An Interview with Bill Leverty by Kara Uhrlen

While most bands are changing their image to change with the times, Firehouse has consistently written melodic rock albums through their latest release O₂ (Spitfire). This time, however, the band has taken it a step further, and attempted to go back to their roots to show their audience who they were before they got signed and entered the mainstream.

Fuelled with the desire to break the emphasis on ballads that had monopolized their major label releases, Firehouse put specific effort into making the songs on their new album ones that went over well live. While they still want to hit people with songs that are familiar to them, they also wanted to add up-tempo new material that people would get into right away.

Guitarist Bill Leverty says that album production is something that he really enjoys. In fact, he has done production work on their past four releases (Good Acoustics, Category 5, Bring 'Em Out Live, and their latest, O₂). He says that he would love to produce other bands, but it is just a matter of having time to do so and he has yet to hear a demo tape that would make it worth his while to take time away from his commitment to Firehouse.

"I want to hear great songs and I want to hear them performed real well on the demo tape, and that takes time and it's very difficult to find guys like that."

The New Album

With Firehouse's latest release, the band wanted to keep everything ...

What Goes Into a Song

When it comes to writing, Leverty also says that they have to follow their hearts…

The Transition

As most are well aware, it is not common for a band to maintain its sound and its original members for many years...

A History Lesson

When asked how they had initially succeeded to win double-platinum success with their first album, Leverty said...

Life On The Road
"One of the things that's real frustrating, when you're out on the road, a lot of these radio stations will...

Conclusion
Before concluding the interview, Leverty wanted to extend a special thanks to the band's fans...

For more information about Firehouse visit their official site at www.firehousemusic.com,  and also check out Bill Leverty's personal site at www.leverty.com.

Live photos were taken by Kara Uhrlen and are property of The Pure Rock Shop.
 

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