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Let Go - BONUS TRACK
Released: Jul 28, 2006
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Released: May 10, 2005
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Released: Jun 29, 2004
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Part of {$Avril Lavigne}'s appeal -- a large part of it, actually -- is that she's a brat, acting younger than her 17 years on her 2002 debut, {^Let Go}, and never seeming like she much cared about... Continue[+]

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Part of {$Avril Lavigne}'s appeal -- a large part of it, actually -- is that she's a brat, acting younger than her 17 years on her 2002 debut, {^Let Go}, and never seeming like she much cared about the past (she notoriously mispronounced {$David Bowie}'s name when reading Grammy nominations), or anything for that matter. She lived for the moment, she partied with sk8er boiz, she didn't want anything complicated, and she sang in a flat, plain voice that illustrated her age as much as her silly, shallow lyrics. Those words got disproportionate attention because they were so silly and shallow, but most listeners just didn't care because, thanks to producer gurus {$the Matrix}, they were delivered in a shiny package filled with incessant, nagging hooks -- a sound so catchy it came to define the mainstream not long after {^Let Go} hit the radio. {$The Matrix} became ubiquitous on the strength of their work with {$Lavigne}, who herself became a big star, earning constant play on radio and {@MTV}, kick-starting a fashion trend of ties-n-tank tops for girls and inexplicably providing a touchstone for {\indie rock} queen {$Liz Phair}'s mainstream makeover. Fame, however, didn't pull the two camps together; it pushed them their separate ways, as {$the Matrix} went on to record their own album and {$Lavigne} decided to turn serious, working with a variety of co-writers and producers, including fellow Canadian {\singer/songwriter} {$Chantal Kreviazuk}, for her second album, 2004's {^Under My Skin}. {$Lavigne} hasn't only shed her trademark ties for thrift-shop skirts, she's essentially ditched the sound of {^Let Go}, too, bringing herself closer to the mature aspirations of fellow young {\singer/songwriter} {$Michelle Branch}. Since {$Lavigne} is still a teenager and still a brat, it's livelier than {$Branch}. Even when it sags under minor keys and mid-tempos, it's fueled on teen angst and a sense of entitled narcissism, as if she's the first to discover the joys of love and the pain of heartache. In a sense, she comes across as {$Alanis Morissette}'s kid sister, especially now that {$the Matrix} are gone and the hooks have been pushed to the background for much of the record; it's the teen spin on {^Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie}, where she's self-consciously trying to grow as an artist. Naturally, this means that {^Under My Skin} is less fun than {^Let Go} since there's nothing as giddy as {&"Sk8er Boi,"} even if much of it is written from a similarly adolescent vantage point. {$Lavigne}'s collaborators, {$Kreviazuk} and {$Evan Taubenfeld} chief among them, have helped streamline her awkward writing, and her performances are also assured, which almost makes up for the thinness of her voice, which sounds far younger than the meticulous arrangements around it. So, {^Under My Skin} is a bit awkward, sometimes sounding tentative and unsure, sometimes clicking and surging on {$Lavigne}'s attitude and ambition. But it's telling that the one song that really catches hold on the first listen and stands out on repeated spins is {&"He Wasn't,"} the fastest, loudest, catchiest, and best song here, and the one closest to the spirit and sound of {^Let Go} -- it's not that {$Lavigne} hasn't matured; it's that her talents are better suited on music that's a little less contemplative and deliberate than {^Under My Skin}. [This version of the album includes bonus material.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

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