I still remember when and where I bought the Canadian artist Avril Lavigne’s first record “Let Go”. It was at HMV Citilink back in 2002 and over the listening station I was impressed with her voice and music style from track one. Avril was 18 then and she was the youngest female artist to have a number one album in the UK Chart (now Joss Stone holds the record). Her follow-up “Under My Skin” pretty much sticks to her original style of maturity and attitude. Just how big a fan I am? I was there when Avril was performing at SunTech Singapore. It was a wild party.
I can picture that Avril’s third album “The Best Damn Thing” is going to make the crowd goes wild under live setting. Many songs have strong dance beat and are easy to sing along with – like my favorite track from this record “The Best Damn Thing” as featured below live. “Girlfriend”, an upbeat song with a strong hook, was released as the second single after the ballad “Keep Holding On”. (RCA Record has been deleting Avril’s videos from YouTube and that “Keep Holding On” video I found is created by a fan that blends the song with anime. Not only that, the original clip has the song “Complicated” from Avril’s first album as well.) Her AOL Music Session for “When You’re Gone” showcases why fans like myself keep falling in love with her slow ballads.
My favorite ballad track has to be “Innocent”. Sad to say RCA Record wipes YouTube so clean that all that are left are cover version (no thanks) or dubbed with videos from One Tree Hill, Charmed, Buffy, and even using the computer game The Sims. I do find this Final Fantasy version of “Innocent” beautiful. Just check it out. If you don’t like the video, just listen to the track.
Would I recommend you to pay more and get the DVD edition? The DVD documents the songwriting process behind “The Best Damn Thing” that I enjoy watching. Avril made this album with different producers and after viewing the DVD, you will probably understand why the songs are so … random. Get the DVD edition only if you are a fan of Avril.
I think if you are looking for some quality lyrics and trend setting melodies, you may wish to look elsewhere. “The Best Damn Thing” is a lot brighter and varied than her previous two albums. It comes with a “Strong Language” sticker too. If you happen to like the songs from the links of this blog, most likely you may wish to add this CD to your music collection.
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