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Post by TomX on Jan 16, 2022 10:05:30 GMT
Wow!! This was such a surprise! Like literally nobody even knew about it! She did say she was in band rehearsals, but I never imagined she’d be playing a mini concert, so I’m pleasantly surprised.
And OMG she nailed the MHE high note like a champ, after so many years 😭😭😭😭. Also, the way she has hair with is exactly like she had it in 2005, so it’s almost like you’re watching 20 year-old Avril.
I only watched bits of it, but I can see her energy is on point, even if her vocal delivery isn’t at her best. Maybe she just needs to get back on track and find the way to balance her energy with vocal delivery. And yes, it’s the best energy we’ve had since like 2008.
So glad her band is back, I missed them!!
Avril is giving us her best era since probably TBDT, and I’m loving it.
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Post by TomX on Jan 14, 2022 22:25:26 GMT
It impresses me how good Avril is at physical sales. To have had the signed album sold out in less than an hour without even advertising it herself shows the amount of power she still has to this day. The same thing happened with her limited colored vinyls.
She has such a strong market there, I hope she and her team take notes and come up with some good bundles for the LG anniversary and future physical releases from this era and forthcoming ones.
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Post by TomX on Jan 14, 2022 21:11:12 GMT
Did anyone catch her Elvis Duran interview? I can’t find any videos or links about it on Twitter, and I think it already happened hours ago.
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Post by TomX on Jan 14, 2022 21:01:18 GMT
I bought a bunch because my boyfriend and I are huge fans of her (he’s also an AVRIL collector) and I bought 4 extra copies for friends who love her as well and am gifting them as birthday presents. Never wondered about asking first before bitching about it and insulting me? I didnt insult you, you feel insulted. Please read your comment. It is insulting. You’re basically throwing shit at me because I bought more than one copy and you were left with none. How isn’t that aggressive or derogatory towards someone? I’m not trying to start a fight, but I feel your reaction, especially you quoting me in the first place was completely rude and uncalled for. I’m sorry to anyone who didn’t get access to an autographed copy, but people are allowed to buy more than one if they please as long as it’s not for reselling them. It’s not like I bought 20 copies to keep it to myself, they were for friends. Anyways, maybe she will restock soon.
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Post by TomX on Jan 14, 2022 20:32:02 GMT
There’s really no way they won’t be signed. Taylor being the top artist worldwide signed them one by one, I’m pretty sure Avril can handle it.
Sometimes I wonder if artists really sign all of those copies or if they hire people to sign them for them. It would be such a letdown, but I think of Taylor and how busy she must be and it’s hard to imagine her signing all of those copies herself. Whatever the case is, we’ll never know…
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Post by TomX on Jan 14, 2022 20:08:49 GMT
I got a bunch of signed copies and the Red and Orange cassette versions. There’s also an Amazon exclusive with a poster and a slip cover which I also got. this has been her best merch since GL!! I’m so excited by all of the stuff we’re getting. Just need those vinyls now Luv people who snatch up more than 1 copy so the rest can't get one. Gimme a fuckin break I bought a bunch because my boyfriend and I are huge fans of her (he’s also an AVRIL collector) and I bought 4 extra copies for friends who love her as well and am gifting them as birthday presents. Never wondered about asking first before bitching about it and insulting me?
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Post by TomX on Jan 14, 2022 18:22:46 GMT
I got a bunch of signed copies and the Red and Orange cassette versions. There’s also an Amazon exclusive with a poster and a slip cover which I also got. this has been her best merch since GL!! I’m so excited by all of the stuff we’re getting. Just need those vinyls now
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Post by TomX on Jan 13, 2022 18:16:18 GMT
One song that I would love 10 times more if she hadn’t dragged it for too long is Everybody Hurts. There’s about a minute and a half of filler by the end. And it’s not even that long, it’s 3:41, but could’ve easily ended at 2:40 and be a much better song.
So yeah, quantity doesn’t equal quality for sure, but I wouldn’t mind the length of these songs if we’d gotten a 15 track album. I feel it will be over too soon and it’ll just be keeping me wanting more. However, I’d say we’ve got about 80% chances of getting a deluxe with at least 3 new songs, plus 'Bite Me' acoustic. I wonder if we’ll get a Target edition with 'Bite Me' acoustic.
Speaking of this, pre order is up, and so far there’s only pre-save buttons. I wonder when she’ll post the link to the different retailers to purchase the CDs and Vinyls, as well as her online store.
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Post by TomX on Jan 13, 2022 16:20:37 GMT
This song it's completely different from "BITE ME" it's a classic pop song, nothing special and especially there is no pop punk sounds on it :/ I prefer Bite Me all the way. I disagree, while the verses are kind of within a more trap and Hip-Hop path, the chorus transforms the song into a pop-punk anthem, maybe leaning more towards the pop side of it, unlike Bite Me. But I wouldn’t call it a classic pop song per se. It’s definitely consistent with the sound she’s been teasing and it doesn’t sound like an outsider like DB in HAW. A classic pop song would be HTNGU or RNR, even WTH.
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Post by TomX on Jan 13, 2022 12:42:54 GMT
What does he mean for attention span ? That he cannot work on longer songs because he’ll get distracted and won’t pay attention to it after 3 minutes.
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Post by TomX on Jan 13, 2022 12:22:28 GMT
Yeah, Feldman even said recently that he cannot work on songs that are over 3 minutes long during an IG live, like he didn’t have the attention span for it. I’m surprised there are like 4 lengthier tracks, which maybe Avril really pushed to get by.
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Post by TomX on Jan 13, 2022 12:20:20 GMT
Ugh that last track. I will completely hate that song just for being less than 2 minutes long. A complete waste of track, just like Black Star was, but GL was a 14-track album and with 3-4 min length songs, so I never really hated it for that.
At least there are three or four songs over 3 min long, which I didn’t really expect other than the ballad.
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Post by TomX on Jan 13, 2022 12:11:57 GMT
Just listened to it, and first and foremost I’m sorry for pre-judging the song just by the preview. I liked it!! It’s super pop-punk and upbeat, and the trap-esque verses blend very well with the explosive chorus. And this is what Avril described as the most different song on the album, phew what a relief! Consistency is still winning!
My main issue is with the length. The bridge and last chorus feel so rushed. It’s like a 25 second duration between bridge and the end of the song. My god, I feel we’re going to get a 20 min album of every track is around 2:25. I really hope we at least get a couple of tracks of over 3 min duration.
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Post by TomX on Jan 13, 2022 4:29:58 GMT
I think the cover is better than what I was expecting from the description we got. Maybe not her absolute best cover but it’s something different and better than AL or HAW covers. I would say I don’t really get the point of the balloons though. What do they have to do with why “love sucks”? The actual concept doesn’t really seem to match the album title or theme. Exactly my thoughts on the balloons. While I love the cover, I don’t get what they mean. If the album was called “Here’s To Never Growing Up” I could relate them to childhood and they would make sense, but here? Even with heart-shaped balloons it would’ve made more sense. EDIT: The theory of the shadows of the balloons depicting two people kissing is pretty interesting, and if that’s the case I guess it makes more sense. Still I think they’re weirdly cropped…
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Post by TomX on Jan 13, 2022 4:17:55 GMT
I thought that for once she would do the right thing with an album with the same sound/concept from beginning to end .. but here we have the forced pop/radio song of each damn album. I honestly don't like it but we'll see what the rest of the song is like. Exactly my point. And not her throwing shade at her old labels that forced her to ditch guitars and drums and then releasing a song that’s overly produced with anything but instruments. It doesn’t make sense at all. It’s like she made this song to fit Bear and not the other way around. What a mess. Even Dumb Blonde with Nicki was made to fit Avril and not the other way around. I get that MGK had to do collabs like these in his TTMD album to please his hip-hop/rap fans, but Avril? Why on earth would she do something like that? Trying to appease radio again when she’s been having an “i don’t care about radio charts or trends” attitude since the era started while flipping the bird to RCA/Epic? What’s that all about? I know some will say “we’ve only heard like 20 seconds”, but even that build and that small intro to the chorus gives away that it will be something like Bigger Wow or worthy of her self-titled album (the Johnson tracks , even worse)…
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