Avril [Import]

Product Description
2001 album for the French pop perfectionist. 11 tracks. RCA.

Avril,Laurent Voulzy,Bmg/RCA Records Label,World Beat,World Music

Average customer rating: What the H*** were YOU thinking ?? Hey hey Avril Avril this is bad! The Best Damn Thing Review Hmmmmmm "She's Like So Whatever"

The Best Damn Thing [CLEAN] Avril Lavigne Manufacturer: RCA Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Canada | North America | International | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Teen Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Punk-Pop | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Dignity It Won't Be Soon Before Long My December Minutes to Midnight Infinity on High ASIN: B000NA1OXY Release Date: 2007-04-17

Tracks:

1. Girlfriend
2. I Can Do Better
3. Runaway
4. The Best Damn Thing
5. When You're Gone
6. Everything Back But You
7. Hot
8. Innocence
9. I Don't Have To Try
10. One Of Those Girls
11. Contagious
12. Keep Holding On

Amazon.com

The first clue to the sound of Avril Lavigne's third CD, The Best Damn Thing, comes in the form of her kickoff single, "Girlfriend," which is filled with singing, clapping, and cheerleader-style chanting. The song is quite a sonic contrast to her previous disc, Under My Skin, which was considered to be Lavigne's more mature follow-up to her 16 million-selling debut CD, Let Go. Like that debut, The Best Damn Thing will be largely and deeply embraced by teenage girls, and is packed with songs that will create enthusiastic sing-alongs in concert. There are a handful of numbers that will appeal to a wider audience; "Innocence" and disc closer "Keep Holding On" would both fit perfectly in a Gray's Anatomy episode, while the sultry message and solid harmonies in "Hot" will appease ears of many ages. Lavigne's husband, Sum 41 frontman Deryk Whibley makes an appearance as producer and instrumentalist on a handful of tracks; their union, however, seems to have bred more than love. "I Don't Have to Try" and "Everything Back But You" both have a frenetic pace and chorus that is so eerily Sum-like that if they weren't married, a copyright lawsuit might ensue. That aside, the record oscillates between lyrically acerbic fare ("One of Those Girls," "I Can Do Better") and fluffy sugar-pop melodies ("Contagious," "The Best Damn Thing") delivering far more spunk rock than punk rock. --Denise Sheppard

Customer Reviews:

What the H*** were YOU thinking ??.......2007-08-07

Yes indeed Ladies and Gentlemen this has been another exciting episode of BRAT ROCK. The band itself is superb but the lyrics are left wanting with all the foul expletives and uber snotty attitude. Well I guess we should not throw everything out, but not all things can be saved with slick marketing and a set of professional handlers. Hey Avril what happened to your original band--those guys gave you an edge.

Hey hey Avril Avril this is bad!.......2007-08-04

I looked up the songs from this album on youtube and listened to them. Avril, what were you thinking when making this album? She can't write songs for the life of her! They're terrible! Who's letting her make this run of the mill pop rock stuff? I mean the song "Girlfriend" was okay at best. I didn't love it, didn't hate it. It was just THERE. Sorry Avril fans but I have to give this a bad review. I give her credit for trying to be different or whatever but this album just doesn't cut it. I give this album an F!

The Best Damn Thing Review.......2007-07-18

The first song rocks. Every single other song is so bad, I cannot believe it is the same artist. If she had any integrity, she would not even have recorded them.

Hmmmmmm.......2007-07-16

Sort of disappointing. Different energy on this one, oh wait...she's happy now, and the music tells all. I enjoyed the fact that I could find solace in her music and curse men and the world all in one bitter lyric. We all can't be happy all the time and it seems it's getting harder to find people to sing about that. Oh well.

"She's Like So Whatever".......2007-07-15

* I'm supposed to focus on the music, under the review guidelines. Having found little, I suppose I am free to focus on whatever I find more prevalent than actual music.

I listened to a few tracks of this, and had fun watching the video for Girlfriend.

Wasn't Avril Lavigne supposedly "anti-Britney", and supposedly "like Sid Vicious for the new generation" - when apparently, she didn't even know at that time who Sid Vicious was? That quote (in a 2002 Seventeen interview) links her to Punk.

She is an utter disgrace to Punk. She denies having ever said she was punk, but originally, she did say she was a skater-punk. Punk isn't about being a stuck-up motherf*cking princess (in her own words, no?). Punk also isn't about backtracking what you say about yourself/your music. But okay, maybe it's better to focus "on the music" instead, and not whether it's punk, or pop, or rock, or etc.

Music is supposed to come from the heart.

I suspect Avril Lavigne would be a lot less popular, if she didn't have her make-up, straight-ironed hair, and now preppy-wh*rish clothes (I wonder what her next makeover will consist of) - in glossy magazines, airbrushed album covers, and music videos where she indulges in being a "bad girl" (causing "trouble" in malls), and now seemingly, a bimbo (tell me how the hiphop, or whatever, dance scene at the end of Girlfriend, isn't "bimbotic", and how that doesn't make her like any other Britney/PCD/Beyonce out there).

However, if you do like Britneys and Rihannas, then go ahead and support the modern "music" industry!

PS: I'd give this album MINUS 10 stars, if I could.

Average customer rating: A dreadful piece of "bubblegum pop" crap. Pop up A talented artist wasted. It grows on you All out fun power pop.

The Best Damn Thing (CD/DVD Deluxe Limited Edition) Avril Lavigne Manufacturer: Arista ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Canada | North America | International | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Teen Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Punk-Pop | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Girlfriend Pt.1 Let Go Under My Skin Dignity My December ASIN: B000OCXF0Q Release Date: 2007-04-17

Customer Reviews:

A dreadful piece of "bubblegum pop" crap........2007-08-03

I've sampled/downloaded a good majority of the songs on this album. After having heard all the songs I realized that it was a complete waste of my time.

This crap is worse than even her first album. I thought Avril's second was a very nice improvement and it showed that she had some talent. But THIS is just plain horrible. "Girlfriend"? Please. It's completely unappealing and I believe that the only reason anyone over the age of 11 would like it is because it's got a "beat" to it.

That beat from "Girlfriend" is pretty much the same exact thing, more or less, in every other damn song on the record.

I would not recommend this CD to anyone except young girls... like, in the "tween" age.

Pop up.......2007-07-08

This, Avril's third album, is a bit more upbeat and a bit less angsty than her last attempt. As with both her previous albums, The Best Damn Thing is an album that I find best to cherry pick for the songs I like. With my five favorites from this album, there is enough material over her three albums to put together a pretty decent showing. But there are still 2-3 songs on this album that I won't ever listen to again.

A talented artist wasted........2007-07-06

The Best Damn Thing by Avril Lavigne is a sad and pathetic album. I liked Avril's Let Go and Under My Skin discs but her third album is as silly as the title itself. I think Avril has a wonderful, strong voice and an average songwriter but I don't know what has happened to her. I guess marriage softened her but this new bubble gum image and that blonde hair has got to go. She has so much talented and she's just throwing it away. It's so disappointing with lyrics like, "hey, hey, hey you I don't like your girlfriend, I think you need a new one..." Hopefully my little Candianan will knock it out of the park on her next album. Don't waste your time and money on this trash!

It grows on you.......2007-07-03

This is a different approach for Avril compared to her first two albums. It sounds like she has been listening to some Toni Basil, because there is a good bit of cheerleader like musicical influences in the sound she is putting out now. Combine that with the more raw punk attitude of the skate parks and a large amount of teen angst, and you get this album.

Originally I purchaed the censored version of this album, but realized I could not stand the censoring that was going on. The blanks in the singing just threw me off. Within two weeks of listening to the censored version, I ordered the uncensored one, and haven't gone back since.

All out fun power pop........2007-07-01

"Girlfriend" was logically the first single from this CD. It's the best. Yes, it's a throwback to that "Hey Mickey" stuff (although it rocks more) but I liked "Hey Mickey". Does every freakin song have to be serious? Can't we just have fun listening to music once in a while?

There are 4 or 5 tracks that could easily be singles on the CD and they probably will become just that. Her label will likely milk this for a few years.

Compared to her last two it's somewhat a mix of the styles. The more pop-oriented of her first and the harder-edged sounds of her second CD (which I didn't care much for).

It's kind of a nice mix. You don't get too much of either. :)

On the other hand, I much preferred her first CD so to me this is much like a return to that sound.

A few of the tracks are more "punk" than I like, but those same tracks will likely appeal to many of her fans.

If you like Avril, then you must buy this CD (however, you probably already have).

Average customer rating: Let Go is an excellent debut. I fail to see this as music...... COOL good stuff Avril Lavigne's First One!

Let Go Avril Lavigne Manufacturer: Arista ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music $8.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music $8.99 and Under | Prices | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Under My Skin The Best Damn Thing [CLEAN] The Best Damn Thing (CD/DVD Deluxe Limited Edition) The Spirit Room Breakaway ASIN: B000066NW0 Release Date: 2002-06-04

Tracks:

1. Losing Grip
2. Complicated
3. Sk8er Boi
4. I'm With You
5. Mobile
6. Unwanted
7. Tomorrow
8. Anything But Ordinary
9. Things I'll Never Say
10. My World
11. Nobody's Fool
12. Too Much To Ask
13. Naked

Amazon.com

Self-professed skate punk Avril Lavigne sings that she'd "rather be anything but ordinary" on her debut. While the fact that she had a record deal by the age of 16 separates her from the pack, too often Let Go's lyrical shortcomings drag the teenager's musically impressive recording entrée into the realm of the typical. The catchy choruses of Go are substantial, though, thanks to Lavigne's riff-driven melodies and powerful vocals, which at times adopt the unorthodox intonation quirks of fellow Canadian Alanis Morrissette. The nuanced, dynamic "Losing Grip," "My World" (which perfectly captures the ennui of suburbia), and the buoyant power-pop blast "Sk8er Boi" are the collection's highlights. But Lavigne's honest yet awkward words weigh down the likes of "Mobile," "I'm with You," and "Naked." "Nobody's Fool," which displays her Pink-like take-me-as-I-am credo, hints that someday Lavigne's lyrics will match the strength of her music. --Annie Zaleski

Customer Reviews:

Let Go is an excellent debut........2007-06-05

LET GO is the debut album from Avril Lavigne. The album released 4 singles with corresponding music videos; Complicated, Sk8er Boi, I'm With You, and Losing Grip.

01. Losing Grip - The fourth and final single from the album. A good start to this album. 4.8/5

02. Complicated - The first single off of the album. It is fun to listen too and to sing along too also. 5/5

03. Sk8er Boi - The second single off of the album. It is fun too just sing along to and have a blast with. 4/5

04. I'm With You - The third single off of the album. One of the slower songs on the album. Not my favorite but it is a good song. 4/5

05. Mobile - Not a very good song in my opinion. 3/5

06. Unwanted - My second least favorite track on the album. 2/5

07. Tomorrow - My least favorite track on the album. 1/5

08. Anything But Ordinary - My 2nd favorite track on the album. 5/5

09. Things I'll Never Say - Awesome track on the album. 5/5

10. My World - My favorite song on the album. 5/5

11. Nobody's Fool - A fun 'rappy' song on the album. 4/5

12. Too Much Too Ask - My 3rd least favorite track on the album. 2/5

13. Naked - My 3rd favorite track on the album. 5/5

This album is most definately (sp) worth the buy.

I fail to see this as music.............2007-05-03

Anyone who likes this or gives this good ratings must be tone or talent deaf.....

COOL.......2007-04-09

AVRIL IS A YOUNG WOMAN AND HER MUSIC IS REALLY GOOD. I RESPECT ARTISTS WHO WRITE THEIR OWN MUSIC. BUT I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT WHEN YOU ARE STARTING OUT THAT YOU NEED TO HAVE HELP WRITING SONGS PEOPLE LIKE TO ARGUE THAT ONLY "ONLY REAL ARTIST" WRITE THEIR OWN MUSIC BUT THAT'S NOT TRUE. SO GIVE AVRIL A CHANCE!! SHE IS GOOD!! SHE REMINDS ME OF JENNIFER PAIGE, CHECK HER OUT TOO SHE IS ALSO A GREAT SINGER

good stuff.......2007-03-31

i got it so quickly, and also this cd is very well. i like it so much. thanx!

Avril Lavigne's First One!.......2007-03-19

The cd rocks and included her debut single "Complicated."She comes off as a new popstar who dresses differently and will NEVER look like Brintey Spears.She gives off a similarity with the rebelious artist Pink.The cd is no diff from the other popstar cd's?No,it rocks and has a little diff perspective of a canadian rock girl at heart!

Average customer rating: I really like this one sad Avril Rocks It A popular chick singer who is actually a musician! More "mature" then the "Let Go" CD

Under My Skin Avril Lavigne Manufacturer: Arista ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Teen Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Alternative Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Let Go The Best Damn Thing [CLEAN] Breakaway The Best Damn Thing (CD/DVD Deluxe Limited Edition) Fallen ASIN: B0001UL7RY Release Date: 2004-05-25

Tracks:

1. Take Me Away
2. Together
3. Don't Tell Me
4. He Wasn't
5. How Does It Feel
6. My Happy Ending
7. Nobody's Home
8. Forgotten
9. Who Knows
10. Fall To Pieces
11. Freak Out
12. Slipped Away

Amazon.com

With her breakthrough 2002 debut, Let Go, Avril Lavigne tried to market herself as the bona fide alternative to tarty teen queens, Britney and Christina. Her guitar-pop hits were irresistibly bratty but the whole "Complicated" teen pose was a little hard to swallow, especially since two songwriters called the Matrix--who had at least twenty years on the Canadian singer--fed her most of the material. Having had the chance to live a little, Lavigne returns to make good on her angsty image with Under My Skin, an album rippling with delightfully dour melodies and heartfelt lyrics about loneliness ("How Does It Feel") and fractured relationships ("Don't Tell Me"). Is it clichéd? Sure. Will it scare off her necktie and t-shirt wearing fans? Possibly. But there's nothing quite as satisfying as watching a teen-pop icon actually reveal her soul. --Jaan Uhelszki

Customer Reviews:

I really like this one.......2007-05-28

I like this CD a lot. It's very Avril with lots of angst, and hurt. Lots of ballads, a lot of songs you can sing a long to.
Fall to Pieces is a favorite of mine on this CD, and upbeat song. It also includes " My happy ending" with a different beginning- a different sound. I am not sure the album shows much growth from her last album but it was good too, and Avril is in pretty uncharted waters here anyways....as most of her counterparts are less rock, and more bubble gum. It's a CD you can listen to more than once over and find a new one you like. There are a few songs on here that are a little weak....but otherwise it's a good cd.

sad.......2007-04-14

What does she have to be so sad about? She is a multi millionare and shes crying and whinning over nothing. Get over yourself.

Avril Rocks It.......2007-03-10

Avril Lavigne's cd cover almost says it all.Dark clothes.Dark makeup.Deep lyrics.Right?Yes.

The cd sounds wayy darker that the poppy lyrics and sounds of the first "Let Go."It has the radio explosion song "My Happy Ending."The song that all girls will love,"Don't Tell Me" is also included in this great cd.

Though many say she is goth at this point of her career,think.Loooking goth and being goth are NOT the same.Her lyrics and pure voice is what reallly counts.Not all these tags such as 'punk,goth,prep,and some more.'

The cd is great and filled with wayy more great songs then I have mentioned.Besides,the music rocks,the lyrics do,and her voice does too!

A popular chick singer who is actually a musician!.......2007-02-26

This isn't a review as much as it is an observation, though I would give this album 4.5 out of 5 stars for great vocal maturity and a better rock edge than her previus release. It is simply TERRIFIC and unfortunately, rather rare to see a popular female artist who can actually play an instrument! And not just play, but totally ROCK OUT!
I have always thought it was ridiculus and quite stupid that artists like Britney Spears and Jessica Simpson ever even became huge, pop- culture icon artists. Why do we fall in love with "artists" who aren't even musicians, or in Britney's case, can't even sing? (at least without a synthesizer) The pop-icon thing even sucks in good artists like Lindsay Lohan, who is quite a rockin' guitarist, and turns them into mediocre pop singers, making artists with a promising future like Lindsay into just one of the other zillion pop singers and groups.
It is also nice to see an artist like Avril who doesn't feel the need to make racy videos to sell her work. She simply lets the album speak for itself, which is good because "Under My Skin" is a truly great album.

Keep on rockin', Avril!

ps: By the way, if you like female singers who can play a mean guitar, check out Krystal Meyers. I know she's technically "christian" rock, but her stuff is easily as good as anything else out there, including Avril. Her song "Together" has been featured on the awesome NBC TV show "Heroes" and featured on the NBC website.

More "mature" then the "Let Go" CD.......2007-02-20

I had already bought and listened to the Let GO CD several times. It reflected the young 17 year old singing it but I still liked it very much. Avril's "Under My Skin" showed a lot of maturity for the 19 year old. Under My Skin was more rock & Roll then Pop music. I am looking forward to Avril's new CD "The Best Damn Thing" coming out in April of 2007 and hope for more maturity. From what I understand the new CD is more pop and punk, hope it's at least equal to her first two CD's

Average customer rating: HEY HEY YOU YOU! The single is worth to buy not because of girlfriend, just because of 'Alone'!!!! Don't be fooled. This is the censored edition. fake poser? WTF??

Girlfriend Pt.1 Avril Lavigne Manufacturer: Bmg/RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Best Damn Thing (CD/DVD Deluxe Limited Edition) The Best Damn Thing [CLEAN] Avril Lavigne - My World (DVD & CD) Avril Lavigne's Make 5 Wishes Volume 2 Nobody's Home ASIN: B000NDJK00 Release Date: 2007-04-09

Tracks:

1. Girlfriend
2. Alone

Album Description

2007 CD single, the first track pulled from this Canadian Pop-Rocker's third album, The Best Damn Thing. Features 'Girlfriend' plus 'Alone'. Sony/BMG. 2007.

Customer Reviews:

HEY HEY YOU YOU!.......2007-07-12

What can I say...this song sounds great in the car or in the club. The video is even better than the song. I love how she plays the different girlfriends and is trying to get with the guy. The video does this song justice. Anyhoo about the song I love it. I think it's Avril's best song since "Complicated." You can tell she is back and in a big way. If you like Avril download this song now!

The single is worth to buy not because of girlfriend, just because of 'Alone'!!!!.......2007-05-12

I was very disappointed with the song 'girlfriend' which is a sugar pop sound with punk music but when I listened to the song 'Alone' which I downloaded from her fansite, I REALLY LOVE IT. It is very amazing. A very very good ROCK song. I give to this single just because of 'Alone'. Don't get wrong. Buy it!!! You'll see it's worth to buy!!!

Don't be fooled. This is the censored edition........2007-04-27

I was very disappointed to find out this was the censored edition. I purchased these songs elsewhere and they are great. This would have received 5 stars if I wasn't so disappointed with Amazon and SonyBMG for not clearing stating these songs are censored.

fake poser?.......2007-04-20

I've been hearing Avril Lavinge is worse than Ashlee Simpson and the Britney Spears clan. From what i hear from real punk rock musicians, she's a big wannabe poser. She pretends to play the guitar. Is this true? Anyways, I'd rather listen to Avril as opposed to Paris Hilton, Hillary Duff, and Lindsey Lohan because they make Avril Lavinge look good. I remember Lindsey Lohan's first album back cover, she was holding and looks like she was pretending to play the guitar. What a joke.....

WTF??.......2007-04-16

ok what the hell has happened to avril? her old cd's were waaay better. like this is soo not her. i thought let go and under my skin were better. this is more hyper bouncy kinda songs..not really like her at all. ok i gotta admit this song is pretty catchy but i heard the other songs on youtube of her new cd and they're crap. she's basically talking. not singing. so i'd advise not to get it

Average customer rating:

When You're Gone, Pt. 2 Avril Lavigne Manufacturer: Sony / Bmg Import ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: When You're Gone, Pt. 1 4 in the Morning Girlfriend Pt.1 When You're Gone, Pt. 1 Never Again ASIN: B000RJVT7M Release Date: 2007-07-09

Tracks:

1. When You're Gone
2. Girlfriend [Dr. Luke Remix] - Avril Lavigne,
3. Girlfriend [the Submarines' Time Warp '66 Mix]
4. When You're Gone [Video]

Album Description

The title track ''When You're Gone'' (Album Version) is backed with ''Girlfriend'' Remix feat Lil Mama, ''Girlfriend'' Submarines Remix & ''When You're Gone'' video. Sony. 2007.

Album Details

2007 Release of the Second Single from the Young Canadian Singer's Third Album "The Best Damn Thing". The Includes a Remix of the First Single from the Album, "Girlfriend" and the Enhanced Promotional Video of the Title Track.

Average customer rating: Good CD! Too much $$ here! Avril Acoustic CD Avril Live Acoustic [2004} She has amazing acoustic stuff Avril Live Acoustic

Avril Live Acoustic by Avril Lavigne Manufacturer: Arista Records, Inc. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items: The Best Damn Thing (CD/DVD Deluxe Limited Edition) Avril Lavigne - My World (DVD & CD) The Best Damn Thing [CLEAN] Avril Lavigne - I'm with You/Sk8er Boi (DVD Single) I'm With You ASIN: B0002RKHEU

Product Description

Six live acoustic tracks including: He Wasn't, My Happy Ending, Sk8erboi, Don't Tell Me, Take Me Away, and Nobody's Home.

Customer Reviews:

Good CD! Too much $$ here!.......2006-03-04

This was definatly a good cd worth buying. Though its not worth $200.00 . Don't buy that rip off price, its only six songs, and you can find great live songs here : www.avriladdict.com :D

Avril Acoustic CD.......2006-03-03

This EP was originally a Target exlusive. So, it's quite dumb how people are selling this for 200 dollars! That's WAY too much. I have this album, that I got here on amazon for 20 dollars. To who ever's reading this-- don't buy the album for 200 bucks. It's not worth it. The songs are okay, they're just live-- and there isn't a booklet. It's just a piece of thin paper with the picture you see on this page. So, please, don't feel urged to purchase this EP. If you want to hear live songs from Avril, I'm sure you could find them on the internet. There are many good Avril fan sites-- just look there! I'm a HUGE Avril fan, but this EP isn't that amazing.

Avril Live Acoustic [2004}.......2005-08-14

Unlike Avril's other cds this one is realixing acoustic guitars.
She performs songs From both of her albums "Let Go" and "Under My Skin".It's also live. This is an exclusive Target cd for 6.99 it's worth the small amount!

She has amazing acoustic stuff.......2005-03-26

All these were originally released electric, but now she's doing them with just her voice and an acoustic guitar. She sounds real good this way, and it's like hearing these all over.

Avril Live Acoustic.......2004-08-06

I think this is an amazing cd avril sounds so much better acoustic and the songs from her new album are awsome! I think all of her new music is better than her old music as she is older and has a wider range of experiences to write about!

Average customer rating: Classic Art Songs Sung with Brilliance and Artistry Pretty, but not memorable Returning to the Recital Hall: A Soiree Pretty sound spoiled by a bad vocal habit Excellent!

Forgotten Songs: Dawn Upshaw Sings Debussy Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Debussy | Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Debussy, Claude | C to G | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Upshaw, Dawn | Divas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Opera & Vocal | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Angels Hide Their Faces: Dawn Upshaw Sings Bach and Purcell Voices of Light Knoxville Summer of 1915 I Wish It So Dawn Upshaw Sings Rodgers & Hart ASIN: B000002B6P Release Date: 1997-03-18

Tracks:

1. Vasnier Songbook: I. Pantomime
2. Vasnier Songbook: II. Calmes dans le demi-jour (En sourdine)
3. Vasnier Songbook: III. Mandoline
4. Vasnier Songbook: IV. Clair de lune
5. Vasnier Songbook: Fantoches
6. Vasnier Songbook: VI. Coquetterie posthume
7. Vasnier Songbook: VII. Romance - Silence ineffable
8. Vasnier Songbook: VIII. Musique
9. Vasnier Songbook: X. Paysage sentimental
10. Vasnier Songbook: X. Romance - Voici que le printemps
11. Vasnier Songbook: XI. La Romance d'Ariel
12. Vasnier Songbook: XII. Regret
13. Forgotten Melodies: I. C'est l'extase langoureuse
14. Forgotten Melodies: II. Il pleure dans mon coeur
15. Forgotten Melodies: III. L'ombre des arbres
16. Forgotten Melodies: IV. Chevaux de bois
17. Forgotten Melodies: V. Green (Aquarelle)
18. Forgotten Melodies: VI. Spleen (Aquarelle)
19. Five Poems Of Charles Baudelaire: I. Le Balcon
20. Five Poems Of Charles Baudelaire: II. Harmonie du soir
21. Five Poems Of Charles Baudelaire: III. Le Jet d'eau
22. Five Poems Of Charles Baudelaire: IV. Recueillement
23. Five Poems Of Charles Baudelaire: V. La Mort des amants

Customer Reviews:

Classic Art Songs Sung with Brilliance and Artistry.......2006-11-10

Dawn Upshaw possesses a voice with beautiful bell canto tonal quality and uses the glissando technique, only when effective, rendering this collection of uncommon art songs superbly sung. The entire album is a joy to listen to...

Pretty, but not memorable.......2006-04-29

'Forgotton Songs, Dawn Upshaw sings Debussy' with James Levine at the piano is, to my layman's ear, very pretty to listen to, but not a whole lot to get excited about. If you are especially fond of Upshaw, you must have this recording. If you are especially fond of Debussy, other vocalists may have just a little more to offer. Everything about this recording is 'nice', just not a whole lot to get excited about.

Returning to the Recital Hall: A Soiree.......2005-04-09

Dawn Upshaw is one of the most intelligent and creative and adventuresome singers on the concert stage today. Just reviewing the list of her recordings available and it is obvious that she has paid attention to both contemporary and established composers in a way that is truly refreshing.

Here the program is devoted to the works of Claude Debussy, a composer for whom Upshaw has a particular penchant. Her voice is crystal clear, perfectly focused and yet not afraid to animate when the lyrics demand. She covers three cycles here: 'Ariettes oubliees' (for this listener the most successful on the album), 'Racueil Vasnier', and 'Cinq Poemes de Charles Baudelaire' (contrast these with the recently released Susan Graham version and see what interpretation is all about!).

The collaboration between Upshaw and James Levine is sensitive (if not always the pianism of others..). But the entire recital is uplifting and satisfying for the variation in the songs, recorded sound, the generosity of the disc, and most of all for the musical intelligence in which these songs are performed! Grady Harp, April 05

Pretty sound spoiled by a bad vocal habit.......2004-05-07

Every voice teacher I have ever had, and I have had many, were unanimous in their advice that sliding into notes is something that must be done with great moderation. Dawn Upshaw does it all the time and to the ears of a trained singer it becomes extremely annoying extremely quickly. Constant sliding into notes is less objectionable if one actually reaches the right pitch in the process. Miss Upshaw frequently does NOT, resulting in numerous instances where she is simply not in tune at all on some notes. Her sliding also creates constant dissonances with the piano which are entirely undebussyesque. If it were Webern or Berg she were singing she might get away with it. Here she does not. NOT RECOMMENDED.

P.S. Since writing this review (quite some time ago), I was fortunate to hear a recording of Ms. Upshaw in a production at the Metropolitan Opera where she didn't do any of her annoying sliding at all - not once - (probably because it was music from a much earlier time) The difference was astounding. It was a glorious performance. It was hard to believe it was the same person. This, more than ever, confirms my opinion that she ruined this recording with a bad singing habit.

Excellent!.......2003-11-26

This recording of Debussy's Melodies are really excellent. Dawn Upshaw's voice is exactly right for this kind of music - light, charming, and lyrical, with real sensitivity to the text. The Ariettes Oubliees are the best I've heard, with the exception of Frederica von Stade. In addition, her interpretation of Mandoline from the Vasnier Songbook is perfect - the tempo, piano, voice, and interpretation are exactly right. My only criticism is that the diction, while perfectly clear, has an "American" accent that is sometimes distracting.

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Rachmaninov: Complete Songs, Vol. 1 Manufacturer: Chandos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rachmaninov | Rachmaninov, Sergei | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Leiferkus, Sergei | ( L ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Rachmaninov: Complete Songs, Vol. 2 Rachmaninov: Complete Songs, Vol. 3 Complete Songs for Voice and Piano Rachmaninov: Complete Operas (Aleko, The Miserly Knight, Francesca di Rimini) Tchaikovsky Complete Songs 1 ASIN: B000000AXU Release Date: 1996-02-20

Tracks:

1. At The Gates Of The Holy Cloister
2. Nothing Shall I Say To You
3. Again You Are Bestirred, My Heart
4. April! A Festive Day In The Spring
5. Dusk Was Falling
6. Song Of The Disenchanted
7. The Flower Died
8. Do You Remember This Evening?
9. O, No, I Beg you, Do Not Leave (Op. 4, No. 1)
10. Morning (Op. 4, No. 2)
11. In The Silence Of The Secret Night (Op. 4, No. 3)
12. Sing Not, O Lovely One (Op. 4, No. 4)
13. Oh, My Field (Op. 4, No. 5)
14. It Wasn't Long Ago, My Friend (Op. 4, No. 6)
15. Water Lily (Op. 8, No. 1)
16. My Child, Your Beauty Is That Of A Flower (Op. 8, No. 2)
17. Thoughts, Reflection (Op. 8, No. 3)
18. I Fell In Love, To My Sorrow (Op. 8, No. 4)
19. A Dream (Op. 8, No. 5)
20. Prayer (Op. 8, No. 6)
21. I Await you (Op. 14, No. 1)
22. Small Island (Op. 14, No. 2)
23. How Fleeting Is Delight In Love (Op. 14, No. 3)
24. I Was With Her (Op. 14, No. 4)
25. Summer Nights (Op. 14, No. 5)
26. You Are So Loved By All (Op. 14, No. 6)
27. Do Not Believe Me, Friend (Op. 14, No. 7)
28. Oh, Do Not Grieve (Op. 14, No. 8)
29. She Is As Beautiful As Midday (Op. 14, No. 9)
30. In My Soul (Op. 14, No. 10)
31. Spring Torrents (Op. 14, No. 11)
32. It Is Time (Op. 14, No. 12)

Average customer rating: Love this album n the bonuses If you like Avril, you'll like this Finally, a taste of something worth listening to!!! Dual Disc Disaster? Don't buy this CD!

Under My Skin Avril Lavigne Manufacturer: Arista ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Teen Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Let Go The Best Damn Thing (CD/DVD Deluxe Limited Edition) Avril Lavigne - My World (DVD & CD) Nobody's Home Breakaway ASIN: B00076ZZ84 Release Date: 2007-01-08

Tracks:

1. Take Me Away
2. Together
3. Don't Tell Me
4. He Wasn't
5. How Does It Feel
6. My Happy Ending
7. Nobody's Home
8. Forgotten
9. Who Knows
10. Fall To Pieces
11. Freak Out
12. Slipped Away
13. Under My Skin
14. My Happy Ending
15. Nobody's Home

Album Description

CD AUDIO SIDE: Entire Album

DVD SIDE: * Entire album in enhanced LPCM Stereo * Music Video for #1 single "My Happy Ending" and "Nobody's Home" * Behind the scenes footage * Photo Gallery This disc is intended to play on standard DVD and CD players. May not play on a limited number of models.

Customer Reviews:

Love this album n the bonuses.......2005-10-10

I love this album as much as her first one. Avril Lavigne is a talented musician and a great songwriter. My absolute favorite song on the album is "My happy ending" she really hits the nail on the head with bad breakups and dumping a guy too chicken s*** to stand up to his friends. "I also have the habit of hitting the repeat button for "Don't tell me" "He wasn't" and "Nobody's home" The rest of her songs send strong messages about not giving into the pressure to have sex, not having to be perfect and getting the courage to stick up for yourself. If I ever had a daughter, I would be happy if she listened and dressed like Avril. Rather her than certain artists out there. This CD is a breath of fresh air from the nauseating unoriginal songs on the radio (see my scathing review on Britney n Jessica)

I was thrilled to see her music videos on the 2nd Cd. They were done really well n the whole reason I bought this dualdisc. I haven't really gotten to take a look at all the extras but when I do, I'll be back to give an update!

Conclusion: Both CD's: addicting
Britney backlash as a result of this album's popularity: priceless!

If you like Avril, you'll like this.......2005-08-19

Yes, I already had the CD. but this is worth it for the video extras alone. "Nobody's Home" is fantastic, with the young-Angelina Jolie(Foxfire) look-alike. my only complaint is that it should have been longer.
If you are already an Avril fan, or if you are looking for an introduction to this wonderful, talented young woman's music, Get this disc!

Finally, a taste of something worth listening to!!!.......2005-06-14

Avril Lavigne expresses herself really well in this album. None of the songs sound the same, and her voice is so totally COOl! You wont regret getting this album coz it rocks and you should also get 'Let Go', her other album coz that also ROCKS! This is one singer im not dissapointed in..never will be. Its also really impressive that she writes all her songs on 'Let Go' and writes all her songs in 'Under My Skin' too. She's really creative and she's the BEST female singer ever!!!!

My favorites are: Who Knows, Nobody's Home, Take Me Away, Together, My Happy Ending, DOnt Tell Me, He Wasn't... in other words ALL OF THEM!!!!

Dual Disc Disaster?.......2005-06-11

All dual disc problems aside, might I say that I love Avril Lavigne's music. She is a great and fresh addition to today's music realm. I was at first skeptical about her first album, "Let Go," but it captured my attention and devotion, and now, "Under My Skin" has strengthened my loyalty.

Anyway, the Dual Disc was a pricey investment. The original copy of the album came out in June of 2004. I had already purchased it the day it arrived in stores. Of course, now in 2005, the Dual Disc formatted version comes out and I'm left to pay for a second copy of the exact same album. This was only because I was interested in the music videos and behind-the-scenes footage. As for the "high quality" sound, you can't tell the difference. I suppose you would be able to if it was say, an acoustic or opera performance. I thought that the original version was already produced in enhanced stereo anyway... I only wish that Dual Disc had been available last year. Nevertheless, it IS nice to have a back-up copy of the original. I also noticed some differences between the two versions. On the original, the album cover art is a clear, black/gray/white and a clear image. On the Dual Disc version, the album cover art is a more sepia/old-photograph style with a soft, blurred image. I'm not sure if this is coincidental, but maybe it will lead to something in the future.

All in all, the bonus videos and behind-the-scenes footage is a nice addition to an Avril fan's collection. It is well worth the extra $14.00 if you already have the original copy.

Always keep rockin' on...

Don't buy this CD!.......2005-05-08

I am one of the few people that buys all of his music (instead of illegal downloading) because I want to support the artists that I like. When I buy a CD I always make a copy so I can burn a back-up, play it in my portable player, make my own mixed cd,etc. These new "Dual Discs CANNOT be copied/ripped on a computer!!!!! I have tried 4 different programs and it wont work. In my opinion it ruins the way that I want to use the music I purchased. I will NEVER again buy a dual disc. What sense does it make if you cant listen to the music the way that you want to enjoy it.

BE WARNED. BOYCOTT THE DUAL DISC!

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