Yiippiieehh,
long live the Gossip papers and the Yellow press. Because it truly seems
so, that a few headlines and little scandals are enough to make a new
star on the Rock'n'Roll heaven. Well that's not quite correct, as Good
Charlotte do exist a little longer. They were discovered at a talent
contest 11 years ago. But it was the paparrazis and yellow press
journalists, who threw them chilly in the butt, because of some affairs,
or better two. Mind me, one of them was faster finished than it had
begun. - However, long talk, short sense, it's pretty simple: take 2
brothers, who are even twins put a little talent into their craddle and
provide them a cheak image. And if there is even some luck to catch the
attention of the press, (which had nothing to do with the music) then
the curvy way up to the top is pretty even... Yeah well, sounds easy,
but for most young musicians in this biz, it's not, unless your name
ain't Joel and Benji Madden.
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1996 these kids founded
their band back home in Waldorf Maryland. The jump to success happened
in 2000 when they were discovered during a new talent's festival.
This one was followed by many other appearances. And with each show
their popularity increased a little more. The result so far are five
studioalbums, two of them have gonne gold and platin. - Joel and Benji's
mother is responsible for the band's name. This one has been adopted
from the kids book “Good
Charlotte: The Girls of the Good Day Orphanage”
And mum used to read thier boys often a good night story out of this
book.
So far so good.... and to underline it twice again. the fact, that Joel
Madden has got married to Lionel Richies daughter Nicole and is the
father of her 2 kids, and Benji filled the mags with his brief affair
with Paris Hilton, helped a lot to increase Good Charlotte's success
even more. Although it's double bladed sword, as we say so. Because on
one side the band's shows have developed into screaming orgies of
countless teenie girls and doesn't get serious anymore by the rest of
the Rock'n'Roll world. On the other hand, the whole potential of the
rather commercial Punk-Pop-Rock is often not recognised.
Long talk short sense and that's as sure as the amen at St. Peter's
cathedreal: Good Charlotte are swimming currently on a wave of success,
where other bands don't even dare to dream about it. Meanwhile Joel and
Benji and Co. keep returning to Germany every year and most of the
venues are always sold out. As it is tonight at Munich's Backstage Werk.
1.200 indivduals find place within this club, and probably 1.201 mad
kiddies are here. - And when I personally do feel quite old, then it is
mainly at an event like this one. But let's start off with the magic.
And by the way, when there is punk included, I'm the first one to have a
listen....
Nashville Tennessie is calling first, or better it's musical new
generation, who, as in this case here, have nothing to do with Country
flair.
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Since their birth in
2005, this group has released two albums. And the supportslot for Good
Charlotte came along just in time to promote the current release 'A
Promise To Burn', which had been released last year. For Framing Henley
this is the first visit to Europe. The boys, who are probably not older
than 20 something, are trying hard to deliver their message and transfer
it onto the youthful audiance within the rather low low light atmosphere.
And what a surprise, the
knot is untying but within the next minute it's a complete chaos of
human bodies, jumping to the rhythm of Framing Henley who themselves are
giving their last shirt for everything.
Well let's face it, the
music of this new generation rockband from the capitol of Country Music
in the USA does not show a special individuality so far. But thanks to
enthusiastic power of the band, the mood in here is increasing
constantly. They are young, they are cheak and very selfconfident. So I
could easily believe, that their next european trip ain't too far away,
- if they still exist of course.
http://www.myspace.com/framinghanley
45 minutes break is too
long for most of the audiance. And the kid's choir become louder and
louder, shouting constantly: GC, GC, GC....
But this doesn't make the
Madden brothers nervous. When Benji Madden comes first on stage, the
screaming reaches a level as high as an aeroplane. Halleluja, the whole
situation somewho seems grotesk. Because the hard rocker image including
black leather and tattoos doesn't really fit to the noise pollution here.
Joel Madden shortly after follows his brother on stage and also the rest
of the band. And within this moment I can truly understand, why Nicole
Richie has snapped herself Joel and not Benji. On the other hand I don't
understand, what Paris Hilton liked about Benji, or better what he liked
about her. But well, this doesn't belong to a live review, does it?!
It's a fact, that
thanks to the screaming, you can't really define the sound conditions.
And the visual look of the band is so much harder, than their music.
That one rather shows a very commercial note, more Pop than Rock, only
edited by some harder guitar riffs and a slight touch of punk. But maybe
it is the easy listening melodies, who have helped Good Charlotte to
some of their success, which again made their private affairs possible.
And this again pushes them even higher on the scale.
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