Good Charlotte's the young and the hopeless is 1 of the best cds i have ever owned. as a semi-new punk rock (NOT POP) band, they provide meaningfull, punk like lyrics without the ecxplict label keeping it out of the stereos of 13yr old like myself. "the new beginning", an intro track, is one of the best sk8ing tracks i have ever heard, and "girls and boys" is has an interesting, 80s like tune. with modern lyrics. over all this is a great album for any age from 9-16 and beyond!