A dynamic spirited punk, a true wild kid, Avril Lavigne was one of those rare characters who had people praising her voice at the age of 2.This 17-yr old has just about everything to become a star.In spite of being a ’no gooder’ in class, she was always a determined tough character, wanting to be a star on her own terms.To quote one of her very recent lines, ’’I’m just coming out and am clearly going to be just myself.I don’t worry myself over what I write and feel while doing the same.’’Capable of flaunting, sassy vocals, she also has a crystal clear voice to her credit.The guitar has always been her therapist in her blacker moods and she has always wanted to be a star fantasizing 1000s around her bed watching her sing. She didn’t exactly have a dream start, singing in churches, fairs, talent contests till she was picked by artista records.There too, she was first struggling for recognition in New York but on swapping coasts to L.A. she finally did hit it out.All, this time she has grown as an amazing songwriter too.Then came her amazing album.
THE DEBUT ALBUM
Avril had her debut album ’Let Go’ released sometime in the latter half of 2002, which in turn was instrumental in shooting her to immediate fame.Great album, with vast collection of incidents portraying her colorful life thus far.
SIDE A:
1.Losing Grip:This is Avril sending a message across to the person she once loved, that she doesn’t care at all about him anymore, why wasn’t he there for her when she was breaking down?She won’t be the unwilling victim of illusions anymore. Good rocky stuff, with amazing background music to go with it.
2.Complicated:This is Avril telling us how much she dislikes people trying to be someone else just to make an impression on another.After all, why does one do all this, life would be so much less complex if one could be able to do away with all this. Probably ’the’(well, my best)song of the album has everything--good lyrics, melody, beats, intensity......
3.Sk8er Boi:Avril portrays a story of double rejection, first a sophisticated girl giving a punk the ’cold shoulder’, but 5 years hence, when the boy’s a superstar and the girl attempts truce it’s the boy’s turn to repay her with a taste of her own medicine... Great song, the faster stuff, excellent style and immaculate execution.
4.I’m with you:A song depicting the mellower side of Avril, she lets us know how much she regrets being a loner, upset that no one is coming after her now that she’s lost.She begs people around her to be friends with her. Very touching song, nice and slow with beautiful https://lyrics.
5.Mobile:This is Avril at the heights of her fantasies telling us that she’s a highly mobile person, which is why she gets to observe one change after the other , as and when it occurs while sweeping across the planet. High pitched song, a bit of a mood brightener.
6.Unwanted:A severe case of betrayal in Avril’s life, frustrated with her boyfriend’s antics she lets him know that irrespective of how he felt about her now he had no right to make her feel like an unwanted ’no one’. An absolute rock song in every sense, gets you on a real high.
7.Tomorrow:Unsure of how she’ll fare tomorrow, Avril wants to believe her friend that tomorrow will be nice, that she’ll do better than she had done on that day. A different type of a song which may infuse hope in many.
SIDE B:
1.Anything but ordinary:Avril expresses her profound longing to step out of the mundane circle of life and touch new heights of achievements being convinced that if one does so, he/she’ll find that the world is a much more exciting place. A high pitched song with sharp twists and turns.
2.Things I’ll never say: Depicting a typical case of ’identity crisis’ common in teenagers.Having a strong crush on ’someone’ Avril is very keen to know her importance from his perspective but being highly aware of his presence is making a real mess of it, mouth frozen for words. Nice steady paced song with some very innovative https://lyrics.
3.My world:Frustrated by people’s pretense to act as if they belong to some other world in her day to day life Avril tells us that yes she’s done this and that alright, but irrespective of everything of all, has always acted in a practical way which is why she is easily put off by others’ impractical behavior. The slower stuff, with good background music.
4.Nobody’s fool:This is Avril giving her boyfriend the scolding of his life , telling him that she’s no fool and can see through his antics .So, he’d better not try and turn her into someone else and like her what she is. Another steady song, with rather orthodox features. Nice song though.
5.Too much ask:Having had enough of her boyfriend’s self-centredness, she makes it clear to him that she’s not even going to look at him again if he doesn’t change his ways.After all, she’s just asking him to drop a bad quality, was that too much to ask? A slightly faster song, Avril doing more of conventional singing.
6.Naked:Avril tells her lover how uneasy and vulnerable she feels in his presence and suspects that he can probably see right through her mind, having gotten tired of her own pretense which would suggest otherwise, so did it show? Starts on a very eerie sort of note, but settles into a fine rhythm, all and all, a soothing song.
Not trying this wonderful album by Avril-an upcoming star will be a grave mistake you wouldn’t want to make.Do let her try and rock your world for you.
OTHER DETAILS:
Price: Rs.150.00
Marketed by: BMG Crescendo
Arrangement & Recording: Joshua Sarubin
A&R coordinator: Robert Mainwaring
A&R administration: Theresa Wilson
Art Direction: Avril Lavigne
Website: https://avril-lavigne.com