Lzzy Hale Discusses A Threesome Song She Never Wanted To Record With Halestorm
NASHVILLE, TN - APRIL 22: Singer and guitarist Lzzy Hale of Halestorm performs at the Ryman Auditorium on April 22, 2015 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images)
One of my favorite things about doing interviews, is when something you least expected happens. Before I talk to an artist, I make notes with questions that sort of guide me along and give me ideas of topics to bring up.
While talking with Lzzy Hale from Halestorm earlier this week, I just asked her the simple question “What’s going on in the Halestorm world?” She went on to speak about how they’re going to lockdown some time in September to concentrate on writing for the next album. She said she’s got some ideas already. “What we are in right now is the chaos of it all, whereas [we’re] not quite sure where the music is gonna take us or what we’re gonna be excited about, but I’m excited about doing something new and really just kind of accentuating certain moments.”
It’s when I asked her about bringing a song idea to the guys that she’s really fired up about, that I got an unexpected response. She said she has some of those, but there’s also ones she thinks are dumb, that they like.
“I write a lot of dumb s#!t that I don’t think is good. There will ultimately be a fight, like “Well, just show us” ya know? And there’ll always be one of those dumb songs where the guys are like “No, we have to do this song.”” She told me the song “Do Not Disturb” on the Viscous album, should’ve never been on the record. “I had written that for myself in a kind of club, dance way….it’s very much something funny for me. “It’s like, I don’t know, I had a threesome…nobody’s going to want to hear about that” Also, it’s weird and not relatable to everybody.” She went onto say that she just kept it in “the bank”. She said she mistakenly showed it to bassist Josh Smith. The next day, he had the bassline that she had done on a Moog synthesizer ready to go. She said it was cool, as Josh pushed back that they should record it.
“Nobody’s going to want to hear that.” she told him. He said, he did. She reluctantly agreed to record it, and the rest is history.
She added that she was brutally honest about the song to media after it came out. Some in the media were a little reluctant to discuss the track, according to her.
The song did very well as far as our list of the top 20 Halestorm songs below.
You can watch the entire interview below…
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Halestorm: Their 20 Best Songs, Ranked
Halestorm debuted in 2009 with their self-titled studio album. In the years since, they’ve grown into one of rock’s most popular acts.
So far, Halestorm has had 13 top-ten hits on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart. Six of those songs have topped the chart. They included “Freak Like Me,” “Apocalyptic,” “Amen,” “Uncomfortable,” “Back From The Dead” and “The Steeple.”
Halestorm first formed in 1997 with siblings Lzzy and Arejay Hale. While the band went through various lineup shakeups, guitarist Joe Hottinger and bassist Josh Smith would join in 2003 and 2004, respectively. Since 2004, Halestorm has featured this lineup, which is a rare feat in the rock world. Few bands have maintained the same lineup for such a lengthy period of time. It’s yet another example of what sets Halestorm apart from other bands today.
Since their 2009 self-titled debut album, Halestorm has consistently released a mix of LPs and EPs. Notably, the band’s EP releases have consisted of covers collections. Halestorm has covered a diverse collection of artists over the years. They’ve included Lady Gaga (“Bad Romance“), Daft Punk (“Get Lucky“), Sophie B. Hawkins (“Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover“), Temple of the Dog (“Hunger Strike“) and more.
While these covers are outstanding, Halestorm’s loyal fans are here for the originals. Their catalog currently contains five studio albums. Following their aforementioned debut was 2012’s The Strange Case Of… That album featured “Love Bites (So Do I),” which won the Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance in 2013. Halestorm’s third studio album was 2015’s Into the Wild Life, which debuted on the Billboard 200 at number five. This is currently the highest-charting album in Halestorm’s catalog. Halestorm’s fourth studio album was 2018’s Vicious, and their latest album is 2022’s Back from the Dead.
To celebrate the band, here are Halestorm’s 20 best songs ranked.
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