Well it looks like that will do it for The Young & The Hopeless! Wondering-5 Hold On-6 Now it's time for The Chronicles of Life and Death! This one will start with a play-in round due to the higher number of songs. Round 1 A) We Believe vs. S.O.S.
We Believe This was a hard one right away. This is my favorite GC album. It really meant a lot to me growing up. One of the handfull of rock albums that did. Parts of it make it an obvious product of it’s time and maybe haven’t made it age as well as the two previous albums (though those also are products of their times, but sonically that early 00s pop punk maybe had an easier time aging), but I don’t care. I still go back to it every year.
We Believe might be one of my favorite songs from them. And honestly, outside of a few duds, I think Chronicles is one of their most solid albums from front to back.
Alright, the full bracket is set! We Believe-2 S.O.S.-5 Time for the much larger Round 2. A) Falling Away vs. S.O.S. B) Predictable vs. Mountain C) Walk Away (Maybe) vs. The Truth D) In This World (Murder) vs. The Chronicles of Life and Death E) I Just Wanna Live vs. The World is Black F) Ghost of You vs. Wounded G) Meet My Maker vs. Secrets H) Once Upon A Time: The Battle of Life and Death vs. It Wasn't Enough
S.O.S. Mountain Walk Away (Maybe) The Chronicles of Life and Death I Just Wanna Live Ghost of You Secrets It Wasn't Enough
S.O.S. Mountain Walk Away (Maybe) The Chronicles of Life and Death I Just Wanna Live Ghost of You Secrets It Wasn't Enough All pretty easy choices. Not a huge fan of this album but it has some good songs.
S.O.S. Mountain Walk Away The Chronicles of Life and Death The World is Black Wounded Secrets It Wasn't Enough Wounded might be my favorite GC song. I also do not appreciate that you made me choose between Mountain and Predictable, haha.
Falling Away-0 S.O.S.-4 Predictable-0 Mountain-4 Walk Away (Maybe)-3 The Truth-1 In This World (Murder)-0 The Chronicles of Life and Death-4 I Just Wanna Live-3 The World is Black-1 Ghost of You-3 Wounded-1 Meet My Maker-1 Secrets-3 Once Upon A Time: The Battle of Life and Death-0 It Wasn't Enough-4
S.O.S. (RIP We Believe, but I hope this one wins this whole album) Predictable (surprised this one is so lopsided so far) Walk Away (Maybe) Chronicles of Life and Death The World Is Black (never really cared for I Just Wanna Live) Ghost of You Secrets It Wasn't Enough
I liked hearing I Just Wanna Live on the radio back then (and now I guess), never much cared for it on the album though