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Avril Lavigne, Let Go

lola bear from "new jersey baby" says:

hi i love this cd my new man brainy brian bought it for me. the best song is complictaed cos i like how she sings it best and i think avril is cool. i like how she swears and how she doesnt give a flying bleepy bleep what people say about her that cool. i like the ties she wars arond her neck to cos they are cutting edge my sister goldie says my best singer lara fabian is better but avril ic great. its fun to jump up and down on a bed to her songs but it best be your own bed. i was in a bed store the other day and i was jumping up and down on the beds to complictaed cos it was on the radio and they kicked me out and i said sorry and they said okay and that was that love lola

Okay, first of all, lola bear, if that IS your real name, no one cares about your "new man" brainy brian and I wouldn't get too excited about flaunting him around because everyone in school knows he's totally cheating on you with your sister Goldie anyway. Secondly, clearly you are an idiot who failed geography because I cannot find the state of "New Jersey Baby" on my map of the United States no matter how hard I look. Thirdly, although young Avril may pretend not to care what people say about her, well, just the other day I saw her and called her a pee-pee head, and she CRIED and CRIED and CRIED, although this might be because I also hit her in the back of the head with a toaster. What do you think of your idol now??! Comment the fourth, contrary to popular belief swearing does not make you cool, otherwise I could be the fucking goddamn fucking God fucking POPE. By the way, if I owned that bed store you were clowning around in I would've covered you in honey and thrown you at a bear.

Felicia from CT USA says:

This girl kicks ass!!! I'm in my 30's and don't buy much new music. I heard Complicated on the radio and loved it, so I went out and bought the cd. She has an awesome voice and the music is great! Every song is great. There are not too many albums out there where you can actually listen to the whole thing without skipping a song. I can totally relate to her songs. I never write about anyone. I highly recommend you buy this cd. She's going places. It's nice to see she's not dressing like the other "girls" just to sell records. She doesn't need to she can really sing. JUST BUY IT!!! :-)

Felicia, a)you have the name of a cat, b)you are stupid. You are in your THIRTIES and listen to this kind of music and do not even have the dignity to be properly ASHAMED of it. Not only that, you claim you can "relate" to her songs -- need I remind you, you're in your THIRTIES! What exactly do you relate to here? I admit I have not listened to many of Avril's songs, but unless she has written one about menopause I shudder to think exactly what you are relating to. Please do the planet a favor and never "relate" to your fat greasy slob of a third husband so we never have to run the risk that someone as pathetically wistful as you will breed. JUST DIE!!! :-)

Kathryn L Hickey from Eagan, MN says:

AVRIL LAVIGNE IS A SUPER STAR! Being from Canada makes her voice sound uniqe and absouloutly singer material. Her tune is awsome and her voice is too! It doesn't matter what she wears because she is famous for her voice. I highly recomend this CD

Okay, with a name like "hickey" I'm sure you're made fun of in your junior high a lot and given your review here I'm sure you deserve it. Secondly your town is named after a Ghostbuster and that is just sad. Also merely being from Canada does not make one's voice sound unique or "absouloutly singer material" elsewise we would actually have some fucking useful imports from that country besides moose. I highly recommend you SUCK and demand you be forced to eat a bowl of scabs with milk as punishment for writing this review.

DMC from Washington, DC says:

"Sk8er Boi" is a deft piece of social criticism about the haves and have-nots, a modern-day allegory in which the protagonists exprience an almost-Shakespearean reversal of fortune that leaves their worldviews irrevocably transformed. And that's just track No. 3. Buy this album.

This had better be a fucking joke. If so, a full FIVE stars. If not, ZERO.

Kittywitchgirl from Spoon, Pluto (hehe) says:

Dude, I don't CARE if people say she's a poser. I don't CARE if people say that she isn't really a punk. I don't CARE if people say that she's great. I don't CARE if people say that she is an awesome punk person type lady. It doesn't matter if it's true or not; all that matters is the music is GREAT!!! Awesome music that really conveys her feelings!!!!!! The beat is really cool in most of them....and I love the lyrics and beat and guitar and drums and stuff. Though only buy the album if you like pop music :)

Don't try to fool me with your dirty lies Kittywitch Person because I know for a fact that no one lives on Pluto my mom told me so and there are no establishments established there yet either especially none called "Spoon". Beyond that, dude, I don't care about your opinion, DUDE; all that matters is that you are a MORON.

A twelve year-old music fan says:

Okay, when you look over these reviews you are probably seeing how a few people think she trying to be a punk, or not original, or cheesy lyrics, well even though a few people think that the music has a great tune and lyrics that my friends and i all love. I did hear from some people that she doesnt write her own songs, but the songs are great anyway. Sk8er boi and Complicated are my very favorite. Some lyrics in Complicated are: "Chill out what are you yelling for. Lay back it's all been done before and if you could only let it be then you would see I like you the way yu are when were driving in your car and your talking to me one on one then you become somebody else around everyone else watching your back like you can't relax you try to be cool you look like a fool to me tell me why do you have to go and make things so Complicated" THE BEST CD EVER!

Man, if you put your 12 years as your only distinguishing feature you're really asking for it. Well, twelve year-old music fan, since you're now twelve, I think you're finally old enough for me to let you in on a little secret: You were an ACCIDENT. And if not, that only means your parents will have to go to jail for even longer because their crime against humanity, i.e., you, was PREMEDITATED. Thank you for painstakingly typing out those lyrics with your index fingers for it saves me the trouble of looking them up myself just to see how stupid they are. Gosh, I bet no one's ever thought of rhyming "cool" with "fool", Avril's lyrics truly are Complicated!!!11

Ashley says:

This CD is great and Avril really speaks her mind. She doesn't care what people think of her and she bes herself. She tells the truth of how things are today being a teenager through her songs. People judge you by how you dress and in the song "Skater Boy" and "Complicated" it explains it very well, and having people judge you for wearing something is wrong. "Preps" seem to think they are better then "skaters" or whatever else people consider themselves. Everyone is the same and the fact they judge you by clothes is wrong. Anyways, Avrils CD is great. Like I said before her songs are real and she expresses herself really well. She's a great new artist, give the CD a chance and I can garentee you will enjoy it. However, it's basically a one memember group since she takes a lot of the credit for herself and not for other members.

You know, I've had it up to here with this whiny, namby-pamby, "waa waa don't judge me by the clothes I wear because my clothes are squalid rags because I'm POOR" philosophy. I say, if you don't want to be judged by the clothes you wear, then don't wear fucking clothes. Anyone worth taking to the prom knows full well that the clothes one wears are a perfectly good indicator of his/her overall worth as a person. Besides, if I were you, Ashley, I'd be pretty fucking thankful that people judge you by your clothes rather than say, your intelligence, because you have a far better chance of convincing Mommy to buy you another $80 Calvin Klein shirt than scoring more than a 150 on the SATs. By the way, I hate to tell you but it occurs to me that your fucking instigator of social upheaval "Avril" sounds like a French Godzilla villain.

Ryan from USA says:

All right, I will admit that I was skeptical of this CD at first. I liked 'Complicated' a lot, but was uncertain if this CD would be good or just another pop star that has every possibility of [going bad]. Well...I listened to the disc finally, and I am sorry, but this stuff just rocks. Not only is Avril probably one of the most beautiful women I have ever seen, but she is just a righteous rocker chick. I am sorry, but girls that play guitar and rock out while tossing their hair, that is just hot! This young lady is very talented and her CD is one of uniqueness, honesty and fun. I came away with a big smile on my face because this CD is just fun to listen to. It's got great melody in the instrumentals and Avril has an amazing voice. No Britney Spears here people! Clear the way for Avril Lavigne!

Finally, a guy that's stupid, I was worried I'd look misogynistic. So let's see what unique perspective your testosterone offers on Avril: Hmmm..."Avril is probably one of the most beautiful women I have ever seen...she is just a righteous rocker chick...girls that play guitar and rock out while tossing their hair, that is hot!" followed by "I came...with a big smile on my face because [of] this CD." Hmm....STOP MASTURBATING

A music fan from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada says:

I REALLY REALLY love this CD. Its a sorta cross between Michelle Branch and Pink and its really good. I bought this originally because the store i went to didn't have Michelle Branchs CD so i got this. It is amazing!

A cross between Michelle Branch and Pink would result in SATAN, idiot. Also, if your dabblings in the occult weren't enough, you freely admit that you went to a store for the explicit purpose of intentionally buying a Michelle Branch CD, which I believe firmly classifies you as a great, big, tool. AUUUUUUUUUGH.

Cameron from Rhode Island, USA says:

This CD is the first CD I have bought where every single song ROX!!! I love Avril Lavigne! And she DOES write her own songs! In fact, she gets madwhen some1 else writes them. I'm a total Avril fanatic! Buy this CD, it's well worth your money! Don't listen to any1 else!

Cameron, this is your English teacher. I have noted the following mistakes in your reader review assignment: "rocks" mispelled, "madwhen" is not a word in the English language, nor is "some1", nor is "any1". As your teacher, I should tell you that mixing letters and numbers to make words shall herein result in immediate execution. Not that this will be much concern for you, because as a result of your many crimes against the English language you FAIL my class as well as life. Now, go find a squeegie and roll around in the dirt for a while, the Career Development Counselor has a wonderful new idea for your future profession.

southern hummingbird from "Citizen of the Banana Republic of the US of A" says:

Great CD to be sure. Tracks 1-13 shine to the finish and deliver an awesome-sounding debut for 16 year-old punk Avril Lavigne.

01. Losing Grip - Good song but not my favorite. Very, uh, pointful(?).

02. Complicated - 'Why'd you have to go and make things so COMPLICATED?' asks Lavigne in her album's first single; her rise to fame was inevitable after this release.

03. Sk8er Boi - My personal favorite, Lavigne's 'Sk8er Boi' still shines among the best of the best in today's pop/punk rock scene. In this, Lavigne jeers at a girl for dumping a good-hearted skater boy because of his clothes.

04. I'm With You - I never got this song. Sure she's trying to figure out her life, but aren't we all?

05. Mobile - Interesting. The total my-world's-changing thing is very appealing.

06. Unwanted - A sad song but perfect for the 'Lilo & Stitch' soundtrack. If only it was a remake of Elvis.

07. Tomorrow - Scared of tomorrow - should catch on.

08. Anything but Ordinary - 'I'd rather be anything but ordinary' sings Lavigne in a plea for recognization as a unique individual, instead of an ordinary person.

09. Things I'll Never Say - I didn't get this one either. WHAT will she never say?

10. My World - A look at her hometown in Napanee, Ontario, another great song, although I wouldn't guarantee it as a single.

11. Nobody's Fool - The take-me-as-I-am style credo makes definite single material out of Track 11. If I had a pen I'd highlight it right now.

12. Too Much To Ask - Too slow for my taste, but YOU might like it.

13. Naked - Nice. Another personal struggle for freedom of reputation. Or a ballad celebrating freedom of the public shell of overprotection. Maybe both, but all over a good song.

So there, you've heard my recommendations, what I like and what I don't, so listen up - you make think I'm highly picky, right? Well buddy I'm just one of the other millions of critics that you'll find in this world and you've gotta get used to that. So think of this as a learning experience instead of a disclaimer of your favorite star (if you even consider it a disclaimer) and enjoy the rest of the show.

SURGEON GENERAL WARNING: Listening to 'Let Go' will indefinitely cause exuberance, happiness, and alter personal outlook on today's punk rock. Take at your own risk.

Woo! That was a mouthful! On one level, it's nice to see you put that cavity to use for something other than breathing through it. On another level, you are stupid. I especially hate people who feel the need to break the CD down song-by-song resulting in a half-page review; as if anyone in their right mind cares to hear your inane opinions on that level of detail. Also, what are you doing shopping at the Banana Republic, anyway? Isn't that grounds for getting kicked out of the Avrilla Lavigne fan club? YOU GO AGAINST EVERYTHING YOUR IDOL STANDS FOR. Hypocrite.

gatesofpearl from Rochester, NY, United States says:

Believe it or not, I bought this album ... and LIKED it! It boggles my mind how so many people with zero talent can bash this girl. Are people jealous? Insecure? There are five solid singles on this album--one of the best debut pop-rock albums of all time. The girl's voice is still developing, but she already diplays an impressive vocal range, especially on "I'm With You." The lyrics may not be deep, but what do you expect from someone who is 17 (and probably was only 16 when she wrote some of the songs)? Perhaps people should judge themselves before judging others so freely and cruelly.

"gatesofpeal"? "judge [yourself] before judging others"? Okay, you are an obvious Jesus Freak, but I'll play your little game -- first, I'll judge myself: I'M AWESOME. Okay, that wasn't so bad. Next, I'll judge you: You SUCK. Finally, I'll judge the album: it ALSO SUCKS. You are 40 years old and you are frighteningly defensive of a 17 year-old pop star, you have a Dean Koontz book listed in your Amazon.com reviewer profile, and you probably molest choir boys. I don't think you should be telling anyone how to live.

canadachick from (you guessed it)Toronto, Ontario, Canada says:

I love listening to Let Go, because I can relate to all of Avril's songs. It is an amazing CD and I recommend it to everyone! For all of those people who are dissing Avril... Look at yourself - are you famous or significant in anyway? I didn't think so. So stop putting down someone who actually made herself into something. She made it. You are all just messing around with your little garage bands and are too afraid to go for anything.... I'm proud of what Avril has done with her life so far, and I'm proud to call myself a fan of hers!

Ohhhhh, I see, unless people manage to ride the latest trend in the marketing takeover of the American music scene to moderate success, they aren't significant and therefore have no right to criticize those who are "famous," however fleetingly. Riiiiight, I see. I guess when I'm big enough to have someone named Canadachick defending my honor on Amazon, THEN I'll have the right to criticize. GOD, PEOPLE ARE STUPID. I don't know about you, but I'd much rather be part of a gutless garage band than have my only source of pride be my being a nameless, faceless, mindless fan of some vapid, repackaged pop princess. People like you this me sick. It's no wonder people make fun of Canadians so much if someone like this is serving as their online representative.

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