THE STRANGE HISTORY OF GOOD CHARLOTTE

[@ThePunkRockMBA]

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[@TikkiNikki]

Boom! Followed

[@fcsomerta7680]

@illmerica get the new Sony's wfxm4s if your gunna spend $200+ on earbuds.

[@AustinPowerz-bn5ry]

Thank you for this AAA++ content dude.

[@rileyrizfransen8934]

OG GC fan here, great pick up with the Vietnam Band Tee, never knew that! SCUMMY from M/M is in The Anthem, I first heard punk in the old Moto xxx & Crusty flicks, Dead Lazlos Place and so many other bigger punk bands 🤘 Great video Finn

[@cj_ssfsm]

Vision street wear.

[@rnt45t1]

ALSO "this was TWENTY years ago" - man, didn't need that wake up call **nervous laughter**

[@MISmotionimagesound]

Yeah I felt that ...

[@justmehere34]

Yeah… had to sit down for that one…

[@brantisonfire]

I was 12 when I got their debut album. 😪

[@stephaniekay112]

Yeah I felt that one. 20 years went so fast.

[@Galactic_rats]

Yup I felt that too…..

[@levis503]

I've known Benji and Joel since middle school. They knew what they wanted to do since day one. They had a big following in Maryland before they blew up. I have to give them credit. They put in the hard work as became successful. What you've seen of them over the past 20 years is who they actually are. Much respect to them. A couple of dudes from the Dorf making it out.

[@hugeslacker]

I've seen them live a bunch and met them, and the whole band just seemed like genuine people. There's an authenticity there. I describe good charlotte as an introspective band making commentary on punk culture, instead of calling them a punk or pop punk band. I saw this interview with cameron diaz and she was talking about how she came to realize that hollywood wasn't making her happy, and it was benji who told her you don't need them.. you don't need that life to be happy. she was getting older and wasn't getting the young hot girl parts anymore and there was this pressure to have plastic surgery, and she said that he helped her realize there's more to life. That interview stuck with me because I kind of went through the same thing with my girlfriend and her high stress career. The money's not worth it if you're miserable.

[@raqueledwards6061]

@@hugeslacker word 💯

[@lesliesonja4543]

@@hugeslacker damn...now you're making me to appreciate the small things i have in my life. preach

[@SATX_]

@@lesliesonja4543photos or it never happened

[@joeanthony7759]

It seems so. I'm not even a fan(I like a couple of songs) and they always felt pretty genuine. Different strokes.

[@bobbyp8009]

If it wasn’t for GC, I would’ve never got into alternative music. 12 years old and now at 31, I appreciate them so much

[@babcia1910]

Same story with me.

[@bobbyp8009]

@@xp7575 I never was punk, I just appreciate them for how they shaped my taste in music

[@caarolbk]

Same

[@hebleedsloveful]

@@xp7575 congrats I guess? What’s the point of this comment?

[@thenexttrendx]

Same.

[@mariesosa833]

as a preteen black girl, i was in LOVE with good charlotte because their aesthetic always hit close to home. KYHOMG was my favorite song!!

[@all4god116]

Same!!!

[@KaliBella]

Girlllll.. preteen me was OBSESSED with Good Charlotte!!!!

[@huntergalloway3944]

I love the “before the internet” discovery of music from reading interviews of bands you already listened to. I kinda miss it. It’s like crate digging for samples.

[@momentumflux8863]

Good one!

[@deathisaprimitiveconcept]

Also just randomly finding an album by a band you had never heard of in a store and taking a shot on it. Or even an album you didn’t know existed from a favourite band! Seeing something in a store was often the first time you knew something existed.

[@huntergalloway3944]

Yeah! I used to read a lot of guitar magazines as well, and that’s how I’d find bands. Then P2P sharing came along and I was downloading anything that sounded interesting. I’m sure I was responsible for the family PC having more than a few viruses.

[@biznatcho7]

I think that I had more success with seeking out bands mentioned in the liner notes of albums I really liked, and occasionally rolling the dice on bands on labels that I liked such as Epitaph and Fat Wreck in the mid 90s. I found Screw 32 this way. Skate (especially 411) and snowboard videos were another great showcase of non-mainstream music. 120 Minutes was great for discovering cool alternative bands as well. Thanks for coming to my TED talk.

[@ultimateend]

@@biznatcho7 Nothing like reading the notes and then going to the record store trying to remember the names of those bands.

[@otisjacksonjunior9795]

Wasn't expecting this to be as interesting as it turned out to be, no disrespect. I learned some things. One thing I think Finn McKenty does well is giving credit to things he doesn't personally like but is still able to respect for what they offer other people. I like that he doesn't do it in a lame, wanting-to-be-liked-by-everyone type of way or an ass-kissing way. Like, he will still make fun of stuff he thinks is cringe (not in a mean-spirited way either, just friendly ribbing) and in some cases will straight-up say he doesn't get what people see in something, lol. But where he sees merit but doesn't personally care for it he's fair and honest. Much better than people who have a tiresome if-i-don't-like-it-it's-trash mentality. So props, my guy. I've learned to be less of a hater over the years and it's allowed me to discover & enjoy a lot of things I wouldn't have otherwise.

[@jrmys74]

Great comment and recognition of open mindedness. True to every word.

[@jerrybiv1441]

ABSOLUTELY, I second your comment. Way to go Finn McKenty

[@diabeticmonkey]

Gotta be like that as you get older, man. You start to see things for how they really are, and that hating is a waste of time

[@daryl224]

your comment applies to all aspects of life

[@AveragePunEnjoyer]

I still remember seeing these guys brought Avenged Sevenfold on TRL and after that Bat Country dominated the chart for weeks. Crazy times

[@spfadden082711]

The song they did with Avenged Sevenfold was good.

[@jonmcknlegg]

​@@spfadden082711The River is literally my gateway to heavy and experimental music. Because of that song, I got into A7X. And A7X got me into Dream Theater which got me into prog and metal. I owe a lot to The River.

[@PizzaParty83]

I remember seeing Roger Miret & the Disasters way back in the day (like 2002 or 2003, I think). He asked the crowd “Who all here likes Good Charlotte?” I was literally the only person in the crowd to raise my hand. He pointed and winked at me, then said “Fuck all the rest of you. Those boys are more punk rock than any of you. They NEVER missed an Agnostic Front show anywhere between DC and the upstate area.” It was a great night.

[@ohalistair]

They took Day of Contempt (one of my favourite bands) on their Australian tour with them in 2005. It was crazy to see all these Good Charlotte fans getting blown away by what was a relatively small hardcore band. DOC played a headline show the next night (in a venue 1/5th the size) and it was funny (and nice) to see people in Good Charlotte merch showing up. They were in for a surprise though, as a local hardcore show is a totally different environment. Haha.

[@darnfrick3354]

@@ohalistair that fills me with hope. It's always good to hear that pop punk got people into "real" punk. First punk band I ever listened to was Green Day and that's how I found Operation Ivy

[@robbeplumback7648]

How am I in my thirties and just getting into Roger Miret and the Disasters

[@mjriemen]

That was certainly a unique tour… Roger Miret, Good Charlotte, and New Found Glory. Maybe one other band?

[@meredithgrubb4497]

@@robbeplumback7648 it's never too late

[@wesleycav1]

Got to mention the suicide awareness that they brought with the song "Hold On". Impressive stuff

[@tylersmith9868]

Who isn't aware that people kill themselves

[@BlakeMaxwellHart]

Also, got to mention the song "The Day I Die" which is on the same album "The Young and the Hopeless". I mean, that song takes the meaning of "Hold On" out because "The Day I Die" is about suicide, but the music is happy sounding. That's awful.

[@GLStudios]

@@BlakeMaxwellHart they have more recent songs that still spread the message like "self help"

[@Kbells88]

@@BlakeMaxwellHart Thinking back on that song, it is kind of verging on glorifying suicide..

[@BlakeMaxwellHart]

@@Kbells88 Yeah. That makes the song "Hold On" meaningless because both of those songs are on the same album (obviously).

[@csarcsarcsar]

Not only were they ahead of the curve but everything they did and continue to do is with massive hearts. They’ve written loads of popular songs but also a lot of relatable and deep music that is so healing for the soul. I’d say a good portion of their fan base owe their lives to their music, and that’s because they genuinely care. Big love for GC 💚💚💚

[@TheMetaldudeX]

Almost 20 years later and you still hear The Anthem more frequently then a lot of other stuff from that time.

[@ryanlarson2692]

Lifestyles as well... That joint was on an episode of Drake and Josh

[@wanderlking8634]

I remember it being on the Madden 2003 soundtrack.

[@Michael-Archonaeus]

No wonder. Almost everything else from that time was so time sensitive, and really only worked in the cultural context of the early 2000's...

[@troycampbell1214]

Pretty sure Vision was using the term ‘street wear’ back in the 80’s, but what do I know?

[@aimjokerr6948]

GC was my first fav band. Not only did they introduce me to punk but they also pushed me to make music. As I grew up I stopped listening to them, but the young and the hopeless is still a mark on me. I have never noticed all these details that you marked, so thank you as always Finn ♥

[@B1055BH]

Yeahhh been waiting on this one. Got the Young and Hopeless on Christmas Day, and for once I took a break from listening to Blink.

[@TikkiNikki]

So much more emotion in it. Had way more listenability than other pop punk bands

[@JohnBiddleMusic]

Bought this cd in middle school and played on repeat over and over. I still think that’s their best album

[@B1055BH]

@@xp7575 ok cool. Who’s a real pop punk band

[@B1055BH]

@@xp7575 why do you care what Good Charlotte does?

[@B1055BH]

@@xp7575 more like Bad Charlotte, ammiright?

[@winstonwwright]

So happy I found this video. I lived in the suburbs of Philly for 4 years from the ages of 8-12 and Good Charlotte and Greenday were some of the biggest influences on my music taste, style, and outlook on life. The entire punk rock scene captivated me and I always looked at this band as one that really transcended cultures. I played the Chronicles of Life and Death so much that even my parents had favorite songs on that album. Now, as a 27 year old, its so funny to see everyone catch up to what this group was putting out there.

[@dead_yami]

The history of GC: they got beat up for getting free lunch, they got beat up for riding the bus, they got beat up for making the baseball team, his gf broke up with him (and then beat him up)

[@carltonbauheimer]

What a trick.

[@HowieGordonMusic]

best comment, best song of theirs imo

[@brantisonfire]

(Fifty-Five!)

[@threefreaksonaleash6619]

Heh heh 😎

[@dnb428]

🔥

[@squorly]

Thanks for this, good to see GC getting some credit. The guys have always been smart and genuine. Some of my happiest times have been at their live shows. Lil Peep was a big fan, and GC were planning to get him on tour with them before he passed. They did a version of Awful Things for his memorial and it was excellent.

[@Tryingtogetradical]

FINALLY, the validation ive needed for 20 years. The first band I really got into and was constantly given shit for getting their flowers

[@all4god116]

Same!!

[@timidstein888]

Great episode. I grew up listening to all the late 90s/early 2000s pop punk, and I gotta say, Good Charlotte are definitely one of the heavy weights and did a lot for bringing so many of us into alternative music. Props for all their success

[@kidamnesiak1]

I got the Good Charlotte album "The Young and The Hopeless" for a birthday one year, I was 10 or so. It was the first album I'd ever owned and at that point hadn't been exposed to much music other than the country radio my parents listened to and pop/mainstream rap radio. That album was probably what singlehandedly started me on a path toward getting into heavier music. The bands like this that gatekeepers make fun of for being "not real punk" or "not real metal" actually served an important purpose in introducing kids to rock, metal, and alternative culture in a way that benefitted their favorite genres forever.

[@everythingiseconomics9742]

Lmao these bands are literal gates to punk

[@gus5918]

i had an almost identical story to yours. I remember hearing "The Anthem" on NFL Madden 2003, and then going to buy the album at wal mart. My mom was asking the like freshly 18 year old clerk if the album had any "bad stuff" on it lol

[@agostocobain2729]

When Lil Peep passed away, they covered “Awful things” and dedicated it to him. They did it they day after he passed away. It was cool to see, plus it sounds like a G.C. Song. Respect to them for that, that was cool

[@xXchaotic-spiteXx]

I didnt know this holy shit

[@agostocobain2729]

@@xXchaotic-spiteXx you know its strange because when I first heard the song I thought it sounded like a Good Charlotte song

[@xXchaotic-spiteXx]

Dude yeah same I checked it out and it's beautiful, peep would've legit been a fan of such a cover

[@lyssavirus5467]

Pretty sure Peep was a GC fan.

[@dirtskateboardteam]

@@lyssavirus5467 gus was g

[@rnt45t1]

Still go back and listen to The Young and The Hopeless and The Chronicles of Life and Death every once and a while and I'm 33. Some of those junior high/high school sounds just still hit the chord. damn, y'all haters make me wanna listen to the albums HARDER

[@dead_yami]

Tbf that’s the only age one would listen to those albums in 2021

[@rnt45t1]

@@xp7575 lol THERE it is

[@rnt45t1]

@@xp7575 LMAO yes, let the useless online hate flow through you....

[@FlashmanVC]

@@xp7575 I don’t listen to Good Charlotte but who cares? the only thing that matters is how it sounds.

[@iyawakarehen]

@@xp7575 smh you clearly have no idea about the cultural importance of the spice girls

[@jonyoungmusic]

I was waiting for the Vietnam/DMS mention from the Anthem video. My brother was the original drummer for Vietnam.

[@Hegder]

I interviewed Billy Martin for my podcast and he's a super nice guy. He's done some really interesting things, like creating a website where he sells custom guitar loops for producers and rappers to use. Definitely something Finn would be into.

[@jademiller5384]

They were my favorite band growing up and still definitely in my top five today. They were the first show I ever went to when I was in fifth grade and I went to every show I could of theirs since then. One thing I really appreciate about them that has made me stay such a huge fan is how down to earth they are and humble. I went to a show a few years ago and they were still playing a bunch of their old hits even though it was around the time Youth Authority came out. I find most bands when that happens will mainly only play their new stuff but I thought it was really cool how even though I know they've played some of those songs 1000s of times, they still wanted to play them. Cause it was more about having a great time with their fans. And every show I've been to they always thank their fans and say how they'd never be where they are without them. I just really respect that they never lost touch with that.

[@dana1828]

Their first record remains one of my favorite pop-punk records. Waldorfworldwide is such a jam!

[@princessbubblegumganggang710]

I was beyond obsessed with Good Charlotte and literally cried my eyes out to the young and hopeless. My friends and I were having a hard time with father problems and it they totally got it.

[@Jeffrey_Tyler]

I think it's pretty obvious that they were 10 steps ahead of the haters considering the fact that they were wildly famous and sold millions of records.

[@erikbarrett85]

Ya the masses are often massively stupid, so....

[@TheYoungKilljoy]

That´s a little bit unfair to say, since success is not only money or fame, but you have a point. I would say that the simple fact of admiring someone else is more valuable and fulfilling than hating :)

[@Gregavision]

Forever the band nearest and dearest to my heart, even if I don't listen to them much anymore. They got me through the total hell of my middle school years. I never went anywhere without my portable cd player and one of their cds, rocking my black & pink MADE hoodie. I actually took a break from school in 7th grade because some kids picked on me so much for loving GC and I eventually punched one of them in the face. Such good, talented guys.

[@bronwenmehta1652]

The Young & the hopeless was the first album I ever bought. 10 year old me was obsessed and I still listen to it every time I go for a run, still holds up nearly 20 years later

[@hi-im-huesitos]

Another single from The Young and the Hopeless that actually helped me a lot through tough times in my life was Hold On. I don't like much the later albums but they definitely put out some damn good music out there and deserved mad respect.

[@mikeherrera5302]

Hold On was just as big on pop radio & MTV. I’m surprised he left it out.

[@svdderdvze6070]

I discovered rancid through GC. From there my music palette kept growing. I’ll always be a sucker for their first album. Can definitely sing every word.

[@micro-babe]

I found out about a lot of great hands from GC's liner notes and interviews

[@svdderdvze6070]

@@micro-babe absolutely! Same here. That’s just how we used to do it!

[@mitchellferguson4132]

I, too, found out about Rancid (and New Found Glory) through Good Charlotte, specifically their message board on their website. From there, I found so many amazing bands. The rest is history

[@scoopskitheband]

One of my favorite bands of all time. Seeing them live in 2003 single handedly made me want to start playing music. Their harmony rich, energetic pop songs really stuck with me. Thanks for doing this vid

[@fouried96]

The Anthem = perfect American pie core. I'm glad you did this video, I remember a pop punk video you did a few years back where you said you couldn't get into good Charlotte cause they were too corny, but cool to see how you've changed your mind and all on them

[@sailorice02]

Clicked on this so quick after patiently waiting forever for someone else to realize the respect Good Charlotte deserved, especially the real vs pop punk conversation. And yes my 7th grade preteen (2002ish)heart was totally happy watching this - the dog clip is my first and favorite memory XD but pointing out the 20year old era kinda hurts lol Also thank you for finally clearing up what the Brand Name(Bathing Ape) was before DCMA on that song. and appreciate the love for the newer albums and their influence on the new scene :D

[@jdfurlong9199]

Oh god

[@emaheiwa8174]

They were great. And simple plan too

[@HeartHandsMikey]

A big point that I remember when I fell in love with their self titled album, despite all of my friends looking down on me for "going pop", was that GC, unlike many other punk bands that I was listening to in Pittsburgh (like Anti-Flag, Rancid, CIV, and The Vandals) captured the idea of "youth". That is, Rancid had a great sound, but their lyrics weren't always terribly "young" or youthful. That's also true for Anti-Flag, The Vandals, CIV, NOFX, and so on. Those bands were singing about adult things (or weird things - see NOFX) with a youthful sound, but at 16, I couldn't really relate to Die For The Government by Anti Flag. I understood what they were saying and it paved the way for my thoughts as an eventual 20 something young man, however an immediate relation to how I was living right then and their as a teen in Pittsburgh is why GC won over my generation. Blink was kind of the band that was pop and never got picked on in school so they were sort of bratty because they never got knocked down in the dirt (super suburban and super privileged), whereas GC was pop but talking about truly not fitting in, being beat up, depression, no dad around and so on (suburban but been through a lot AND educated on music to incorporate hip hop lyrics/culture/music techniques in their music - see 808s, loops, throw back lyrics to hip hop tunes, goth-hip hop style look and clothing and eyeliner...) I sort of hated blink 182 because they were too lewd and too stupid and corny. Blink was basically a pop version of NOFX. Both lewd. However GC was pop punk without telling dumb fart jokes on stage. I guess you could say that Blink was great for privileged suburban kids that didn't have a care in the world and could afford Hollister clothing because dad was actually home and had a great job. Whereas GC was less lewd and actually sang about substance. Some punks may not see that, because to them, both Blink and GC were just pop garbage, but those that love The Casualties as well as GC could see it. There was a difference. Just like how Rancid and NOFX are both punk and grouped together, yet still wildly different if you actually take the time to listen to an album of both of theirs.

[@flaminghead1va]

Well said, Mikey. I never thought of it like that. I was going to say Simple Plan did similar songwriting to that too. (I wasn't a big fan of them...it's hard to explain.) GC just rocked harder than simple plan, weren't as whiny and dressed cooler. I wasn't a big fan of either at the time but I see now how GC deserves a lot more credit than I gave them

[@HeartHandsMikey]

@@flaminghead1va Thank you, and yes, I also agree. Simple Plan didn't catch my eye or ear too much, HOWEVER I'd say SP was sort of the squeaky clean little brother down the street that saw the bratty/privledged Blink and the innovative and hurting yet unashamed GC and wanted in on the fun...so they plugged in their amps and started to make a name for themselves. The best thing about GC was they were innovative yet also not afraid to be a little corny with where they were from. Like we all knew that saying hip hop influenced stuff like where you are from ("Woldorf, wordwide...WHAT!!?") before breakign into a tune was a little, "ehh" but at the same time it was like...they really aren't afraid to do that, and hey on top of that the tunes make you smile, feel better about not having a dad yet also don't wallow in the pain (therefore making you want to kill yourself). They were fun and genuinely made you feel like it IS ok to not have a dad, and it is OK to have aspirations of being a star...and NO you are not crazy for thinking it would be dope to hear a little sprinkle of hip hop and fun filtered through the usual aggressive/serious attitude of punk. They showed me as a punk that its ok to smile at a show, its ok to pogo. You don't have to be 15 and drinking or politically active if you have a pink mohawk. FINALLY someone else that plays guitar really like Rancid AND The Fugees!!!!!

[@kage6613]

@@flaminghead1va lol yep, on Simple Plan's first album they have a song with a line name-dropping all the bands they ripped off, something about "GC, blink, and sum41 all in my CD player" lmfao

[@flaminghead1va]

@@kage6613 yea. That line was so cringe, lol (I was friends with someone who unfortunately had a 14 yr old sister who at 1 time would always blast that 1st simple plan album 🙄) I always felt Simple Plan and Good Charlotte were marketed towards girls. Idk, back then the last thing i was going to do was give either of them a chance, lol- but now [thanks to this video] I can see the intricacies between each band's music

[@HeartHandsMikey]

@@flaminghead1va SImple plan was also later. GC was in the trenches and doing the small touring circuit opening for MxPx roughly 5 years before Simple Plan was even a small name on flyers...at least in Pittsburgh.

[@TheYoungKilljoy]

Man, I used to love these guys. "The anthem" was all the rage and "I Just Wanna Live" was a legit banger. To be honest, I am one of those who were reeeeeeeeeeeaally into pop punk when I was younger, so watching its revival today can be slightly redundant (but yet encouraging). I am not crazy about this scene right know, but am glad because it didn´t die. This is an unpopular opinion, but the pop punk revival is a little bit of a rehash or remix of everything that was happening in the scene at the time. Like streetwear, punk, rap and Nu Metal were put into a melting pot (which is nice, but not my thing); this phenomenon just shows how nostalgic we are as a society and how we are using old concepts and ideas to face such chaotic times (just what people did during Modernism). - Nice job with the video!

[@TikkiNikki]

The crazy thing is my school was perfectly divided. Either you were "cool" or "lame" if you liked Good Charlotte. That's was the decider. 6th grade was weird. As I got older though, I appreciated them way more. Awesome content as always. And always on point Finn 🤘 Edit: Good Charlotte always knew to embrace that "rockstar" image where the others tried to be "to cool for school" punk

[@joseeduardoparra2812]

@@xp7575 something you could only dream of

[@Strugen.]

@@xp7575 One of em' ended up being a judge/mentor on The Voice here in Aus. lol. He looked like a massive tit sitting there in his red chair.

[@castronautmusic]

Its spelled Gay Charlotte.

[@dariohc6898]

So many posers here. LOL. GC was great, the 5th album was really bad but the rest still holds up

[@edwardhelb1139]

I remember when The Anthem, Lifestyles of the Rich and the Famous, Girls and Boys came out. Those songs got me going in middle and high school. As a 32 yr old millennial, I still play Benji and Joel's music. 🤟🏾❤️

[@HDXFH]

Lyrics are so true too

[@Mortuary_Gaming]

Can we just talk for a second about that snare sound from young and hopeless? Especially on lifestyles of the rich and famous. That weird, punchy, wet sound is so unique to them. I’ve never heard a band do that since and it stands out so much.

[@wraaaah]

It's always been the reason I never could get into them 😔

[@jessewhiteaker5034]

Yeah, I couldn't get down with the drum programming after the self titled debut.

[@catfur9215]

I grew up in Maryland. GC was the first punk band i listed to in 5th grade in 2003. Me and my freind Amanda used to mosh in our rooms to their first album on our boom boxes. 20 years later I still love punk music. I love Good Charlotte!! I drove to Waldorf last weekend after a freind got tickets to the redskins game and we blasted Waldorf World Wide on the way there.

[@articstorm007]

Generation RX is a fantastic album. It had a more darker heavier feel to it and I actually find myself listening to it a lot.

[@sixoffcenter80]

I don't know if more have come around to it, but a while back I went on the bands subreddit was surprised to see most the fans hated the album. Personally I thought it was their best since Young & The Hopeless.

[@taylorklinke]

Gen RX is so good

[@dark.angel1880]

The first time I ever saw them in concert was when they toured for this album. I was right in front of the stage. Held eye contact with Joel the whole first song. Didn't realise until it ended. One of the coolest experiences of my life.

[@seanking502]

When I was about 13 years old my friends sister let me borrow a cd on the bus because I managed to forget mine but had my CD player. That cd was the young and the hopeless. It was my introduction to pop/punk music. I’m 32 now and still love GC

[@iviefam114]

GC's loveline appearances made me appreciate them on a whole new level also

[@theconvictcode3419]

Two of the most humble guys. GC will always be the shiz

[@emilybeauvais4164]

As someone who was absolutely obsessed with Good Charlotte back as a mall goth in 2002, the amount of SHEER DUMB PRIDE I am feeling right now watching these words all leave your mouth, I cannot handle it. I just can’t handle it!! I got my ass kicked for so many years and now everyone else has caught up.

[@buiItnotbought]

They dont like they way we walk, or the way we talk, or the way we swing our hands.

[@MarciusWhithood]

Holy f'ing cringe LMAO

[@yungdnny]

Same though. I loved the anthem and got so much shit from people about liking them and it’s nice to feel like I was a little ahead of the curve

[@travelpalz]

Respect to their song "Hold on", always makes me really sad but I love their way to try to reach out to ppl in deep depression

[@mrfathed3129]

I still remember a while ago there was an interview with either Tim or Lars from Rancid, and they said "Good Charlotte is the future of punk". All my grumpy old "real punk" friends collectively threw a hissy fit. Good Times, good Times.

[@jrmys74]

Ty for this episode. I first heard of GC in 2001. A lot of details in my life at the time that I won't disclose and bore anybody with, but as an old school street punk I felt they were surely making great strides for growing youth and relatabilty of older generations together. So I continued to listen and follow their efforts. Introducing their music to other older punks and youngsters alike. Many of whom still promote the band and members in a positive light. Again, thanx for this episode Finn.

[@matthewlee7660]

I discovered Punk in 4th grade when my friend Jade showed me Pennywise, "About Time", but i always loved all forms of punk. When I heard Good Charlotte, I actually thought it was awesome, and the fact that there were so many punters who hated on it made me like it even more, lol. There is nothing that was more punk than playing music that you loved even though all of the other punkers hated them lol. Great Video, as usual!!!

[@emaheiwa8174]

@@xp7575 they were great. Simple plan too

[@emaheiwa8174]

@@xp7575 N'sync had great songs too. Someday youll grow up

[@emaheiwa8174]

@@xp7575 they never cared. And thats were you fail in your pathetic comments

[@johnh2349]

Being from the tour bus capital of the US and having a good friend in the industry, gives some insight into all the people that we revere in the music world. My friend personally drove Good Charlotte around for an entire tour, as they were riding the wave of their stardom and playing large festivals and stadiums. He said they were one of the best bands to ever drive for. He claims that at almost no point was he ever alone in the front of the bus. It didn’t matter how late or early they were on the road, there was always someone (usually Joel or Benji) riding in the jump seat next to him, just talking to him and keeping him company.

[@Chelaxim]

As a guy who grew up in the late 90s and 2000s listening to pop punk,Metallica and a Britney stan I always found it frankly bizarre how it was seen as a negative for people to be multi faceted and have a diverse array of musical tastes. It is unfathomable how unorthodox it was for Kurt Cobain to admit listening to RuPaul. I mean after all it is literally called pop punk that would imply that it is a fusion of both genres of music

[@squarebackmatt]

I'm with you my guy, in the early 2000s I would listen to AFI, then switch to hip hop, then to blink and NFG, some straight up bubblegum pop and then to slipknot 🤣🤣 and I'm still the same now.

[@Chill-mm4pn]

People are too weak to stand on their own so they forfeited their individuality to be accepted. I remember being the only black kid I knew who was deeply into black metal, death metal, goth rock, punk and other alternative genres of music. Everyone else just felt that they couldn't admit to liking one damn blink song. I don't know I mean I was the "fuck you we can fight about it" type of kid who was an outcast so I never understood that. People should like what they like, ot doesn't make you less black or anything. Hell I was one of the six kids who signed up for black history class lol but I digress.

[@johnindigo5477]

It's so different for people my age. I'm 18 and everyone in high school listened to different music. We had cell phones so you could jump between genres and do your research if you wanted to. Most of the time we understand it's just music we like so who the hell cares.

[@slurpee4203]

@@squarebackmattyou real asf

[@nellanellaperched6767]

You catalogue really important things in people's lives and put people in a place qhere they get to feel In a way how they once did. It's really cool man

[@quieteyes881]

The Young and The Hopeless is one of the few records from that time I can still listen to front to back and enjoy just as much as I did back then.

[@bloodhoug82]

I loved Good Charlotte and I still listen to them today. They're part of my childhood.

[@iwasinabandonce]

I loved finding new music through looking up band shirts that people wore or reading the thank you's in their albums. They were always full of cool similar bands.

[@DeKrischa]

My entry into American Punk Rock was reading "SUM 41 thanks" in the booklet of All Killer No Filler I think.

[@TheDirtyKenzo]

One of my favorite pop punk bands and one of my favorite tubers. Perfect video as always

[@slowdeath811]

Haven’t even thought about this band in years, but this vid made me realise what a massive part of my early teens they were. Serious nostalgia just hearing clips of those tunes. Great vid!

[@imperfectstillworthit]

Yes, the snippets catapult you right back, don't they!

[@jerrybiv1441]

“The River” featuring M. Shadows & Synister Gates from Avenged Sevenfold was a BRILLIANT Collaboration! I was in High School when that song came out & one of my BEST friends was inspired to play “Metal guitar riffs” like Syn, he had studied his technique of playing & owning solos.

[@Kagey1v1]

TCOLAD is my personal favourite album by GC. I can only describe it as a cool, dark movie in album form. Good Charlotte were really ahead of the curve 💯

[@DeKrischa]

That ist exactly how I thought about it, the great videos they put out for the singles also contributed to it.

[@BlinkPS2]

That album was seriously underrated!! My personal favorite too

[@Errorpotentialspam]

Same that album was my absolute favorite and laid such a strong foundation of inspiration and creativity for me

[@ran_d_d]

I’m from Maryland as well. So I had the chance to meet a few band members on a few occasions.. back in the first self titled album days. Joel was such a nice dude. I’ll never forget it. I was like 16, super awkward, just started driving, they were playing in Towson, MD. With new found glory. Joel stood next to me in the back for either NFG or opener’s entire set.. then took me to find Benji so he could sign a shirt for me. I’ll always have a soft spot for GC. I also got to meet them at their album release at tower records in Rockville, MD.. then I saw Billy at a random show in Baltimore. Nice video. I didn’t know a bunch of this stuff. That radio station festival song is about doesn’t exist anymore, but as a 12-20 year old I went to every one of their festivals. They were insane.

[@sabrina_jessica]

i will always love GC. they were the first band i ever really got “obsessed” (for lack of a better word) with. also, my first celebrity crush was benji lol

[@bored7743]

this guy puts everything he's got into these vids.. serious respect. pop punk is back babyyy

[@mackenziehunter1755]

There was a time 5 or 6 years back the Madden brothers were all over Australian media doing advertisements for phone companies and airlines and shit lmao. You couldn’t go anywhere without seeing a poster of them

[@ProgrammedForDamage]

They were huge in Australia. I think we adopted them early, because their debit album did really well, and they toured quite heavily.

[@Sh0rtc1rcut456]

I love the dog in the music video! “They treated you like a dog” Talks to a dog

[@JordanCrowderFilms]

Interviews and thank you sections of the liner notes were how I discovered new bands. I liked GC when they came out. I saw them open for MxPx before they were on the radar. Met them backstage, they seemed like decent guys with Christian roots. And like MxPx a lot of their songs were positive, which I found refreshing, and catchy AF. Also MxPx deserves their own video.

[@arjunvalsaraj6315]

Your videos take me back to some of the happiest years of my life. Thank you for bringing joy to the world.

[@leviathanx6236]

The Chronicles of life and death was my first CD, and its cool, bc they still playing the old songs live 🖤

[@therevfallen]

GC was a huge part of my musical development and are one of the biggest reasons why I love pop punk so much. Their evolution as a band has been great to see and I’ve loved their music all around. I wouldn’t be me if not for them

[@kenn_k]

I remember loving Sum 41 and GC back then. I was a bigger Sum 41 fan but honestly, the Young and the Hopeless album has aged a lot better than a good chunk of Sum's music, imo. I know my first girlfriend and her best friend were HUGE into GC, I don't know if that influenced me or not, lol, but each time you started talking about one of those singles, I immediately started singing along. Crazy how you forget about some of the bigger things you were into when you were younger.

[@tylerrobertst-rob1731]

The good ole days of older GC Was my favorite band from 5th grade up! About to be 29 in 3 days and I still listen to their older stuff!

[@RawPower867]

At my school, you were considered a poseur if you liked Good Charlotte. No questions asked. My friends and I were obsessed with being "real" punks, looking as scary as we could, and sneering at anything with even a scintilla of melody or commercial appeal. In that context, being a Good Charlotte fan meant you were nothing more than a teenybopper Carson Daly stan who couldn't think for himself and needed cool, clean cut, well-dressed Abercrombie and Fitch wearing MTV VJs to tell you what to listen to. We could not see our own hypocrisy and, looking back, I'm quite embarrassed about who I was then. Personally, I don't like Good Charlotte's music at all. But I bear no hatred or condescension towards them or their fans. Being punk is all about being true to yourself and fuck what everybody else is doing - liking something that's "cool" doesn't mean you're a poseur. I really wish I understood that as a teenager.

[@TheCivildecay]

Same, I even got shit from my local punk community for not having a Mohawk and listening to cd’s instead of tape… wish I could see back then how conservative and conformist punk actually is. No wonder punk is dead

[@Sh0rtc1rcut456]

Fun fact: Good Charlotte was featured in the song “Game On” by Waka Flocka Flame Which is the music in the end credits of the 2015 movie “Pixels”

[@randerins]

May be just a coincidence, but Lil Peep's voice sounded a LOT like Joel's. I felt that since the first time I've heard him.

[@slurpee4203]

WAIT TRUEEE

[@thebrandolorian9037]

Good morning Finn. Hope all is well. But in '96, I got to talk to Joey Ramone on Love Line. I asked him what he thinks of bands like Screeching Weasel or The Queers covering whole, entire Ramones albums. His answer, in my best Joey Ramone voice: "It's nice, it's really flattering. But I guess if it gets on the radio, you know, air play or something." The Ramones have been my favorite band since hearing Blitzkrieg Bop on the movie Vacation. The only time I was star struck was in '02 Dee Dee & his wife were playing at a bowling alley in Long Beach. I was sitting at the bar and he sits next to me. He is the reason I got into punk and the reason I started playing bass (like 1000s of teens, my thinking was "If The Ramones can do this...") So he's sitting next to me and his wife was on the other side of him. I'm asking my girlfriend what to do because I couldn't think. (Like my brain was hanging upside down...😂) She finally convinced me to ask him if it would be ok if my girlfriend would take a pic of us. So when I turned around to ask him, he and his wife were walking away towards the lanes. That was really my biggest regret. A few months later he died. How in the hell are all the original Ramones dead and the Rolling Stones are still alive? And probably still on tour. And in the studio. Sorry for rambling. Finn, enjoy the rest of your day. And if you're reading this, you do the same.

[@mikekirby2085]

I swear a mark of a good band is that they need to be ‘industry plants’ and hated by the hardcore scene followers

[@greengargoyle420]

I can't hear "Little Things" anymore without thinking about that scene in Dude, Where's My Car.

[@emaheiwa8174]

Underrated like Simple Plan. They were HUGE in South America. Both bands had a lot of great songs and still hold up 😎🤘🏻

[@mainelygerman]

I just loved this analysis I remember blasting these guys in 1999 my old school Mercedes with 2 12 inch subs just erupting the trunk.

[@garageink74]

Finn: “This was before anyone was using the term street wear” Vision: “Am I a joke to you?”

[@kadrel]

That's too funny.

[@ZaBiMaRuSz]

man good charlotte - The Motivation Proclamation was the song that got me in to them, now i'm 31 and i still listen to their albums the music is just too good i'm happy i enjoyed this band when i was like 14 to this day. was a great ride with the mtv era of punk, alternative and nu metal in general

[@ProgrammedForDamage]

The 80’s skateboard company, Vision, had a streetwear line and you’d sometimes see the guys from Suicidal Tendencies rocking Vision Streetwear. Can’t recall seeing many punk bands in high-end brands though. Nice shout out to Vietnom.

[@user-uc6up8em9v]

So awesome. I'll never forget this one time, I was at daycare (rarely got to go to daycare, but my brother and I loved this place: it had video games even lol). ANYWAY: I'll never forget how we were just chilling when some kid older than us came over and asked me if I liked Good Charlotte. Lol. I had no idea who they were and I remember we looked them up on the computer when we got home. Never ended up listening to them that much until a few years later, but yeah. One of those little stories you never forget. Anyway, awesome video!

[@Galactic_rats]

Good charlotte basically single handedly got me into the alt scene when I was 10/11 and I’m now 29 and never looked back. I know the lyrics to basically every song on young and the hopeless I’m going to go into work at the tattoo studio I work at and blast it all day !

[@Uninterested69420]

That spikey haircut is iconic

[@thirtyonefifty3133]

Always loved these guys. These guys and Chevelle. Not a ton of people listen to them or at least that i know of, but with the few who do, its a neat fan base.

[@pauljakubiak9495]

I always appreciated that reference to "A minor threat" as well. Great job on this one Finn 👏

[@michellefederer2655]

Good Charlotte took over my life while I was in my teens. Their Self Titled album is one of my all time favorites.

[@markjackson810]

Great video. My friends from Germany made a remix of keep your hand off my girl when it came out and I still play it to this day in clubs and it still gets a big reaction. I think that proves your point these guys are timeless and loved across many genres

[@MrPoppunk182]

I was all in on Good Charlotte from the start, especially after hearing "The Click" as the theme song for the show Undergrads. I went out and bought their self-titled album the next day and the rest was history. I also remember how hated they were but I knew even back then it was just because it was "cool" to hate them. Just like people hated Simple Plan, Avril Lavigne and even blink-182 for not being "punk". To me, not being punk and playing punk, or punk inspired music was one of the most punk things you could do back in the late 90's/early 00's.

[@rdonn7615]

Man, Undergrads was such a good show. Wish it would have stayed around longer.

[@DahcipheR]

Saw Good Charlotte as a very young kid at Warped Tour 04 in Barrie, ON, and remember being so puzzled as to why they were getting bombarded with water bottles. I just remember my sister trying to explain the niche vitriol for mall punk to me while it all went down. Good times... We still love the band and their hits to this day.

[@kylemayer8486]

I wish you'd do something on Frank Carter's career. IMHO there is no better front man in the genre today. From gallows to pure love to FC and the rattlesnakes. It's all been different but amazing.

[@Bassmanhill84]

He was better in Gallows. Thats it

[@kylemayer8486]

@@Bassmanhill84 he's better with the rattlesnakes. That's it.

[@Bassmanhill84]

@@kylemayer8486 what ive heard from rattle snaksz i didn't really like, but ill give it another go.

[@kylemayer8486]

@@Bassmanhill84 there's a pure love song where he basically talks about how he's sick of singing all the time about being angry. Artists that stay in their same lane should just walk away.

[@lukeyboi0899]

Awesome vid! As a 22 y/o right now, Good Charlotte was one of the first bands that spoke to me and honestly Green Day and GC were what got me into punk.

[@TenguTalks]

When Youth Authority came out, I decided to give it a listen, and subsequently did not shut up about how much I enjoyed it for a full year. That album was the first since CoL&D that I had heard, and it's easily my favorite since Y&H. Proved to me they could still kick it after almost 2 decades together. Just sucked it didn't get the exposure that their other albums did, as I think its their most cohesive and solid effort.

[@mikeyluk5113]

So much respect for these guys. They paid their dues playing small venues and certainly didn’t have an ideal life as kids. I’m older and live in Maryland where they grew up. To call Waldorf in the early 90’s a suburb is a stretch. Still lots of farms growing tobacco! The teacher who taught them guitar in school still works for the school system. They appear to be great parents and husbands and I wish them continued success.

[@Hi_Ryyydrums]

Grew up listening to these guys. They helped me through alot between 2002-2007. I still absolutely love them and always will. Not to much of a fan of their new stuff but that is okay it's not for everyone and if they like what they're doing it doesn't matter 🙌

[@SydneyEvergreen]

yesss thank you!!! always loved them!

[@HeartHandsMikey]

Also, their first album (self titled) was wildly underrated. It's basically MGK/Tickets To My Downfall but 15 years earlier. When I heard the diversity in that album back in 2002, I lost my mind. The acoustic guitars, the 808s, the drum loops, rapping, fast punk style beats, pop punk guitars...it's truly a diverse teen masterpiece. Once major labels got ahold of them, I don't think they were nearly as good. The Anthem rocked my world, but much other that that and I was sort of disappointed with Lifestyles of The Rich and Famous.

[@DJRockyStyles]

I’m from Maryland and Annapolis always had a punk scene back in the 80s and 90s. There were always punk shows in that area. Nap Town was coined by punk kids. My ex girlfriend went to school with Bengie. It wasn’t my favorite music, but I had respect for them, but they repped MD unlike some that come from this area.

[@SoundAsleepSpace]

As far as I am concerned, GC is the best pop punk band ever. Their music is great. Any haters are closed minded and have something up their butts.

[@wienersmcbutts]

This says so much about today’s culture that it’s actually painful

[@emaheiwa8174]

I think Simple Plan were better in that gen. But GC were great too

[@henrydrummond5902]

@@emaheiwa8174 As someone from that era, GC were way cooler and seemed to be more mature than Simple Plan.