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Post by TamyXD on Jan 3, 2019 21:47:37 GMT
"Hello Kitty" is last?! Okay, I gave it 1/10, it's definitely one of Avril's worst songs, but what about "Get Over Me"? THAT is imo the worst song ever! The autotuning, the cringey lyrics, the through and through generic melody. Ugh, I fucking hate that song. And "Sippin' On Sunshine" is worse than HK too imo. It's totally plastic and generic, I hate the summer theme ('cause I hate summer), and the lyrics are so dumb with this childish double entendre wtf. At least HK is fun and has these cool verses with those synths/electric guitars (?) and Avril's weird squeaky vocals. Also, I don't think "O Holy Night", "Once And For Real", and "Not The Only One" deserve such low places. The average rating is fine, higher than what I gave those songs. But imo they're all still better than some other songs (e.g. "Get Over Me" and "Sippin' On Sunshine"). Something else about "O Holy Night": when I listened to it just before this rating, I actually enjoyed it, despite its flaws, which is why I ended up giving it 6/10 (I'm still surprised about that). The melody is just really nice and I like Chantal's voice. The lyrics are much too religious for my taste, though, but overall still good. The only thing I really hate about the song is Avril's voice (sorry, Av). She sounds out of tune, unmelodical, and as though she's got a bad cold. Maybe she really had, idk. But either way, I really dislike her voice in this song. Her worst vocal performance to date.
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Post by TamyXD on Jan 3, 2019 0:11:49 GMT
Okay, the HK music video really is bad. The "dancing" is awfully cringey, half of the scenes don't make any sense, and Avril's weird facial expressions near the ending are simply embarrassing. But at least it's kinda fun, and I personally love those pastel colours in that candy shop. And at least we see Avril. Where is she in "Fly"? THAT is imo definitely the worst of all her music videos. Simply because in my eyes, it's a promo video for her foundation, not a music video. And it features so much sports (obviously, because Special Olympics), but that's a no-go for me, I fucking hate sports lol. Still, the average ratings for both music videos are higher than what I gave them, so....... I wonder what some people don't like about TBDT music video? The glitter and pink? The cheerleading? Or is it something else? I personally think it's very good, it's really fun and colourful and Avril's really passionate in it. She's just living in the moment, going crazy, having fun - always puts me into a good mood. "He Wasn't" is one of my favourite music videos. It's so much fun and so aggressive. I love how Avril smashes her guitar into the camera and into the wall. I love the food fight. I love that Avril and her bandmates play these BTS characters. I simply love everything about it, even the weird dancing.
I'm a bit surprised by HAW reaching 8.9. I thought a lot of people (including me) found it a bit too simple. I gave it 8/10 and would've put it in my top 20. There are just too many other music videos I like more. #3 WYG - what I hate about the video is how cheesy it is, and the product placement annoys me a bit too. But then there's this old man, oh he really touches my heart. Throughout the video I'm always like "no, get off the screen, everyone, I wanna see the old man." He's so incredibly sweet. This year, he alone was the reason I gave the video 10/10.
NH and MHE deserve to be #1 and #2. NH has always been one of my favourite music videos. Same with MHE.
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Post by TamyXD on Jan 1, 2019 23:55:09 GMT
Even though I gave UMS the best rating, I would've liked a more surprising result. But I wasn't expecting one anyway, so... I personally can never decide whether I like LG or GL more, even though I can totally see that GL is objectively only an okay album. Simple lyrics, always same chord progression, flat production. But to me, the second half of the album is pure magic, nearly every song of that half makes me cry. How can I not love an album like that? TBDT is, I think, a very, very good pop-punk album with some really clever lyrics. Thing is just, I don't like pop-punk much. It often (like in the case of TBDT) sounds kinda chaotic and childish to me. I used to love the brattiness as a kid, now I think it's over the top and, once again, childish. And then the topics of the songs - they're either about some guy or simply something funny and bratty. Nothing I can relate to. I prefer serious lyrics about other stuff than the same old relationship issues again and again and again. A fun song here and there - no problem. But not almost an entire album of it. Which is why I personally couldn't give this album more than 6/10. AL doesn't have a single song that I would give 10/10, yet it has two songs that I give 1/10 every year. Half of the songs are lyrically childish and senseless. The autotuning is awful. The production, mixing, and mastering is even worse. The gang vocals annoy me. The instruments, especially the "drums", are lame. Then there's the other half, the one Avril wrote with David Hodges and Chad. Those songs have potential, but somehow still don't manage to fascinate me. But what probably bugs me the most is that "Hello Heartache" could've been one of Avril's best songs, if it wasn't for her annoying accent. And then, of course, the album structure overall is totally chaotic. We go from silly fun songs and a summer song to a Nickelback leftover that doesn't just mention December, but gives me total winter vibes. We get more winter-ish vibes with the calm, mysterious GYWYL. Then there's a crazy rock song, then some EDM thing, then a happy song about falling in love, followed by yet another dumb summer song, and then back to piano/guitar ballads. It's a total mess. There's no golden thread. And above all, I simply don't really feel Avril in most of the album. Didn't she mention that Chad sometimes had to persuade her to go to the studio? I feel like I can actually hear that in the songs. She just kind of lost her way with this record. 5/10 from me. Rant over lol.
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Post by TamyXD on Jan 1, 2019 2:45:05 GMT
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Post by TamyXD on Dec 30, 2018 7:42:50 GMT
I finally finished listening to all of Avril's songs and watching all of her music videos. So now I could finally vote. With only 2 days left. Phew!
I gave quite a lot of songs 10/10 this year: Sk8er Boi, IWY, ABO, Nobody's Fool, Together, Nobody's Home, Slipped Away, Hot, IDHTT, Everybody Hurts, Not Enough, Darlin, HAW, Adia, Alone, Get Over It, HYRM, I Don't Give, Knockin' On Heaven's Door, Won't Let You Go, and the imo way too underrated HDIF (yes, lyrics are quite bad, but the instruments and the emotions!!!).
IWY and Slipped Away surprised me this year. I've always liked IWY, but I've never been a huge fan of it, but this time I felt it like never before and then I just couldn't bear to give it anything below 10. Slipped Away got 6/10 from me last year, but this time it made me cry so badly, I just had to give it 10/10.
I honestly thought about giving HAW "only" 9/10 because those badly mixed/produced (?) acoustic guitars in the first verse still bother me, but when a song makes me cry and sob like that, I can't possibly give it anything below 10.
Songs that got 1/10 from me: Two Rivers, Hello Kitty, Sippin' On Sunshine, and Get Over Me. Especially the latter two - really hate them, way too plastic and generic, totally unauthentic.
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Post by TamyXD on Dec 25, 2018 1:42:26 GMT
I'm not sure if this really is a demo, either. The mastering or mixing or whatever definitely sounds different, kind of flatter than the album version. You can hear the guitars and the cymbals more clearly in the chorus. But the first part of the bridge where you can only hear Marilyn Manson's vocals sounds exactly like the original bridge without Avril's vocals. Everything else sounds pretty much exactly the same as the album version to me. So, hmm, I don't know. Could be a demo, but could also be simply a good fan made edit. Either way, I like it.
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Post by TamyXD on Dec 21, 2018 5:22:40 GMT
Avril is performing again right now - "Head Above Water". Then everyone will sing a Christmas song, and then the live stream will be over.
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Post by TamyXD on Dec 21, 2018 5:05:50 GMT
They just said that Avril will probably perform again later. I hope that's s**n, I'm really tired and this is really dragging on. I'm only watching because of Avril...
Btw, I think her performance of TMIO was good. She seemed to have some problems with the lower notes, especially in the beginning, and she still sounded a little sick, but overall it was fine. I'm just disappointed she didn't sing the "ooohhh" in the bridge.
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Post by TamyXD on Dec 21, 2018 3:56:55 GMT
Avril is performing TMIO now.
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Post by TamyXD on Dec 21, 2018 3:21:36 GMT
Finally.
Volume and sound are really bad, though.
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Post by TamyXD on Dec 20, 2018 4:41:16 GMT
Those signed photos are online now. $100! I know it's for a good cause and should be more about the donating itself than the prize, but so much money just for a signed photo, that's honestly crazy, I really can't afford that. It's weird, though - only $1 for a signed guitar but $100 for a signed photo...
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Post by TamyXD on Dec 19, 2018 18:36:07 GMT
Yay, she'll be performing TMIO! But 7 pm PT, that's 4 am here in Germany, dunno if I'll make that... I personally would love to have a guitar signed by Avril, but I'd also like to use it, and I can't play right-handed guitars, so... The signed photos, though, I'd love to have one of those, I think I might actually donate for a "chance to win" one of them. I can't see them on that link she posted, though. I guess they'll be put online later?
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Post by TamyXD on Dec 16, 2018 5:03:12 GMT
Is there any way to view old forums from this website from like, years ago? I’m talkin like 2000’s when Av was bigger in terms of popularity. It’d be so cool to go back and browse the forums and see what everyone on here was chatting about in 2004 amidst the release of UMS or during the release of TBDT, rumors etc. stuff like that. As far as I can tell the farthest back the forums go is like 2015. Try web.archive.org/ and enter www.avrilbandaids.com
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