Chris Daughtry

So, I need to get a little off topic here for a minute because I went to go see the New Kids on the Block last week in Toronto and I really want to talk about it… so we are going to embrace a different musical genre for a moment.

OK, the show was AMAZING! I was so shocked! Well, I knew it was gonna be a blast to hear all the old songs and see them live, but I had no idea how good they would actually be.

First of all, let’s just get this out of the way right now. They looked HOT! I mean really gorgeous. I was surprised by how good they all looked in person. I personally am a Donnie Wahlberg fan but Jordan Knight is the best looking person I’ve ever seen in my life. Scary and sad, but true. (Don’t even get me started about Jordan getting up there with no shirt on… seriously… OK fine click the link at the end of the post to see nakie, shirtless, unbelievable Jordan…I can’t smut up my blog)

Moving on, they sounded so good. All the vocals were really awesome, especially from Jordan and Joey. It’s amazing how well they sang the old songs; I was impressed. And their new music is really, really good. For the most part not what you would expect from the New Kids on the Block but I really love the new CD. I will say that most of their songs are very sexual so they aren’t really kid friendly. They’ve come a very long way from “Hangin’ Tough” and “Step by Step” but they have some pretty awesome club-type dance songs on there.

They put on a really fantastic show. The dancing was really good and so much fun (Joey McIntyre even did a little solo interlude as an ode to his time on Dancing with the Stars). Danny Wood got up there and did a break dance that would have been impressive from anyone but he’s almost 40 for God’s sake!

And the most impressive thing of all were the fans. From the time the lights went out until the time they came back on, every single person in that entire arena was on their feet. I’ve never seen anything like it. Everyone was singing along and dancing and SCREAMING. Good Lord, it was by far the loudest concert I’ve ever been to. My ears were ringing for days… but it was worth it.

The moral of the story is: the show was an absolute blast! They looked and sounded awesome and I can guarantee you that no New Kids fan left that arena disappointing.
They are even better the second time around!

Their CD, The Block, debuted at #2 on the Top 200 which is extremely impressive; especially after 15 years!
(By the way, back to Daughtry for a second, the re-release of their album caused them to be the greatest gainer for the week and brought them back up to #36… also pretty impressive after 95 weeks on the chart)

Don’t forget to click the link below to see shirtless Jordan

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Daughtry is releasing a 2 disc deluxe edition of their self-titled debut album on September 9, 2008!
This edition will include all of the original 12 songs PLUS 4 bonus tracks along with a DVD!

Here’s the breakdown:

The CD will include the original 12 songs:
1. “It’s Not Over”
2. “Used To”
3. “Home”
4. “Over You”
5. “Crashed”
6. “Feels Like Tonight”
7. “What I Want”
8. “Breakdown”
9. “Gone”
10. “There And Back Again”
11. “All These Lives”
12. “What About Now”

PLUS these 4 bonus tracks:
13. “Feels Like The First Time” (cover of the Foreigner’s song)
14. “What About Now” (acoustic- The one that was featured on Idol Gives Back this year!)
15. “It’s Not Over” (live)
16. “Home” (acoustic)

The DVD is approximately 40 minutes long and will include:

1. “It’s Not Over” (music video)
2. “Home” (music video)
3. “Over You” (music video)
4. “Feels Like Tonight” (music video)
5. “What About Now” (music video)
6. “Breakdown” (live performance)
7. “There And Back Again” (live performance)
8. Interview

It’s available to pre-order on amazon.com for $18.49 plus shipping. You can click HERE to see the details.

I’m pretty excited about this except for the fact that I already have the original CD so a lot of it is just doubling up on what I already own… I’m torn. I really want to hear the 4 bonus tracks though.
I’m amazed by how well this CD has done and I’m sure with this release it’s just going to get bigger. They have already sold over 4 million copies and have three #1 songs and five Top 40 top 10 hits (which is a record for a debut album, and tied for the record for any album, debut or not)! It is the fastest selling debut rock album in history! It’s really amazing for any band let alone a band’s first CD coming from a former American Idol contestant. Just amazing. Go Daughtry!

In other new music news: The New Kids on the Block’s new Album, The Block, was released today and I have to go buy that as soon as I get out of work. I already know a few of the songs and I really like them. We’ll see how the rest of the album is. Since I’m going to the show in a few weeks I’ll have to at least become a little familiar with the new material. I’m so excited!

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