 
Chris Daughtry found success when he made it through
to the final of the fifth season of American Idol
and since then he has gone on to form the band
Daughtry who have gone on to release four studio
albums with their latest ‘Baptized’
being released back in November and with an UK
tour imminent we have decided to have a look at
the album now.
When Daughtry first blasted on the scene they
instantly reminded me of Nickleback with the way
that their songs were big catchy stadium rock
anthems with a slight easy listening appeal and
it is no wonder that over the years Daughtry have
found themselves on the road touring alongside
Nickleback, Puddle Of Mudd, Bon Jovi and 3 Doors
Down as you can see the influence of each and
every one of these bands within the music of Daughtry.
‘Baptized’ is the bands fourth studio
album it also happens to be the most accessible
album yet least rock orientated, if you like big
in your face catchy songs then you are in for
a treat with ‘Baptized’ as the album
features 12 sing-a-long anthems and runs for just
under 45minutes and has an overall massive radio
friendly feel about it.
The album opens with the title track ‘Baptized’
and the song as everything from a banjo being
played a big country music vibe and a chorus which
has been written with the idea of getting the
listener moving as when Chris Daughtry sings out
“Take me down by the water, pull me in ‘till
I see the light, let me drown in your honey, in
your love, I want to be baptized” you can’t
help but sing-a-long and move every part of your
body along to the beat.
‘Waiting For Superman’ is the lead
single to be taken from the album and I feel like
it was a bit of crazy move as don’t get
me wrong the song is good, it’s catchy it
features some insane synths but compared to other
songs on the album it really lacks the wow factor.
Luckily things pick up for the pop-tastic ‘Battleships’,
the extremely radio friendly ‘I’ll
Fight’, the slow paced yet passionate sounding
‘Wild Heart’, the Fall Out Boy sounding
‘Traitor’ and the massive chant-a-long
‘Long Live Rock And Roll’ which features
Chris Daughtry singing about everything from Disco
To Rock And Roll, Elton John to Kurt Cobain and
The Beatles to the Rolling Stones and much more.
There is so much variety running throughout ‘Baptized’
where the band really do give it their all yet
the biggest mention has to go to front man Chris
Daughtry as he seriously has such an amazing voice
where he manages to change his vocal style from
one song to the next and whilst doing so he has
the knack of instantly grabbing the attention
of the listener, well that was at least the case
with me.
To some Daughtry may well sound like a confused
band who can’t work out if they want to
be pop or rock but if you think back to where
front man Chris Daughtry first made a name for
himself to what him and his band have gone on
to achieve since then you will understand that
Daughtry have always been about creating rock
music yet pop has always had a place in their
heart and with ‘Baptized’ they have
seriously mastered the knack of mixing both musical
styles together as the album is one of those that
you can listen to again and again without getting
bored due to the sheer addictiveness this talented
six piece band have created.
4/5
Review by Trigger
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