Halestorm - Hello, It's Mz Clyde

[kayla]

Halestorm released four of the songs off of their upcoming album. Hello, It's Mz Clyde. Available for download on itunes.

I love all four songs, i can't wait to hear the whole thing. Not the halestorm we heard on the first album. whew. freakin love it!

- kayla.

[KeithReynolds]

Maybe they wrote the songs this time, which is why it sounds different than the first record. No one will know who wrote this album until it comes out.

[kayla]

Maybe they wrote the songs this time, which is why it sounds different than the first record. No one will know who wrote this album until it comes out.

the music sounds like halestorm, i was leanin more towards the lyrics. more in your face. i like it a lot

[bfoust]

Who wrote the previous songs? According to wikipedia, Lzzy has a writing credit on all of them. Do you mean Howard Benson, the producer of their self-titled album?

[kayla]

Who wrote the previous songs? According to wikipedia, Lzzy has a writing credit on all of them. Do you mean Howard Benson, the producer of their self-titled album?

no, i didnt mean someone different wrote the lyrics. i meant the songs sound different than the first album. like they have progressed as a band and seem confident.

[bfoust]

Nah, I was wondering what Keith meant.

[KeithReynolds]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halestorm_%28album%29

She is the only band member listed as doing any writing. She prob wrote her lil words and thats it. The entire album was written by other people. Says it right there in black and white.
Most bands will have the band members listed as the songwriters...clearly they did not write their first record.

Its pretty odd, why sign a band if you dont think their songs are good? Unless there are other reasons for them being signed. Im still a little curious why they are being pushed still and getting tours. That goes back to the "other reasons" part I guess.
They shoulda fought to be able to record their own songs!

[bfoust]

I don't know. I don't care who wrote them, THEY play them, and sound damn good!

[RobTheDrummer]

When we were hanging out with them before the first album came out, they let us listen to it. They were very excited about it for obvious reasons, but also explained that they had to talk the producers into letting them play the songs instead of studio musicians. They wanted Liz to sing, but record everything with other musicians. They fought, and were then allowed to let everyone else record. She collaborated on a couple songs on the writing, she said Corey Taylor helped her write some stuff on the first album, as well as Adam from 3 Days Grace. It all turned out amazing, hope the next one is just as good.

[KeithReynolds]

Yeah, i figured they werent gonna be able to even play on the record. Thats what happens when other people write all the songs.
Its good they fought to atleast play the songs.
If you didnt write your record, playing on it would be the next best thing I guess.


I guess the real question is...why didnt they get to put their own songs on their record? What did their stuff sound like before?

[RobTheDrummer]

Yeah, i figured they werent gonna be able to even play on the record. Thats what happens when other people write all the songs.
Its good they fought to atleast play the songs.
If you didnt write your record, playing on it would be the next best thing I guess.


I guess the real question is...why didnt they get to put their own songs on their record? What did their stuff sound like before?

I never said they didn't write them...

[KeithReynolds]

No Rob! Im not saying you said that, man!!!

The album itself says it. The song writing credits.

[Jim Price]

When I interviewed Lzzy last year, she explained that the songwriting aspect was collaborative; she and Halestorm developed the initial song ideas, and the other writers helped hone and fine-tune those ideas into the finished songs on the first album. Halestorm created the songs, but the collaborators offered ideas and helped to fine-tune them. (A few of the songs, notably "It's Not You" and "Familiar Taste of Poison," existed even before the Atlantic deal happened.) Lzzy also said she and the group threw out a lot of ideas from the collaborators as well; they didn't just rubber-stamp the collaborators' ideas, but had some control on how the songs took shape.

Lzzy collaborated with David Ivory a lot in learning her craft, so I'm sure the process with the other writers was based on what she had learned with David Ivory. She looked at the collaborations as a learning experience, and as a process to help her become a stronger and more focused songwriter.

[UNEARTHA7XMatt]

Jesus Christ who took a shit in your cereal Keith?

[KeithReynolds]

Jesus Christ who took a shit in your cereal Keith?

The Easter Bunny & his therapist.


WTF are you talking about??
Do I have to be mad to bring up a fact??? Damn, bro.
If the band wasnt from PA would it have been ok?????
Not everyone is mad who brings up facts. If that were the case...the world would be very different.


I dont have any vendetta against this band. I dont listen to them, dont have anything of theirs, and have no reason to. I was simply bringing up a theory on why the second album sounded apparently very different from their first. Its not like I was on here spreading lies about them.

This isnt the "Some Kind of Monster" dvd. Not everyone needs to dissect reasons behind feelings. hahha.

[whitedevilone]

Cool band.Nice that they're from the home state. Clearly formulated, run of the mill, FM hard/pop rock.Who cares?Hope they make a million dollars.

[kayla]

i like halestorm. sue me

[bfoust]

Yea, I was getting a vibe off of you too, Keith, sorry

Regardless of they're generic rock or not, Lzzy has a hell of a voice. I hope to see them live again.

I'm really disappointed I missed out on Jim's party at City Limits when they were here

[KeithReynolds]

I wonder if the guys on the Van Halen thread think im pissed at the world too...haha.
I actually like that band, and im ripping them a new one. No one has questioned me there....