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The Best Damn Thing

Avril Lavigne

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Listen Avril Fans, This is the truth!

I was a bit cautious getting this album after Girlfriend came out and when I saw her SNL performance of I Can Do Better(along with back up dancers/singers) made me wonder more. But after listening to the album via stream/canada radio, its decent. As an Avril fan it falls inbetween the first and second album(or maybe a demo album) as far as lyrics and composition. I think she lost a lot of her personal, emotional and darker side (from her second album) when she left Arista Records. This seems to be Sony BMGs way of making her more bubble gum pop, ala Gwen Stefani and P!nk, making her more of a performer/entertainer vs a song writer. Dr. Luke (main producer) and her hubbie (Deryck Whibley)really killed her punk / skater image and made her into a marketing barbie doll which will kill her band wangon fan base and make her true fans wonder if she signed to Sony for the money vs being herself, like her first two albums. The lost of her original band hurt her and this album as us fans will truely recognize the big difference in originality, cohesiveness and closeness she had with her first band members. If you saw the SNL performance she seemed to be ahead of the band at times and had to slow down so they could catch up, the band did the album song and it looked like Avril wanted to do a live performance ( different tempo, beat; just so she could rock out to it) but the performance seemed stiff and drawn out. Get the album and support her, and it will like it but it probably wont be in your normal iPod playlist.

TBTR - The New Sides of Avril

New sides of Avril are portrayed that I never though she had. This album is really good. It shows off Avril’s fun side and her deep side. Avril’s fast songs are great , but Avril’s ballads are unbelievable. So worth $9.99! 1 Girlfriend – She wrote it when she was drunk and it shows, but this song is fun and addicting. 7.5/10 2 I Can Do Better – Great upbeat song! Love the melody and the lyrics are hilarious! 9.5/10 3 Runaway – Shows a little bit of the old Avril. Amazing song! Best lyrics I have heard in a while. 10/10 4 The Best Damn Thing – One of the best upbeat songs on this album. Good! 9/10 5 When You’re Gone – Like I wrote before Avril’s ballads are unbelievable. 10/10 6 Everything Back But You – Great, upbeat song! 9.5/10 7 Hot – Hot track! Nothing to criticize here! 9.5/10 8 Innocence – When I listen to this song, I feel like time stops. This is my favorite song on the entire album. 11/10 9 I Don’t Have to Try – Love this song! Best upbeat song on the album! 10/10 10 One of Those Girls – OK song. 7/10 11 Contagious – Really catchy! 10/10 12 Keep Holdin’ On – You have heard it and love it! Great ballad! 10/10 Definite Hits Girlfriend I Can Do Better Hot Innocence Contagious Keep Holdin’ On Recommended Downloads Girlfriend I Can Do Better Runaway The Best Damn Thing When You’re Gone Everything Back But You Hot Innocence I Don’t Have to Try Contagious Keep Holdin’ On

Fun, Flirty, Fabulous: The Best Damn Thing

Avril's third disc is the singer's largest leap to the punk/pop sound thus far. It is a hard-grinding, vocals-soaring, hooks-so-catchy-it-hurts, kind of an album. She has finally let her hair down in many ways. Her uptempo rockers hit harder and with more abandon while the ballads display even more insight and vulnerability than we have received from her past musical excursions. TBDT acts as a smarter, wiser "Let Go" while taking the edge of "Under My Skin", yet subtracting the depressing angst. Standouts include: "I Can Do Better," "Runaway," "When You're Gone" BEST song?: "Hot"...it is infectious--and Avril finally exudes the sex appeal that she has always teased. While the new punk-girly chants (i.e. "Girlfriend," "I Don't Have to Try," "I Can Do Better") take an old-school Avril fan off guard, one learns to really love it and enjoy the unabashed joy of it. So stop turning your noses at Avril's youthful, energy charged, disc and just soak it in and have some fun. It could be the best damn thing for you. BTW, pre-order only song "I will be" more than deserved to make the album's final cut.

Biography

Born: September 27, 1984 in Belleville, Ontario, Canada

Genre: Pop

Years Active: '00s, '10s

Avril Lavigne first appeared in summer 2002, touting an addictive debut single (the spunky pop/rock gem "Complicated") and a skatepunk image that purposely clashed with the polished glamour of mainstream pop. Lavigne, who was 17 at the time, quickly rose to teen idol status, selling several million copies of her debut album, Let Go (the best-selling album by a female artist in 2002), while inspiring a genuine fashion craze with her penchant for tank tops and neckties. As the decade progressed, so...
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