AL7 Album Speculations Thread

Did you notice that she's been following a lot of fan accounts on instagram. Most of them with the "bandaids" title 👀

If her sound is anything like Mod's then it seems like it'll be halfway between TBDT and UMS

I understand what you guys mean, but I also remember things changed very fast those years... Let Go had sold more than 17 millions copies.. and TBDT, the most-sold album of the year for Sony and the 4th most sold in general, sold 8 million copies and was considered a huge success .. in just 5 years things had changed a lot in terms of numbers.

UMS anyways sold 12 million copies, so more than TBDT. Purely talking about Sales, UMS was very good, even better than the iconic Girfriend probably. 

But again, I understand what you mean. MHE is still well remembered, but Complicated, Sk8r Boi and I'm With You are too iconic.

In my opinion though, even though Let Go is an amazing record, UMS was not less.. the production, the lyrics, the main theme.. it's a very good good record.

Anyways. Regardless our opinions I would be so happy if we could have a song out of AL7 to be so iconic. The New sk8r Boi. The new MHE..
The new Girlfriend.  I would love a new iconic piece from her

Jinkxx
Well, her true roots were technically in christian and country music. That's what she grew up on.
From all the interviews she's given over the years it seems like the switch to rock/pop-rock only happens when she moves to the USA to start working on her record. She says she was listening to Blink and Green Day in high school, but I've always gotten the impression that she only TRULY got into rock after her move when she found herself in a position where she was experiencing a bunch of new exciting things for the first time and trying to develop her identity while working with various musicians on her album.

When she becomes "Avril Lavigne" in the public eye she does so by being the rock chick. Let Go was actually a rather diverse album with only a couple heavier tracks, but what got her famous beyond the pop-rock sound was her image, her attitude. She made a point to perform with a band and try to incorporate them into everything she did. She was outspoken and defiant and ended up breaking the mold of what being a pop artist in the 00s was all about up until that point.

Her success and her legacy were built upon the combination of that rebellious young spirit & image she had with the rockier approach to the conventional pop formula of that era. UMS went darker and heavier and it remains a clear fan favorite among fans till this day. TBDT went lighter and more fun while holding onto the aggressive tones and instrumentation she was famous for, and it gave her her first and only #1 song on Billboard. Everything after that felt like a watered down version of what she had established up until that point for multiple reasons that go beyond just her sound, but the truth of the matter is that it failed to stick with the general audience. And it got progressively worse over the years as she grew less passionate as an artist and seemed to lack the fire and conviction she once had.

Now, that's not to say she should remain confined to one specific genre. I for one appreciated her efforts in infusing a jazzier sound into some of her songs in HAW. I was also interested in the slightly indie vibe she explored in songs like Hello Heartache. And while I'm not a big fan of country music, I wouldn't mind seeing her tackle that genre since it's obviously something that meant a lot to her growing up and she seems to still enjoy it today. But with all of that being said, it's perfectly natural for people who became fans of Avril for what she established in the early days of her career to be excited to see her going back to those roots after so long. Specially when you consider the fact that coincidentally enough she goes back to pop-rock/pop-punk at time when that genre is being part of a cultural movement. In a way you could say she was part of a movement in the early 00s as well by opening the door of pop-punk to a wider female audience and making it more accessible to everybody. And now almost 20 years later she's back at it, this time to attempt to revive the genre and make it more present and more current in mainstream again, and that type of cultural movement makes her comeback even more meaningful and exciting, at least to me -- it holds more of a weight.



I feel like I've been typing for 10 minutes so this is most definitely another tl;dr post by now, lmao. Gaaahhh sorry, I get excited, I guess    Bottom line is: she should definitely continue playing with sounds and exploring new genres and I totally hope she does, but I'm definitely more than happy to see her going back to the essence that made me fall in love with her in the first place, specially when the timing is just so right for that.

^ Yeah, that was precisely my point lmao
Sorry, I know the post was too long to read through 🙈

Also it's worth pointing out that just because she's supposedly going back to pop-punk it doesn't mean she can't still play around with different influences and incorporate them into her music. I mean, this entire new wave of pop-punk artists is basically known for mixing a bunch of elements from different genres into the more traditional pop-punk sound, which is also why it sounds more current and more interesting than just a straight up copy of the pop-punk of the 00s.

Exactly! It was a glimpse and now maybe more mature pop-punk. I hope we will get something in Feb since ModSun said: Now it's time for ur new music!

rosegold: Very well explained! Totally true. It just seemed a bit over the top that everyone in comments on Insta, YouTube etc. is talking about: FINALLY AVRIL IS GOING BACK TO HER ROOTS. The pressure is real for her tho with all those comments.