{"id":60425,"date":"2018-05-22T18:00:20","date_gmt":"2018-05-22T17:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/?p=60425"},"modified":"2018-05-24T00:11:13","modified_gmt":"2018-05-23T23:11:13","slug":"playlist-the-best-of-good-charlotte","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/playlist-the-best-of-good-charlotte\/","title":{"rendered":"Playlist: The Best of Good Charlotte"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ahhh Good Charlotte<\/strong>. What a journey they have been on. From humble beginnings of their self-titled album to going stratospheric with \u2018The Lifestyles of the Rich & the Famous\u2019<\/em> to their eclectic output that ever since. You have to admit the road for the Madden brothers and company has had its ups and down; celebrity marriages, forays into folk-tinged pop-rock music and launching their own management company.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, in 2018 Good Charlotte<\/strong> are thriving. With 2016\u2019s ‘Youth Authority’<\/em> marking a return to form, the Maryland band will be returning to the UK this weekend as they headline the J\u00e4germeister stage at the Slam Dunk Festival<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

To get you in the mood for what Joel, Benji, Paul Thomas, Billy Martin and Dean Butterworth have in store for us this weekend, we\u2019ve curated a \u2018Best Of\u2019<\/em> playlist with some help from a few other SDF<\/strong> bands who consider Good Charlotte<\/strong> an influence.<\/p>\n

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Derek Discanio (State Champs<\/strong>): ‘Girls and Boys’ makes me want to jump around my room, play air guitar and sing into a hockey stick pretending I\u2019m Joel Madden. Wait… I\u2019ve been doing that for years and still do.<\/em><\/p>\n

Ryan Scott Graham (State Champs<\/strong>): ‘I Just Wanna Live’ has always been one of my favourite Good Charlotte tracks because it’s got all the things you want from GC: the witty lyrics with the right amount of sass, the catchy melodies, and the headbang-ability. The chorus on this one explodes in a truly original way, with the unforgettable falsetto and dance beat. Pioneers, man!<\/em><\/p>\n

Alex Biro (Selfish Things<\/strong>): \u2018Makeshift Love\u2019 came out in a transitional period in my life and really hit me straight in the heart – perfect timing and a really strong record.<\/em><\/p>\n

Alex Biro (Selfish Things<\/strong>): \u2018Little Things\u2019 was one of the first Good Charlotte songs I fell in love with because they shot it about five minutes from the high school I went to at Lorne Park Secondary.<\/em><\/p>\n

Stephen Beerkens (The Faim<\/strong>): ‘The Anthem’ has to be my favourite jam out of any Good Charlotte song. I\u2019d blast it out non-stop on every road trip when I was younger, and it was also the very first cover that we performed as a band!<\/em><\/p>\n