Not bad but not great either.. singer sounds good thats pretty much the highlight.
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Threefold Theory hails from Huntington, and I have to say that their debut CD, "Lovehatelive" is an outstanding first effort. In a previous article about the band, I read that singer Scott Niles hails from the Boston area. That's interesting, because on the opening track, "hold on", Niles sounds to me like Frank Black.

Niles sings over top of a building pre-chorus: I know that hearts will wander/and hearts get swept away/but I am the waves on the ocean/coming back again. Cymbals then crash and guitars thrash. At first, they sound like Matchbox 20 or 3 Doors Down -- you know, generic bands that you don't care about. But this band rocks a little too hard for me to call them medio-core.

"tonight" is the second song, featuring heavy intro riffs that give way to mellow verses with clean guitars. It is a good example of the overall emo-tinged, hard rock sound of 3ft. This song also reminds me of a Live song. That's pretty good considering this is their first CD, and they haven't been together two years.

"Goodbye, Miss Beautiful" features Niles singing the title of the song over an acoustic guitar lick that pops its head up briefly between the preceding dirge like a whack-a-mole. Catchy -- that's the word I was looking for (Whew!). You read about tension in musical (verse-chorus-verse-solo-verse-chorus-chorus) structures... well, this band has got that down. "the letting go" tells me to shut my mouth, opening with the up-tempo, muted, fuzzy riffage that will be popular forever.

Gold-plated diapers?

I know this: the harmony vocals provided by drummer Pete Hurt and bassist Nik Phelps are of superior quality. They sound good. I also know this: this band is near explosion. They have catchy songs and are good musicians. They'll likely soon be wearing gold-plated diapers.

And, since this is the band's first CD, they deserve kudos for putting out a good one. Aaron Fisher recorded and co-produced "Lovehatelive at Sissonville's 101 Productions and deserves credit.

Yet Threefold Theory seems talented enough to make it regardless.
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Huntington's Threefold Theory comes out of the gate with a solid debut recording that should turn a few heads. "LoveHateLive" is a fine first album of music for people who like their anthem rock with some of the sharper edges taken off -not all of the edges, mind you -just some of them.

The band manages to very nicely find a balance between hard rock intentions and soft rock inspirations without actually having to turn the album into an Oprah Winfrey crying session or a Jerry Springer dwarf toss. The lyrics are thoughtful and sometimes tortured, but the guitar drives things forward with the bass and drums chasing like a pack of hyenas. 

Vocalist/Guitarist Scott Niles leads the trio through eight songs of love, loss and anger that are a good first effort in the ever continuing dissection of human relationships.

Threefold Theory is:

Scott Niles:Vocals, guitar -

Pete Hurt: Drums, vocals -

Nik Phelps: Bass, vocals.
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