BPD member 21212 had this to say:
There’s really only one reason to see Daughtry in concert and that’s the man himself, Chris Daughtry.
His big, booming rock voice - and some say cute, shiny bald head along with southern charm - propelled him to some of the greatest success an American Idol contestant has ever enjoyed. And he didn’t even win the damn thing in 2006, getting kicked out when it got down to four semis.
Still, Daughtry’s 2007 self-titled album became the best-selling album of that year, spawned six singles including It’s Not Over, Home, and What I Want (this one featuring Slash on lead guitar) and won countless awards.
The sad part is that a band - in this case rounded out by lead guitarist Josh Steely, bassist Josh “JP” Paul, drummer Joey Barnes and rhythm guitarist Brian Craddock - needs to be more than just a great voice. The group’s sound is undeniably meat-and-potatoes rock, which has been compared to that of Nickelback, whose frontman Chad Kroeger collaborated on Daughtry’s second album, 2009’s Leave This Town. Live, the band is pretty much just that: meat and potatoes rock ‘n’ roll.
They even took a page out of the Nickelback handbook and blew up stuff on stage, like right before What I Want, or the trailing fireworks that punctuated Home during the encore. But effects can only go so far over the course of an hour-and-45 minute show if the material or showmanship isn’t there. “Are you going to sing?” said Daughtry, before launching into No Surprise from Leave This Town. There was a handy catwalk at the front that Daughtry tentatively ventured out on a few times before finally setting up shop with his acoustic guitar for a standout three song set: the twangy Tennessee Line, followed by a decent cover of Phil Collins’ In The Air Tonight, bolstered by the drumming of Barnes at the appropriate time, and then the group’s own Call Your Name.
The 29-year-old North Carolina native definitely as a future as a singer and I’m not convinced he couldn’t one day move into southern rock or even country if he wanted. I’m just not convinced Daughtry, the band, has that much future if they don’t step up their game as songwriters and live performers. And their set closed with the exhuberant Feels Like Tonight and You Don’t Belong, which was followed by the muscular encore of Home and There And Back Again, but by then it almost felt like too little, too late.
I was bummed.............so much so that I didn't hang around to go out with them after the show, as we had agreed before they took the stage. I'm sure they don't give a shit.
Me too.
Seeing the show from the back was great, but I'd be lying if I didn't speak my truth. BPD, forgive me, OK?
No holds barred! No problem.
Sometimes our faves disappoint.
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