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Under My Skin |  | Artist: Avril Lavigne
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Category: Music
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Rating:  89 reviews
Sales Rank: 3315
Format: Explicit Lyrics
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 082876617872
EAN: 0082876617872
ASIN: B0001Z2Q7E
Release Date: May 24, 2004
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| Tracks:
| • | Take Me Away | | • | Together | | • | Don't Tell Me | | • | He Wasn't | | • | How Does It Feel | | • | My Happy Ending | | • | Nobody's Home | | • | Forgotten | | • | Who Knows | | • | Fall To Pieces | | • | Freak Out | | • | Slipped Away | | • | I Always Get What I Want (Bonus Track) |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
IUnder My Skin/I, the second album from Avril Lavigne, doesn't stray too far from the formula that made her debut, ILet Go/I, a multi-million seller. Acoustic guitars bolstered by rock riffs in the chorus and sing-along vocals for angst-ridden teens confirm Lavigne's reputation as Alanis Morrisette's mini-me.p Although similar in style to her debut, it is clear that Lavigne has matured greatly as a singer and in some cases, songwriter. Lead single "Don't Tell Me" may not have the instant appeal of "Complicated" but has a greater depth and just gets better with every listen. Opening song "Take Me Away" sets the style for much of IUnder My Skin/I--sounding like Stiltskin's "Inside", it's a grandly over-produced power ballad by numbers. However, with 80s rock still on the rise and no-one new out there doing it nearly this well, it can only be a good thing. "He Wasn't" and "I Always Get What I Want" break the mould of the album and are high-energy pop-punk of the highest order, the latter an obvious standout--one would imagine it'll become a huge live favourite.p It may not be anything new, exciting or different but IUnder My Skin/I is so well written and executed it'll undoubtedly propel Avril Lavigne into a whole new stratosphere of rock stardom. --IDavid Trueman/I
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 Thankfully, Avril's decided to Let Go a bit August 23, 2004
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
"Let Go" was a great album, no question. In late 2002, on to the scene burst pop music's female equivalent of Dennis The Menace - the fiesty, the fiery, the frighteningly tiny Avril Lavigne. The record was the perfect 21st century pop package - every song fuelled with both alternative attitude and commercial appeal. On "Under My Skin," she does it again, except this time she decides to be herself a little more. Out with commerical appeal, in with alternative attitude.pRight away, a sense of honesty and genuine emotion is gained from opening stormer "Take Me Away" and the even better "Together." The catchy pop hooks remain, but the somewhat plastic facade of the rebellious teenager has been replaced by the sincere angst and confusion of a young woman approaching adulthood. Similarly on the singles - the slightly disjointed "Don't Tell Me" and the bonafide hit "My Happy Ending" - a feeling comes about that Avril is speaking her own mind this time, as opposed to the AR man's.pThe defining moment comes halfway through the record in the shape of downright classic "Nobody's Home," a thunderbolt of dark, irresistable pop-rock. If this song doesn't get Avril Lavigne taken seriously among all those "real music fans," nothing will.pAt times, Avril slips back in time two years. The likes of "Freak Out" and the "Sk8er Boi" sequel "He Wasn't" seem intrusive, butting in from "Let Go" to disturb this album's clear progression. However, being as inevitably catchy as they are, she is easily forgiven - especially when you reach yet another masterpiece like "Forgotten."pAs a whole, then, Avril has triumphantly improved in many different areas. Musically she's less predictable, as a writer she's more mature and vocally she's improved a lot (her voice more than good enough to rival that of elder Alanis Morissette at times.) A few brief time warps are included to keep younger, "Sk8er Boi" fans on board, which is perhaps the album's only flaw of sorts. Otherwise it is certainly a step in the right direction for the more honest Avril.
Avril rocks out loud! September 14, 2005
Tom Atkins (Newcastle, U.K)
26 out of 29 found this review helpful
Following the very succesful album 'Let Go' Avril Lavigne has done herself justice by producing an amazing album in 'Under My Skin' This album has so many different dimensions to it, it's so hard to know where to start. Well i'll start with my personal favourites, 'Don't Tell me' and 'My Happy Ending' The two have such ass-kicking dimensions to them and i love it. The words clearly show alot of hurt for Avril who mostly wrote this album herself. I can honestly relate to these songs, and the feeling and vibes you pick up from these songs is amazing and helps you realise you were right all along. pThe rest of the album is as follows:p1. Take me Away - 9.5/10 - A great opener from Avril and co. The song holds many great instrumental performances as well as vocals.p2. Together - 10/10 - Another one of my favourites for this album, a great rock feel and fab lyrics. Excellent vocals from Avril considering the song is quite compact when it comes to breathing.p4. He Wasn't - 5/10 - Not Avril's best by a long shot honestly. This song just doesn't appeal to me and the lyrics are quite amateur for a pro like Avril. p5. How does it Feel? - 10/10 - A great controversial beautifully lyricated fluent song which shows off Avrils songwriting and vocal maturity.p7. Nobody's Home - 9/10 - After hearing the acoustic version of this song on a friends Cd i instantly fell in love with it. Although the original doesn't quite scratch up to the acoustic performance, the song once again shows Avrils songwriting maturity.p8. Forgotten - 10/10 - A great song which deserves praise. This song clearly shows Avrils frustration towards her ex and you know what, she put this down loud and clear! Great song with superb bandp9. Who Knows - 7/10 - An ok song i suppose. You know what, there's really not much else i can say about this song. p10. Fall to pieces - 9/10 - Great song with good all round performance. Great instrumental influence, great lyrically, good vocally and once again overall greatp11. Freak Out - 7/10 - Not most appealing, but still good work from Avril. I think it's the power level that doesn't suit avril, she needs to be her normal powerful self and be fab!p12. Slipped Away - 9/10 - Once again good lyrics, voice, instruments and tempo, good.p13. I Always Get What I Want - 10/10 - Great bonus, great to see Avrils roar attitude in this song, fab!pOverall this album is worth it's money, a little worrying about 2 of the songs, but that's nothing to fuss over when the rest of the album is of such high quality! Great Album! 10/10!
It's not punk but I love it. July 19, 2004
12 out of 13 found this review helpful
As a 20-year-old male who loves punk rock, it was difficult to imagine myself buying anything by Avril Lavigne. But after having the lyrics to "My Happy Ending" stuck in my head for five days I finally conceded and bought "Under My Skin". Not being the obvious target audience for this album I didn't expect much, so I was incredibly shocked by just how good it is.pThe highlights of "Under My Skin" for me are "My Happy Ending" which is a lesson in pop-rock perfection. Never has a song stuck in my sub-conscious for so long despite my efforts to remove it! The UK bonus track " I Always Get What I Want" comes closest to being punk, as it happily rocks along (turn it up loud) with entertaining lyrics. "Take Me Away" is a great opening track and sets the scene for an essentially melancholy album that at times borders on the dark.pBut the crowning glory and surprise of this album for me is "How Does It Feel". In essence this is three minutes of utter poignant beauty, which does in my opinion highlight the true talent and maturity Avril possess. Her voice on this track took my breath away and left a lump in my throat, it hit me that hard.pThe rest of the album is high quality, although the lyrics of "Who Knows" make me cringe and would be best suited to S Club 7. However I still found myself singing along to it!pOverall, again I was surprised at just how good this album is. The quality of its production is staggering and it has a clarity that makes it easy to listen to with either the volume set low or cranked way high. It doesn't matter that Avril isn't punk; it doesn't matter if she's commercial. This is quite simply a great album.
More than exceeded the high expectations of this Avril fan September 13, 2004
Daniel Jolley (Shelby, North Carolina USA)
12 out of 13 found this review helpful
Following up a smash hit debut album is possibly harder than getting that first magical recording contract in the first place - the artist oftentimes feels he/she must outdo himself/herself, and fans oftentimes resist any deviation from what has come before. Many young artists crash and burn, never to be heard from again. Avril Lavigne is not among those, and with this really quite incredible sophomore release she cements her place in the present and future of the music industry. While there are echoes of Let Go to be found here, I found this to be a surprisingly different album from its predecessor - the artist has grown as a person, a musician, and a song writer, and the expanding life experiences of this remarkably talented teenager have infused her music with a palpable sense of something quite real and deep that speaks volumes to the listener. pI have been listening to this album constantly since it came out (and I might mention Avril Lavigne is one of the few artists whose new album I simply had to purchase as soon as it was released), and I can't find a bad song on here. Not only is this a five-star album, it is a collection of twelve five-star songs, in my opinion. I have a sentimental attachment to many of the songs from Let Go, but as a whole this new album is a much more impressive offering. Avril co-wrote each of these songs, and as far as I'm concerned, the doubts some voice about her song-writing abilities are quite misplaced. The first single, Don't Tell Me, is a great song and in some ways it forms a natural bridge from the first album to the second, but it is far from the best song on the album. Take Me Away starts Under My Skin off with a bang; there's no gradual immersion into this new album, as Avril reaches out and yanks you by the collar from the very start. Then comes Together, which I love; teen angst fuels the fire of this song, and the manner in which Avril delivers the chorus of this song really appeals to me. He Wasn't is a fantastic song of independence and self-worth; its up-tempo delivery has a Green Day feel to it, and the song itself is all about not settling for anything less than the best.pHow Does It Feel is the only track that didn't win me over immediately, and at first I wasn't sure there was really much to this song; over time, though, I have come to appreciate and love its comparatively simple style and delivery. In this song as well as the album's final track, Avril seems to step away from the bold and brash persona she carries so well to reveal a little bit of her soul. My Happy Ending has hit single written all over it; this song of dreams unfulfilled sweeps a vast panorama of the singer's soul, as she moves back and forth between regret at what has been lost and inspiring defiance at the wrong that has been done. This theme is reinforced by Nobody's Home, the subject of which lacks such inner strength, and Fall to Pieces sort of falls under the same broad theme. I think Forgotten might be my favorite song on the album, as it gives us Avril at her most fiery and determined - when she says she won't be forgotten again, she really means it. pIf you're looking for strong shades of Let Go, I think you'll want to direct your attention to Who Knows and Freak Out; these are tracks of great energy and pace, speaking ably to Avril's amazing mesh of inner strength, confidence, and vulnerability. Slipped Away closes the album out quite impressively. Dedicated to the memory of Avril's grandfather, Slipped Away is a moving tribute to a loved one who has been lost.pAnd there you have it: twelve great songs on one very impressive album. Let no one doubt that Avril Lavigne will be a forceful and innovative force in music for some time to come.
rock music as good as it gets April 13, 2007
dan the fan (england,uk)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I haven't listened to this kind of electric guitar dominated rock/pop music for 15 years or more and I've got to say that Avril Lavigne is as good as anything I've heard in the past.Good lyrics,rythms,aggressive but subtle and,even beautiful singing,with the requisite attitude from hell all make Under My Skin something worth listening to again and again.
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