Track Listing

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

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #24607 in Music
• Released on: 2003-02-25
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced

CD Description
The coin of the rock realm in 2000 (or at least one of them) is slightly snotty pop-punk, delivered in a bratty sneer that's pure rock & roll, over a bed of chugging guitars and blitzkrieg drums. Good Charlotte fits this bill nicely, adding the pop niceties required to reach the mainstream. As the quintet's debut album shows, though, the brattiness is largely on the surface.
On the reggaefied "Waldorfworldwide", for example, the boys get downright open-hearted, expressingtheir desire to party without the threat of violence. The closing "Change" is practically a power ballad, with lush backdrop and gently swaying rhythm. These relatively subtle contrasts don't exactly make Good Charlotte eclectic, but they do give them enough variety to remain interesting for the length of this album.

Customer Reviews

Good Charlotte
I heard some tracks from "The Young and the Hopeless" and was instantly hooked on Good Charlotte, they are an impressive band, playing their own instruments and writing their own songs, which in my opinion completely voids them from being classed as gimicky and avril-esque.
GC have an impressive background touring with Blink 182 and Lit, so give them some well earned respect.
One of the things I have been disappointed to see however, is how the record company chooses to market GC; they are always portrayed as posers and pretty boys, it should be just about the music in my opinion, otherwise we will have another Blazing Squad on our hands.
The album is quite impressive, the slower songs aren't as gripping as such anthems as "The Click" and "Festival Song", but it is certainly an impressive debut album, I would recommend this to anyone who has teen spirit rooted in them, and wants to escape momentarily from the bigger issues in life. 5 Stars for a quality effort.

Good Charlotte
This being Good Charlottes debut album, many people believe it is a slight let-down, but were not all great bands once novices? The more a person listens to this album, the more understanding he/she gets of each song. All of the songs have amazing lyrics and instrumental talent, which is why Good Charlotte is one of my favourite bands around these days.
With the follow-on of The Young and The Hopeless, and their latest album, The Chronicles of Life and Death, one soon discovers the meaning behind such affectionate and emotional lyrics of all songs... which at times have shed a different light on the darker times of my life, certainly thought-provoking. A must-have for all Good Charlotte fans, I definitely reccommend it.

Truly inspirational, thanks guys!

Good Charlotte
First i'd like to say that that even though many people and "punks" hate Good Charlotte for being "posers" and "punk-wannabees" Good Charlotte have helped me get through certain points of difficulty in my life, as i am only 13 and teenage life is hard! Its amazing - they have actually changed my life! Their debut album, 'Good Charlotte' is much more relaxed than their second album, and in certain tracks it displays an amzing understanding of harmonies and chords. My favourite track would have to be no.6, Complicated, as the bridge in it is amazing. Im very much affected by the emotion in their songs when they describe the sudden loss of their father, who walked out on them on Christmas Eve. The album is absolutely brilliant, from the slow and beautiful harmonies of Seasons to the jaunty theme of East Coast Anthem, i think this album thoroughly deserves 5 stars. I only hope Good Charlotte release more albums such as this in the near future.