Who Cares About #1?

There are times and places where being number 1 isn't the best way to end. For Chris Daughtry that was definitely the truth as he came in 4th on the 5th season of American Idol. American Idol gave him the recognition and exposure needed and look at him now. With two consecutive number 1 albums under his belt, Daughtry brought him show to Baltimore on the 18th of March, 2010.

Sporting a new look - with hair - Daughtry took to the stage after a brief intro using the Batman theme. Tonight was the first night on this leg of the tour and it was not without difficulties but I don't believe those in attendance cared. The Daughtry crowd isn't the same crowd as many similar bands have as Daughtry pulls from the American Idol crowd. I didn't feel that same excitement as I have at other rock shows while waiting for the band to take the stage. That isn't to say that were weren't screaming girls since there were, it's just overall the atmosphere was subdued.

After seeing recently concerts of Muse and the Black Eyed Peas, this was definitely a good performance but not a great one. The songs were solid and the addition of Phil Collins' " "In The Air Tonight" and Billy Idol's "Rebel Yell" were nice suprises as was the B-side of "What We Have Become". But in order to be a spectacular performance this needed to be taken up a few notches and it wasn't. Maybe it was due to the arena size and it basically was partially full but considered a sold-out crowd. Or maybe I'm just expecting a little too much.