Daughtry - Leave This Town [2009]

4.4/5

Tras cantar "Hemorrhage (In My Hands)" de Fuel durante la 4ª gala de la 5 edición de American Idol, la fama de Chris Daughtry subió como la espuma. En ese momento Fuel se encontraba sin cantante tras la marcha de Brett Scallions y muchos, incluido el líder de la banda, Carl Bell, vieron en él un posible sucesor.
Tras ser eliminado del concurso en el Top 4, decidió declinar la oferta para formar su propia banda, "Daughtry", todo un acierto después de ver como se desarrollaron los acontecimientos para Fuel.
Con su primer álbum, "Daughtry", llegaron al numero 1 en el Billboard 200 y en el Billboard Top Rock Albums y los singles "It's Not Over", "Home" y "Feels Like Tonight" llegaron al número 1 en el Hot Adult Top 40.
3 años después volvieron con "Leave This Town", que hasta el momento deja 3 singles ("No Surprise", de nuevo numero uno en el Top 40; "Life After You", que llego al puesto 4 y "September", que fue lanzado el 1 de Junio de 2010, llegando al puesto 11 hasta el momento.)

· You Don`t Belong. Empieza fuerte el disco. El inicio me recuerda bastante a Creed o Crossfade, aunque en este último caso seguramente le habría seguido un grito. En su lugar, entra la guitarra y la inconfundible voz de Chris.

"No, you don't belong to me, I think you lied to me
And with my back against this wall, it's hard to be strong
No, you'd tell me anything, look what you've done to me
Still I tell myself that tomorrow you'll be long gone"

· No Surprise. La primera vez que la escuché, pensaba que ya lo había hecho antes. De esas canciones que entran fácil. Primer single, y lógica elección.

"Our favorite place we used to go
The warm embrace that no one knows
The lovin' look that's left your eyes
That's why this comes as no..
as no surprise"

· Every Time You Turn Around. Me encanta como trasmite. Realmente parece cabreado en esta canción.

"I've been good, I been doin' what I should
Workin' hard to make a world that we can live in
I been strong, I been holding out so long
And I don't you to forget that you're forgiven"

· Life After You. Segundo single. Esta vez para demostrar el lado suave de la banda. Medio tiempo. Dificil olvidarse de esta canción.

"You and I, right or wrong, there's no other one
After this time I spent alone
It's hard to believe that a man with sight could be so blind
Thinkin' 'bout the better times, must've been outta my mind
So I'm runnin' back to tell you"

· What I Meant To Say. Me encantaría que Rob Thomas le escribiera una canción. No se porque, creo que sonaría parecido a esto.

"I'm strong enough to say
That I don't wanna take the high road now
So typical of you to walk away
When your perfect little world is burning down"

· Open Up Your Eyes. A mi juicio, la mejor canción del álbum. Lento inicio, cambiando al llegar al estribillo. Desgarradora la voz de Daughtry, tremenda letra.

"Seems it's only been a moment
Since the angels took him from her arms
And she was left there holding on to their tomorrow
But as they laid him in the ground
Her heart would sing without a sound"

"For the first time you can open your eyes
And see the world without your sorrow
Where no one knows the pain you left behind
And all the peace you could never find
Is waiting there to hold and keep you
Welcome to the first day of your life"

· September. Otra gran canción. Muy bien colocadas las canciones, nunca sientes un bajón como con otros discos. De nuevo una balada y una letra preciosa. Como cambia la canción hacia el final, increible.

"Of all the things I still remember
Summer's never looked the same
The years go by and time just seems to fly by
But the memories remain

In the middle of September we'd still play out in the rain
Nothing to lose but everything to gain
Reflecting now on how things could've been
It was worth it in the end"

· Ghost Of Me.  Me encanta el estribillo, el ritmo... El final de nuevo...

"Don't look over your shoulder
'Cause that's just the ghost of me
You're seein'
Wait, there's no rhyme or reason

Sometimes there's no meaning
In the visions when you're sleepin'
Don't wake up and believe them
Visions when you're sleepin'
Don't wake up and believe them
You're looking at the ghost of me" 

· Learn My Lesson. Otra canción más al bote. Sigo pensando que lo más importante es el sentimiento. Te lo crees...

"Sometimes I think I'm better off
To turn out the lights and close up shop
And give up the longing, believing in belonging
Just hold down my head and take the loss"

· Supernatural. El inicio desencaja. Me recuerda a "Into the Night" de Santana y Chad Kroeger.

"Every step I've taken has led me here to where you are
But all that I believe in is keeping me from seeing too far
Throwing out the questions, waiting for the right reply
Looking for the answers, tell me will it be tonight?"

· Tennessee Line. Acústica. Tremenda. Te transporta al sur de los Estados Unidos. Canta con Vince Gill.

"On my way to L.A. looking into the rear view as the roads fade away
I've sworn off my past, first to last bad call that I ever made
Tell me how to make right every wrong turn that I've learned?
So this can all end tonight
Tennessee line just changed my mind, well it's my heart I'll follow this time"

· Call Your Name. De nuevo acompañado de su guitarra acústica. Un fin perfecto para un disco realmente bueno.

"You never said, you never said, you never said
That it would be this hard
Love is meant to be forever, now or never seems to discard
There's gotta be a better way for me to say
What's on my heart without leaving scars?
Can you hear me when I call your name?"

Y para finalizar, decir que todas las canciones están compuestas por Chris Daughtry, en algunas con la colaboración de Chad Kroeger, Ben Moody o los miembros de la banda.

Daughtry - September