Good Charlotte: Classic or Dud?

And *Dressed to Kill* basically IS an Archies record, for crissakes (even if they should've broken up after their debut album, where they used up almost all of their memorable riffs.)

What would Bryan Adams be doing if he hadn't recorded Summer of '69?

Guns'n'Roses on MTV Awards

and

GnR reclaims their glory!

Number of the Beast. I'm pretty sure my second one was "License to Ill".

I dont care about all this 4real punXor nonsense. I just don't think they're a very good pop band.

However. I would like to see them on the streets where I hope they wouldn't last a week.

And didn't we not care then?

they suck.

Chuck, you (and Xgau) basically summed up my feelings on Avril Lavigne. Stay tuned to SOTC in the coming weeks...

As for GC, they're neither classic nor dud IMO.

I have already talked about these guys enough.

A good point, and one I'll swiftly support, though Rancid themselves copped their whole aesthetic from the Exploited et al.

Oh come on.

They took their HAIRCUTS from the Exploited, if that. (Or do the Exploited have all kindsa sweet pretty melodies I've never heard?) And how original were the Exploited anyway? (Actually, if "et. al." means "the Clash and Specials", tho, you might have a point. Though those bands copped big chunks of their aesthetic from Slade and Desmond Dekker, I guess. Who might not have been originals, either.)

And Third Eye Blind are better than the Exploited were, anyway. (Tho
not better than the 4 Skins or Rudimentary Peni, maybe. I forget.)

Well thats the only explenation about them that makes sense. but one problem remains, the first thing that hit my mind was how awful was that track, how bands like Lit and Sugar Ray did it much better(i ain't no fan of Lit and Sugar Ray).

And Lit always seemed like horrific assholes
I'll second that.

I should've been clearer -- Rancid appropriated their *VISUAL* style from the Exploited et al. ("et al" meaning GBH, Crass, Discharge, etc.)

(Or do the Exploited have all kindsa sweet pretty melodies I've never heard?)

Uh....no, not really, although "sweet" and "pretty" are conceivably relative terms.

And how original were the Exploited anyway?

Well, they probably owe Sham 69 a debt or two....

(Actually, if "et. al." means "the Clash and Specials", tho, you might have a point.

Rancid completely owe their *SOUND* to those two bands, you are spot-on, Chuck!

Though those bands copped big chunks of their aesthetic from Slade and Desmond Dekker, I guess.

Not quite sure about the Slade part (weren't the Clash bigger fans of Mott than Slade?) but yeah....

And Third Eye Blind are better than the Exploited were, anyway. (Tho not better than the 4 Skins or Rudimentary Peni, maybe. I forget.)

Well, Third Eye Blind and the Exploited are completely apples and oranges -- they make very different musics for very different audiences predisosed to different emotions, sensibilities, etc. But, strictly as "music as universal language," Third Eye Blind are probably a good deal more capable than the Exploited of a broader range of musical options.

Rudimentary Peni are, in their own little community, vastly overrated.

Carey, who gave you asshole pills today? You like the Doves. Nyeh.

I like Good Charlotte a lot more than I used to. I'm a sucker for "Predictable," and the new one sounds pretty good too. I guess once I stopped caring about the "morality" of Good Charlotte or whatever, I started liking the music way more.

It's definitely there most "pop" great song.

anyhow, my review of Chronicles Of Life & Death. It's a disappointment but there's enough quality tracks that I don't think they've totally lost what makes them great. As those who can read can see, I agree with xgau's take that they've lost all the specifics from the last album, but I still enjoy their harmonies and (dare i say) earnestness. I hope "Mountain" is the next single. It's sweet.

http://www.pagesix.com/files/gallery/022508_pris_benji2.jpg

Ahhhhh, the sweet smell of hypocrisy.

Yeah, it is kind of hypocritical how the guy who always rails against vapid modern celebrity culture is now informing me about who Paris is dating.

Is it my fault that this picture was in the New York Post I happened to be reading? Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous indeed.

You shame the name Alex.

So wait, how is it hypocrisy for one of the Maddens to date Paris after the other knocked up Nicole? Or is the hypocrisy that you feel that in light of past Paris/Nicole rifts that this is disloyal? I need to know where you stand, man.

FYI: the Madden Brothers are currently doing an acoustic set in the middle of an Australian cricket match on Australia Day.

?????

It's all part of this terrific marketing campaign for a major fast food chain.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUOVvDlQ2U4

dudes have always been big there. hell, their last album, which i couldn't even bother listening to after hearing the single, went gold, with that single going top ten.

They're so popular that Joel is moving to Australia!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X08fRT25rDk

i remember reading something back during my gossip blogger days that there was strife in the madden/richie family because he was committed to exploring the gold in thar hills (he's a voice australia judge iirc) while nicole richie had no fucking desire to move down under

ok so apparently the australian voice panel is joel, seal, delta goodrem and until this season, keith urban. replacing keith in 2013...ricky martin

Yep, Joel was a judge on The Voice Australia with Seal and Keith Urban (who got a promotion to American Idol and will now be replaced with...Ricky Martin) because...well, I have no fucking clue, all I know is every commercial break on television these days has 'I'm selling fried chicken or mobile phone coverage.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1WCT9W11Ok

Anyway, LAWN BOWLS.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIX27v5SmgY

I salute them for surviving these tough times

http://www.theonion.com/articles/good-charlotte-recording-10-new-songs-to-be-played,35797/