Claim: Good Charlotte faced "a lot of criticism from all sides" and felt out of place in the current pop scene and the pop punk genre they had come from, the members internalised this while they made the album, and Joel Madden said they were "ready to move on and make a statement", wanting to do "something grand."
Evidence: The Chronicles of Life and Death is the third studio album by American rock band Good Charlotte. The group faced "a lot of criticism from all sides" and felt out of place in the current pop scene and the pop punk genre they had come from. The band's members internalised this while they made the album; Joel Madden said they were "ready to move on and make a statement", wanting to do "something grand."