could I be more obvious? (Let Go - Avril Lavigne)

Member Name: sweetlady

Product:	Let Go - Avril Lavigne
Date:	25/03/03 (251 review reads)
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Advantages: Great voice, orignal style

Disadvantages: her rapping

Avril Lavigne is from Napanee, Ontario, Canada that never got enough attention. She wasn?t really comfortable with being the middle child, which was one of the reasons that she did everything she could to be the centre of attention. She loved to sing from a very early age, and when she was young she always sung whenever she had the chance. When she was at home, she usually stood on her bed and screamed from the top of her lunges, pretending that she was on a stage performing. At her spare time, she sung gospel music in the church, performing at festivals etc. On a writing trip to New York City she was discovered by Antonio Reid who signed her to Arista (the same label that signed Mary J. Blige, Pink and Sarah McLachlan to mention a few.)
When she was 16 she moved to New York to start writing songs for her first album, but she didn?t find anyone to work with there, so later on she moved to Los Angeles where she met Cliff Mangess, and together they wrote her first album Let Go.

~~ The Album ~~

Losing Grip - A track that is made special by the very calm verses and the powerful chorus. Avril?s voice flows so smoothly that it sounds like she hasn?t done anything but sing all her life (and that is partly true) The chorus shows of Avril?s rock side, and that she can master more than one type of song. Although the song can be divided into two parts, I feel that Avril has done a good job making them fit together.

Complicated - the first single to be released off this album. The song has an excellent feel and it?s very catchy and it will get stuck on your brain, the lyrics that are understandable to anyone and music that isn?t too simple but not too.. er.. complicated (well!).

Sk8er Boi ? This was the song that made want this album, it definitely is the song on the album with the most punk/rock feel to it. The lyrics aren?t very deep, but the meaning of the song is very clear. It isn?t the best song for Avril to show off her talent;
still I feel that this is definitely the kind of song Avril should be singing all the time. The music reminds me a lot of Blink 182, and it isn?t a pale copy of it either.

She said see you later boy
He wasn't good enough for her
Now he's a super star
Slamming on his guitar
Does your pretty face see what he's worth?

I?m With You - is the only ?ballad? on the album. This ballad isn?t quite as dignified as some of the ballads by similar artists, and the lyrics aren?t too mushy. The violins and all the other instruments that we don?t hear so much on the other songs provides variation to the album. Lyrically I don?t know where she?s coming from!

Wont you take me by the hand
take me somewhere new
I don?t know who you are
but I... I'm with you

Mobile - The lyrics really make no sense at all but the music and Avril?s voice make up for it.

Unwanted - has a few electronic instruments in it that makes me think of Linkin Park when I hear it. The lyrics express anger, something many of the other songs on the album try, but fail.

Anything But Ordinary ? this is my favourite song on this album it, describes Avril?s personality and what she really wants to achieve in this life. The lyrics are honest, and the music sounds great as well.

My World - tells Avril?s history, how she was when she was a kid and how she is today. Avril?s vocals aren?t earth shattering on this song, it?s actually the lyrics that carry the song.

Nobody?s Fool - a really challenging song where Avril tries to rap (I think?!) but it is as successful as it would be if Christina Aguilera tried to rap Eminem?s songs. The chorus is decent and the music.

Track Listing

1. Losing Grip
2. Complicated
3. Sk8er Boi
4. I?m With You
5. Mobile
6. Unwanted
7. Tomorrow
8. Anything But Ordinary
9. Things I?ll Never Say
10. My World
11. N
obody?s Fool
12. Too Much To Ask
13. Naked

~~ What I Thought Of The Album ~~

After listening to this album I must say that I am impressed. I think it?s wonderful that such a young girl can manage to make a diverse album like this one. If fame doesn?t go to her head I?m expecting that the follow-up will be an even better album. If you appreciate good music and you are willing to listen to music that doesn?t sound like everything else out there then I would recommend that you buy this album. It is an anything but ordinary album, that I?m sure you?ll love.

You can listen to clips of the music on Avril?s website, http://www.avril-lavigne.com if you?re not sure if you want to buy this album or not. The cheapest I could find on this album was on www.cdwow.com for £8.99

Hope you enjoy!

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