After receiving mixed reviews for her performances the night before, it was no surprise that Katharine McPhee found herself, once again, facing elimination. What was a surprise, however, was seeing fan favorite Chris Daughtry standing beside her in the bottom two.
“Katharine,” said Seacrest, “you’re safe.”
“Chris, you’re going home.”
“OH NO!” ~ Jrabbit
“I am pissed!” ~ MaggieF
“this is just damn wrong...” ~Mystery-AK
“HOLY CRAP!!!” ~ Fawn
“Show's over for me.” ~ AnnaZ
“Uneffinbelievable.” ~ Petronski
“The look on Simon's face said it all.” ~ Misterrob
But don’t feel bad for Chris. His debut album “Daughtry” was recently certified platinum with over one million copies sold (the first non Idol winner/runner-up to accomplish that). And both the album and Daughtry himself have received favorable reviews from even the most cynical music critics. Not bad for a guy that finished 4th place.
“… each tune bears a writing credit by Daughtry, and most of them are solo credits. Listening to these songs, it would be easy to mistake them for the work of seasoned pros: they not only follow the template of post-grunge well, they do it with better hooks and a commercial flair lacking from bands like Fuel and Shinedown, bands that have inspired Daughtry but who he betters here. To put it mildly, that's a surprise -- not just that Daughtry pulled off the tricky move of being pop enough for his ‘Idol’ fans and rock enough for post-grungers, but that he pulled it off on the strength of his own work.” ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
Daughtry is scheduled to begin a nationwide tour in early 2007. Click here for more information.
