Middle landed in the mainstream, but still good

Chris Daughtry and his men are still struggling with the curse of many bands whose first album was a bestseller. With subsequent albums decreased sales, the big label but holds firmly to the band, will meet again hit singles and chart positions, however, of course. As a band started, which was still reasonably attributable to media tailwind the post-grunge and alternative rock, they became less and less rock and more mainstream, pop-rock, or AOR as it was called on the albums 2 and 3 it earlier.

But enough about the musical drawers, Baptized addresses precisely this trend definitely continues. The album is full of potential hit singles for the radio or blockbuster soundtracks, fat but pretty clean production, catchy choruses and great emotions. If that alone reading already chasing a shiver down the spine, the album is best not to hear. But who can get involved in the mainstream and will or that direction always liked, which is rewarded by the new Daughtry. Direct the opener Baptized is a fine example. Breathed something folky, the song quickly became a small but rather quiet anthem that brings the foot to cheerful paddles. Waiting for Superman, the already released single, then back a bit faster, but again more pop than rock, but with a nice chorus, nestling immediately in the ear canals. And so it goes on, above all with many good melodies and musical references. LONG LIVE ROCK AND ROLL greets from the 70s and 80s with bonds on Billy Joel and Journey, THE WORLD WE KNOW leans a bit of modern to Snow Patrol. But there are also mid-tempo numbers and ballads, like BROKEN ARROWS and Wildheart, the latter with a self-reference to September.

The fans of the first hour could be of Baptized bit disappointed. However, if Daughtry until now had not been on the radar and solid Mainstream Rock loves and has no problem with the fact that an album sounds very commercial, should definitely spend even a few hours with Baptized.

And again for the drawers, there was also time that once again a band seriously dares to tread footsteps of Journey or Toto in the not nachbesetzten AOR ;-)