In our chat with bassist Josh Smith and guitarist Joe Hottinger from Halestorm, we asked them about their Top 3 albums of all time, their ultimate dream collabs on stage, and the biggest inspirations behind the scenes. Along the way, names like The Beatles, Metallica, Turnstile, and of course Halestorm frontwoman Lzzy Hale came up.
Top Records of All Time
Joe’s Top 3
Tom Petty – Wildflowers
"I always go back to it and it still sounds great to me."
Jeff Buckley – Grace
“That one turned my life around when I first heard it."
The Smashing Pumpkins – Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
“I'd say one of the biggest influences when I was a kid when I was first learning guitar, would be Smashing Pumpkins. [...] That's a double record though, so that's four."
Josh’s Top 3
The Beatles – Abbey Road
"I feel like I just always go back to it and there's just something, so many special things."
Jeff Buckley – Grace
"Jeff Buckley - Grace is definitely up there."
Metallica – The Black Album
"I think one of the first albums I really bought, I was in fourth grade and got Black Album, Metallica. And we listened to that a lot as a kid. It was, you know, them formative years."
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