AJ_Skins Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Considering they're from the area and most people here will be all too familiar with them, I don't need to make any comments about their other material. That said, whatever shame I may incur from it, I have to give credit where credit is due. "The River" is a great song. Best song I've heard in a long time. I guess they had to figure it out sooner or later. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvjQ3FP43z4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgun88 Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 I agree this is a good song, but to me Good Charlotte just dont have their own sound (aside from a few songs). This song sounds alot like +44's song "When Your Heart Stops Beating". I dunno, just my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heyholetsgogrant Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 catchy as hell, it will probably be a huge radio hit... -Grant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the krabber Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Man...I opened this thread up hoping for a "Just Kidding!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsdude Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 I think that Good Charlotte sounds a lot like Green Day in this song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RVAbrendan Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 I saw them play this live on Conan or Jay Leno a few weeks back; not a bad song, I still dig their first album though, really catchy. Seeing them do this live made me realize how much Benji (or was it Joel?) imitates Tim Armstrong (Rancid). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IONTOP Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 The Boss did a better song called The River... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quixote Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 I can't get past the opening lyrics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IONTOP Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 I can't get past the opening lyrics. It's Good Charlotte, you're not supposed to listen to the lyrics.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Brave Little Toaster Oven Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 My favorite GC song of alltime is The Anthem. It was on one of the Madden soundtracks...oh so good. I also like My Bloody Valentine too, the guitar riffs sound really good. I really hope they can do better than the last cd, it sucked imo. I dont think they'll ever be able to top Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous. On another note, Fall Out Boy sucks All of those new songs aren't music, the last cd was...where did they go wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headexplode Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 I can't say I like this song--but it also doesn't make me palpitate with rage, so . . . We're halfway there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canethang 305 Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 I went to school with these clowns at a Community College, they used to be a Christian rock band and played at My Brothers Place in the 'Dorf, I'll try and dig up and old demo tapefrom like '96. When they got signed the label payed the drummer to disappear because he was terrible and played the same basic punk speed drum beat on every track, I had a class with Joel and he wasn't that bad back then but I here he's a big duesche now that he's famous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canethang 305 Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 sorry don't know how that happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ_Skins Posted April 30, 2007 Author Share Posted April 30, 2007 I can't get past the opening lyrics. He's paraphrasing Psalm 23. "...though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quixote Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 He's paraphrasing Psalm 23."...though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil..." It wasn't what he was signing, it was the terrible way in which he sung it. and the music that went with it. and the barrage of familiarly stupid imagery. and then the hair cuts. In that order. But now that I know what he was singing, I don't like that either. I mean singing bible verses is one thing, but singing one that you're likely to hear in a different song 15 minutes later? Only musicians with a respectable artistic resume can pull that off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ_Skins Posted May 1, 2007 Author Share Posted May 1, 2007 I guess we disagree. This is the first song I've heard from them that I liked though, so I'm not defending everything they've ever done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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