Track Listing

1. Good Morning Revival
2. Misery
3. River - Good Charlotte & M. Shadows/Synyster Gates
4. Dance Floor Anthem
5. Keep Your Hands Off My Girl
6. Victims Of Love
7. Where Would We Be
8. Break Apart Her Heart
9. All Black
10. Beautiful Place
11. Something Else
12. Broken Hearts Parade
13. March On

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5535 in Music
• Released on: 2007-03-19
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.co.uk Review
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

CD Description
Fourth album from the brothers Madden sees them continuing to head in the 80s synthpop-inspired direction they exploredon 2004's 'The Chronicles Of Life And Death'. This time, however, there is some more mature songwriting and a darker tone to the lyrics, suggesting the boys have grown up somewhat. Includes the single 'Keep Your Hands Off My Girl' and an attempt to connect with the metal crowd with rawer, chunkier guitars and a guest appearance from members of Avenged Sevenfold on 'The River'.

Customer Reviews

Good Morning REVIVAL
I have been a massive fan since their debut which is over 10 years ago and having been very dissapointed with 2004's The Chronicles Of Life And Death, I had pretty much given up on them producing anything decent.

However, I was really surprised to hear a brilliant mix of traditional GC with some newer influences on this album. To me, they have explored new ground in every song, with a no-filler effect.

There are many stand out tracks to choose from, with their releases obviously being up there (Keep Your Hands Off My Girl, which has only grown on me since first hearing it, and The River, which is pure class). But songs such as Break Apart Her Heart, Victims Of Love and Dance Floor Anthem have captivated a much wider audience with their redesigned melodies. This is without mentioning crowd pleaser, All Black or the softer sound of March On (Benji's solo writing debut).

They've finally mastered the art of slower songs- instead of droning for 5 minutes (Mountain, anyone?) songs like March On or Where Would We Be Now have a much more appealing sound.

Furthermore, Joel has pushed his vocal capacity to his full potential on this record which enhances each and every song.

Somehow, Good Morning Revival, for all it's diversity, manages to make each song meld into the next in a complementary sort of way.

New sounds, more instrumental skill, a better vocal range and a wealth of song writing experience has made Good Morning Revival a masterpiece. Anyone listening would never guess it was by GC, but at the same time they have returned to their roots.

Good Charlotte have excelled themselves, and Good Morning Revival shows them at the pinnacle of their career so far.

Stretching & Growing! A great record.
This is my first Good Charlotte CD, which I bought on the strength of the first single and a T4 show where they played a few tracks live. I liked what I had heard but was expecting to be disappointed by an album that was probably a bit one dimensional content wise. How wrong I was. This is a great album, make no mistake, from first to last. It has everything, from punk rock songs to pure pop songs (although Coldplay should consider suing over a couple of the tunes :-). They're obviously growing as songwriters, performers and people and that shows in the diversity of music, ideas and emotions on offer here. Angry, moody and miserable are also joined by loving, reflective and, dare I say it...happy (?) on this record and they all sit nicely together thank you very much.

Another reviewer said that only 14 year old girls would like this, but I'm 42 and proud that I still listen to all kinds of music, good and bad, and then decide. I suggest that you do the same because, for my money, this is good....very good. Buy it and do yourself a favour.

:-)

Good charlottes most mature album to date
I brought this album on the day it was released and after already having heard the river and keep your hands off my girl i was unsure what to expect.

1. Good Morning Revival - This is a intro basically, not a proper song. Nice and melodic, sets the vibe for the album, you can hear the 80's synth pop infuence.

2. Misery - Great way to kick start the album. A real energetic track with trademark good charlotte lyrics about emotions. This song is one of the best tracks on the cd, this song could have been off 'chronichles'.

3. River - Good Charlotte & M. Shadows/Synyster Gates - Im sure most of you have heard this one. A great punk rock song, its got a dark edge to it and brings to mind alkaline trio. Killer chorus.

4. Dance Floor Anthem - Another brilliant song. Really strong use of synthesizers on the chorus,reminds me of love like winter by AFI.

5. Keep Your Hands Off My Girl - Lead single off the album. Strange choice for the single as the rest of the album sounds nothing like this. I think this is either a love it or hate it track, verse driven by a simple bassline and monotone vocals with a better chorus.

6. Victims Of Love - A good track. Its at this point in the album you realise this album is much less punk than the other good charlotte cd's, this is kinda of a mixture of punk,80's synth pop and melodic rock ballads. Good song.

7. Where Would We Be - Soft ballad. One of the weaker tracks off the album.

8. Break Apart Her Heart - Great song, again strong 80's vibe but also distinctly a good charlotte song.

9. All Black - Slightly cheesy lyrics, but still a good song.

10. Beautiful Place - This song is driven by acoustic guitar, sounds a bit bon jovi esque

11. Something Else - another softer song,a great melodic tune.

12. Broken Hearts Parade - A more punky one. One of the albums stronger tracks.

13. March On - beautifull way to close the album. An acoustic track with a real upbeat message.


Overall this is a good album but it is very different from previous GC albums. There is not one upbeat pop punk song on it(e.g. riot girl, boys and girls). Lyrically its closer to chronichles than the other GC albums as its quite serious. Its also good charlottes softest and poppiest album to date.