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 Avril Lavigne often gets a bad rep amongst
the music press and the record buying public. She’s accused of being
something of a Spice Girl for the Myspace generation, cashing in on the
revival of guitar-based music in the late 90s and early 200s with her
power-pop ditties of issues critics say she’s probably too young to even
understand.
If you ask us, this is all highly unfair.
Alright, so she’s never likely to be inducted into the same musical Hall
of Fame as the likes of The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and Spinal Tap,
but as her latest LP, ‘The Best Damn Thing’ proves, she ultimately
creates really fun, upbeat pop music.
Opening up with recent single ‘Girlfriend’, which for all the world
reminds us of ‘Hey Micky’ with added punk attitude and a totally
US-centric point of view, and slamming her way through twelve tracks of
well crafted, sing-a-long pop songs that you can’t help but believe
would sound awesome live, Miss Lavigne has put together a great little
album, and it’s hard to deny that it’s a whole host of fun.
It’s all simple, uncomplicated stuff, but it works well, and as for any
remarks that Avril can’t understand the things she’s talking about, well
frankly, that’s nonsense. Lyrics are earnest and straight to the point.
“I hate you now, so go away,” she sings on the riotously enjoyable ‘I
Can Do Better’. It’s hardly Middle Eastern politics is it? And after
all, who hasn’t felt like screaming such plain and simple words to
somebody in the past?
There’s a great feeling of 80s bubble-gum pop to be found here too, such
as on title track ‘The Best Damn Thing’, which sees the diminutive
songstress inciting a round of “hey hey! Let’s go!” over a bout of
hand-clapping and basic drums before launching into the kind of bold and
bright tunes that inspire joyous dancing, arms flailing in the air and
huge smiles on faces.
Say what you want about Avril Lavigne, you’ve gotta give the girl her
dues, she’s done a grand job with ‘The Best Damn Thing’.
Recommended Links:
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www.avrillavigne.com
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www.myspace.com/avrillavigne
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