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Over the last 2 or 3 years I've become an Avril Lavigne fan (a Little Black Star), thanks to a friend of mine who would play her stuff when she came over to my house. I thought she was a little crazy, but she made me Smile, and the Girlfriend and What the Hell music videos were some of the funniest things I'd ever seen. In short; she amused me, and thus began the addiction. My Avril fangirling began in earnest about when I first heard Rock N Roll, about a week or two before the single was actually released. When I heard 'I don't care about my makeup ... I don't care if I'm a misfit, I like it better than the hipster -', I was like, heck yes! So I started checking for updates on avrillavigne.com, anticipating her new album. I'll admit I was pleasantly surprised when Let Me Go became the 3rd single (I was expecting it to be 17), but when I heard the Chavril duet, I was resolved: I was so buying this album. November 5th came, and before the day was done, I made over to a Walmart and returned with a copy of the album in hand. I was also very happy to find the store stocked with hard copies of the clean version. For a month, I listened to it pretty much nonstop, so when I spotted her first, Let Go, in the $5 bin, having heard great things about it, happily grabbed it. I was not very impressed, but appreciated the additions of Losing Grip, Sk8er Boi, and I'm With You to my collection. A week later, I dropped by Best Buy and took home Under My Skin, which has proved to be quite possibly my favorite Avril album (it's very hard to decide!), since I favor rock over pop anyway. After awhile of debate, I gave myself an excuse to buy Goodbye Lullaby by deciding to do a cover of Darlin for showcase. I don't understand why that album had such a bad reception. It's very sweet and just a little sad, and I love it. Anyway, I looked up the clean version of The Best Damn Thing on youtube, and despite how obnoxious and pop-py it is, I found my opinion leaning decidedly in favor of it. The only problem was, I couldn't find the clean version anywhere except iTunes. I'm a hard copy kind of person, so I finally got fed up, bought the clean versions of the ones who needed them off iTunes, and ordered the album. When browsing sellers, I caught the username MovieMars, who my dad had purchased So Cold EP (Breaking Benjamin) for me from about a year previously. So Cold EP arrived in practically perfect condition, so as a thank you, I chose MovieMars' copy and checked out. The Best Damn Thing showed up on my door a day early, and when I popped the CD in, lo and behold, it was the clean version! Somewhat irritated, but very happy, I have been addicted to the bouncy pop rocks tunes like Runaway, Contagious, and I Don't Have to Try, and When You're Gone, Innocence, and Keep Holding On really touched me. The least played song on that album, surprisingly, is Girlfriend. It's one of those songs that you have to have, but rarely want to listen to. I Can Do Better and I Don't Have to Try are so hilariously obnoxious! The concept behind the album art is okay (though I choke on pink every time I open the case) but it seems a little...cheesy? Underdeveloped? Unfinished? I don't know. Something about it is lacking. Maybe it's the font? ANYWAY, while I understand why so many Avril fans were so upset by this album (I too would love to see more of a predominant Under My Skin sort of style), I can also appreciate and love The Best Damn Thing. Honestly, I think her husband was a bad influence on her, but maybe it was just how she adjusted to turning 21. All in all, very happy with my purchase, and looking forward to hearing more from Avril. I thought she was mental at first, but the more I learn about her the more she strikes me as a very good person, and while I might not agree with all of the choices she's made, she's still doing better than most artists.
~EMi
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¡LO AME!
Este disco trae múltiples canciones que amo y eso esta buenísimo ame todo la portada las canciones y lo que trae de vdd amo mucho a avril!
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