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. DavidB
    Oct 25, 2004
    0
    wow! just look at the first single predictable. predictable that they would release an alblum like this, the whole album btw sucks
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. tylern
    Jan 9, 2005
    0
    More BS from the leaders of the MTV "pop-punk" bandwagon who believe in the "Lil' Punk Bad Girl" image rather than actual punk. Just thinking about them makes me sick.
  8. JesseB
    May 8, 2005
    10
    This is the best album ever !!!!
  9. CarlosP
    Sep 7, 2005
    0
    Cheer up emo kids.
  10. kylef
    Aug 28, 2006
    8
    not a bad album could ave been better
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 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 !!
  14. GoodCharlotteSucks
    Oct 21, 2004
    0
    This album doesn't even diserve to be rated because good charlotte is the worst band ever their music sucks and it always will
  15. FergalK
    Dec 2, 2004
    1
    Rubbish - this gang are one of the thousand power-pop/punk clones infesting the rock music scene at present - same boring boring riffs....come up with an original sound!!!
  16. JP
    Oct 22, 2004
    10
    Most haters wrote their review BEFORE they listened to it. This is a great CD.
  17. 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!
  18. heidiheidi
    Oct 23, 2004
    10
    this album ROCKS go Good Charlotte
  19. [Anonymous]
    Oct 20, 2004
    0
    IT'S AMAZING! (How such crap can be sold)
  20. SamD
    Oct 3, 2005
    0
    no talent, and no originality worse than simple plan!
  21. 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
  22. 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!
  23. 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.
  24. 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
  25. 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.
  26. 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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  27. 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.
  28. AdrinaA
    Aug 14, 2005
    8
    the album was nice but i still prefer the old album
  29. 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
  30. ffsfssdfsd
    Mar 10, 2006
    10
    this cd is the best gc cd ever!
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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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