The Chronicles of Life & Death (Death Art Version)

Good Charlotte

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 5, 2004)
• Original Release Date: October 5, 2004
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B0002X590G
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (136 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #96,771 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Once Upon a Time: The Battle of Life and Death

2. Chronicles of Life and Death

3. Walk Away (Maybe)

4. S.O.S.

5. I Just Wanna Live

6. Ghost of You

7. Predictable

8. Secrets

9. Truth

10. World Is Black

11. Mountain

12. We Believe

13. It Wasn't Enough

14. In This World (Murder)

15. Meet My Maker [*]

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Chronicles of Life and Death is the follow-up to Good Charlotte's breakthrough, The Young and the Hopeless. Packed with catchy punk-pop, the album is available in two versions, Life and Death which include the bonus songs "Falling Away" and "Meet My Maker", respectively.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun Stuff!, October 31, 2004

By	Benjamin Norman "Trance Pants" (Washington DC) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Good Charlotte blasted onto the scene with a song about High School and life.

They continued their path with music about celebrity and longing.

Now...with this CD...they face their pain. Their father left them, and they use that to their advantage. Joel's vocals are deeper. He whines less, which is nice. The music is more mature and I definitely enjoy the lyrics more.

One of the standout tracks is "The World is Black". I was shocked by this song, because the music is so adorably cute but the lyrics are so dark and hopeless. It's a contrast that leaves me melancholy yet excited at the same time.

The best thing about this album is the use of the orchestral sounds. I've always found that two intruments in popular music strike a "chord" (pun intended) inside me, twanging my emotions. Piano, and strings. They definitely use the strings. On a couple of tracks, "Predictable" in particular, it grabs you right away. Well, it grabs me, anyway. Im a sucker for a good beginning. This CD delivers.

It lacks a fifth star because I am giving them room to grow. This isn't them fulfilling their potential, but they are definitely getting there.

Check it out!!!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Change is Good, October 7, 2004

By	gcpunksk8ergrl27 (Oklahoma City, OK USA) - See all my reviews

I think the new albums of GC are great. I'm glad they did change with their music, but we all know that they have their old music inside them still. It would be pretty boring if they had the same music from their last albums. I'm glad they made a change.
My ratings:
Once Upon A Time: A Battle of Life and Death 4/5-i like it, makes me wanna speak a different language
Chronicles of Life and Death 4/5-true lyrics
Walk Away 5/5-Rockin song
Just wanna live 4/5-very catchy song reminds me of the Backstreet Boys a bit.......
Secrets 4/5-good lyrics
S.O.S. 5/5- Got to love the guitar playing
Truth 4/5- Nice....with the screaming.
Ghost of You 5/5-Great lyrics
Predictable 5/5-love the vid
The World is Black 5/5-catchy beggining
Mountain 4/5-pretty good, vocals are strange although
We Believe 4/5-good....sad song
It Wasn't Enough 4/5-very nice break-up song
In This World (Murder)4/5-very fun
Meet My Maker5/5- loved it
Falling Away 5/5- nice skateboarding song
(Secret Track) 5/5-loved the lyrics

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars So-so, October 12, 2004

By	Matt Bateman (Somewhere else) - See all my reviews

Wow, it seems as if there's no one here who is unbiased about this album. It's either, "Oh my God, Good Charlotte is like totally the most awesome band ever. They can even do a rap song. I mean how many punk bands can pull that off?" or it's "Good Charlotte should all be shot. They're just a bunch of poser MTV losers. They're not f'ing punk. They're whiny annoying little brats. I should know, I have every Black Flag album and like 90 tattoos. I'm f'in hardcore." Here's my honest, un-biased opinion. This isn't a great album. Nor is it terrible. They're not even trying to be pop-punk on this album. In a lot of ways they've changed much like Blink 182 did on their unlistenable self-titled album. Yes, there is a rap-influenced song on here. And even with a chorus that sounds influenced by early 90's Red Hot Chili Peppers, it really does suck. But a few of the songs aren't bad. "Ghost of You" is a catchy little ditty with some interesting instrumentation. Several of the songs employ folk techniques, and others do have a little bit of a pop-punk power chord structure. But overall the melodies are good, and the lyrics could be a lot worse. This isn't an amazingly artistic album, it won't turn heads or win over the pretentious crowd. But as a guilty pleasure it ain't half bad.