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Album Review: Chris Daughtry starts
his first post-American Idol disc with a song whose title reviewers coast
to coast will be grateful for: "It's Not Over." What an understatement. For the
Idol-watching rock fan's money, nobody--not even Southern-fried
heartthrob Bo Bice in season four--stormed the stage with more raw talent. That
it translates so well to a solo disc (Daughtry was recorded with studio
musicians; future discs will include a Daughtry-assembled band) proves all he
needed was a little prodding, the kind the tube has gotten so good at. Here are
a dozen songs that'll flick your rock & roll switch, whether you're a Creed fan,
a club kid, or a mambo king: "Used To" and "Over You," a couple of early tracks,
ought to arrive bundled with a road map they're so highway sing-along-ready, and
"Feels Like Tonight" screws the lid on the premise that Daughtry can deliver a
punchy pop-rock song without flinching....more
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Videos from Daughtry:
It's Not Over
 About
Chris Daughtry: He is perhaps best known as the fourth-place finalist on the
highly publicized fifth season of American Idol, eliminated from the
competition on May 10, 2006. After his departure from Idol, his band's
self-titled debut album sold more than 1 million copies after just 5 weeks of
release, becoming the fastest-selling debut rock album in Soundscan history, and
so far outselling his fellow season 5 contestants' (Kellie Pickler and the
season winner Taylor Hicks) debut albums. In its ninth week of release, the
album reached number 1 on the Billboard charts, edging out the Dreamgirls
soundtrack. He is currently the best-selling Idol contestant who was neither the
winner or runner-up of their season.
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