So great was the excitement Accordingly, as Chris and his associates announced new material. The first single Waiting for Superman appeared and gave himself regarding melody and singing quite pleasing, but also aroused a gloomy suspicion: The are not
Come on, I think to myself, the first single was perhaps only a trial balloon, a timid attempt of guys vorzufĂĽhlen with the fans, as the more pop sound arrives at the followers.
The days go by, the anticipation is rising and a little discomfort.
Then, at last, that is today the postman with the desired packages on the doorstep. The content, clear: The new Daughtry album with some idiosyncratic names Baptized. I grab it from curious and see in anxious hope a 50-minute fresh music material meet.
A CD-lap later then the bitter realization: They have actually done: guitars down, Keyboards up and vigorously rotated at the controls of the console. The result is a sometimes quite interchangeable-sounding pop music cocktail for radiosoundbetäubte ear, so do not want to be put with the name Daughtry in line at first.
No, in fact: This is no longer Daughtry in the style that we know and love since 2006. Everything seems much cleaner, much less distinguishable, much less unique and above all: Significantly less rocky. This can be found her safe guessed it significantly more Uuuuhs and Aaaahs and Oooohs on Baptized again that might be entfleucht also a Bruno Mars or Ryan Tedder from the throat. Undoubtedly Chris's voice is still a stunner and sounds unmistakably out of thousands. Even more regrettable that he measured the madness songs of previous albums for interchangeable pop tracks wasted his talent are simply not fair.
So after that was said and the first shock is overcome, we pick us out a couple of songs and view them in detail.
As would be the eponymous opening track, which conveys a very good insight which at least from the chorus, what the listener expects the new disc. Beautiful entry, as always cool voice, and then you start off going with multiple vocals, sound effects and other pop gimmicks. What sounds okay, so you just do not expect the Daughtry-typical sound.
Waiting for Superman leads this chosen path with determination and be seen after the first run as one of the stronger tracks on the album.
Battleships I know so far is not easily classified: The chorus is pretty cool, oddly enough like here particularly the Boom Boom Gedresche if my ears have so quickly become accustomed to the change in sound?
Track number 4, Ill Fight may sound old school and most likely come with a catchy melody, therefore the mandatory Oooouu oooouu including, but because we have so got used to, eh?
Really great is Broken Arrows, a typical ballad that does refreshingly without pop fanfare and to convince only by gentle piano sounds and voice Chris White. Well done is also Traitor that a little of Adam Lambert and P! Nk remembers what is likely to be due to the fact well that the producer has worked on the new Daughtry plate. After all, here klingts a bit to Rock.
Bottom line, it must be noted that most of the tracks go quite fine if they were not just of Daughtry. Too much missing the fond riffs that anthemic vocals, causing goosebumps solos of guitars and drums. No question: The new, hopefully not final style will find its fans. Veteran companions are now and then polish off a little tears and hope that the boys reflect on the next slice of their origin and take the self-sung in Long Live Rock & Roll word:
Long live rock, long live roll, long live big guitars and music for the soul.
