Young & the Hopeless

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1
EAN: 4547366009187
ASIN: B00007KKY8

Release Date: 2003-02-10

Young & the Hopeless

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Tracks:

A New Beginning
The Anthem
Lifestyles Of The Rich And Famous
Wondering
The Story Of My Old Man
Girls And Boys
My Bloody Valentine
Hold On
Riot Girl
Say Anything
The Day That I Die
The Young And The Hopeless
Emotionless
Movin On
Lifestyles Of The Rich And Famous (Acoustic Version) (Bonus)
Cemetery (Bonus Track)

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Despite the piercings and spiky hairdos of Good Charlotte frontmen Joel and Benji Madden, the filth and the fury of punk are not in evidence on <I>The Young and the Hopeless</I>. Rather, Good Charlotte lean toward the sunny power pop favored by the lighter Huntingdon Beach, California, outfits. Nevertheless, with the title track and "The Anthem" ("I'm just a minor threat"), the band appeals directly to high-school outsiders. Relationship problems are delved into in "Wondering" and "Say Anything," and they even find space to explore comic horror with "My Bloody Valentine." So they're not as intense or enraged as the hardcore likes of Black Flag or even Linkin Park. But the undeniably strong melodies this bunch comes up with have plenty of appeal on their own terms. <I>--Dominic Wills</I>

Album Description

Japanese edition of the second album from the East Coast post-grunge quartet includes two bonus tracks, 'Lifestyles Of The Rich & Famous' (Acoustic) & 'Cemetary'. Epic. 2003.

Album Details

Japanese Version featuring Two Bonus Tracks: "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous (Acoustic Version)", and "Cemetary".

Customer Reviews:

A great cd.......2004-08-07

First of all, I'd love to point something out. Who give a #?!& if Good Charlotte is punk? Any moronic fool that judges someone on what their image is is absolutely pathetic. Maybe if you could possibly look at the music? So what if GC isn't punk? And you know what's funny? A few of the band members actually said "we don't consider ourselves punk." Maybe you should study up before you do some bashing?

Anyhow, I'm not particularly into 'pop' music, but I love GC. Not because I consider them punk, because... I don't, but because of the messages in their songs. Like "Hold On," "Emotionless," and even funny ones like "Lifestyles of the Rich and the Famous." Not everyone likes this kind of music... so what? I'll suggest something to all the people who are "outraged" by GC; constructive criticism. It's what MATURE people do- people who don't judge what people look like, but what really counts. In this case; music.

Here are my ratings for the songs:
A new beginning- 2 stars. I don't particularly like instrumental pieces, but the music is pretty awesome.
The Anthem- 4 stars. Overplayed, but still a good song with a good message.
Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous- 5 stars. Even overplayed, it makes me laugh now and then.
Wondering- 4 stars. Good song... and catchy!
The Story of My Old Man- 5 stars. Makes you think... great song.
Girls and Boys- 5 stars. Funny song, Hilarious video!
My Bloody Valentine- 3 stars. Okay song... it was overplayed, but my fault for that one ;).
Hold on- 5 stars. If I could give it more, I would. This song has saved many lives, and I'll always thank GC for that.
Riot Girl- 4 stars. Love the chorus, and catchy riffs :D.
Say Anything- 5 stars. Even if this is one of the most "poppish" songs by GC, it's still good.
The Day that I Die- 4 stars. I got the chorus stuck in my head once too many times... but it's a good song :).
Young and the Hopeless- 5 stars. Everyone should've heard this song by now. Another great hit by GC!
Emotionless- 5 stars. I would also love to give this more stars, and this song is part of my life as well.
Movin On- 5 stars. I love it; and it's another great one as well!

All in all, the second cd is just as fantastic as the first- best cd I own. If you don't agree, fine. Just don't tell me off for liking what I like. Get a life... you obviously need one.

Awesome.......2004-07-13

I love almost all of the songs on this cd. "The Day That I Died" is different from the others. "Movin On" is my favorite. Good Charlotte is cool and I like the guy who plays the drums. I hate "A New Beginning," "Say Anything," "Young and hopeless," and "Bloody Valentine." I like the other songs. All in all this cd is awesome!

Good Band , First cd is my fav. though ..........2004-03-14

I 100 % agree with the person who told off ''"sham2475 from Washington DC." '' ... These 70's wannabe poser punks are trying to pretend they were born in the 70's and they are real punks... 70's punk is a part of history but teenie boppers who degrade their own generation to pretend they knew what the 70's punk were about are just in denial and foolish ... if you set the date back on all these bands and see their first cd , you will notice everyone loves them then a while down the line one ''poser'' screams the clash and the rest of the morons follow . i wonder who the real poser followers are , the punk pop group or the new gen trying to be 70's punk .. i will sadly have to say its the wannabe 70's punk anti groups .. while punk pop people are happy , who are the ones with the anger and hate .. you got it , the poser 70's teens ... if youre just getting into GC , check out the hidden tracks and the first cd . Its really good . If you like this band and have become dissapointed with the movement to a more poppish feel then go and check out these bands ... Plain White T's , Unsung Zeros , All Thats Left , Dont Look Down ,Fall Out Boy ... If you like something a bit louder id reccomend ''Boys Night Out'' . if anything , dont be intimidated by these wannabe poser 70's punks . im 21 and i sware , its a phase these teenie boppers are going through .. if they get in your face , kick them in the shin or nuts and walk away silently with a smile :)

sham2475 is right!!.......2004-03-10

To whoever criticized sham2475's excellent hate review towards these sorry excuses for human beings,, you're a stupid idiot and YOU'RE the poser for actually bleeding your ears with this "music"! I bet you're one of the dumb little "gC rEpReZeNtAz" and you always talk about "waLdORf" and "bEnJi aNd JoEL"- oh shut up already!

like sham2475 said, this is BSB with distortion, made for rich preppy mallrats who think they're 'punk' for going to Hot Topic.... POSERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GC sux, emo sux, and all posers suck- Listen to REAL punk like PENNYWISE!

DOWN WITH GOOD CHARLOTTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Once again, the irony is so delicious :)

its like my dog took a crap then they made it into plastic!!.......2004-02-21

i heard someone compare this to Nirvana? and i just want to tell that person to please slap his/her self in the face for being such a how do you say?...i dont know...um...well for just saying one of the most retarded tings i have ever heard in my life!!! Nirvana used to be my favorite band before i got into punk rock and for you to compare them to good charlotte is such an insult, think if kurt cobain was still alive he would kill you instead of killing himself!!!

how dare some of you guys call your selfs punk rock!!! its unbrliveable how stupid you guys can be!!! i heard someone say something like," good charlotte is more punk than you'll ever be"
it just makes me sick to my stomach!!

if you want real punk rock then listlen to the misfits, the casualties, exploited, missing 23rd, ill repute, dr. know, agression, dead kennedys, the last priority, bad samaritans, black flag, gg. allin, lower class brats, adicts, the ramones,the virus, unseen, minor threat, mourning noise, necros, undead, t.s.o.l, hek even green day!!! download it ,stael it,buy it!! it doesnt matter those bands wont cry about it like those corporate pu$$ies good charlotte.

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