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\"good-charlotte-youth-authority-album-cover\"<\/a>When a band has been away for a while you kind of have a worry in the back of your mind when you hear that they\u2019re getting back together to make a new album, I mean, what if they sound different? What if it\u2019s not the same? All those questions that go through your head, but what outweighs that most times is the excitement, the band you dig is coming back and there\u2019s going to be new music? That wins and squashes doubt in my opinion\u2026 what makes it even better is when you get to hear what the band has done and IT\u2019S GOOD!!<\/p>\n

Not only is it good but it\u2019s Good Charlotte, yeah that doesn\u2019t make much sense but you know what I mean. Good Charlotte are back after a hiatus with a brand new album of new music called \u2018Youth Authority\u2019 and I\u2019ve cheated, I\u2019ve listened to it a few times already, so rather than my usual first listen review I\u2019ll give you my fourth listen review.<\/p>\n

\u2018Life Changes\u2019 instantly sounds like a GC track (phew, see, the worry from above is already squashed!) but what I love about this track is the hook, the groove and the feel of it, it\u2019s somewhat autobiographical too and not only for the band, it\u2019s a song about everyone, and with some \u2018whoa ohs\u2019 thrown in for good measure, this song will now forever be a staple in a Good Charlotte set, in fact not only as the opener to the album but I expect it to be the opener at any of their shows too. Then \u2018Makeshift Love\u2019 again as catchy as you want, some great arrangements and big gang choruses have you tapping along to it and wanting more before it abruptly ends, noooo come back song\u2026 but then why would I want it back when there\u2019s ten more to go? OK I have to admit when \u201940 oz. Dream\u2019 started I did that sideways head thing that dogs do when they\u2019re confused but it levelled out when I took in the lyrics and with a chorus that brings the guitars in, but story wise this is a really cool way to look at how it was\u2026<\/p>\n

Now we get a little inspirational and moving with \u2018Life Can\u2019t Get Much Better\u2019 and a big sort of ballad for the band, but it\u2019s one of those songs that people will relate to and truly dig and Good Charlotte have been able to do that throughout their time together and that\u2019s testament to a band that appreciates themselves and their fan base. From the nice big ballad we get rockin\u2019 up again with \u2018Keep Swingin\u2019 and this one is again a good way to look at life, oh hey Kellin Quinn, he comes in and sings a bit on this one which works really well, definitely a motivational track for everyone, just keep swingin\u2019, just keep swingin\u2019\u2026 the strings at the end got me too, man I\u2019m a sucker for that kind of thing. Now, as we had Kellin on the last track we now get Simon Neil of Biffy Clyro on hands down my favourite song on the album \u2018Reason To Stay\u2019 is as power ballad and arena rock as you\u2019ll get from Good Charlotte and I love every second of it, in fact do you know how hard it is to type with one hand while the other has a lighter held aloft waving back and forth? Yeah\u2026 hard\u2026 but worth it. All I\u2019m going say about this song is just listen to it and marvel in its presence.<\/p>\n

\u2018Stray Dogs\u2019 is a great middle of the road rocker with Good Charlottte\u2019s signature sound all over it, and the cool little interlude \u2018Stick To Your Guns\u2019 flows into \u2018The Outfield\u2019 which is a straight up pop punk rocker, that sounds like the GC of old but with this new modern twist and a nice throwback with a couple of old song titles thrown in for good measure. I really dig this one this late into the record, and my point being that every song so far has been great, this album flows so well and the band have really put out some killer tunes to make this album the best it can be. Even a song like \u2018Cars Full of People\u2019 which is almost worthy of a country label fits well onto the album, it\u2019s songs like this that break up the regular sound as to not be too samey and really gives you a sense of artistry here, meaning they can change it up and do it well. I\u2019d love to hear more tracks like this as a matter of fact, so take note GC.<\/p>\n

With only two tracks to go \u2018WAR\u2019 is the first and you better get ready because here it comes\u2026 and this is one of my favourite tracks on the album in fact, another big arena rocker and man, I can\u2019t wait to hear these songs live, this one musically is up there production wise, the bass line under this song is outstanding and every instrument is crisp and clear and sound exactly like they should for it. The breakdown in the middle is a nice change up and allows the song to build to a PYRO EXPLOSION, wait, sorry getting ahead of myself, hey GC take note, use pyro at the part where it comes back in, that would rule! The album closes with \u2018Moving On\u2019 and it\u2019s the perfect closer, almost a testimonial\u2026 but listen to it, it\u2019s good. There\u2019s so much growth in this band and the entire album shows that, not only lyrically but musically, vocally and just overall, they\u2019ve nailed it.<\/p>\n

This was a really great, easy album to listen to and enjoy. In 2016 it\u2019s cool to have and to hear a new album by Good Charlotte, and if this is what they\u2019ve done on their return I cannot wait to hear what they do after they\u2019re warmed up\u2026 Welcome back, fellas!<\/p>\n

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Check out our interview with Joel and Benji Madden HERE<\/a><\/p>\n

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Essential Information<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

From:<\/strong>\u00a0California, USA<\/p>\n

Release date:<\/strong>\u00a015 July 2016<\/p>\n

Produced By:<\/strong>\u00a0John Feldmann<\/p>\n

Record label:<\/strong>\u00a0MDDN<\/p>\n

Website:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0http:\/\/www.goodcharlotte.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Track Listing:<\/strong>
\nLife Changes
\nMakeshift Love
\n40 oz. Dream
\nLife Can’t Get Much Better
\nKeep Swingin’ (feat. Kellin Quinn)
\nReason to Stay (feat. Simon Neil)
\nStray Dogs
\nStick to Your Guns Interlude
\nThe Outfield
\nCars Full of People
\nWAR
\nMoving On<\/p>\n

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