Good Charlotte's songs reverberates a genuine but witty sense of personal victory over some attractive bad luck. The twin brothers were involved in baseball in their teens. Not even a thought has been given to music until one extraordinary day. What changed their lives totally was "a bizarre time", Joel's definition of a tough time which they faced in the family. This passage of time created situations that they attended their first rock concert the Beastie Boys' "Ill Communication" tour which changed their lives totally.