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Thu, Oct 26 2006

Good Charlotte performance bad review

Good Charlotte got a bad review for their recent performance at the Electric Factory:

Maybe Charlotte should’ve gotten spiffy asymmetrical haircuts sooner. Maybe Joel should dump Hilary Duff. Maybe Philly’s tweens had homework.

In any case, Charlotte was stuck in a plodding groove with a muddy sound. Joel, wearing a skinny tie, said he was sick. And more often than not, their jarring, speediest tracks – "The Anthem," "Walk Away (Maybe)" – couldn’t catch fire. They lumbered, leaving Joel’s nasal whine more phlegmy than punchy.

There were tart melodies, jangling bridges and intricate tales of loss and disgust – like the breakneck ska of "The Story of My Old Man," and the nursery-rhyme bop of "Girls and Boys" – but they were derailed by sloppiness.

Not everything lacked luster. The spry, grungy "Motivation Proclamation" and the punk "Festival Song" were as commanding as their lyrics were demanding. And the band’s new songs "Misery" and "Keep Your Hands Off My Girl" were cunning, neo-disco tracks that were not only reminiscent of Californication-era Red Hot Chili Peppers, but genuinely original takes on Good Charlotte’s brand of heartbeat hard-core.

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Comments

  1. By DCMA Queen

    1) GC Rocks
    2) GC was known before Hilary got ‘big’
    3) Joel is supreme hotness in himself
    4) So just because Hilary left him, you start attacking innocent fans, who let me mind you, came to this site b/c we accepted Hilary into our hearts as part of out family, and didn’t bash her. You Hil-Fans need to chill, because…
    1. We aren’t bothered by your comments (think we haven’t heard them before?)
    2. GC’s staying (bitches)
    3. This isn’t over forever, maybe they are taking a simple break, and they’ll be back together soon enough.

  2. By Melissa

    Hilary is way more better than gc. She is 100.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000 better that gc. She will always rockkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

  3. By jeni

    to:Stupid No.1 GC fan
    first of all it is obvious that you are totally STUPID.everyone can tell that by reading your comments.
    you suck.in fact every GC fan sucks.
    nowadays gc is famous only because of joel and joel is famouse only because of HILARY.
    HILARY earns way too much money and her fans are like 1000 times more that gc. there is no doubt about it all.
    so just shut up

  4. By No.1 GC fan

    Jeni! If i knew who you were, I’d beat the livin’ daylights out of you! You f*****g b***h! I h8 you! I’ve tried to be polite to you, but all you do is f**k me around and take the p**s!
    Hilary can’t sing to save her life, but GC are pure talent (so are Slipknot and The Used!)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Burn in hell, Jeni!

  5. By ananyomus

    gc sux!:P
    (hilary rox, though)

  6. By jeni

    Good Charlotte is
    OVER
    FINISHED

  7. By No.1 GC fan

    yeah!

  8. By Emily Adamson

    The person who wrote has to be deaf. and who ever said That Keep your hands off my girl isnt the new single. go to their website. cuz it is now

  9. By riotgirl27

    WHAT?!?!?! this is effed up! i saw GC perform on oct 8 and they were awsome!!!!! this is crap

  10. By Emily Adamson

    HAHAHAHAHA!!!!