Opinions on Avril switching to country/folk/classic rock

I’d personally love to see her switch up genres for the next albums, whether it’s classic rock, country, jazz, etc. I think realistically AL8 will probably be similar to LS, but for the albums following that I can see her changing it up.

I just think one pop punk album after another will get boring, and if the genre kind of falls out of the mainstream again she’ll look kind of pathetic trying to keep this genre relevant when no one cares anymore. She should do what she wants, of course, but music is cyclical and I wouldn’t be surprised if eventually the genre fades away again.

I think her idea of country music is probably quite poppy, not like yeehaw country. Cassadee Pope does a blend of pop/rock and country, she calls it “y’all-ternative.” I can imagine Avril doing something similar. She even said BOAH started as a country song.

I’m not even bothered about the age thing. If she wanted to still be doing pop punk in her 40s, that’s her right. All her male peers are doing so why can’t she? But I think if she’s to continue on this path she needs to find some other topic to write about besides Bois and breakups. Especially when she’s in a happy relationship. Her fans need something to relate to as grown adults, which I think is why Avalanche was one of the top favorites from this record.

For me, the deluxe version of Love Sux will be enough for her to move on. I don't even think pop punk is mainstream. It's just a niche genre that's gotten relevant again. I'm glad she's found her tribe but I don't see what more she has to contribute to the genre or how long it will last. I don't care that she's turning 40 and making this music, I just care about her making music I can relate to as an adult. Love Sux makes me feel like a teenager. It's fun for one record.

I would like her to make pop rock music again. I think that's the real genre people want back not pop punk. I'm talking songs like Complicated or Since U Been Gone. I have no idea what she means by classic rock. ACDC, Joan Jett, Led Zeppelin, Pat Benatar, Fleetwood Mac, Queen all come up when I search classic rock. I enjoy this music but I've heard all her work and I honestly can't imagine her pulling it off and her voice...

I think country music is a great area for her to explore and she's been talking about it since HAW era. I don't think she needs to make a whole country album. Nowadays, you got Kacey Musgraves, Maren Morris, Kelsea Ballerini making albums that make me wonder if they're really country. They just have that country element of storytelling, real instruments, well put lyrics (mostly because some songs are still about comparing women to cars and stuff lol but nice songs nonetheless). I'm scared she may do the bro country version of Bitchin' Summer (drinking beer on the back of my truck featuring Florida Georgia Line) 💀

I would really like a mix of Carrie (class), Miranda (sass), Maddie & Tae (relatability), Maren Morris (versitality), and thoughtful lyrics that she can only get with working with professional songwriters. The country community has a great relationship between artists and songwriters. Avril can work with other musicians she likes but she will need to be open to working with songwriters.

at first I was like what are they talking about? then it hit me WTH at a country show 😂😂😂😂😂 she totally would do that knowing her.

But like it would make her sing her new songs and maybe some LG songs too. IMO there's a lot of country influences on that album (complicated, Mobile, my world, TINS).

Im all for Avril still continuing this pop punk genre even after she turns 40 (yeah why not?) but like what was mentioned before, I think what people want is for Avril to continue doing pop-rock music. And yeah the only problem I have for Avril continuing the pop-punk is her lyrics have not matured and as a grown man in his 30's its hard to find her lyrics relatable sometimes.

I don't even know what she means by "classic rock album". Because it would be one thing to say she's working on a "classical rock album" which would take me back to the 80s, than her saying she's working on a "classic rock record", which makes it sound like she's going towards a solid, guitar-driven album with more mid-tempos and ballads. Classic and classical mean two different things, IMO. That is something I could see her doing in AL8 or AL9. If she goes back to pop-rock (nothing in AL is pop-rock for instance, so let's talk about the real pop-rock found in LG and UMS) I'd be down. She does magic when she blends her voice with real live drums and guitars, no need for it to be necessarily pop-punk.

I don't see her going back to the jazz-y vibe in HAW. She showed cero emotion towards those songs and left them to dry. I think she just got carried away that since she loved the genre, she would love performing it as much, but that wasn't the case. I don't even see her doing an album like HAW overall again. I think she's closed the casket on that.

By the way, I love Cassidy's latest album, which has some strong pop-rock vibes with slight country influences. That's the most country I can see Avril doing. or even something like Speak Now or RED, but no way she'd do a full-on country album, I just can't see that happening lol.

Like Taylor Swift said, a man can release the same type music over and over again and get critical acclaim no matter what, but a woman is expected to keep reinventing herself. It shouldn't be like that. We never put this pressure on men as much as we do on women. It's just a matter of looking into music history to see it. Not saying all men do not reinvent themselves, but there's like X1000 more pressure on women to keep switching genres, lyrical content and overall image, and it's a fact.

In my personal opinion, I wouldn't mind her staying in this pop-punk genre like so many male bands have done and still fill out entire arenas and have N1 albums. But I would take a different approach lyrically since she's definitely not a teenager anymore and needs to tackle other subjects. Avalanche is a great example of how relatable her lyrics can be to someone in their mid-20s or 30s. We need more from where that came from.

When I think of alternative rock meets folk and country, I think of song like this. It has the perfect mix of live guitars, live drums and with some harmonica as an added texture for that folk/country sound.