In the Live Room cover

Released 14 years ago this November

In the Live Room

Halestorm · 2012

20 min · 6 tracks · hard rock

Elevation

Our rating, out of 100 — and why.

AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.

51 /100
Lowland
Higher than 1% of albums we've rated

Strong source songs and a clear closing choice help, but this short live-room set mostly presents existing material rather than reshaping it into a distinctive sequence.

What we noticed

  • The six-track set opens with “Love Bites (So Do I)” and closes with “Here's to Us,” with the “Empire State of Mind” cover placed second.
  • Four Halestorm songs are separated by the cover rather than grouped together; the tracklist moves between originals and the one outside song without a longer arc.
Composition 25% of the score
6/10

the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics

Craft 20% of the score
6/10

production, performance, arrangement

Durability 25% of the score
5/10

whether it rewards returning to it

Distinctiveness 18% of the score
4/10

whether it sounds like itself

Sequencing 12% of the score
5/10

running order, pacing, length

Influence 2/10

Little footprint beyond its audience. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 Love Bites (So Do I) 3:19
  • 2 Empire State of Mind 3:46
  • 3 I Get Off 3:20
  • 4 Bet U Wish U Had Me Back 3:47
  • 5 In Your Room 2:56
  • 6 Here's to Us 3:11

Reference: MusicBrainz · Wikidata