LASSIE'S AKA SQUISHY'S LA Viper Room Recap

Part 1

FIRST IMPRESSION: DAUGHTRY IS A HOT HOT HOT HOT HOT HOT HOT BAND!!!

CHRIS: Chris is one very sexy guy and has an AMAZING voice. When he sang with his band, he gave me the chills. Chris appears to be in fantastic shape. He was wearing a tight black T-shirt that has a phoenix on it, jeans with the infamous wallet chain, and boots. He had his beautiful bald head and appeared to be growing a little beard.

Chris appeared to be intense, focused, and a little stressed (poor baby). Chris did his characteristic stance practically caressing and making out with the microphone.

Part 2

THE BAND: I can see why TPTB picked the band members that make up DAUGHTRY (Chris and the 4 J's which are Josh, JP, Jeremy and Joey). First of all, they are ALL very good-looking guys. They all appear to be the same height which is 5ft 7inches to 5fit 9 inches. They look really good together and mess very well. Chris knew 3 of the guys from other bands from North Carolina.

TPTB not only chose the band members for their fantastic musicianship but for their looks. I see DAUGHTRY posters and screen-savers throughout America.

Never fear! DAUGHTRY is NOT a boy band. These guys kick serious ass playing their instruments and have been playing in various bands FOR YEARS. They are super sweet, funny, and have an edge (2 of the guys have their hair in a "mohawk" style. They just happen to be very good-looking. Sex sells and they will be huge on MTV and VH-1.)

No one from Absent Element made it.

Part 3

THE MUSIC: My favorite song is "Home". I just LOVED IT!!! The little snippet acoustic version that we hear on the internet doesn't do the song justice. This is one heck of a song and is more rock than one expects. It will be a HUGE hit. I can see the video now.

With that said, I think DAUGHTRY'S 3rd song he sang should be the debut single. It is called "It's Not Over" and happens to be Chris' favorite song. It is a "clean your clock" rock song that also would have broad appeal. It will set the tone for the DAUGHTRY sound.

In all, the 5 songs are FANTASTIC. The DAUGHTRY sound is what I call "Nickel-Metal" which is Nickelback with cajones and an edge. It is definitely more rockin' than Nickelback. The music could be played on both rock radio and top 40 radio. DAUGHTRY is definitely NOT a pop band but a rock band. Chris was NOT BO-IZED!! I am really impressed with Chris' song-writing ability.

Part 4

INTERESTING TIDBITS:

1. CarieB is a super nice BEAUTIFUL statuesque blonde. We had a lot of fun!

2. Ace and Ryan were there and they are super sweet and CUTE!!! I got to hug Ace!!

3. I didn't quite get my Chris hug because he was LITERALLY swarmed with girls (poor Deanna). However I did get to take a pic with him (thanks Carie) thus I got to put my arm around him and snuggle close.

Part 5

OVERALL: DAUGHTRY will have a FANTASTIC album and probably will sell MANY MANY MANY MANY CD's. They have the looks and the sound!