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| Daughtry @ Palace Theater 4/29/12 |
Daughtry continues the 2012 tour at the MGM Grand at Foxwoods Resort Casino where a full house beat all odds incited by “Renegade,” a raw driven track recorded on the band’s third album release "Break The Spell". Any hesitation on whether or not this TV created rock star runner up could return after a two year hiatus was quickly snuffed out when Chris took center stage amidst the ignited audience. Daughtry sang “Don’t you wanna feel like a rebel? Renegade on the run? Real live wire in the cross fire riding shotgun.” Daughtry has made no deals with any Devil and he not sold his soul. He just boldly challenges his doubters to call his success what they want with his own open invitation to feel out of control in their own unique ways singing “Here we go!” Here we go in deed, and with a wall of thunderous sound pushing the fans back the show kicked off illuminating hands reaching high and fans jumping out of their seats in a strident pace that even Bon Jovi would nod their approval to.
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| Daughtry @ Hammerstein NYC 5/1/12 |
Daughtry’s success from his days on American Idol continue to skyrocket upwards towards new levels of stardom. His reception by fans is a seed grown from Chris’s ability to write a wide spectrum of people across an even wider generation gap. It’s Chris’s dexterity and competence which keeps his potentiality as a promising music artist with a long career ahead possible. His family friendly shows draw people from all walks of life and they come simply because they connect to Daughtry and love his music. That connection is cemented through Daughtry’s real life stories written in his songs about the daily struggles and curve balls that the harsh reality of everyday life can hurl. Daughtry’s ability to remain openly honest with his music gives the audience what they seek, Hope in a world that appears to be falling apart at the seams.
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| Daughtry @ Palace Theater 4/29/12 |
The 2012 “Break The Spell” tour play list highlights the 2011 album release over two hour showcase. Titles include “Spaceship”, “Outta My Head” and “Louder and Louder” as well as some previous hits such as “September” and “Over You” and two surprise toss in’s covers by Tom Petty and Billy Idol. Chris connects with his audiences no matter where he plays with his stories and music. One such story Daughtry told on Sunday’s stop at Albany’s Palace Theater spoke about Daughtry’s latest single “4 AM”. “This is a track written for the 2012 Esquire Song Writer Contest which I took part in along with some incredible artists and it wasn’t contest really. Chis said referring to his recent participation in the Esquire Song Writer contest. Daughtry explained, “I was given the challenge along with the other music artists to write a song based on three words given to me by Esquire and the words they chose were “Pacific Standard Time”. I don’t know anything about Pacific Standard Time and because I don’t live in that time zone I wasn’t sure what to write or how to even explain what is a Pacific Standard Time is anyway?” Chris soloed his new track with his acoustic six string in an emotionally inspiring premiere. The song about a boy missing his girlfriend separated by the distance of many time zones and the sadness of being apart was an instant hit for fans and proceeds from the sale of this track will benefit charity.
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| Daughtry Live @ Palace Theater Albany, NY 4/29/12 |
Each show is a milestone in Chris’s young evolving music career. Dreams are meant to be broken and it wasn't so long ago when Chris was playing unknown bars with his prior bands. He is a living example that forgotten dreams can surface at any time when great persistence and hard work prevail beyond uncertainty. The proof is in the story where a young 26 year old Daughtry walks into a New York City office with nothing more than an acoustic guitar strapped to his side for the biggest showcase of his entire life. A showcase with the Godfather of Jive Records, Clive Davis. Chris's impersonation of Davis sounded like something out of The Sopranos, but the audience got the point and heard as close of a rendition on that fateful day of “Home”.
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| Daughtry Hammerstein NYC 5/1/12 |
Tuesday night, Photos of family and yesterdays gone by projected on a massive screen were all the frills needed to dress the stage at Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City. Once again fans warmly received Daughtry and his band were received with blaring shrills and deafening applause. New York City was popping as Chris jumped from the stage to have some one on one time with his fans in the front row. The playlist remained the same and had some fans who been following the group hoping to hear more Daughtry tracks such as Jennifer F, of Hartsdale, New York who spent the last week driving the last leg of the New England shows at MGM Grand, Palace Theater, and the Hammerstein Ballroom. “I want to know what a girl needs to do to get a little Tennessee and less Rebel Yell?” She says referencing song selections. “I’m a huge Bon Jovi fan and it was in 2005 when I turned on American Idol and heard Chris singing "Wanted Dead Or Alive". I was hooked and wanted to see more.” Jennifer went on to showcase her new found love of Daughtry with her own personal stories which includes listening to all three Daughtry albums over and over again for almost a week straight just so she could sing with the Chris and his band. “They remind me so much of Bon Jovi from even with the start of this show which reminds of how the Circle Tour opened (Bon Jovi’s 2010-2011 tour) and now Daughtry has a Keyboardist. I really want to see what Daughtry does next to step away from the Bon Jovi image and to define his own.”
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| Josh Steely Rips Solo @ MGM Foxwoods 4/28/12 |
Daughtry’s 2012 “Break The Spell” tour continues to heat up as the scheduling for more dates build throughout the summer of this US tour. He will be accompanied by Safety Suit who are equally fantastic and deserving of their own review which will come shortly and are officially on “band on the rise” list, but here it’s all about Daughtry. Chris continues to defy the law of American Idol runner ups and winners by succeeding past the lack of faith some skeptics still may have of him. The confidence gained from these three shows and with the shows to come are enough to provide certainty and assurance that he is not going anywhere any time soon thanks to the endowment that is created by his music. If these three shows have any foreshadow of what is to come from Daughtry then get ready to put your AC on turbo mode because the Daughtry will be heating up at a show near you making this summer the hottest enough on record and like that Chris closed his sizzling performance in New York City show out with three of his own little words. “It’s Not Over.”
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