I'm going to start like everyone else by saying.....I love Halestorm! I've seen them in concert and have the debut, the live cd/dvd and even the phsyical copy of the ReAnimate EP. Lzzy is the voice that rock music has been desperately needing, Arejay's drumming blows me away.That being said this is album has been severely dumbed down, lyrically. Don't let Love Bites(So Do I) fool you, and for that matter the three tracks after it. Their first album was strikingly clever with It's not you, I Get Off, and Fam..
I enjoyed Halestorm's debut album, but The Strange Case Of... blows it away. There isn't one song I hate enough to skip and there is about a 70% hard rock to 30% ballad ratio here. The first four songs alone should rock your world.Lzzy Hale is a mix of Joan Jett and Lita Ford. She's by far the superior singer of the three, though Lita has her beat on lead guitar of course. Just check out the video for "Love Bites (So Do I)" on that "video sharing" site and see what I mean. A hot chick with attitude. The res..
Pennsylvania rockers Halestorm continue to impress with their second album filled with good old fashioned, head banging Rock 'N' Roll played the way it should be. Lead by singer and guitarist Lzzy Hale along with guitarist Joe Hottinger, bass player Josh Smith and drummer Arejay Hale, Halestorm delivers 12 strong songs varying from fist pumping anthems like the first track, "Love Bites(So Do I)" or "Daughters Of Darkness" to heartfelt ballads like "Beautiful With You". Lzzy Hale's vocals are powerful and ve..
