When American Idol finalist Chris Daughtry made his first album, the only member of Daughtry was Chris himself. "Session guys" were used to fill the musical void. But today the Daughtry band is complete and loaded with the kind of musical talent that the frontman can rely on. And the total expertise of the group is exposed in Daughtry's powerful new album, "Leave This Town."
In fact, when Daughtry's first album was in the works, he was still auditioning for his band -- that consists of guitarists Josh Steely and Brian Craddock, bassist Josh Paul and drummer and pianist Joey Barnes.
"With 'Leave This Town,' Daughtry finally has the opportunity to silence those who see Daughtry as a one man band," wrote Nekesa Mumbi Moody in a SFGate article. "Besides playing on the record, band members contributed to the writing and arrangements."
"There are a lot of elements that make up what we do," guitarist Craddock is quoted. "Each member kind of brings something different to the table, too, and each member has a function in the band. They know what they do well, and when it all comes together ... it blends so perfectly together."
In speaking of this second Daughtry album, Craddock added, "I felt like we were able to craft the songs, into being a perfect musical arrangement on each tune, which I don't feel that way about every song I've written in my lifetime. We were able to go in there and take our time, relax and everything was able to come out perfectly."
Leave This Town was Daughtry's first album to debut at the top of the Billboard 200 and its second consecutive No. 1 album.
"This album is special because its out first together as a band," said Chris Daughtry. We poured our hearts into these songs to make the record we've always dreamed about. To have people respond the way they have is extremely gratifying, but even more humbling."
"With Leave This Town, the band is poised to continue the global success it achieved with the group's debut," reported a release from RCA Music Group. "The album earned the band Grammy nominations, American Music Award wins and charted three No. 1 hits; a rare feat for any artist."
Chris Daughtry, himself, responds to Leave This Town's success, saying, "(it) definitely (shows) people that it is a band and not a one-man show. ... It's a rock band. It's definitely not all me up there." Sphere: Related Content
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