Avril Lavigne - The Best Damn Thing (CD/DVD Deluxe Limited Edition)
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Free Music Review: A little to different
Hit: 2 Stars
I have her 2 previous albums and I attended her concert a couple years ago. I love her music, so I rushed to the store to get this CD the day it came out. I was not impressed at all with it. It sounds like she is only singing songs that her record company wants her to sing. Her songs were kind of pop-ish before, but this stuff sounds like Britney material.Free Music Review: Cross out "Best" and put "Worst" and that about covers it...
Hit: 1 Stars
Avril Lavigne is a talented singer. I own all of her previous albums, and trust me, i know what I'm saying when i say that this album is
THE WORST THING I"VE EVER LISTENED TO. Music means a lot to me and i focus on the quality and originality of an album before i say even the slightest thing bad about it. "The best damn thing" on the album is the highly catchy "Keep Holding On", which has a good message and worth-while music. But "Girlfriend", which has gained major popularity, I must admit, is for the exact type of girls she was orginally against. You know the type. I am very sad to see such a talented artist and preformer lose who she used ot be. As a singer/song writer myself, I can only say that she lost quite a few fans on the day this CD was released.
I am not saying that this CD is bad for everyone, of course. But it is not for the fans who enjoyed the rocker she used to be. "The Best Damn Thing" is more pop then rock for reasons i do not understand. I am glad i had the chance to see her live on her last tour before she changed. We miss you Avril, and you know the difference between powerful music and meaningless sell-outs.
Free Music Review: Parental Advisory Rules!!!
Hit: 4 Stars
It's incredible, in M?xico is censored, i bought the disc and surprise, doesn't appear the bad words, so i had to bought it again with the parental advisory label, and I'm very happy now it's a very funny Album.Free Music Review: Good album heavily for entertainment value, but lacks depth
Hit: 4 Stars
Avril Lavigne's first album was something of a phenomenon, spawning three Top 10 singles that dominated pop radio, jumpstarting a wave of spunky Canadian rocker chicks in the music industry, ushering in what was more or less a new era of teen pop, and creating a seemingly endless legion of bratty, bubblegum-bashing, tie-wearing tweens. The album's appeal was blindingly evident upon first listen-Lavigne's music was armed with a slew of soaring, nagging hooks, assisted greatly by songwriting giants The Matrix. Her lyrics were fun and vaguely relatable to the teen audience, but consistently silly and shallow. She was a loveable brat, basically, and this was marketed as her primary appeal. Her second album, however, displayed the typically teenage attempt at growth. It was darker, moodier, more awkward, and significantly less peppy. Although many fans responded to it well, since it displayed the awkward older teen phase perfectly in many aspects (and at times bought into the `goth' trend of the time), it lacked anything quite as exciting or infectious as "Sk8er Boi" or "Complicated," and ultimately spawned only one significant hit in the U.S. After her marriage and the out-of-nowhere adult contemporary success of the startlingly mature "Keep Holding On," one would think Avril would continue down the path of genuine maturity, at last, and release an album no one would have expected. Well, `The Best Damn Thing' may not be what you'd expect, but not for that particular reason. It is in some ways a regression of sorts, full of lyrics just as childish and silly-sometimes even more so-as the ones on her debut. It is in other ways a return to form and what Lavigne ultimately does best-big, bratty, anthemic power pop. "Girlfriend," the lead single and her first #1 hit in the states, is an infectious, addictive romp that brilliantly meshes arena rock with upbeat hip-pop. Don't listen to the lyrics-they're meant to be danced to, not listened to-and you'll discover one of the very best songs she's ever recorded. "I Can Do Better" is the same, boasting a soaring, singalong chorus you'll be eager to bitchily shout at your last ex. "Runaway" is a bit more acoustic-sounding, but still has the same breezy, fun, `let go' vibe of the previous two. The title track once again has Avril experimenting with hip-pop-lite in the verses, with a snarky kiss-off cheerleader chant of a chorus. Like her past two albums, there is a batch of hook-driven ballads, tailor-made for radio play. In the case of `TBDT,' they are "When You're Gone," "Innocence," and "Keep Holding On." Avril tends to sound a little sappy and vaguely unconvincing when she goes into ballad mode, but the three ballads (and yes, there are only three) are actually all great songs. Each is blessed with a strong, memorable hook, gorgeous instrumentation and genuinely appealing vocals. "Hot" is Avril's first real attempt at musical sensuality, and it's much more convincing and appealing than you'd think. "I Don't Have To Try," meanwhile, is so ferociously cocky that Kanye West should be taking notes, but it can be paired with "Girlfriend" and "I Can Do Better" as one of the straight-up rockers here, and is consequently one of the biggest standouts. Also like "Girlfriend," it contains a unique blend of hip-poppy verses and an enormously catchy arena rock chorus. There are definitely a few misfires-"Everything Back But You" is laughable and un-catchy upon first listen, but it may become a bratty, messy guilty pleasure to some listeners over time. "One Of Those Girls" is bland and filler-ish, and won't manage to click with most listeners. "Contagious" is alright; most reviewers seem to have found it hooky, but it doesn't utilize Avril's mid-tempo capabilities like "Hot" does. Bizarrely, the album was not released in `explicit' and `clean' formats, but instead featured as an `original version' (which edits all cussing and explicit lyrics) and a more expensive `Deluxe Edition' (which leaves all lyrics uncut and contains some bonus material). The Deluxe Edition is the way to go for hardcore fans, since it boasts the original, unedited lyrics, an extra DVD with a making-of movie (which shows you just how drunk Avril actually was when she recorded this album, and reveals she is indeed just as bratty as she was when she first came out), a booklet full of the songs' lyrics and great pictures, and frankly a slightly more attractive cover picture. Get the original version (with the white, not pink, background) if you're a casual fan and/or don't mind edited lyrics. It's really a shame that "Alone," the b-side of the "Girlfriend" single wasn't included on the album, because it's an excellent song and in fact outranks some of the ones actually included. Overall, the album is a nonstop dance-rock romp that will be great fun to blast out of car stereos, but likely won't satisfy the audience that had hoped for more actual growth or a second `Under My Skin.' Free Music Review: A dreadful piece of "bubblegum pop" crap.
Hit: 1 Stars
I've sampled/downloaded a good majority of the songs on this album. After having heard all the songs I realized that it was a complete waste of my time.
This crap is worse than even her first album. I thought Avril's second was a very nice improvement and it showed that she had some talent. But THIS is just plain horrible. "Girlfriend"? Please. It's completely unappealing and I believe that the only reason anyone over the age of 11 would like it is because it's got a "beat" to it.
That beat from "Girlfriend" is pretty much the same exact thing, more or less, in every other damn song on the record.
I would not recommend this CD to anyone except young girls... like, in the "tween" age.