Halestorm - Into the Wild Life

thejokeriv wrote:

Eyesore wrote:

corplhicks wrote:

Vexer6 wrote:

corplhicks wrote:

My cousin tried to get me into these guys when I told him of my love for rock and metal. All I found was no metal, very little rock, and sheer mediocrity.

Modern pop-country is pretty accurate.

There is nothing "countrY" here in the least, does this sound country to anyone?

Yup. Just more distortion, like Eyesore said.

Hell, they even performed with Eric Church at the CMT Music Awards and opened on his tour. They're highly embraced in the Country circuit; most my friends who are dedicated to the genre (and we got a lot of 'em in Clovis) love the band.

The one plus I will give them is the lead singer; she does have a great voice.

Jesus! That song's an even worse offender! Haha.

Seriously, that's the kind of stuff they're playing on country radio these days.

Ouch.... That song SCREAMS "I'm waiting all day for Sunday Night!" Is Lizzy Hale going to sing the theme song for Sunday Night Football this season?????

Yep!  That's the FIRST thing I thought too.

It's not horrible IMO but nothing I'd buy either.

I don't think the comparison to the Carrie Underwood version of the Sunday Night NFL theme is quite as obvious as the Faith Hill version:



If you can't hear the similarities between this and that "Amen" song by Halestorm I think you must be deaf.

Vexer6 wrote:

Chairman_Smith wrote:

I have an intense scathing burning (and probably irrational) hatred for this band.  

And Eyesore, I'm sure you're right. They had outside writers on all their previous albums.

Terrible formulaic band, who seem to get fans because "omg girl singer!"

That's nonsense, they get fans cause they're talented, there are plenty of bands now with female singers.

It is absolutely not nonsense. Comments on various sites seem to indicate that many people are obsessed with her appearance. You can't go through a comment section without someone talking about how hot they think she is.

tohostudios wrote:

I don't think the comparison to the Carrie Underwood version of the Sunday Night NFL theme is quite as obvious as the Faith Hill version:



If you can't hear the similarities between this and that "Amen" song by Halestorm I think you must be deaf.

Absolutely !

Chairman_Smith wrote:

Vexer6 wrote:

Chairman_Smith wrote:

I have an intense scathing burning (and probably irrational) hatred for this band.  

And Eyesore, I'm sure you're right. They had outside writers on all their previous albums.

Terrible formulaic band, who seem to get fans because "omg girl singer!"

That's nonsense, they get fans cause they're talented, there are plenty of bands now with female singers.

It is absolutely not nonsense.  Comments on various sites seem to indicate that many people are obsessed with her appearance. You can't go through a comment section without someone talking about how hot they think she is.

Well, she certainly is easy on the eyes at least.

Great band and a killer live show, but this album left me veryyyyy disappointed! 3/10

Chairman_Smith wrote:

Vexer6 wrote:

Chairman_Smith wrote:

I have an intense scathing burning (and probably irrational) hatred for this band.  

And Eyesore, I'm sure you're right. They had outside writers on all their previous albums.

Terrible formulaic band, who seem to get fans because "omg girl singer!"

That's nonsense, they get fans cause they're talented, there are plenty of bands now with female singers.

It is absolutely not nonsense.  Comments on various sites seem to indicate that many people are obsessed with her appearance. You can't go through a comment section without someone talking about how hot they think she is.

That dosen't automatically mean looks are the only reason why the band is popular.

Can't say anything posted in this thread has changed my stance on this band. I don't feel like I'm missing out on anything interesting, although that 'Out to Get Me' cover was pretty bitchin'.

And for those of you that think they aren't trying to push their way into the modern country market, I give you a recent appearance at Sirius XM studios, where they do a cover of 'Girl Crush' by Little Big Town, a modern country act. Enjoy!!

I concur on the changing of guitar tones here and there and you'd have some modern country going on. Just like changing a modern country song to have some crunchy guitar and remove the twangy singer.....you have Warrant or Poison. That pretty much is stating the obvious. I would not be surprised if this chick crosses over to the country market. If she is opening in that area already, the writing is on the wall, so to speak. I am really interested in the covers cd by this band and I kinda/sorta dug on that "I get off" tune a few years back. The stuff in this thread that is current is not my thing. I love regurgitated, siphon-filtered, rehashed formulated crappy music, but not by this band. There is plenty out there to not get so infatuated over physical appearance. If the girl had her voice but looked like the chick from the "Tammy" movie, nobody would give a rat's @$$ about her or her band.

James B. wrote:

I concur on the changing of guitar tones here and there and you'd have some modern country going on.   Just like changing a modern country song to have some crunchy guitar and remove the twangy singer.....you have Warrant or Poison.  That pretty much is stating the obvious.   I would not be surprised if this chick crosses over to the country market. If she is opening in that area already, the writing is on the wall, so to speak.  I am really interested in the covers cd by this band and I kinda/sorta dug on that "I get off" tune a few years back.  The stuff in this thread that is current is not my thing. I love regurgitated, siphon-filtered, rehashed formulated crappy music, but not by this band.   There is plenty out there to not get so infatuated over physical appearance. If the girl had her voice but looked like the chick from the "Tammy" movie, nobody would give a rat's @$$ about her or her band.  

Sorry but that is complete and utter nonsense, looks aren't the reason they are popular.

BTW, some of us actually do find Melissa McCarthy attractive, so speak for yourself

Vexer6 wrote:

Sorry but that is complete and utter nonsense, looks aren't the reason they are popular.

Her voice got them the attention of the people who could market her appearance and sell it to the masses. Talent only goes so far.

James B. wrote:

Vexer6 wrote:

Sorry but that is complete and utter nonsense, looks aren't the reason they are popular.

Her voice got them the attention of the people who could market her appearance and sell it to the masses.  Talent only goes so far.

You could say the same thing for many 80s bands.

Vexer6 wrote:

You could say the same thing for many 80s bands.

That is quite obvious...

MetalGuy71 wrote:

Can't say anything posted in this thread has changed my stance on this band. I don't feel like I'm missing out on anything interesting, although that 'Out to Get Me' cover was pretty bitchin'.

And for those of you that think they aren't trying to push their way into the modern country market, I give you a recent appearance at Sirius XM studios, where they do a cover of 'Girl Crush' by Little Big Town, a modern country act. Enjoy!!

Absolutely an amazing cover right there. Instant goosies!

MetalRob331 wrote:

MetalGuy71 wrote:

Can't say anything posted in this thread has changed my stance on this band. I don't feel like I'm missing out on anything interesting, although that 'Out to Get Me' cover was pretty bitchin'.

And for those of you that think they aren't trying to push their way into the modern country market, I give you a recent appearance at Sirius XM studios, where they do a cover of 'Girl Crush' by Little Big Town, a modern country act. Enjoy!!

Absolutely an amazing cover right there.  Instant goosies!

Oh, piss off, J-Lo.

MetalGuy71 wrote:

Can't say anything posted in this thread has changed my stance on this band. I don't feel like I'm missing out on anything interesting, although that 'Out to Get Me' cover was pretty bitchin'.

And for those of you that think they aren't trying to push their way into the modern country market, I give you a recent appearance at Sirius XM studios, where they do a cover of 'Girl Crush' by Little Big Town, a modern country act. Enjoy!!

I gotta admit that when I heard this my first reaction wasn't 

It was 

Boris2008 wrote:

MetalGuy71 wrote:

Can't say anything posted in this thread has changed my stance on this band. I don't feel like I'm missing out on anything interesting, although that 'Out to Get Me' cover was pretty bitchin'.

And for those of you that think they aren't trying to push their way into the modern country market, I give you a recent appearance at Sirius XM studios, where they do a cover of 'Girl Crush' by Little Big Town, a modern country act. Enjoy!!

I gotta admit that when I heard this my first reaction wasn't 

It was 

I just gave that Halestorm tune a listen to and my wife says , "You're listening to country?"

MetalGuy71 wrote:

Can't say anything posted in this thread has changed my stance on this band. I don't feel like I'm missing out on anything interesting, although that 'Out to Get Me' cover was pretty bitchin'.

And for those of you that think they aren't trying to push their way into the modern country market, I give you a recent appearance at Sirius XM studios, where they do a cover of 'Girl Crush' by Little Big Town, a modern country act. Enjoy!!

One thing I read about the original is that a lot of modern country stations absolutely refuse to play that song because it "pushes the gay agenda" in their books.

2.5 words: Child-Bearing Hips

UNCLE SAXON'S KICKASS CDS wrote:

2.5 words:  Child-Bearing Hips

Wait... Where's the .5? Even if I just got a payday out of this, I'm just about sure I got the wrong change.

I'm gonna just say this and move on:

F**k Halestorm

I don't mind the pop-country sound, but the songwriting here is not very appealing to me. There are parts of "Amen," "The Reckoning" and "I Like it Heavy" that I start to get into and they go nowhere. I can't see myself ever listening to this album again.

Shawn Of Fire wrote:

I'm gonna just say this and move on:

F**k Halestorm

Well tell us how your really feel Shawn.

Oh boy...



These guys sure do put out allot of covers, don't they?

MetalGuy71 wrote:

Oh boy...



These guys sure do put out allot of covers, don't they?

They do them just for fun, I think. This isn't a bad cover, but it's got that super-clean Pro Tools sound. Nothing rings out, nothing feels live, if that makes sense.

She's got a fantastic voice, though. I don't care what anyone says.

Eyesore wrote:

MetalGuy71 wrote:

Oh boy...



These guys sure do put out allot of covers, don't they?

They do them just for fun, I think. This isn't a bad cover, but it's got that super-clean Pro Tools sound. Nothing rings out, nothing feels live, if that makes sense.

She's got a fantastic voice, though. I don't care what anyone says.

Definitely. I like a lot of their cover songs too, if only the production wasn't always so glossy. I can't really get into their original material though. I have tried.