*About Good Charlottte*

Bunny · Trimis: 25/03/2007 19:40 Titlul subiectului: *About Good Charlottte*

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*About Good Charlottte* *About Good Charlottte*

india1807 · Trimis: 26/03/2007 09:03 Titlul subiectului:

Good Charlotte
Background information
Origin Waldorf, Maryland, United States
Genre(s) Pop Punk
Years active 1996–present
Label(s) Epic Records
Daylight Records
Associated
acts Wakefield
The Summer Obsession
Website http://www.goodcharlotte.com/
Members
Joel Madden
Benji Madden
Billy Martin
Paul Thomas
Dean Butterworth
Good Charlotte is a Pop Punk band from Waldorf, Maryland that formed in 1996. They took their name from a children's book called Good Charlotte: The Girls of Good Day Orphanage by Carol Beach York. They have released 4 albums in total, most notably 2002's multi-platinum seller The Young and the Hopeless, which spawned the chart topping singles, "Lifestyles of the Rich and the Famous", "The Anthem", and "Girls and Boys". Their new album, Good Morning Revival, will be released on March 27, 2007 in the United States and was released March 19, 2007 in Europe. The band is fronted by identical twin brothers Benji and Joel Madden. Other members of the band conține their friends Billy Martin, Paul Thomas and Dean Butterworth on the drums.
History

Getting noticed and Good Charlotte
From 1996 to 1999, Good Charlotte garnered popularity by playing at clubs and small venues. They soon caught the attention of post-grunge band Lit (whose song "My Own Worst Enemy" was a chart topper at the time). Good Charlotte filled the opening slot on Lit's east coast tour in 1999. Soon after, Good Charlotte played some dates with blink-182, who had just experienced mainstream success with their Enema of the State album. All of this caught the attention of major music labels, and Good Charlotte eventually signed with Epic Records in 1999. In 2000, they released their self titled debut album Good Charlotte. Y100, a now-defunct radio station in Philadelphia spun Good Charlotte's song "Little Things" before it was released as a single. It ended up being a big success on the station, so big that on Y100's nightly "Cage Match" competition (where new songs were pitted against each other and listeners could vote on which was better), "Little Things" won fifteen nights in a row, beating out bigger names. "Little Things" was later released as a single in early 2001, and soon peaked at #23 on the US Modern Rock Tracks chart. In the second half of the year, two more singles were released from the album, "Motivation Proclamation" and "Festival Song". "Motivation Proclamation" was the most successful single released from the album, peaking at #65 on the U.S. Hot 100.

Mainstream success - The Young and the Hopeless

The Young and the Hopeless, Good Charlotte's second album.2002's The Young and the Hopeless marked the band's emergence into mainstream popularity. Their breakthrough single, titled "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous", topped both pop and rock charts around the globe. Singles that followed from that album include "The Anthem", "Girls and Boys", "Hold On" and "The Young and The Hopeless".

The album eventually went on to receive a 3x Platinum certification (3 million copies sold) from the RIAA. During the course of the album's success, Good Charlotte landed appearances on Saturday Night Live, CNN, and The Today Show, the covers of Rolling Stone and Alternative Press magazines, and were also featured in The New York Times. They also became popular on MTV, where their music videos were played in heavy rotation on both MTV and MTV2. "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" received the "Viewers Choice Award" at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards.

In 2003, the band added Chris Wilson, who was introduced to the band from mutual friends in the band The Used, as a permanent drummer.

The Chronicles of Life and Death

The Chronicles of Life and Death, Good Charlotte's third and most successful album in the US to date.Good Charlotte's third album, The Chronicles of Life and Death, was released in 2004. The album received mixed reactions from both the music press and Good Charlotte's fanbase. The album has been widely considered a departure from their previous two albums, mixing new elements such as strings, synths, and more mature lyrical topics into Good Charlotte's youthful power pop sound. Singles released from the album include the two hits "Predictable" and "I Just Wanna Live", as well as "We Believe" and "The Chronicles of Life and Death". The only single from The Chronicles of Life and Death which managed to chart upon the U.S. Hot 100 was the hit "I Just Wanna Live". Every single released from the album went top 30 in the UK, excluding "We Believe".

In May 2005, after much speculation from fans, it was officially confirmed that Chris Wilson had left the band citing personal health reasons. Benji also told Kerrang! magazine that, for him, Chris leaving the band was the worst part of 2005. Chris now plays drums in the pop rock band The Summer Obsession.

For Good Charlotte's tour, "Noise to the World Tour" with Simple Plan and Relient K, the band recruited Dean Butterworth, previously of Morrissey, as the band's temporary drummer. In August 2005, Butterworth was confirmed as the band's permanent drummer.

Benji Madden has claimed in interviews that he feels this record was not as successful as the previous record due to it being "too selfish".

Good Morning Revival

The cover of Good Charlotte's latest effort, Good Morning Revival.Good Morning Revival is the fourth album by Good Charlotte and the follow up to 2004's The Chronicles of Life and Death. It was officially released in March 2007, with the precise date varying by country.

The original release of the album had been scheduled for June 2006. Good Charlotte then moved it back to October, after which they pushed it back again to February. Lead singer Joel Madden then said in an interview with MuchMusic that the album release has been pushed back once more to March 5, 2007. On December 6, 2006, the band's website intro showed that the album will now be released March 20, 2007. Days later, the band posted a new message on their website saying that the album will be released March 27, 2007.

On Good Charlotte's website, Benji Madden posted a video and announced that the song "Keep Your Hands Off My Girl" would be posted on the band's MySpace. The song premiered on September 22, 2006 online and it is available now to hear at the band's MySpace page and at the Good Charlotte website. Later, a video for the song was posted on the band's MySpace page on October 26, 2006. The first single from the album, "The River", featuring Avenged Sevenfold's lead singer, M. Shadows and guitarist Synyster Gates, appeared online on January 4, 2007.

At midnight, on January 23, the forthcoming record was made available for pre-order on iTunes. When pre-ordered, the single, "The River" is downloaded immediately, while the rest of the album is queued to be downloaded on the released date. Pre-ordering on iTunes also provides the exclusive bonus version of the aforementioned single, and a music video of an acoustic session of the song, "Misery".

As well as "The River" being released as the first single from the album, "Keep Your Hands Off My Girl" was released as the first single in the UK. There are 2 music videos for this song, the one posted on the official site in late 2006 and a newer version featuring fans of the band, are currently doing the rounds on the UK rock music video channels. The release date for "Keep Your Hands Off My Girl" was February 26, 2007, for download only and March 12, 2007 in stores. "Keep Your Hands Off My Girl" charted in the UK singles chart at #36 the first week of release through download sales and then climbed to #23 when released in stores. The next single is reported to be "Dance Floor Anthem". No music video has been made as of yet as the concept is still to be decided.

The album was leaked in its entirety with 2 bonus tracks on March 14, 2007. This was due to the album being released early in several different countries before others. But because of the code that was written within the songs it is retraceable who downloaded it. The first arrests are already made.

Discography
Main article: Good Charlotte Discography

Band members
Joel Madden - Lead vocals
Benji Madden - Lead guitar and backing vocals
Billy Martin - Rhythm guitar, keyboard, backing vocals
Paul Thomas - Bass guitar
Dean Butterworth - Drums

Former members
Aaron Escolopio (1996-2001) - Drums
Chris Wilson (2002-2005) - Drums

Temporary members
Dusty Brill - Played as a drummer with the band after Aaron Escolopio left the band.
Cyrus Bolooki - Played as a drummer at some dates with Good Charlotte on tour.
Josh Freese - Recorded the The Young and the Hopeless album as a drummer.
Robin Eckman of Elder Statesmen, Burn the Fields and Zonder - Played as a drummer on the tour for The Chronicles of Life and Death in Australia, Europe and Asia.

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*About Good Charlottte* *About Good Charlottte*

benji lover · ~*GC are <3*~ Data inscrierii: 30/Mar/2007 Mesaje: 374

wow ce biografie superba :w00t:

nush dak mai e ceva din ce n-ai zis Smile

) oricum... Good Morning Revival - 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. E marfa ,chiar dak nu e GC specific... :lol: