On the surface, a band blending driving hard rock with powerful ballads would seem like a fairly boilerplate proposition in a world already populated by Shinedown, Three Days Grace, and any number of other faceless post-grunge acts.
Fortunately, Halestorm have their not-so-secret weapon, singer Lzzy Hale, whose powerful vocals easily set the band apart from its peers on its sophomore album, The Strange Case Of...
Delivering another versatile performance, Hale helps to give every song that special something, adding the right amount of snarl and grit to more aggressive songs like "Love Bites (So Do I)," while also bringing genuine passion to the more emotional "In Your Room." Her ability to convey emotion without being dramatic is an asset that Halestorm take full advantage of, and to some extent, probably rely on.
This isn't to insinuate that the compositions backing up Hale are bad, but the music, while solidly written and cleanly executed, isn't anything that fans of the genre haven't already heard before.
It's a bit of a boon, then, that the strength that Halestorm play to is an exceptional one, and anyone that has grown tired of the current crop of meatheaded hard rock bands trying to seem sensitive would do well to give The Strange Case Of..
a spin.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Love Bites (So Do I) | Halestorm | Play | 03:11 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Mz. Hyde | Halestorm | Play | 03:22 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | I Miss the Misery | Halestorm | Play | 03:03 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Freak Like Me | Halestorm | Play | 03:38 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Beautiful with You | Halestorm | Play | 03:16 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | In Your Room | Halestorm | Play | 02:46 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Break In | Halestorm | Play | 04:45 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Rock Show | Halestorm | Play | 03:19 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Daughters of Darkness | Halestorm | Play | 03:55 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | You Call Me a Bitch Like It's a Bad ThingBriley | Halestorm | Play | 03:11 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | American Boys | Halestorm | Play | 03:28 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | Here's to Us | Halestorm | Play | 02:59 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 13 | Don't Know How To Stop | Halestorm | Play | 03:54 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 14 | Private Parts | Halestorm, James Michael | Play | 03:59 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 15 | Hate It When You See Me Cry | Halestorm | Play | 03:11 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 52 mins | 119 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mody Al Khufash | Stylist |
| 2 | Howard Benson | Keyboards, Producer, Programming |
| 3 | John Bongiorno | Booking |
| 4 | Briley | Composer |
| 5 | Diana de la Cerda | Management, Music Business Affairs |
| 6 | Paul DeCarli | Digital Editing, Engineer |
| 7 | Anne Declemente | A&R, Administration |
| 8 | Anthony Delia | Marketing |
| 9 | Jimmy Fahey | Engineer |
| 10 | Pete Ganbarg | A&R |
| 11 | Arejay Hale | Drums, Group Member, Vocals |
| 12 | Lzzy Hale | Group Member, Guitar, Piano, Vocals |
| 13 | Halestorm | Primary Artist |
| 14 | Vincent Hartong | Management |
| 15 | Joe Hottinger | Group Member, Guitar, Vocals |
| 16 | Hatsukazu "Hatch" Inagaki | Engineer |
| 17 | Ted Jensen | Mastering |
| 18 | Carla Karakesisoglu | Management, Music Business Affairs |
| 19 | Alex Kirzhner | Art Direction, Design, Photography |
| 20 | Chris Lord-Alge | Mixing |
| 21 | Bill McGathy | Management |
| 22 | Jamie Muhoberac | Piano |
| 23 | Jon Nicholson | Drum Technician |
| 24 | Chris Phelps | Photography |
| 25 | Mike Plotnikoff | Engineer |
| 26 | Brian Ranney | Packaging |
| 27 | Jess Rosen | Legal Advisor |
| 28 | Beth Sabbagh | Management, Music Business Affairs |
| 29 | Lenny Skolnik | Keyboards, Programming |
| 30 | Josh Smith | Group Member, Guitar (Bass), Vocals |
| 31 | Lucky Smyler | Make-Up |
| 32 | Scott Sokol | Booking |
| 33 | Hikari Tezuka | Hair Stylist |
| 34 | Marc VanGool | Guitar Technician |
| 35 | Wolfgang Van Halen | Vocals (Background) |
| 36 | Rebecca Wedlake | Booking |
| 37 | David Weise | Management, Music Business Affairs |
| 38 | Phil X | Guitars |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |