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53 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 16 Critics What's this?

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6.9 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 101 Ratings

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  • Summary: The twentysomething pop-punkers attempt to move past their past TRL success with a more mature follow-up to 2002's 'Young And The Hopeless.'

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 16
  3. Negative: 2 out of 16
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    83
    A giant leap forward--in instrumental prowess, and in emotional and melodic scope. [8 Oct 2004, p.113]
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  2. Stylus Magazine
    60
    Their musical gifts haven’t left them... and their overwrought yet empathetic lyrics signify that their bandwagon jumping is misguided rather than crass.
  3. The New York Times
    30
    The disc is full of ham-fisted experiments. [11 Oct 2004]

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 57 out of 86
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 86
  3. Negative: 24 out of 86
  1. Anika-
    10
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  2. Andrea
    5
    The record has bad songs, I could save only three-four tracks. Not the best by this band, only a commercial product.
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  3. BenjaminH
    3
    Good Charlotte attempts to be more mature, but falls flat on their face. The Chronicles of Life and Death sounds like N'Sync, Marilyn Manson, and Simple Plan did a collaboration album with a guest appearance by 50 Cent and they all stayed up late watching Harry Potter at night for inspiration. The musical experimentation on this album just DOES NOT WORK. The best way to describe it would be calling it Gothic Emo New Wave. It just sucks.… Expand
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