chord-based riffs of "I Get Off" to the pure pop of a song like "Bet U Wish U Had Me Back". Halestorm are a mix of styles from the hard-driving modern rock of "It's Not You" and "Innocence" to the Halestorm formed nearly twelve years before this, their first full-length, major-label release.
Hale's voice isn't perfect, but it doesn't have to be. In fact what I have read is that there are no overdubs at all on this EP. To me it sounds like the band didn't go back and try to fix the rubs or polish up a rough vocal performance. Probably the biggest "strength" of this EP is that it is truly live, warts and all. However, unlike many of the "nu-metal" bands from the time Halestorm offers up some tasty guitar solos as well guitarist Joe Hottinger offering some solid licks on “It’s Not You” and “Takes My Life.” This is pretty much the formula of this EP, Halestorm 2005 sounding like a product of the late 90's. Form there the band jumps into some down-tuned, groove style riffs.
The EP opens up with a cappella intro, where Lizzy's raspy howl recalls Janis Joplin. What a difference? It almost sounds like two completely different band.Īs with every other Helstorm album, this band is all about showcasing their greatest strength, vocalist Lizzy Hale. I gave "Wild Life" a spin and was disappointed by the direction they took, so I popped this CD into the deck instead. I received this CD in the mail the same day that "Into the Wild Life" also showed up in my mailbox. No Life 'til Metal - CD Gallery - Halestorm Halestorm
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