Good Charlotte - Greatest Remixes

Well, let’s see. Just-before-Christmas release date? Check. A sprinkling of dodgy unreleased material? Uh huh. No-name DJs? Yes. It’s a cash-in, folks, and it shouldn’t waste any of your precious shelfspace. Even the cover is a rip-off: look up the work of British artist Damien Hirst.

A handful of passable mixes will bring a smile to Good Charlotte’s most devoted fans: “Anthem” has a great comedic interlude, “Girls & Boys” retains some of the original’s simple charm. But mostly, overwhelmingly, this tracklist is a singles party worth of bad dates.

A remix album is something you should be able to dance to. Greatest Remixes is something you would like to dance on, only after setting it on fire.