lee dewyze won the year daughtry was on idol.
lee dewyze won the year daughtry was on idol.
who won the year daughtry was on idol?
lee dewyze
critical response to "daughtry" was mixed; while many critics felt that the album was generally pleasing and the first real "rock" album from "american idol" alumni, others felt it was unoriginal and too commercial. while ken barnes of "usa today" conceded that chris daughtry has "strong pipes and palpable angst", overall he found the band "generic", calling them "fuelnickelstaindback". "people" magazine found the album "a solid if not spectacular effort that at the very least proves that chris daughtry is not just another "idol" also-ran." christian hoard (with "rolling stone") said that "[chris] daughtry gets points for not courting soccer moms, but just because he can howl like a motherfucker doesn't mean he's not a cheeseball." in a truly mixed review, "billboard" said the album "is music tailor-made for ill-conceived radio formatting, music for consumers whose taste has already been well-established if not preprogrammed," then added, "but [chris] daughtry sure does sing his butt off." stephen thomas erlewine of allmusic awarded the album three and a half stars out of five, calling the album "a debut that's not only a lot more credible than any "american idol"-affiliated rock album should be, but it's a lot easier to digest than most of its ilk." in a humorous review, comedian stephen colbert found chris daughtry's success further proof of the impending "cultural armageddon." he remarked, "it's bad enough this guy sounds like creed... but daughtry's success sets a dangerous precedent of rewarding losers... america elected taylor hicks as its idol, and we owe him our loyalty."
daughtry (album)
on may 6, 2009, daughtry performed "no surprise", the debut single for their forthcoming album, on "american idol". chris daughtry wrote the song with nickelback vocalist chad kroeger. the album on which "no surprise" appears, daughtry's second album titled "leave this town", was released on july 14, 2009. chris daughtry made history with its release by becoming the first "american idol" alumnus to have two consecutive number one albums. "leave this town" was the first daughtry album that they wrote and recorded as a band, as their self-titled album was recorded before the band was officially formed and featured only chris daughtry as an official member.
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