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As they must to all men, the years have caught up to Good Charlotte, the punk-pop band who made their bones as snotty young brats. Facing their forties, Joel and Benji Madden turn both inward and outward on Generation Rx, a swift LP teeming with affirmations and anthems. Perhaps its title is a jab at a medicated generation, but the record also seems to be designed as healing: punk-pop as self-help. Indeed, the second song on Generation Rx is called "Self Help," and while the Maddens aren't entirely navel-gazing here, their rallying calls for bullied teens and broadsides against "thoughts and prayers" platitudes are rooted within the idea that empathy is preferable to sarcasm. Such earnestness means that Generation Rx can feel a little bit deliberate: it may be little more than half an hour but it feels a bit longer, because the tempos are moderate and the melodies studiously avoid effervescence. All the same, Generation Rx winds up showing a way forward for Good Charlotte: they haven't forgotten their adolescence, but instead of attempting to re-create those wild crazy days, they've chosen to act as the concerned big brothers showing there's a way out of the darkness.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Good Charlotte, Composer, MainArtist - Paul Thomas, Bass Guitar - CHRIS LORD-ALGE, MixingEngineer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Nik Karpen, Assistant Mixer - Dean Butterworth, Drums - Benji Madden, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Vocals - Joel Madden, Composer, Vocals - Billy Martin, Guitar, Keyboards - Zakk Cervini, Composer, Producer, Arranger, Instruments - Lucy Landry, Background Vocals
© 2018 Good Charlotte under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2018 Good Charlotte under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Good Charlotte, Composer, MainArtist - Paul Thomas, Bass Guitar - CHRIS LORD-ALGE, MixingEngineer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Nik Karpen, Assistant Mixer - Dean Butterworth, Drums - Benji Madden, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Vocals - Joel Madden, Composer, Vocals - Billy Martin, Guitar, Keyboards - Zakk Cervini, Composer, Producer - Courtney Ballard, Engineer - Jon Lundin, AssistantEngineer
© 2018 Good Charlotte under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2018 Good Charlotte under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Good Charlotte, Composer, MainArtist - Paul Thomas, Bass Guitar - CHRIS LORD-ALGE, MixingEngineer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Nik Karpen, Assistant Mixer - Dean Butterworth, Drums - Benji Madden, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Vocals - Joel Madden, Composer, Vocals - Billy Martin, Guitar, Keyboards - Zakk Cervini, Composer, Producer - Courtney Ballard, Engineer - Jon Lundin, AssistantEngineer
© 2018 Good Charlotte under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2018 Good Charlotte under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Good Charlotte, Composer, MainArtist - Paul Thomas, Bass Guitar - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Dean Butterworth, Drums - Benji Madden, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Vocals - Joel Madden, Composer, Vocals - Billy Martin, Guitar - Dan Lancaster, MixingEngineer - Zakk Cervini, Composer, Producer - Courtney Ballard, Engineer - Jon Lundin, AssistantEngineer - Rhys May, Assistant Mixer
© 2018 Good Charlotte under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2018 BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Good Charlotte, Composer, MainArtist - Paul Thomas, Bass Guitar - CHRIS LORD-ALGE, RemixingEngineer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Nik Karpen, Assistant Mixer - Dean Butterworth, Drums - Benji Madden, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Vocals - Joel Madden, Composer, Vocals - Billy Martin, Guitar, Keyboards - Zakk Cervini, Composer, Producer - Courtney Ballard, Engineer - Jon Lundin, AssistantEngineer
© 2018 Good Charlotte under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2018 Good Charlotte under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Good Charlotte, Composer, MainArtist - Paul Thomas, Bass Guitar - CHRIS LORD-ALGE, MixingEngineer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Nik Karpen, Assistant Mixer - Dean Butterworth, Drums - Benji Madden, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Vocals - Joel Madden, Composer, Vocals - Billy Martin, Guitar, Keyboards - Zakk Cervini, Composer, Producer - Courtney Ballard, Engineer - Jon Lundin, AssistantEngineer
© 2018 Good Charlotte under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2018 Good Charlotte under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Good Charlotte, Composer, MainArtist - Paul Thomas, Bass Guitar - CHRIS LORD-ALGE, MixingEngineer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Nik Karpen, Assistant Mixer - Dean Butterworth, Drums - Benji Madden, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Vocals - Joel Madden, Composer, Vocals - Billy Martin, Guitar, Keyboards - Sam Carter, FeaturedArtist - Zakk Cervini, Composer, Producer - Courtney Ballard, Engineer - Jon Lundin, AssistantEngineer
© 2018 Good Charlotte under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2018 Good Charlotte under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Good Charlotte, Composer, MainArtist - Paul Thomas, Bass Guitar - CHRIS LORD-ALGE, MixingEngineer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Nik Karpen, Assistant Mixer - Dean Butterworth, Drums - Benji Madden, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Vocals - Joel Madden, Composer, Vocals - Billy Martin, Guitar, Keyboards - Zakk Cervini, Producer - Courtney Ballard, Engineer - Jon Lundin, AssistantEngineer - Daniel Jamie Lancaster, Composer
© 2018 Good Charlotte under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2018 Good Charlotte under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Good Charlotte, Composer, MainArtist - Paul Thomas, Bass Guitar - CHRIS LORD-ALGE, MixingEngineer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Nik Karpen, Assistant Mixer - Dean Butterworth, Drums - Benji Madden, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Vocals - Joel Madden, Composer, Vocals - Billy Martin, Guitar, Keyboards - Zakk Cervini, Composer, Producer - Courtney Ballard, AdditionalEngineer - Matthew Pauling, Composer - Jon Lundin, AssistantEngineer
© 2018 Good Charlotte under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2018 Good Charlotte under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Album review
As they must to all men, the years have caught up to Good Charlotte, the punk-pop band who made their bones as snotty young brats. Facing their forties, Joel and Benji Madden turn both inward and outward on Generation Rx, a swift LP teeming with affirmations and anthems. Perhaps its title is a jab at a medicated generation, but the record also seems to be designed as healing: punk-pop as self-help. Indeed, the second song on Generation Rx is called "Self Help," and while the Maddens aren't entirely navel-gazing here, their rallying calls for bullied teens and broadsides against "thoughts and prayers" platitudes are rooted within the idea that empathy is preferable to sarcasm. Such earnestness means that Generation Rx can feel a little bit deliberate: it may be little more than half an hour but it feels a bit longer, because the tempos are moderate and the melodies studiously avoid effervescence. All the same, Generation Rx winds up showing a way forward for Good Charlotte: they haven't forgotten their adolescence, but instead of attempting to re-create those wild crazy days, they've chosen to act as the concerned big brothers showing there's a way out of the darkness.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 9 track(s)
- Total length: 00:31:26
- Main artists: Good Charlotte
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2018 Good Charlotte under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2018 Good Charlotte under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
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