Good Charlotte

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Good Charlotte

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alright, i heard of these guys a few years back, but never thought much about it. this year i met a girl who had transefered form another school, and started talking to her, and she told me her favorite band was good charlotte. i remembered hearing about them, and so i decided to check them out. i downloaded 'little things' first.it was awesome, so i downloaded some other songs; they were awesome too.i went out and bought both their cds not much longer after that, and loved them. my best friend came over and listened to them, and now she is obsessed with them. i'll give you a review of each song real quick-

1.little things-5/5, awesome song. cool video.

2.waldorfworldwide-5/5 i didnt like this song that much at first, but now its one of my favs.

3.motivation proclamation-5/5 another awesome song, though slower. another good video.

4.east coast anthem-4/5

5.festical song-5/5 another cool single, another cool video.

6.complicated-4.5/5

7.seasons-4.5/5 another slower song, cool.

8.i dont wanna stop-4/5

9.i heard you-4.5/5 didnt like this one that much at first, but now i love it.

10.the click-4.5/5 same as song 9. this was the theme song for the show the undergrads.

11.walk by- alright, but one of the two worst on the cd. 3.5/5

12.let me go-the other worst song on this cd. i always forget about this one. 3.5/5

13.screamer-4.5/5 another one that grew on me. take out the light, start screamin! love that part.

14.change- 4/5 prolly the slowest song,but still good.

this has a hidden track at the end. its pretty good. its a song thanking benji and joel's mother. hence the title 'thank you mom'

overall, i really good cd for any punk-pop collection. or punk-rock. however you wanna classify these guys! i hate classifications. i dont really care about those, as long as i like the songs, who cares what kind of music it is?

anyway, i recommend this cd to people who like sum 41, simple plan, etc. you wont be sorry.

I'd like to drop this album somewhere inbetween the "this sucks so bad" and "i love GC!11" category. 3 stars seems quite appropriate.

This is Good Charlotte's first album. They are not nearly as refined here as they are on, "The Young and the Hopeless" but at the same time that adds a certain quality to it. While their latest album, "The Chronicles of Life and Death" seems to have suffered OVER-production, this album has been UNDER-produced. I would recommend, if you're new to Good Charlotte, picking up, "The Young and the Hopeless" to hear these guys at their best and then back-tracking to this album.

Still, if you insist on starting with this album it isn't going to kill you. The vocals are straight and clean for the most part. The harmony isn't bad at all and these songs are fun to sing along with. On the down side they do get whiney once or twice, so if you can't stand Avril Lavigne or New Found Glory, you may be turned off by some of the vocals. Overall, I'd give the vocals 4 stars.

The guitar isn't mixed very well in my opinion. It seems kind of, "in the background" not what I want from a rock group. Solos are lacking but the riffs are catchy. Guitar gets 3 stars.

Bass is fantastic, mixed quite well for a rock band. They have a few songs with nice outstanding bass but for the most part the bass sits where it should, holding the song up silently unless one listens for it. Excellent but nothing to talk about. 4 stars.

Drums are also "in the background" at times. And you won't find many beats you'll want to learn to play yourself or get stuck in your head. Overall, it could be better... 2 stars.

Finally, lyrics. Love 'em or hate 'em. That's what I say. I know I enjoy the simplicity found here while others can't stand it. If you want creative lyrics, go buy Death Cab for Cutie's album, "Transatlanticism". If you want some fun rock riffs and hooks, pick up GCs first album, "Good Charlotte."

I hope this has been a fairly unbiased review and I hope it helps you out!

Thanks!