Chris Daughtry and his band already have 17 songs in the can for their sophomore album, which they hope to finish writing in the spring. "Chris just sits at the back of the bus and will come out with something and say, ‘I just wrote this thing,’ and it’s amazing,” guitarist Josh Steeley told Gibson.com. "The new stuff isn’t too far from the album that’s out now, but it’s more complex." Daughtry added that most of his bandmates do their songwriting separately and fit the pieces together later. "Some songs are coming out a little heavier than the last record, and some songs are just way more beautiful," Daughtry said.


{I hope this album is ALOT heavier! He ROCKS!}

A heavier sound would be AWESOME! He's got the chops to do it too! This is music to my ears..

Thanks Lil!! I love Daughtry!!

There was a nice review of Chris holding his own on Tour, opening up for Bon Jovi.. here's some excerpts of it:

On Sunday night at the Greensboro Coliseum, Chris Daughtry — the Triad's own homegrown rock star — performed a confident, feisty set as the opening act for veteran Jersey rockers Bon Jovi.
As if kicking it hard at a sold-out show of 22,115 — the fourth largest concert attendance in coliseum history — with his own band wasn't enough of a buzz, Daughtry later got called onstage to trade vocals with Jon Bon Jovi on "Blaze of Glory."

Daughtry more than held his own, and the screams and applause for their raw-throated collaboration were the loudest of the evening.

Daughtry's big, brawny voice projected all the way out of the arena and into the next county. He exited in a hail of feedback with a ferocious new song.

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One of the new songs on his new album is called "You Don't Belong", here's the lyrics:

With time to kill and an empty tomb, I
always find a way to pass the time with you
Dark and smokey room
I can hardly stand the fumes
Telling me that you mean no harm, you
stand me up like a crutch, another arm
But only when I'm gone
Have I been away too long?

You don't belong to me/I think you lied to me
And with my back against the wall, its hard to be strong
You'd tell me anything/Look what you've done to me
And still I tell myself that tomorrow you'll be long gone

Any given time or place, I
never will forget the disgrace on
your face so full of love
Will it ever be enough?
Ten feet tall and bullet proof, I
never thought that I had a thing to lose
Well it looks like after all
I'm gonna have to choose

You don't belong to me/I think you lied to me
And with my back against the wall, its hard to be strong
You'd tell me anything/Look what you've done to me
And still I tell myself that tomorrow you'll be long gone

You help pass the time but I'm doing fine on my own
So there's no good reason why to live such a lie
Tell me have I been gone away too long?

You don't belong to me/I think you lied to me
And with my back against the wall, its hard to be strong
You'd tell me anything/Look what you've done to me
And still I tell myself that tomorrow you'll be long gone

Long gone



I like this photo of Chris rockin' out.. hehe

Awesome! I just saw this boy last week and OMG!! He didnt test any new songs out but still blew me away. Cant wait to hear new stuff from him.. them I mean, LOL.