The title says it all: Greatest Remixes rounds up 15 mixes -- more on the deluxe version on iTunes -- of Good Charlotte songs, some done by dance and R&B remixers, some done by Patrick Stump and the Academy Is, all packaged in a sleeve bearing Damien Hirst's diamond-encrusted skull with no apparent irony. The tracks that comprise Greatest Remixe...

The title says it all: Greatest Remixes rounds up 15 mixes -- more on the deluxe version on iTunes -- of Good Charlotte songs, some done by dance and R&B remixers, some done by Patrick Stump and the Academy Is, all packaged in a sleeve bearing Damien Hirst's diamond-encrusted skull with no apparent irony. The tracks that comprise Greatest Remixes are glitzy and gaudy -- lazy, loping reggae beats slide into focus, giving way to fuzzy glam-metal guitars, thumping low-riding hip-hop beats, helium voices, white-boy raps through a megaphone -- presenting all manner of affectations meant to sound good in a club. Good Charlotte are now playing the part of Hollywood rock stars, and this remix album, more than their proper albums, fits their status to a T. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide