About Generation Rx by Good Charlotte Album
Generation Rx is the seventh studio album by American rock band Good Charlotte. The album was released on September 14, 2018, through MDDN and BMG. Good Charlotte self-released their sixth album Youth Authority in July 2016, their first since they went on a hiatus in 2011. Vocalist Joel Madden felt that they had no momentum following their hiatus, and viewed Youth Authority as helping to rebuild it. Guitarist Benji Madden added that it served as a good restarting point for the band. They made the album as the members felt they had something to say after the years on hiatus. However, Joel Madden said it didn't completely embody what was going on in their headspace at the time. He went as far to add that two of the songs on it were there solely because they felt they had to include them. At the start of 2018, the band were reflecting, having played at the memorial service for rapper Lil Peep earlier in December 2017. They covered Peep's "Awful Things" and later released it as a single. Benji Madden said, since the group would often follow their feelings and not focus on anything else, they became inspired to write a new record. The members discussed what they liked and disliked making Youth Authority, before taking into account what they felt their fans would want from them. After realizing their fans would want them to be honest, they decided to write material that was more organic and naturally felt good to them.
