I am very disappointed at how much this Avril Lavigne record is not-good. "Sk8er Boi" and "Complicated" are great deals of fun - those are the tracks I had heard before pursuing the album proper - but nothing so far is anywhere near as yayitssummerdoodoodoodoo. The fatal flaw is probably how severely Let Go suffers from "Marketing". The songs shift from style to style, as if ensuring that there's something here for each demographic ("Losing Grip" is angry Alanis chickrock, "Sk8er Boi" is pop-punk, "Unwanted" is enormous, bombastic 'modern rock', "Tomorrow" is the pretty ["pretty sucky!"] ballad, "I'm With You" is American Idol-worthy...). I'd much rather she focused, Smash Mouth style, on her one killer genre.
Also: the muttered sexual stuff on "Things I'll Never Say" is very punk.
Posted by Sean at May 7, 2003 6:44 PMDownload the acoustic live version of "complicated"... this is where she shines. Talking about production values and marketing seems shallow when you realize what a *great* voice she has.
Posted by Anonymous at May 8, 2003 10:02 AMSomeone who's too lazy to enter their info, or an Avril fan too embarassed to leave his/her name?
If the latter, end the "guilty pleasures" crap. If you like something, declare it in loud voice!
So I downloaded "Complicated" and didn't like it. I agree her voice is really strong, there, but the song was nowhere near as good without the big, juicy guitar riffs. I don't think Avril is a very good interpreter of songs, so the stripped down thing doesn't accentuate her (songwriting) abilities.
Posted by Sean at May 8, 2003 10:45 AM
and it will begin playing. All songs are also available to download: just right-click the link and choose 'Save as...'
