In the final installment of this series, we get to hear Avril become an adult contemporary balladeer, find Jesus, create a culturally incoherent dubstep-tinged song, and attempt to reclaim her pop punk crown, among other things.
Love truly does sux.
On the second installment in this series, we find out that Avril's output nosedived in quality after her second album, she basically turned into a parody of herself on her third album, and changed genres very suddenly on her fourth album. Unfortunate, but we still have three more albums to go, so maybe there's some more quality in store for us.
It's been a while since I've done an "evolution" show, so in this short series, I track and evaluate how Avril Lavigne evolved as a musical artist over time. On this first episode in a series of 3, we take a look at songs from her first two albums and nail down the style and persona that made her famous originally.
Today, we listen to a playlist made up of "Tonight Songs". That is, songs that are called "Tonight" and talk about what's gonna happen "tonight". Usually partying and lovemaking is involved. Most of them are pretty unremarkable. Except for the one song that I chose that wasn't a "tonight song" and I already knew was good.
By pure chance, I discovered that there is another album called "SUCKERPUNCH". Just like the Chloe Moriondo album "SUCKERPUNCH" that I reviewed on the show a couple weeks back. And this one was released first! By a very short window of time! Curiosity gets the better of me and I listen to it and... find out that it's mediocre. A pity, because there is one MASSIVE standout track.
An also-ran nu-metal band. They should be more remembered, as they were friends with all the other big nu-metal bands of the time and had a woman on vocals, which was close to unheard of in the genre at the time. So why did time forget this album?
Chloe Moriondo goes hyperpop for one album - and it doesn't work out for her. Against all odds, and at odds with the vibe of the genre, she manages to make a hyperpop album boring. Still, there are some good songs in the tracklist, with one in particular standing head and shoulders above the rest.
