Adelitas Way

Posted by Playlisted on Aug 27, 2009 in music artists

Adelitas Way singer Rick DeJesus busts open his iTunes and shows ARTISTdirect.com what he’s rockin’ in this exclusive playlist feature…

A Taste:

Stone Temple Pilots, Guns N’ Roses, Phil Collins

Adelitas Way make down n’ dirty rock n’ roll with heart.

On their self-titled Virgin Records debut, the Las Vegas rebels churn out one anthemic banger after another. These Sin City mavericks definitely are on their way towards to the top of hard rock. Singer Rick DeJesus sat down with ARTISTdirect.com and shared the perfect rock playlist with us in this exclusive feature.

Check out Rick’s playlist and pick up Adelitas Way now!

Rick DeJesus’s Playlist:

1. Stone Temple Pilots — “Sex Type Thing”

Scott Weiland is a rock star, and the riffs on this song are amazing.

2. Motley Crue — “Dr. Feelgood”

Who doesn’t love the Crue?!
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Daughtry

Posted by Playlisted on Jun 15, 2009 in music artists

Chris Daughtry and Brian Craddock show us what’s rocking their worlds in this exclusive playlist feature

A Taste:

Kings of Leon, Sick Puppies, Phil Collins

Chris Daughtry is a real rock n’ roll cowboy. He rolls into towns, takes over their largest venue and then rides off into the sunset.

Instead of a six-gun and a horse, he’s got a huge voice and a knack for riffs. On his forthcoming record, Leave This Town, Daughtry takes everything to a new plateau. His band is tighter than ever, busting out massive melodies like there’s no tomorrow. Daughtry has created one of the most epic rock records of the year, and he and the boys are ready to bring that sound to the masses.

Sitting on the set of his video for first single “No Surprise.” Daughtry delves into one stand out track, “September.”

He says, “I was out on the road away from my family. A lot of times, when you’re rundown and isolated, you’re forced to think about things you haven’t thought about since you were nine or ten years old. For me, that’s the only way that I could’ve written ‘September.’ With everything going on your brain, there are things you forget about in your life. Then you finally calm down and get in a place where your thoughts go somewhere else.”

He continues, “I started thinking about my childhood—how simple growing up was, how playing in the rain was something special and how you actually remembered summers back then. Then you grow up, and every day is the same. Birthdays aren’t any different. You barely remember the summers. You’re always working, and there’s no separation and nothing to look forward to. That song captures my entire childhood, and I wouldn’t have been able to write that five or six years ago. Being on the road for so long, you’re forced to live outside of what you’ve been used to for so long. You almost have a different worldly view of life in general. All of that goes into lyrics.”

It’s pretty heartfelt and heavy, to say the least. Daughtry and guitar player Brian Craddock shared their playlists with us in this exclusive feature.

Daughtry’s Playlist:

1. Kings of Leon — Only By the Night
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