Good Charlotte Salutes Good Living

Waldorf, Maryland's Good Charlotte just wanted to tease us with that acoustic guitar opening, right? Because that in turn opened the door to a fabulous chorus chock full of spangly angelic dreams of a future kissed by the possibilities of good fortune alongside bragging tales of how righteous everything appears to be at the moment. "Life Can't Get Much Better" gives the band mates room to open wide on the wave of lyrics that leave plenty of optimism to mull over. First things first. Benji Madden's rhythm guitar defines what sensitive manhood's supposed to come across as. Drummer Dean Butterworth fires away undaunted by any obstacles that might be tossed in his general direction. You can really hear the mojo crank up at the chorus. He's a one man wrecking crew to be sure. Lead vocalist Ben Madden delivers a whisper soft message of how great things are stacking up currently. The video's family friendly imagery bolsters the happy to be alive ethos and that takes "Life Can't Get Much Better" as high as Good Charlotte's collective legs can carry it. The video's black and white cinematography really endears many because you get to see joy in mass quantities both on and offstage. The lyrics make you want to grab for the nearest box of Kleenex and sob like it's going out of style. For example how about "These scars are tokens of promises broken." Very visually captivating thoughts run deep through those particular words. It smacks of old history, wounds that run deep. "I just wanna see you laugh again" touches at the very heart of who we are as human beings. We hate to see our loved ones in agony and so laughter seeks to send out the healing balm that common conversation at times fails to make plain. You won't have to chase after this track for it steps in stride with your daily dealings. Paul Thomas gets his money's worth sent over to us on bass. Simply more warm fuzzies to engage our spirits. "Life Can't Get Much Better" features Ben's ability to be delicate in how he conveys his current life satisfaction. Nothing could be clearer than, "Life can't get much better. Let's just stay forever. We've got to hold on. We waited so long." What wonderful aspirations to hold onto. Nice touch including adorable kids in the video. Brings the coziness of Ben's inner circle/touring life into full focus. It's invigorating to watch this little pageant unfold on its own steam. That way you wrench every PG-rated bonbon out of this nifty little film. Billy Martin's rhythm guitar also earns brownie points because what good is one when two can get you more miles to the gallon. Good Charlotte has connected itself squarely to the cause of savoring the breaths you take via "I Just Wanna Live" so you know gratitude ranks high on their list of priorities. On that effort the guys went fourth gear. For this outing it's second gear, no urgency in getting to the destination. In summation, "Life Can't Get Much Better" couldn't be a better example of what Good Charlotte's capable of under the best of circumstances.