[Wyatt's Torch]

"19E didn't do cute for Daughtry."

You can hear AI/19 all over that record. It was 1000% designed to cross over to "pop" radio. It's a good record given that target audience. For a pure alt.rock audience it misses the mark.

[Texas2step]

It was 1000% designed to cross over to "pop" radio. It's a good record given that target audience. For a pure alt.rock audience it misses the mark.

Maybe. But I, for one, am glad it's not a pure alt.rock album. I'm a big Daughtry fan, but I am not a big alt.rock fan. I love Chris' voice and tone, and this album, to me, sounds a little like bands from the 80s and 90s with a contemporary edge. Here's for bringing back "hard rock", which really wan't all that hard. :-)