Good Charlotte - Good Morning Revival
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Artist: Good CharlotteEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2007-03-27
Model: N03-010265
Music Label: Epic
Soundtracks:
- Good Morning Revival (Intro)
- Misery
- The River
- Dance Floor Anthem
- Keep Your Hands off my Girl
- Victims of Love
- Where Would We Be?
- Break Her Heart
- All Black
- A Beautiful Place
- Something Else
- Broken Hearts Parade
- March On
Music reviews of Good Morning Revival
Music Review: Good Charlotte...Where Are We Going On THIS Parade?
Rating: 2 Stars
Good Charlotte was always a band that I'd enjoy most of their singles but never went out and bought a ton of their CDs. I don't know, I thought Joel Madden wasn't really all that great of a vocalist and the band was pretty much at-the-moment pop-punk, which is fine, but it just didn't give a straight-forward appeal. Their last album before this, The Chronicles of Life & Death (Life Art Version), didn't do so hot when critics and fans had mixed things to say about the album, and although it did sell 600,000 copies, for the most part, Good Charlotte is a band that has a very dedicated fan-base. The singles didn't do well, either. To add on, this album's release date kept getting pushed back, first June 2006, then February 2007, now March 2007. Well, I can't argue, since I see why. Good Morning Revival sounds like three words a band with about a decade in the game should not be tagged as: identity-less, uninspiring, and flat.
According to the dictionary, a revival is a restaging of a former hit play at a later date. Well, that's the biggest problem of the album Good Morning Revival. It sounds like it is a restaging of other bands' successes. The problem clearly evident throughout the album is Good Charlotte has some serious identity problems. The production is all right, it's just boring and tired. This album just sounds too much like a debut than something that is released almost a decade after your group has started out. "Dance Floor Anthem", for example, sounds like Hellogoodbye meets Simple Plan, with it's synth-heavy beat sounds and overall track rock sound (Hellogoodbye) with whinny, almost intolerable vocals from band member Joel Madden and very emo lyricism of wanting to just be alone (Simple Plan). More sound-alikes continue with the Killers-like "Keep Your Hands Off My Girl", which sounds exactly like "When You Were Young". Only this time comes in the childish lyrics of Joel wanting to beat up the guy cheating with his girl. Not to mention again the raunchy, almost annoying vocals that are made to sound like they're coming through a voice box. "A Beautiful Place" also jacks the Killers-sound, this time sounding like a rip-off of "All These Things That I've Done", which has the same Western vibe, the same synths. Same problem with "March On". It makes me wonder if they tried to get the Killers vibe since Sam's Town was disappointing at best. Unfortunately, when GC tries this new formula, they come out looking washed-out and just plain pale, and so monotonous to a point that makes you want to listen to the Killer's debut album Hot Fuss to see how much they've tried to use on Good Morning Revival. More attempt of trying something with a new brand of shoes is "Victims of Love", which has yet again the synth-rock sound of Hellogoodbye. It's pretty embarrassing when they've developed somewhat of a "signature sound" while Good Charlotte is still tweaking theirs to make them stand out at the CD shop. But, that's not to say Good Charlotte has all bad cuts, like the latter has a good guitar riff and a nice melody to listen to, and vocals are very on-point. But it's the fact that other bands have done what they are calling a "new sound", and better. There's also times where Good Charlotte uses already dead formulas, like in "Break My Heart" which sounds just like their single "I Just Wanna Live", only a little bit softer with again more of the synth-vibe. There are also appeals of the "ska" sound that Gwen Stefani left behind with her band, like "Broken Hearts Parade" which takes a fairly basic pop-punk sound and turns it into pop-ska. Although this sounds fairly unconvincing, the song actually does work and it's amazing after all these sound-alikes we finally get to a song that is original and a breath of fresh air.
Subject matter also slumps a bit, like the weak ballad "Where Would We Be?", which is a song to Joel Madden's ex-girlfriend Hilary Duff. It's bad enough break-up songs exist, but even worse when you make it out to someone. (This formula never works, ask Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck.) And really too many songs are all about break-ups and relationships, like "Break Her Heart" which is a boring tale about a guy with a girl that is treating her harshly, and "Keep Your Hands Off My Girl" which is a lame song about Joel beating up anyone that talks to his girl. There are also "we hate love" songs, like the aforementioned "Victims of Love", which is a complaint about how Joel is a victim of fake love. There's also "Something Else" (How non-aptly titled can you get?), which is an odd song about Joel wanting to do thinks he likes while his girlfriend wants something else. It starts with Joel wanting to eat at a restaurant while his girl doesn't want to eat at the restaurant because people will stare at her, and it basically goes downhill after that. There's also a ton of completely odd topics, like "All Black" which is a bore-fest about having girls, having black cars, and black cash. The song also doesn't make any sense because there's no such thing as black cash. It seems to be a replanted version of "Girls & Boys", only Good Charlotte brags about having these items instead of saying which gender likes what item. It's kind of like that song that wants to have the "Hollaback Girl" video with all black and all guys. And the emo sounding "Misery" about disliking plastic-looking girls and another "we hate the world" song that is just uninspiring and flat. Vocally this album is also not all that great. Joel Madden has vocals much like those of Pierre Bouvier of Simple Plan. Now, both Madden and Bouvier have alright vocal range. It is the way they use them that is bothersome; they yell too much, and sound whinny too often. And Joel Madden does have many vocal screw-ups throughout the album. Maybe nothing truly cringing, but nonetheless could've easily been avoided.
Overall, Good Morning Revival is just that. Too much revival of other sounds current bands have tried and not enough of that pop-punk, fun sound that Good Charlotte albums were so enjoyed for (see The Young & The Hopeless). Good Charlotte is trying to appeal to the crowd who is avoiding the old emo-pop scene and are liking more of a dance-pop sound of The Killers, Hellogoodbye, and Fall Out Boy. Therefore, Good Charlotte went out of their way to get out of the "pop-punk-emo" sound. The unfortunate part is that they lost something original on the way. 2 stars.
Track Picks:
"The River"
"A Beautiful Place"
"Broken Hearts Parade"
Description of Good Morning Revival
Limited edition Australian two disc (CD + NTSC/Region 0 DVD) pressing of the Alterna-Rockers' fourth album featuring a bonus DVD that includes the video clip for 'The River', a mini 'making of the video' documentary plus studio footage and interviews. Sony/BMG. 2007.Their multiple piercings, shaved heads, and abundant tattoos have them labeled a punk band, but on their fourth album, Good Charlotte--led by twin brothers Joel (lead vocals) and Benji (lead guitar) Madden--fall much more under the umbrella of 1970s arena rock and mainstream ballads. There is the occasional foray into the pop-punk mode of previous records, including the distorted-vocal rap "Keep Your Hands Off My Girl" and "Broken Hearts Parade," which sounds like Green Day with horns. It's easy to see the maturation in the Maddens' songwriting on such tracks as "The River," a surveillance of the inner workings of Los Angeles, the grass-is-greener pop song "Something Else," and "Where Would We Be," a break-up ballad about Joel Madden's split with pop princess Hilary Duff. With a piano lead and strident chorus, Madden admits, "Now I must confess that I'm a sinking ship/And I'm anchored by the weight of my heart." Browbeaten in theory, like sister songs "Misery," "Victim of Love," and "Break Her Heart," Good Morning Revival offers hints of optimism that grow with the record and reach the summit with the closing pop song, "March On." The harmonic chorus jubilantly declares, "Like soldiers we can make it through the night/We'll see the sun/March on." Whether punkers or mainstream rockers, it's apparent that Good Charlotte will continue the march. --Scott Holter
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