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Track Listings
| 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 |
Product Description
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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
Album Description
Limited Edition CD/DVD (NTSC/Region 0) pressing includes a bonus DVD plus five bonus audio tracks: 'Alone', 'I Will Be', 'I Can Do Better' (Acoustic Version), 'Girlfriend' (Mandarin Version) and 'Girlfriend' (Submarines Remix). The bonus DVD features four songs filmed live at the Orange Lounge ('Everything Back But You', 'Girlfriend', 'Hot' and ' When You're Gone') plus three music videos ('Girlfriend', 'When You're Gone' and 'Hot'. Sony/BMG. 2007.
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9 of 12 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Surprisingly Fun!,
By Damon (Winnipeg) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Best Damn Thing (Audio CD)
Avril Lavigne's weakness as a songwriter is what actually makes this album worthy of 4 stars. Confused? Let me share more.Lavigne is a singer/songwriter who, on her past two releases, seems to find one melody and then stick to it for the entire album. "Let Go" was a great album with some free-spirited lyrics, but the majority of songs follow the same musical pattern and each song sounds a lot like the last. This trend continued with "Under My Skin." The unfortunate thing about her sophomore release, was that it was a really terrible melody that she was working with. As a fan of her first album, I felt "Under My Skin"'s repetitive sound (that lasted 12 tracks) was incredibly obnoxious by the time you reached the end of the album. With Lavigne's third release, "The Best Damn Thing," she again falls into the trap of sticking to one melody for nearly every song. But surprisingly, the more upbeat Avril, has crafted a 12-track album that's incredibly infectious, fun, and exciting! It's one of those albums you can stick in your CD player (whether at home or in the car), turn up real loud, and just have a fun time rocking to. Yes, the album is far from being a brilliant punk/rock album, but it's sound is captivating and catchy. It's the perfect summer album. Although I still feel that Lavigne has fallen short of the bar she set for herself with her debut "Let Go," "The Best Damn Thing" comes close and is a lot more fast-passed than any of her previous efforts. If you're looking for a fun album, this will work for you. If you want the more serious side of Lavigne, as featured on "Under My Skin," you'd best turn your attention elsewhere.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
Going backwards,
By WriterGrl "Melodie" (Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Best Damn Thing (Audio CD)
I'm really disappointed in Avril Lavigne in this album. It seems like she's gone from a tough, independant girl to someone who plays with boys and calls it self-respect. I loved "Let Go" and "Under My Skin". Sure, "The Best D--- Thing" has very catchy songs, I'll admit that. And I do love to sing along to them. But the only songs that I like that seem to have a positive attitude are "Keep Holding On" and "Innocence"...since they were both available on iTunes by themselves, there was no reason to buy the entire CD.
9 of 13 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
Change is good.....BUT THIS IS A BIT MUCH......,
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This review is from: The Best Damn Thing (Audio CD)
I don't know where to begin....I am a huge Avril fan, saw her in concert and everything, Under My Skin was by far her best album! You can tell her new husband boyfriend guy had alot to do with this album because most of the songs are wannabe punk songs and songs with beats and terrible lyrics which is not Avril, or WASN'T Avril.... I'm all for change, Madonna being one of my favortie artists has always continued to change her image I still love her, but you have to wonder why Avril's songs were so much more meaningful when she was single and not married as apose to now. It's almost like she doesn't care anymore, is in it for the money or her head has swollen from fame and marriage. This album would have been something she would have released as a first album not a 3rd album!! This cd has 3 good songs on it. "Keep Holding On", "Innocent" and "When Your Gone", Girlfriend is ok but gets annoying fast and has terrible lyrics. I figured I would listen to her whole cd before judging her "new style" but i'm very dissapointed overall....There's almost no feeling in the songs, what happened? (Nobody's Home, Slipped Away, Don't Tell Me, Fall To Pieces, Mobile, How Does It Feel, Freak Out, THESE WERE GOOD SONGS!)....Longtime Avril fans are going to be shaking their heads when they hear this album. I already have Keep Holding On from Eragon Soundtrack on my computer, I'll download Innocent and When Your Gone. But I wont buy the cd....it's not worth it
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