Good Charlotte, The Young and the Hopeless Review

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The Music Dude's Review of Good Charlotte, The Young and the Hopeless

2nd Jul 2004

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Good Points

They have energy, and lots of it.

Bad Points

All the energy in the world can't make up for bad musicianship and mundane lyrics.

General Comments

Good Charlotte unleashed "The Young and the Hopeless" on us in 2003, and by doing so, they've proven their lack of anything related to talent. You can't say they don't try, because they do. They sound like they're having fun on most of the tracks. However, their songs are filled with childish angst and poor guitar work by one Benji Madden. Their major attempt at being somewhat adult, the anti-suicide single "Hold On", comes off as a plodding, over-worked re-working of "Everybody Hurts" with that oh-so-joyous touch of pop-punk stupidity. I do not recommend this for anyone who is over the age of 15.