Young And The Hopeless, The [ECD] - Good Charlotte

...that their sophomore record ‘The Young And The Hopeless’ would bring them from 2002 onward. Being a largely unknown entity this side of the pond, it took their breakthrough single ‘Lifestyles Of The Rich And Famous’ to destroy the mainstream top 40 and let all others know that the next big thing was in town, being latched onto by millions in the process. Their brand of punk-rock is imitated by many, yet rarely with such results - Good Charlotte truly ...
...their undoubted success story, ‘The Young And The Hopeless’ as the brilliant record that it is, encapsulating what modern punk-rock is all about. ~~~~~~~~~~ The main fact here is that the band don’t pretend to be something they aren’t, they know who they are and they know their fans like that. Their music is honest and to the point and it’s easy to relate to the subject matter and the topic in question, something that other bands (blink 182) cannot ...

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...called "Girls and Boys", "The Young and the Hopeless" and "The Anthem". I personally love this album and I think that songs like "Hold On" should be written more often as they help prevent suicide and make fans feel like they can hold on to something in their lives. Track 1: A New Beginning The start of this song reminds me of the movie "The Nightmare before Christmas" and then it launches into heavy guitars - without the lyrics. I think this ...
...10/10 Track 12: The Young and the Hopeless Starts with a single guitar and vocals kick in, drums and other guitars join in and it's definitely a rockier track on the album. Again most teenagers could relate to this song as it's about fighting back and making your own way. "I'm trouble -some, I'm fallen, I'm angry at my Father, It's me against this world and I don't care." Most Good Charlotte fans can relate to this because of Hold On - Check out ...

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...song on the record, ‘The Young and the Hopeless’. Presiding over production on the thunderous latter was very heavy-handed studio veteran Eric Valentine. Free-running, quick paced guitars add to the hyped mood of a song you can sway, run or jump to. Although un-wavering from a formulaic pop rock by numbers, what sets Good Charlotte apart from the competition is the strength of instantly meaningful, deep and catchy songs like ‘Emotionless’. It’s a ...
...father, sung to a tune we’ve all heard before, but excellent nevertheless: “It’s been a long, hard road without you by my side Why weren’t you there all the nights that we cried? You broke my mothers heart, you broke your children for life It’s not OK, but we’re all right I remember the day’s you were a hero in my eyes But those are just a long, lost memory of mine I spent so many years learning how to survive Now I’m writing just to let ...

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...NIce really. 12. The young and the hopeless Woo hoo we have a song title to match the album. Does this song match the quality of the album? Well let me see, YES IT DOES!! This one's a really good one, really fast, really great and obviously REALLY enjoyable!!! "If I make it thought today, will tomorrow be the same, am I just running in pain? If I stumble and I fall, should I get up and carry on, will it all just be the same?" The title young ...
...over the troubles the young have, and how that sometimes you can just feel helpless and its all about wondering if things will get better, will life improve? Good song! 13. Emotionless This is one of my less faves again, still an ok song. This one's really slow, kinda a break up song, the dude's getting intouch with his old chic, just to see if she's ok, cos he misses her and stuff. It's defietely worh a listen, but not one of their best! "It's ...

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...appear on the album "the Young and the Hopeless" which I'm now going to review. The album starts with an interesting 2 minute instrumental - certainly a different way to start an album - before launching straight into the Anthem. This is one of my favourite tracks on the album, and probably the most catchy. It's about being different and not fitting in, a recurring theme on the album. This is followed by Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, which, ...
...on the album. The Young and the Hopeless, is the fourth, most ambtious and best song on the album. The subject is exactly what the title suggests, and it also contains a dig at the critics who have put Good Charlotte down "When I sing about my past, its not a gimmick not an act". Its the least poppy of the four singles, although I think its better because its more sophisticated. It's followed by Emotionaless, I think the best of the quiet songs ...

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...are capable of. 11)The Young And The Hopeless Its that flipping beat again, back with vengeance. Never the less this is another song which is very pleasing to listen to, namely because it keeps a nice punk edge to it all the way through. It’s a good song and is quite uplifting. 12)Emotionless This song is another acoustic, its good , however the acoustic is simply not as good as it was on previous albums. The lyrics have meaning and you can sympathise ...
...has violin and keyboard in It and its quite nice. 13)Moving On Well after this album a lot of people will want to be moving on. This is a good song and makes me feel quite happy, whether it makes me happy cause the album has finished or cause it sounds pleasing is questionable. The beat strays from the typical beat the album have and so do the guitars, it’s a nice punk catchy song to end a very standard album. The consistency of all 13 tracks ...

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...girls and boys and the young and the hopeless and then the rest of the album would be rubbish, but i took the risk and bought it and i was so wrong this album is great and the songs released from the album are no longer my favourites. The band are different from other bands they have got meaningful lyrics and a great sounding tune and they are just a bunch of guys who love music and want to get their point of view across and want to warn people ...
...Track 12 : The Young and The Hopeless Another song most teenagers will really relate to. " Im young and im hopeless , im lost and i know this , im going no where fast thats what they say" I love the way this song starts sort of aggressive guitar and then it sort of chills out a bit and joins in another guitar. Just a really cool song Track 13 : Emotionless My ultimate Favourite from the album and a song which shows that good charlotte are not meaningless ...

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...still isn’t amazing. The Young and the Hopeless: - I like the beginning, and the verse is unique and sounds less produced and more Good Charlotte. Slightly emo lyrics in the chorus, which I don’t like, but as a song, it’s not bad. More references to their father, but it’s understandable that they want to sing about it… Joel puts a lot into singing the second verse, and the passion he puts in means the listener can feel a lot of energy when listening ...
...Emotionless: - This is definitely one of the best songs on the album. Softer and more human than tracks like Girls & Boys and Wondering, the lyrics are much better, and the tune is catchy but not annoying. Touching and unlike anything else by GC, this is a song to make Good Charlotte fans proud Movin On:- I like the links to the last song, ‘Change’, from the old album. The entire album is full of references, but the most obvious is the analogy ...

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...on them at a very young age leaving them to fend for themselves. That event led to the birth of 'Emotionless' (track 13 on the album), which is a very touching ballad from the twins to their father . 'Its been a long hard road without you by my side, why weren't you there all the nights that we cried, you broke my mothers heart, you broke your children for life, its not OK, but we're alright'. I give that example to display the seriousness behind ...
...teen angst. The Young And The Hopeless This song is about not being good enough, about not living up to expectations that your parents or your peers set for you. 'cause im young and im hopeless, im lost and I know this, im going nowhere fast thats what they say, im troublesome, ive fallen, im angry at my father, its me against this world and I dont care'. Again this is a very personal song which could also be seen as a dig at anyone that forced ...

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...the other songs. 12)the young and the hopeless: i really like this song, the music and singin is really good, and is really catchy. 13)emotionless: i dont like this really, its too slow and boring, and i prefer something a little faster and louder. 14)movin' on: i havent listened to this one much either, for the same reasons as the die that i die. my favourite songs from the album are: the anthem, hold on, young and the hopeless. i think that ...

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Young and Hopeless: Good Charlotte This album is amazing I love it! Since this Album Joel Madden and his group have changed a little bit you can tell if you listen to 'Good Morning Revival' which I have written a review on. 1.) A new Beginning: This song is just instrumental but it's brilliant. 1:52 2.) The Anthem: Amazing song! This has a brilliant video too its plays regularly on Kerrang! 2:58 3.) Lifestyles of the rich and famous: this song ...
...fantastic.3:02 12.) The Young and Hopeless: This has to be the best song that Good Charlotte has ever done! You can't get better than this song honest if love Good Charlotte and haven't heard this song you should listen to it, it will blow you away!3:33 13.) Emotionaless: this is another song that I don't like it I just found it very dragging its not like the other songs on this album its too slow.4:06 14.) Movin' On: this is an amazing song again ...

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...Epic? One listen to The Young And The Hopeless, Good Charlotte's second full length release with Epic, and you realise that any other, less expensive way of producing this album just wouldn't do it justice. Tracks like Lifestyles of The Rich and Famous and My Old Man are instantly recognisable with their original opening bars, and hit single Boys and Girls pokes fun at relationships based on materialism without holding back on the guitar for the ...
...you don't. The Young And The Hopeless finishes off with another song of anthemic proportions- Movin' On. Couplets like "On without the things we've lost/ the things we've gained we'll take with us", along with crashing guitars from Benji and Billy leave you reaching for the play button again as soon as the last note sounds out. ...

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...the odd lyric unsuitable for young ears "Shake it once, that's fine, Shake it twice, that's OK. Shake it three times, you're playing with yourself" • Track Listing • I'll give a brief description of each track and a score out of 10 at the end. 1) A New Beginning : Purely instrumental track this, starts off a little on the slow side but really kicks in and speeds up after 40 secs. Sorta sounds a bit on the gothic side. (7) 2) The Anthem : A song ...
...die" ???? (7) 12) The Young & The Hopeless : A Very good song, I'd like to see this released as a single as I think it would do well. It's full of energy and a little anger in one of the verses, they are singing about critics defining genres of music and affirming that their songs are about real life experiences, not just made up to make songs (9) 13)Emotionless : This is a very slow song, especially compared with the last track. This is about ...

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...your feeling suicidal. The Young and the Hopeless- A great tuneful track, makes you feel happy about yourself. Emotionless- The most emo track on the album. It's meaningful, and powerful, and has a real sense of hope, like all good charlotte songs. Movin' on- A great end to a great album. "LIFE HOPE TRUTH TRUST FAITH PRIDE LOVE LUST PAIN HATE LIES GUILT LAUGH CRY LIVE DIE" sums up evertything else in the album and all the emotions yo feel in one ...

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...and girls, the anthem and young and the hopeless so wehn i got it i skipped straight to those songs but i did eventually decide to listen to the whole album and i will tell you they are not just an average punk/ rock band they are really quite a special type of band. All of the songs on the album are really catchy and lively songs that you could be singing along to all day but they have got songw with really meaningfull lyrics and serious points ...
..."Hey Dad, I'm Writing to you not to tell you that I still hate you Just to ask you how you feel and how we fell apart and how this fell apart " These are really heartfelt lyrics and it is a song for Benji and Joels dad who they do not really know and it is a really great song and probabbly my favourite of the album , overall i think this is a really great album and i think it is very original and not like another album !! :D ...

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