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. AngelaH.
    Nov 4, 2004
    10
    This album ROCKS! The lyrics are so much better and they are so much more deeper than the previous albums. The song S.O.S, This World is Black, and Ghost of You are my favorites so far. Thanks GC!
  2. jessw
    Oct 16, 2004
    10
    its a great follow up to "the young and hopeless", it really captures what is going on in there lives,its utterly brilli!!!
  3. RhettS
    Oct 20, 2004
    10
    GC have the gift of being catchy and melodic while being capable of great levels of depth. Green who?
  4. AhmedE
    Oct 24, 2005
    10
    It's been a while since I heard an album that captivated me this way. Chronicles is definatley a giant step from where they previously were.
  5. Jem
    Oct 6, 2005
    10
    This strayed from their previous albums, but showed that Good Charlotte has matured a great lot. Their songs have meaning to them, such as the war, and Joel and Benji sing with such emotion that it reaches your heart. I give this album 10 out of 10.
  6. JesseB
    May 8, 2005
    10
    This is the best album ever !!!!
  7. kylef
    Aug 28, 2006
    8
    not a bad album could ave been better
  8. michelleb
    Nov 10, 2004
    10
    I LOVED this alburm. it was good charlottes best alburm that has been released. the best songs were 'i just wanna live' and 'world is black'. Good charlotte fans wont be dissapointed
  9. DOOMHAMMER
    Nov 6, 2004
    8
    I have to say I am a little disapointed with this album seeing as the last good charlotte album was a near masterpiece in my eyes. This however got old very quick. I like the music especially in the song I just wanna live. But these guys get old really fast with 3 albums which are all equally angry. These guys hold grudges... They want to be left alone and yet they are in the MUSIC I have to say I am a little disapointed with this album seeing as the last good charlotte album was a near masterpiece in my eyes. This however got old very quick. I like the music especially in the song I just wanna live. But these guys get old really fast with 3 albums which are all equally angry. These guys hold grudges... They want to be left alone and yet they are in the MUSIC BUSINESS! O well the music still rocks. Just ignore the vocals...i guess… Expand
  10. AC
    Dec 12, 2004
    8
    Takes quite a while to get into ... but once you do its really good, not their best album but still wicked !!
  11. JP
    Oct 22, 2004
    10
    Most haters wrote their review BEFORE they listened to it. This is a great CD.
  12. DK
    Dec 20, 2004
    10
    Good Charlottes AWESOME! This CD is a bit darker then some people are used to, but alot of people will relate to this a lot more then some of their songs, this is definitly their best cd yet!
  13. heidiheidi
    Oct 23, 2004
    10
    this album ROCKS go Good Charlotte
  14. AmberO
    Mar 2, 2005
    10
    i love the new cd, it shows how they have grown as musicians and writers, the whole cd is different, from song to song, and i think thats an aweosme idea that alot of other bands should try.
  15. siobhana
    Apr 3, 2005
    10
    hey i think good charlotte on this earth,ionly went 2 1 of there concerts in inireland dublin 29/3/05 me and my friend seen benji out side at the back door but we were not really sure that it was him coz it was dark, but when we went in it woz him coz we new by the hair stlye. but when the concert started i could hardly sand up i was goin crazy and when every body else was quite and hey i think good charlotte on this earth,ionly went 2 1 of there concerts in inireland dublin 29/3/05 me and my friend seen benji out side at the back door but we were not really sure that it was him coz it was dark, but when we went in it woz him coz we new by the hair stlye. but when the concert started i could hardly sand up i was goin crazy and when every body else was quite and stilll i was goin crazy lol!!! if they eva read this i was the 1 with the 2 colouered glow sticks in each hand they were skinny 1s!!! and joel had tthe irish flag wraped round his back,a nd benji said 2 the crown that he was goin 2 fing an irish g/fand marry her and have kids and raise them in ireland and that he was goin to have son and name it adam and he was goin to move here!!! and joel was like i no u want us 2 strip but we cant coz ur perants are ere!!!! and the water bottles they were drinking out of they were throwin them at the crowed not fare i did not get any:( and the the towls they wre wipin there sweat on they were throwin the down and beji but his towl dwn his pants and up his shirt then throw it doewn at the croweed lol!!! not fare i did not catch it!!!!… Expand
  16. kaseys
    May 2, 2005
    10
    i luv good charlotte. theyhave aaweosme sound and beat. i luv grinding to i just wanna live even no its not the best.but i luv the song predictable aonther good gringing song.
  17. HannaB
    Jun 13, 2005
    10
    Good charlotte rocks!! This is real music!! Good Charlotte's songs have meaning, and that I think is imporant- Especially I like The Truth, In this world and Walk Away. But all in all. THEY'RE GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  18. JACOBF
    Jun 24, 2005
    10
    Now one of my favorie bands of time. There last CD was better but this one wasn't that bad.
  19. AdrinaA
    Aug 14, 2005
    8
    the album was nice but i still prefer the old album
  20. ffsfssdfsd
    Mar 10, 2006
    10
    this cd is the best gc cd ever!
  21. Spike
    Apr 21, 2006
    8
    This CD is good and I've listened to it a lot. I still like their first CD, the self-titled album a lot better. And for other stupid poseur morons, it's not the sound that makes it punk, it's the lyrics. Punk's about not falling in line and being yourself. They are punks.
  22. Anika-
    May 6, 2006
    10
    SWEETTTTTTTT
  23. ShavondaM
    Nov 10, 2004
    10
    If you get the "Life" Version, wait 5 minutes after the song, "Falling Away", and see what happens.
  24. anisap
    Nov 20, 2004
    9
    its good, a lot better than Y&H. there's a lot more depth, really good
  25. gchaterssuck
    Nov 4, 2004
    10
    album is awsome love all the tracks on it both versions rock, n 2 all u gc h8ers F*** YA'LL GC IS GONNA B AROUND 4 A LONG LONG TIME!!!!!
  26. peggyl
    Dec 16, 2004
    10
    OMG... i just can´t take the freakin´people who don´t like GC!!!the CD is soooooo cool (hells yeah guys u did a great job again!) it rox specialy mountain n s.o.s. n walk away n of course predictable!
  27. DanniW
    Oct 21, 2004
    10
    It Rocks, its not as good as the first, but certainly better then the second, i really like the songs on it and you can tell it took alot to put this together, i cant wait to attend their concert in Grand Rapids Michigan and Nov. 10th 2004 =D
  28. samANTHAw
    Dec 2, 2004
    10
    i am GC's #1 fan an u no it!!! GC mixes perfect, awesome, and enlightning guitar riffs!!! I know how to play soooo many of their songs on the guitar!!!! Berk u r the biggest loser ever to live if u hate them!!! I went to their concert and man did they rock live!!! Benji u r the hottest guy living on the earth I LOVE YOU SOOOO MUCH!!!!!!!! What could b better then GC???
  29. kary
    Dec 2, 2004
    7
    the second album was the best one ever. this one had songs i did like and some i didnt.
  30. boxcarracer
    Oct 23, 2004
    10
    Get the death version its awesome!
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#21 Most Discussed Album of 2004

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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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