▁commercial . ▁ ▁While ▁Ken ▁Bar nes ▁of ▁USA ▁Today ▁conced ed ▁that ▁Chris ▁D aught ry ▁has ▁" strong ▁pip es ▁and ▁pal p able ▁ang st ", ▁overall ▁he ▁found ▁the ▁band ▁" generic ", ▁calling ▁them ▁" F uel N ick el St ain d back ". ▁People ▁magazine ▁found ▁the ▁album ▁" a ▁solid ▁if ▁not ▁spect ac ular ▁effort ▁that ▁at ▁the ▁very ▁least ▁proves ▁that ▁Chris ▁D aught ry ▁is ▁not ▁just ▁another ▁Id ol ▁also - ran ." ▁ ▁Christian ▁Ho ard ▁( with ▁Rol ling ▁Stone ) ▁said ▁that ▁"[ Chr is ] ▁D aught ry ▁gets ▁points ▁for ▁not ▁cour ting ▁s occer ▁m oms , ▁but ▁just ▁because ▁he ▁can ▁how l ▁like ▁a ▁mother f ucker ▁doesn ' t ▁mean ▁he ' s ▁not ▁a ▁che es eb all ." ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁truly ▁mixed ▁review , ▁Billboard ▁said ▁the ▁album ▁" is ▁music ▁tail or - made ▁for ▁ill - con ce ived ▁radio ▁formatting , ▁music ▁for ▁consum ers ▁whose ▁taste ▁has ▁already ▁been ▁well - est ab lished ▁if ▁not ▁pre program med ," ▁then ▁added , ▁" But ▁[ Chr is ] ▁D aught ry ▁sure ▁does ▁sing ▁his ▁but t ▁off ." ▁ ▁Stephen ▁Thomas ▁Er le w ine ▁of ▁All music ▁awarded ▁the ▁album ▁three ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁stars ▁out ▁of ▁five , ▁calling ▁the ▁album ▁" a ▁debut ▁that ' s ▁not ▁only ▁a ▁lot ▁more ▁cred ible ▁than ▁any ▁American ▁Id ol - aff