Good Charlotte

Editor's Review:

One look at the cover of this album and I was immediately suspicious. Five "cool" rocker guys, dressed all in black, double punk rock bracelets, with either bleached or jet black hair. They looked like they had just read the How To Make Adolescent Girls Think You're Mad Gnarly Manual and went on a shopping spree. I consulted with my friend Dubs, who at the mention of the name Good Charlotte immediately grimaced and said, "total Wet Seal punk," which I guess is even worse than Hot Topic punk. Anyway, the album did live up to it's lofty expectations. Sounding somewhere in-between Third Eye Blind and 311, Good Charlotte tried as hard as they could to be the loveable underdog "This song is for all the kids who could never get a date to a high school dance," went the opener to one song. Not only do I doubt that any of these guys were ever dateless to a high school dance (handsome lads they are) but I'd be willing to wager that most of these guys are converts, ex-jocks or ex-hescher dudes who probably scored mad girls in the day. The worst part of it is, I actually like a couple of the songs. Moreover, I can be found on a given day, driving around in my orange truck, bumping this CD - not just playing, but bumping. So if you see me in my orange truck bumping Good Charlotte, please don't mock me. I'm probably on my way out to Wet Seal.

- Daniel Taylor


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Record Label Epic Records Released April 2001

Tracks 1. Little Things 2. Waldorf Worldwide 3. Motivation Proclamation, The 4. East Coast Anthem 5. Festival Song 6. Complicated 7. Seasons 8. I Don't Wanna Stop 9. I Heard You 10. Walk By 11. Let Me Go 12. Screamer 13. Change