Cardiology (album)

Cardiology
Studio album by Good Charlotte
Released October 27, 2010 (2010-10-27)
Recorded January–April 2010
Studio Studio Can Am, Tarzana, CA, United States;
The Armoury and The Warehouse Studio, Vancouver, Canada
Genre Pop punk, pop rock, dance-punk
Length 46:52
Label Capitol
Producer Don Gilmore
Good Charlotte chronology
Greatest Remixes
(2008)		 Cardiology
(2010)		 Greatest Hits
(2010)
Singles from Cardiology
  1. "Like It's Her Birthday"
    Released: August 24, 2010
  2. "Sex on the Radio"
    Released: January 31, 2011
  3. "Last Night"
    Released: February 22, 2011
  4. "1979"
    Released: August 1, 2011

Cardiology is the fifth studio album by American pop punk band Good Charlotte. Certain disruptions in the release involve the decision to re-record the entire album.

Background

In March 2007, the group released Good Morning Revival,[1] which featured a lot of electronics and programming.[2] In August, it was revealed Joel and Benji Madden were working on new material and was in discussion about where they wanted to head musically. Benji Madden said: "Some of us want to take things a little more rock. Joel wants to take things a little more dance."[1] In March 2008, Joel Madden revealed him and Benji had started the writing process for their next album. Joel Madden said that him becoming a father two months prior would likely impact what he would write about.[3]

In November, Madden said the next album would "fill the void" left by Blink-182 after they split in 2005. He also mentioned that Good Charlotte were working on the album in a studio, with a planned release in mid-2009. Later that month, Greatest Remixes appeared as a stop-gap release.[4] In March 2009, the group started pre-production. Madden said the album was sounding "like a straight forward rock record. So far no real programming".[5] The following month, the Madden brothers stated they had 40 songs written.[6]

Recording

The group recorded the album between August and October 2009[7] with producer Howard Benson. The band worked with Benson after recommendation from their management and their label Epic Records. Benji Madden was hesitant as he didn't like the albums Benson had worked on previously, but gave in to the recommendation. Partway through the sessions, after recording was 70% done, Madden was uncomfortable, but continued to commit to the recording. During one session, Benson had removed the first two verses of "1979", which Madden said included the most important lyrics on the album. Madden asked Benson if he heard the lyrics, "and he's like 'No,' and I was like, 'We're with the wrong guy.'"[8] Following the conclusion of recording, the Madden brothers went on a trip to Australia. Upon their return, they listened to a few rough mixes.[7] Benji Madden said they sounded like all of albums Benson produced and preferred the demo versions.[8]

Madden contacted producer Don Gilmore and told him the situation. Gilmore, who was in Europe at the time, suggested Madden take a break, and when he got home, to hang out and listen to the recordings. Eventually, when Gilmore heard the demos, he stated they were the band's best material to that point. Gilmore proposed going to Vancouver, Canada and starting anew.[8] Madden told the group's manager to put all engagements on hold, and held an emergency band meeting. The other members agreed about starting over, and relocated to Vancouver with Gilmore in January 2010.[7] In a post on their website, Madden stated that the band "needed to be in the studio with someone who understood the heart of [the] band. And what that is, it's YOU GUYS".[9] They group took a handful of songs with them to Vancouver and wrote new ones.[8]

Sessions took place at Studio Can Am in Tarzana, California, and The Armoury and The Warehouse Studio in Vancouver. Recording was handled by Mark Kiczula with assistance from Mike Cashin and Josh Bowman. Sessions concluded in April.[10] Gilmore mixed all of the tracks, except "Last Night" and "Harlow's Song (Can't Dream Without You)", which were done by Serban Ghenea at MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia. John Hanes served as mixing engineer with assistance from Tim Roberts. Ghenea also did additional mixing on "Like It's Her Birthday". Bart Hendrickson and BC Smith played keyboards and did programming. Ted Jensen mastered the recordings at Sterling Sound Studios in New York City.[11]

Composition

The album's title, according to Benji Madden, comes from the lyrical content of the album, which he explained: "all is connected to the heart".[12] Describing the sound to MTV news, Joel Madden said "There's nothing dance-y on the record, though, at all, which is different from our last one,"[4] further implying a movement away from the sound of Good Morning Revival, though some of the songs still are reminiscent of it.[13][14] The brothers compared it the most to The Young and the Hopeless (2002), in that it featured big hooks and a large amount of harmonies.[6] The majority of the music is credited to Benji Madden with co-writers John Feldmann, Gilmore, Joel Madden, Matt Squire and Detail. Similarly, the Madden brothers wrote most of the lyrics with the occasional contribution from Gilmore, Feldmann and Detail. Additional writing was also done by Gilmore, Sam Hollander, Dave Katz and Luke Walker.[15]

"Introduction to Cardiology" consists solely of a line from the title-track. Benji Madden said "Let the Music Play" was in the same vein as "Hold On" from The Young and the Hopeless. It was inspired by comments on a blog post on the group's website when they said they would re-record the album. "Counting the Days" is a "love letter" to their fans, according to Madden.[16] Madden said "Silver Screen Romance" was "totally the Good Charlotte return to pop-punk [track]".[17] The song is about true love that each of the members had with something or someone. "Like It's Her Birthday" is a mix of the group's self-titled and Good Morning Revival albums.[16]

Madden said "Last Night" is "almost like the sequel" to "Dance Floor Anthem".[16] "Sex on the Radio" attempts to emulate the spirit of hearing a woman's voice on the radio.[6] The track reminds Madden of The Cars and Cheap Trick, and was about "all the girls out there who make boys want to start bands and go on tour."[16] "Alive" is the "most straightforward rock" on the album, according to Madden.[16] "Standing Ovation" was written by the Madden brothers about Joel's kids and their niece. Benji Madden learned how to play guitar by listening to Oasis, and the track is "straight out of the Noel Gallagher handbook."[16]

"Harlow's Song (Can't Dream Without You)" was written solely for Joel Madden's daughter Harlow, but was included on the album after Benji Madden got emotional after hearing it. Madden made "Interlude: The Fifth Chamber" to give the listener "a musical breather".[16] "1979" is about the happy memories of the Madden brothers' family, mainly their parents Robin and Roger. "There She Goes" is about how the realization that "things change, but we’re still the same boys no matter how far we go from home."[16] Discussing "Right Where I Belong", Madden said "No matter what happens or what I experience, God and music are always waiting for me with open arms. This song says just that."[16]

Release

In May and June, the band went on the Bamboozle Road Show 2010 tour.[18] On July 22, the group announced they had signed to major label Capitol Records and would release Cardiology in October. Following this, they supported Pink on her European tour.[19] When the band posted "Like It's Her Birthday" online on August 5, they wrote on their website that if the YouTube video of the song receives more than 100,000 views, they will post another song from the album. The video reached 100,000 views on August 15, and the band released "Counting the Days" as a video on their YouTube channel. "Like It's Her Birthday" was released as a single on August 20.[20] On September 16, the album's artwork was revealed.[21] A lyric video was released for "Like It's Her Birthday" on September 27,[22] followed by the song's music video a day later. The video was directed by Josh Forbes and features the band on a night out.[23]

Cardiology was made available for streaming on October 26 through the group's Myspace profile,[24] before being released on November 2 in the US through Capitol Records. It was released in Japan on October 27 and in the UK on November 1.[21] A Like It's Her Birthday remix EP was released on November 12.[25] "Sex on the Radio" was released as a single on January 31, 2011.[26] The group headlined the Kerrang! Tour in the UK in February.[27] "Last Night" was released as a radio single to top 40 stations in the US on February 22.[28] In March, Good Charlotte went on tour with This Century and Forever the Sickest Kids throughout North America.[29] A music video was released for "Last Night" on March 20. It was made in collaboration with Funny or Die[30] and features a re-created set of Family Double Dare.[31] In June, the band went on a co-headlining tour of the US with Yellowcard. They were supported by Runner Runner.[32] A music video for "1979" premiered through AOL Music on July 25.[33] The track was released as a single on August 1.[34]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?3.5/10[35]
Metacritic50/100[36]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[37]
The A.V. ClubD[38]
Clash1/10[39]
Consequence of Sound[40]
Entertainment WeeklyC[41]
NME1/10[42]
Rock Sound8/10[43]
Rolling Stone[44]
Spin4/10[45]
Us Weekly[46]

Critical response

Cardiology received mixed reviews scoring an average of 50/100 at Metacritic.[36] The album fared worse at AnyDecentMusic?, scoring an average of 3.5/10.[35] In an advanced review, Nicholas Coren of Virgin Music gave the album 8 stars of 10, concluding: "The quintet restore the sound that their fans grew to love when they started, resulting with a fusion of tracks that sound like they're from the era of both their 2000 self-titled album and 2002's 'The Young and The Hopeless'. Good Charlotte still hold on to that good quality harmony sound that the Madden brothers create so well, as it continues to blend into the guitar driven chorus[es] that appear through the album. It is predominantly clear that the musical chemistry of the band has only grown stronger over the past few years of criticism."

Evan Lucy of Alternative Press praised the album for its return-to-roots musical style and wrote, "Good Charlotte might be multi-platinum superstars, but "Cardiology" might be their best effort yet."[36] Amy Bangs, writing in Rock Sound, was also positive, saying: "Musically, they've ditched their early material's urban (ish) influences, while maintaining the fun parts of pop-punk. So we're left with the Good Charlotte that brought us the brilliantly catchy 'Seasons' or 'Festival Song', without the awkward rapping interludes. And for that we thank them."[43]

One of the most negative reviews came from NME's Matt Wilkinson, who accused the band of unoriginality in their song titles ('There She Goes' and '1979' are well-known songs by The La's and Smashing Pumpkins, respectively), concluding that the album was "monstrously offensive" and "the latest shit-streak from music's laziest sons".[42] Clash was also highly negative. Awarding the album 1/10 and declaring readers to avoid it, it said: "this latest offering is meandering chirpy slobber that sounds more boy band than ever."[39]

Commercial performance and legacy

"Like It's Her Birthday" debuted on the ARIA Digital Track Chart at No. 40 on August 30, 2010 and has peaked at No. 7 on the ARIA Charts. The song "Sex On The Radio" is charted on the ARIA Charts, peaking at number 30.[47] On the week of its release, the album debuted at No. 3 on the Australian albums chart, No. 22 on the Japanese albums chart, No. 18 on the New Zealand albums chart and No. 63 on the UK albums chart. It also debuted on the Billboard 200 at No. 31 as well as on four other Billboard charts including the Alternative Albums chart at No. 6, the Rock Albums chart at No. 7, the Digital Albums chart at No. 13, and the European Albums chart at No. 65. However, the album suffered a major fall in its second week on the Billboard 200, dropping from No. 31 to No. 125. It stayed on the chart for two weeks. As of September 2011, the album has sold over 52,000 copies.[48]

In 2016, Benji Madden said of the album: "It was really important, more emotionally than anything else at that time. That record was more for me and the band than it was for anybody else."[49]

Track listing

Writing credits per booklet.[15]

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Introduction to Cardiology"Benji MaddenB. Madden0:47
2."Let the Music Play"
B. Madden4:12
3."Counting the Days"
  • B. Madden
  • J. Madden
2:51
4."Silver Screen Romance"
  • B. Madden
  • J. Madden
B. Madden3:10
5."Like It's Her Birthday"
  • B. Madden
  • J. Madden
  • Gilmore
B. Madden3:30
6."Last Night"
  • B. Madden
  • J. Madden
  • Gilmore
  • B. Madden
  • Gilmore
3:40
7."Sex on the Radio"
  • B. Madden
  • J. Madden
B. Madden3:16
8."Alive"
  • B. Madden
  • J. Madden
  • Gilmore
B. Madden3:14
9."Standing Ovation"
  • B. Madden
  • J. Madden
  • Feldmann
  • B. Madden
  • Feldmann
3:39
10."Harlow's Song (Can't Dream Without You)"J. MaddenJ. Madden3:34
11."Interlude: The Fifth Chamber" 
  • B. Madden
  • J. Madden
  • Gilmore
1:29
12."1979"
  • B. Madden
  • J. Madden
2:59
13."There She Goes"
  • B. Madden
  • Detail
3:22
14."Right Where I Belong"
  • B. Madden
  • J. Madden
  • B. Madden
  • Squire
3:52
15."Cardiology"B. MaddenB. Madden2:56
Total length:46:52

Personnel

Personnel per booklet.[11]

Charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[51] 3
Austrian Albums Chart[52] 29
Canadian Albums Chart[53] 44
French Albums Chart[54] 67
German Albums Chart[55] 46
Japanese Albums Chart[56] 22
New Zealand Albums Chart[57] 18
Swiss Albums Chart[58] 24
UK Albums Chart 63
US Billboard 200 31
US Billboard Alternative Albums 6
US Billboard Rock Albums 7

Certifications

Country Sales Certification
Australia 35,000 Gold[59]

Release history

Region Date Label
Japan[60] October 27, 2010 EMI Music Japan
Germany[61] October 29, 2010 EMI
Canada[62] November 2, 2010
United States[63] Capitol Records
Brazil[64] November 30, 2010 EMI

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