[Lil'freeper]

19E didn't do cute for Daughtry.

I disagree. It wasn't nearly as bad as the watered-down rock flavored pop that they put together for Bo, but it fell way short of my expectations. It is definately produced for a specific, and commercial, audience.

It's kind of like going into a chain restaurant like Applebees or similar and ordering a "spicy" dish. They can't put a truly spicy hot dish together because the large majority of their customer base can't handle it. The delicate dears would break out in a sweat if you merely wave a pepper near the food. I was hoping for Habanero with Daughtry's album*. Instead we got TacoHell Mild.

*The Slash track gives me hope for future albums.

[Netizen]

It's kind of like going into a chain restaurant like Applebees or similar and ordering a "spicy" dish. They can't put a truly spicy hot dish together because the large majority of their customer base can't handle it. The delicate dears would break out in a sweat if you merely wave a pepper near the food. I was hoping for Habanero with Daughtry's album*. Instead we got TacoHell Mild.

I understand exactly what you're saying. I felt the same way with Taylor Hicks' cd. While its not what I had hoped for, it also wasn't as bad as I first thought.

[Wyatt's Torch]

*The Slash track gives me hope for future albums.

Agree completely. That was easily the best track on the record.

[GraniteStateConservative]

It's commercial rock, like Nickelback. Making a heavy metal album would have just been self-indulgent.