From All Music Guide: Group members: Josh Steely; Josh Paul; Chris Daughtry; Joey Barnes; Jeremy Brady; Brian Craddock

Recording Info: Bay 7 Studios, Valley Village; Capitol Studios, Hollywood; Sound Factory Studios, Hollywood, CA; Sparky Dark Studios, Calabasas

From All Music Guide: Everything that made Chris Daughtry insufferable as a contestant on American Idol -- his utter lack of humor, his oppressive earnestness, his desire to sing every song in the same gut-wrenching fashion, a style that only suited the post-grunge brooding that is his chosen specialty -- work for him on his post-Idol debut album, Daughtry. Technically, this is not a solo album, it's the debut of a band called Daughtry, which is actually spelled all in capital letters, which could be seen as a sign that Chris Daughtry might have a bit of a credibility complex. It certainly seems as if he thinks he'll only be taken seriously as part of a band that, like lots of bands from the grunge revolution, is spelled in a specific, exacting way, even if it means that by the rules of the internet he is, quite literally, shouting at us -- which is only appropriate for a singer who is fueled by Fuel and lives by Live. And, let's face facts, DAUGHTRY was formed by Daughtry not only after his run on American...

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