Good Charlotte "Cardiology"

          How ironic that they got their jumpstart from complaining about the lifestyles of the rich and famous, become rich and famous themselves. That song  will always be one of my favorites for it’s pure energy, hooky sound, and flirtation with a rap-style chorus. The album itself was full of quirky and fun songs that made haters cringe, or laugh, but it made me smile.                                                                                                                  The third album was a classic case of trying to follow-up a very successful album with an even better one, just not as successful. I applauded how they experimented with their sounds and the first six songs focused on those chronicles switching back and forth starting at three. It wasn’t perfect, but it was all better for it.                                                                                                                                                                                                         The fourth album had some big expectations, and was sort of a letdown when comparing the previous two. They did a great job at picking the singles because the first four were easily some of the record’s best cuts, as well as a song that is all black and another for the broken hearts parade.                                    Many artists have written songs about the trials of the heart, and this band is no different, but not many have dedicated a whole album to the science of Cardiology. This "Introduction to Cardiology" and its book-end eponymous track sound like Madden is impersonating Daniel Johns of Silverchair; similar, but many can say the whole subject and the reference reach too high for a limited amount of talent. Either regarding me, or Madden himself.  This album is a complete redemption after their last one. It is one of their most consistent, yet still interesting, albums since their breakthrough; I loved The Chronicles of Life and Death, but it was not entirely consistent. The first verse of this song is so true, because if you take the time you probably can find a song for every moment of your life, and "Let The Music Play." I would say this song is like architecture reminiscent of a big casino and a lifehouse, why don’t you take it for a spin? You’ll listen to this song once, hooked within the first two seconds; the song plays the full chorus three times, and by the fourth it’s already in your head. I know it goes to five, but "Counting The Days" is better by your side. The next song has Madden playing Cary Grant in this bouncy "Silver Screen Romance." The first single was, and still is proof that these guys know how to rock, and party "Like it’s Her Birthday." I am a fan of that buzzing rhythm, those synths and one of their most rock-orientated solos in a single since their return from the river. ‘"Last Night"  I thought I had heard this mash-up of the Rolling Stones and Madonna. I couldn’t sleep, Start Me Up and now I’m Hung Up and awake. I got meet this girl she sounds so awesome, but I must ask how does "Sex on the Radio" sound? Great! There is none of that awkward moaning or someone screaming “HARDER!” It has a slight ska sound, or maybe it’s just the “oh-oh-ohhh” that tricks me into name-dropping Less than Jake. You won’t feel "Alive" during, or after, listening to the song, but who am I to say how someone else may feel? No one. When I hear the opening riff I think of Social Distortion, and maybe that does not deserve a "Standing Ovation," but a listen would be nice. This "Interlude:The Fifth Chamber" is something that angels and airwaves might use, and that ding sounds like notifications from i-Pad or something. "1979" sounds like it was a pretty good year, in this ode to what sounds like one of their happiest years during childhood accompanied by a bouncy strum pattern. How fame can change relationship statuses faster than some people on facebook, but not everyone. That seems to be the reason that "There She Goes," and that whole “you changed” notion. Joel Madden can say that when it comes to this song that U2, or at least AVA, is “Right Where I Belong.”