Good Charlotte

The Young and Hopeless

A Different Perspective

Review Score:

(10/10)
The title of this review pretty much sums up what this "band" (I use that term loosely) is, but I'll elaborate a bit to kill some time. Once upon a time the record execs at Sony saw other labels getting rich off of posers like Avril Lavigne who pretended to be rock. Sony wanted to a piece of the action so they searched far and wide for their own posers to get rich off of. What they found were 4 pretty boys in Washington D.C. known as Good Charlotte who they thought were perfect for the job. They spiked their hair, looked real good on camera, prenteded to care about everyone and, best of all, had none of the darker qualities which make up rock. Didn't matter that the singer sounded like a whiny, tonedeaf two year old or that no one knew how to play their instrument or that they lacked even an iota of credibility, they looked good and Sony knew that all the little rebel teenage girls (you know, those idiots you see everday who think dying their hair black makes them gothic or being a minute late to class makes them bad) would love them. Sony couldn't have been more right and in a year or two both Sony and Good Charlotte were rolling around in money harvested from the poor, depressed, jaded teenage girls who couldn't see that Good Charlotte's angst was contrived solely for the purpose of making their wallets a little lighter. That's the sad but true story of Good Charlotte who now sit in mansions for having no talent, sincerity, or integrity. Their only accomplishment was being in the right place at the right time when Sony made their big money grab with their N'Sync with guitars idea. I hate punk rock but that's not even the reason I'm reviewing this. It's about time people stopped buying every piece of trash big record companies throw at them. I know no one cares what I think and no one will listen to me, but it's about time someone stood up as a voice of dissent. F*ck Good Charlotte and all the other homogenized trash music out there. Century Media, Nuclear Blast, Season's of Mist, Candlelight, Metal Blade, Black Mark and other underground labels are the only place to find quality bands these days. I hope all the posers disappear soon and true talent is finally recognized. I know that will never happen, but it's a nice thought isn't it?

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