The Madden Brothers "Done" Good

Coolness radiates stem to stern from The Madden Brothers "We Are Done". In the dignity restoring vein of Teddy Roosevelt's "Speak softly and carry a big stick" routine this twosome rouses the lethargy out of any one of us Americans who hasn't grasped the notion that the time to bring about positive change in the world is now. Up front is a combo platter of cool mood enhancers. Rarely has guitar been used so playfully. Maybe that's a tip of the hat to you'd attract more flies with honey than vinegar. If you recall Jason DeRulo's smash "Wiggle" you're also aware the whistle has been making somewhat of a comeback in the 2010s. Flo Rida's display was affectingly sweet. The Madden Brothers insert an unshakable purpose behind theirs. The chorus merits high marks as well. You think you have its predominant chord dead to rights when all of a sudden there's a shift in the wind meant to put chills down your spine but in an artistically agreeable way. To rock genre enthusiasts Joel and Benji Madden are fist pumping familiar. That's because they make up two sides to the Good Charlotte story. As a duo they're quite good at knowing what to do when they get the ball. Run down the field with it and hope there's enough daylight to enable you to go the full distance. Good Charlotte's Dean Butterworth's drums have the prerequisite pop. That too reminds us the brothers are shuffling down the street with an unquenchable thirst to distribute their message to as many ears as will have them. The video below features many derogatory adjectives describing treatment people are "done" experiencing. Bullying and objectification of women are two of those character no-nos that get highlighted. Joel and Benji never get preachy to the brink of nausea. That allows us to bask in the easy to get behind main ideas. If you already enjoy Good Charlotte don't think for a second they're holding one arm behind your back pushing a moral agenda on you. Besides which are those the sun shades of two guys who don't know when to dial down the intensity for a spell? "Done with being a silent many. Every voice rings out and carries". The "rings out and carries" portion is especially delightful. Well executed chord change on "carries". That's what can take a song from fair to middlin' range and plant in the upper echelons of "this song is burrowing in my brain pan and refuses to leave. I like it anyway so I won't opt to go under the knife". "We Are Done" can be found on the soon to be (possibly) in your record collection effort "Greetings from California". Wise choice for a title. Ears perched closely enough you can make out the sumptuous California rays bursting out of the center of the sky. "We Are Done" has done right by any person who has lost the spring in their step and seeks only to get it back and make some pretty admirable hay while the sun shines. There's room to breathe in this region of the Golden State. Credit goes in generous measure to the Good Charlotte gents. I cross my fingers Good Charlotte's not done as a two man crew. They've got real potential in that configuration.