Good Morning Revival
by Good Charlotte
  • Record Label: Sony
  • Release Date: Mar 27, 2007
User Score
6.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 133 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 78 out of 133
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 133
  3. Negative: 44 out of 133

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  1. greenandblackhe
    Apr 6, 2011
    10
    Yes very fun album and great melody i believe this is one of their best, DFA really great song and the River very great singles . fun energetic great vocals from JOel himself overall a cohesive album and i cant believe also for the reviews this one is even better than Cardiology
  2. tenzingw
    Apr 3, 2007
    10
    heard two songs so far and they rocked....cant wait to buy the album
  3. Courneyt
    Mar 29, 2007
    10
    I'm in love!!! Could they be any better!?
  4. SirTacos
    Dec 22, 2013
    3
    For all the good albums released in 2007, there were two dissappointments, Linkin Park's Minutes To Midnight and this. The lyrics are poorly-written and the sound feels more like pop than pop punk. If you like it, that's fine.
  5. Quaid
    Mar 30, 2007
    10
    This album is amazing and fun to listen to. The songs are very catchy and I'm shocked the reviews have not been better. But that's okay, because it just shows us that reviews are stupid.
  6. SarahA
    Apr 30, 2007
    6
    Earlyier good charlotte was better
  7. JK
    Mar 27, 2007
    1
    So bad you'd think it was Panic at the Disco...
  8. harveyQ
    Mar 29, 2007
    10
    B-E-A-utiful!
  9. AlexRoberts
    Jun 14, 2007
    0
    This is immaturity at its worst. Bands growing up is not the issue with this group... Thrice has grown tremendously, Linkin Park, 311... all bands that have changed and grown with good results. This band is for rebellious children who think that they know everything. Musically, these people barely know how to play their instruments.
  10. fredrice
    Jun 7, 2007
    7
    They rock!!! Although this album is kinda forgetable.. I love the river a lot though
  11. DAnA
    Oct 8, 2007
    9
    Listened to the whole album again and again cant get enough of it, once again most of the bad reviews are because its different just give it a chance and it bloody grows on ya. Best song deff victims of love.
  12. qdaj
    Mar 22, 2007
    10
    you may look around but ull never find better than this one !!!!!
  13. SamL
    Mar 26, 2007
    0
    One of the best albums of the year//// for me to poop on.
  14. Devin
    Mar 26, 2007
    1
    Horrifyingly soulless, contrived, and talent-free. Do people older than age 14 honestly still listen to this trash?
  15. claudias
    Mar 20, 2007
    10
    i really love this album :D
  16. ScottR
    Mar 28, 2007
    0
    I am not a Good Charlotte fan. What self-respecting music lover is? But luckily for them, I watched Happy Feet before reviewing their album. It's not good, this new s*** storm they have delivered into the hands of the unsuspecting public. It's still the same old soullessly commercialized version of pop-punk, a style of music notorious for being soullessly commercialized. But I am not a Good Charlotte fan. What self-respecting music lover is? But luckily for them, I watched Happy Feet before reviewing their album. It's not good, this new s*** storm they have delivered into the hands of the unsuspecting public. It's still the same old soullessly commercialized version of pop-punk, a style of music notorious for being soullessly commercialized. But Good Charlotte just don't have the hooks and chops to make it fun. They take themselves too seriously as musicians, which is why I laughed through most of the album. When I couldn't understand lyrics, I made up my own, "Blap Lubbel Blubble The City!!!!" were the lyrics of one song. And when I could understand the lyrics they were bland little tidbits like, "I heard evil comes disguised as a city of angels," or "We live in a beautiful place, let love take away all this pain." And then more reasons started to surface for hating this album. The god-awful "Keep Your Hands Off My Girl" made me want to tear my eyes out and wear them as earplugs. But it got worse. They became more unoriginal than I ever imagined possible, as they blatantly rip-off Coldplay on "Where Would We Be Now." Then they top themselves by ripping off U2's sound and just changing a few lyrics to the Coldplay song they'd already ripped off and calling it "Beautiful Place." They can't even be original with their unoriginality. This album is nothing short of torture. I had to listen to Bjork just to forget about it. And this is me being easy on them. Good Charlotte and Good Charlotte fans, thank those f**king penguins. This could have gotten bloody. -SR Grade: F … Expand
  17. bobb
    Mar 29, 2007
    10
    sweetness!
  18. LL
    Mar 29, 2007
    10
    I cant believe they get better every time!!!
  19. TP
    Mar 29, 2007
    0
    A Disgusting pile of rubbish, i pity my poor ears.
  20. MichelleK
    Apr 13, 2007
    2
    Oh...gosh, what do i say. This album is really quite...bad. Only good songs for me are Keep Your Hands Off and The River. 2 stars for 2 songs
  21. MichaelEssex
    Apr 2, 2007
    0
    Go buy a screwdriver for your ears, its cheaper and a lot less painful.
  22. KathyM
    Apr 6, 2007
    9
    wtf!? so many GC haters!
  23. JohnS
    Apr 6, 2007
    5
    I really dont think its as horrible as every1s saying...is this one of my favorite albums? no...are there awe inspiring lyrics? no...but there are a few good songs i dont mind listening to....
  24. Donnieb
    May 5, 2007
    0
    They make looking fake seem soooooo so easy!
  25. Rosezanna=]Bacchus
    May 6, 2007
    8
    i havnt listened to the whole new album yet, but yes i have listened to there old stuff also. and just because they have decided for a new style of music, doesnt mean that they are "crap" or "sellouts" or "suck because they aren't 'punk' anymore" first of all, good charlotte are pop rock, NOT punk, 2ndly, dont be so narrowminded :@ fair enough people hate their new sounds, i havnt listened to the whole new album yet, but yes i have listened to there old stuff also. and just because they have decided for a new style of music, doesnt mean that they are "crap" or "sellouts" or "suck because they aren't 'punk' anymore" first of all, good charlotte are pop rock, NOT punk, 2ndly, dont be so narrowminded :@ fair enough people hate their new sounds, and i aint gonna rant on about how amazing the new album is-everyone has their own views, but thats just the most stupidest reason to hate them now ¬_¬ grow up, realise that bands change their music eventually, and if you wish to slap me in the face with a comment back-go ahead. I'm not aiming at anyone, just in general really. =] and yeah, i happen to like the new gc album alot. ^_^… Expand
  26. JuliaAstarina
    Jun 3, 2007
    0
    I liked them on the self titled debut and The Young & The Hopeless (at least that album wasn't hopeless :),even I became a fan. And come The Chronicles...it washed a bit of their fascination to me. Now here's Good Morning Revival and there I had it, I erased GC from my favorite bands list.Their music might be not that bad,but I can't stand the lyrics,their approachment I liked them on the self titled debut and The Young & The Hopeless (at least that album wasn't hopeless :),even I became a fan. And come The Chronicles...it washed a bit of their fascination to me. Now here's Good Morning Revival and there I had it, I erased GC from my favorite bands list.Their music might be not that bad,but I can't stand the lyrics,their approachment seems never get too far from the memories of highschool stories or wrenched hearts at the Hollywood limelights. No thumbs up for this album.… Expand
  27. KyleA.
    Jan 20, 2008
    10
    A brilliant, brilliant album. Never liked the band before but this is, I can't get enough of!
  28. Annaanne
    Nov 18, 2007
    10
    I like it.....a lot!!!At keast the most part of it....
  29. AdemaRulez
    Mar 21, 2007
    0
    a shit
  30. RalphP
    Mar 26, 2007
    0
    Stay away from this. They were crap then and they are crap now. No talent just bad music and awful lyrics.
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Metascore
45

Mixed or average reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 18
  3. Negative: 4 out of 18
  1. Alternative Press
    40
    Good Charlotte have become caricatures of themselves. [Apr 2007, p.175]
  2. Amazon.com
    70
    Their multiple piercings, shaved heads, and abundant tattoos have them labeled a punk band, but on [Revival], Good Charlotte... fall much more under the umbrella of 1970s arena rock and mainstream ballads.
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  3. Blender
    60
    13 tracks of Disney-channel-ready pop, buffed and Pro-Tooled almost beyond recognition--and it's not half bad. [Apr 2007, p.111]
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