The Chronicles Of Life And Death
by Good Charlotte
  • Record Label: Sony
  • Release Date: Oct 5, 2004
User Score
7.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 117 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 82 out of 117
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 117
  3. Negative: 28 out of 117

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  1. BenS
    Oct 8, 2005
    5
    Hmmmm, there are some moments worth savouring but they are few and far between. 'Just wanna live', although vaguely hypocritical has spirit and infectiousness and several others are enjoyable enough but really some is torrid. 'chronicles of life and death' is dull and frankly embarrasing while 'predictable' grates
  2. AndrewW
    Mar 2, 2005
    4
    Well .... this cd has a few good songs... few good riffs.. but other then that I think gc really screwed them selfs over... even though theyve always been pop/emo/punk.. I actually thought The Young and Hopeless was a decent cd... but this cd sucks...Benjamin H pretty much summed up everything I was gonna say... Rock on man!
  3. janes
    Aug 8, 2005
    5
    this album was passable, they had a few good songs in the beginning, but they don't have nearly enough emotion as i thought they would, i think gc should stick to happy music
  4. Andrea
    Aug 4, 2009
    5
    The record has bad songs, I could save only three-four tracks. Not the best by this band, only a commercial product.
  5. mariel
    Oct 31, 2004
    4
    It was okay, but I think the main reason they got into darker rock was to prove they aren't fake teeny-poppers. Little too depressing for my taste. But they did have some okay songs.
  6. JoeW
    Dec 27, 2005
    6
    its more of a book then a cd , bt i like it and i think its good bt could be alot better. long time since ive heard any good charlotte nd this was a sad reminder lol

Awards & Rankings

21
#21 Most Discussed Album of 2004

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
53

Mixed or average reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 16
  3. Negative: 2 out of 16
  1. Billboard
    70
    The band takes its proven peppy rock sound to new heights.
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  2. The Guardian
    40
    Good Charlotte's confessionals are typical teenage moans, and their music second-hand Green Day.
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  3. New Musical Express (NME)
    0
    Half the time, Good Charlotte sound like Blink-182 after the snip, the other half they sound like the Backstreet Boys without the songs. [16 Oct 2004, p.48]
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