Daughtry - Chris Daughtry

One of the best album that's ever came out from an American Idol Finalist. I've to admit, Daughtry has gotta be one of the best rock vocalists, if not in America, the whole World. Add that to his evergrowing talent and wonderful vocals, Chris Daughtry is one heck of a vocalist. He almost captures a similar mould to the vocal "hearts" of great musicians like Goo Goo Dolls, Matchbox Twentys, and maybe a little bit of Nicklebacks. But Bo Bice should not be an exception, since they both share the same kind of power and energy that drives the rock scene into the music industry. Although, he is of a different class than the latter.

So what makes this album unique? Other than getting a a little help from Guitar God Slash himself, where he featured in a song called What I Want, all of his songs convey a mix of heartache, love, and even a little bit of old school 80's rock 'n roll. And what particular impresses me the most is each and every song of his never fail to bring down the meaning and emotions in it. It's as though they were breathing through his vocal. Almost, alive. There were a few great songs in this album but I gotta say "home" has gotta be my favourite coz the song's really deep and the acoustic version is pretty good. Chris has really pull-off an amazing vocal feat and I must say I'm particularly impress by his vocal prowess.

The only downside to this album is that the band himself, Daughtry never really gave their own thought to the album. Probably becoz its Chris himself who has the only say in his album, the band never really gave something unique or added depth in his album. Or that he had only assembled his band right after he recorded all of his songs, so he had studio musicians rather than his own bandmates to play in it. I couldn't really connect with the guitars feel and tone, and I thought they sounded pretty mechanical rather than being more emotive. I would love to hear more guitar solos and impressive bass lines or drumming, but I suppose everyone's content with

Chris's powerful vocal instead. A job well done for Chris, though not so impress by the band itself.

So if you are into decent rock n roll that has an impressive vocal that never fails to bring down the original feel to each and every songs in the album, this is definitely the one you should be looking into, Daughtry.