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Post by TamyXD on Dec 10, 2018 17:09:01 GMT
To be honest the last time I checked her site, both in the main page and in the music section, the guitar had that line in it. So probably they already updated there and will repost on Instagram at some point! Yeah, I downloaded the album cover from her website two days ago, and the guitar did indeed have that weird line then. They definitely updated her website. Good to know they just fixed some mistakes instead of choosing a completely different cover art. 'Cause it's really starting to grow on me. None of Avril's other album AND single covers has such deep meaning as this one imo.
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Post by TamyXD on Dec 10, 2018 0:28:08 GMT
Not that I think anyone here is lying, but I actually had to go to Avril's instagram just now to see for myself... Wtf kind of mess is this?! I wasn't a fan of the album cover at first, but when I gave myself time to think about the meaning behind it, I actually started liking it. Except for the editing mistakes, those were/are still awful. I was actually hoping that they would "update" the cover art, fix some of those editing mistakes and make that fixed version the new/official version. Wasn't it similar with the AL cover? Didn't the original one have different lighting and a completely black background, but then they changed it to make it look less creepy / more natural? So yeah, I really hope they'll upload a "fixed" version of the album cover and not a completely new one. Imo it would've been even better if they'd just kept the original cover online as well, because taking it down is kind of like denying it ever existed. It's a mess. Btw, the cover is still on avrillavigne.com (scroll down a bit) and avrillavigne.com/music
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Post by TamyXD on Dec 8, 2018 5:20:02 GMT
The large stripe is the saddle and it 'holds' the bridge where the strings are pinned and elevated slightly off the fretboard. Essentially it helps keep the strings in place for tuning. I'm pretty sure they're referring to this: Which is clearly poorly editing; it wasn't meant to be there, and it's not the guitar's saddle. Maybe your comment was meant to be sarcastic and condescending, I don't know, but if that was the case, you can ignore this
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Post by TamyXD on Dec 8, 2018 4:57:00 GMT
I really like the concept of the album cover. I think her being naked symbolizes her vulnerability. The guitar, which covers most of her body, symbolizes music, one of the main things that kept her going during those rough times when she was bed-ridden. Then, of course, there's the water. It seems rather still and not very deep, yet endless, and it's so dark. Almost like death. But she's above water, she won the fight, she did not drown/die. Yet there's still the reflection in the water, the memory of the fight and how she thought she was actually drowning/dying. And the font they used looks like something you could use for a headstone. Another thing to symbolize darkness and death.
To me, the album cover shows a lot of the darkness she's been going through, but there's also hope in her sitting there above the water, clutching her guitar like a life support. But that's all just my personal interpretation, of course.
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Post by TamyXD on Dec 7, 2018 20:59:07 GMT
I just wanted to inform you guys that lately I've been getting these annoying ads again. Just now, for example, I refreshed the HAW Album Thread but was immediately redirected to some other site which told me I had won 500 €. Exactly the same thing happened just a minute or so later, except that time I tried to access the Black Star Lounge. I tried using the ad reporter from this thread avrilbandaids.boards.net/thread/1432/ad-reporting-tool but it's not working. It seems like the site is dead, I can't click on or enter anything. Dunno if it's relevant, but I'm on my phone, android, using Google Chrome.
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Post by TamyXD on Dec 7, 2018 19:15:12 GMT
Maybe she thought they meant her icon? xD
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Post by TamyXD on Dec 7, 2018 18:30:37 GMT
So the Chinese fan club had it completely correct?! WTH... somehow I find that kinda funny. I'm still not a fan of the album cover, still find Avril's pose and expression to look kind of uncomfortable, still think her body looks kind of small, I'm still missing half of her right arm (might just be shadows, though), and it overall still seems too dark for my taste. But I think I am slowly starting to get used to it. Maybe I just have to get over this slight shock; after all, I'd expected something quite different, something very similar to the HAW promo pictures. And it does look better in HQ. As for the song titles, as I already wrote yesterday, I'd hoped for at least one or two songs more, but 12 is fine, too. Hell, even 10 would be fine. Quality over quantity. Most of the song titles sound interesting. "Goddess" gives me some jazzy diva vibes, not sure if I might like that. But I might be completely mistaken, of course... "Bigger Wow" - I really hoped they'd give that song an alternative title. It just sounds so dumb, worse than "Hello Kitty". I mean, honestly, if I wasn't a fan, didn't know much about Avril except for the whole mf princess stuff, and then see she has a new song called "Bigger Wow", my first thought would be "how am I supposed to take her seriously with a song like that?" But, well, I said it before, never judge a song by its title. For all I know, "Bigger Wow" might end up being my favourite song. And maybe, when you hear those words in context with the rest of the lyrics, it won't sound so stupid anymore. "Love Me Insane" is probably gonna be one of these typical pop love songs I'll find it hard to connect with. Could imagine that one to be kinda cheesy. All the other titles aren't new to us - they all sound very promising and interesting. I'm so glad they kept "Dumb Blonde" and "I Fell In Love With The Devil". "Birdie" and "Souvenir" sound very interesting, too. Really looking forward to hearing them. "Crush" gives me huge "Smile" vibes, not necessarily sound-wise, but lyric-wise. "It Was In Me" and "Warrior" are surely gonna be about her battle with Lyme. I guess the former will be some kind of slow, dark piano ballad. And I really, really, really hope that "Warrior" won't be some cheesy, slow ballad, but something with a powerful march to it. A bit like "Two Pieces" by Demi Lovato or "Try" by P!nk (only talking about sound here, not lyrics). Yeah, overall, my first impression was a bit meh, I was a little shocked by that album cover and "only" 12 tracks and "Bigger Wow". But giving myself a moment or two to realize what I'd just read and seen, I'm mostly happy about what we got. The song titles sound interesting. The album cover is interesting (really needs getting used to, still not sure if I like it or not, but it's interesting either way). Avril is finally back! Next Wednesday we'll be able to preorder the album and then we'll surely know the exact release date. I can hardly believe that after all this waiting, we're finally so close. EDIT: I forgot to mention: there don't seem to be any feats, and I'm glad about that. With feats, there's just always the chance that the featured artist is someone you simply don't like and that can ruin an entire song, e.g. for me "Let Me Go". I simply can't stand Chad's scratchy voice.
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Post by TamyXD on Dec 7, 2018 5:54:23 GMT
I'll still wait for an official announcement from Avril...
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Post by TamyXD on Dec 7, 2018 5:32:33 GMT
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Post by TamyXD on Dec 7, 2018 5:28:34 GMT
I love the third picture of Avril and that guy lying on the floor. It looks so cute!
Is he wearing an Abbey Dawn sweater in that pic??
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Post by TamyXD on Dec 7, 2018 5:26:46 GMT
The Christmas tree was really for this video!! If the song is the one she played in the BMG video then most likely is about breaking up with Chad! I thought this song was about Zane Carney because the actor looks just so much like him And I thought this song was about Rotem.
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Post by TamyXD on Dec 7, 2018 5:23:22 GMT
Where did they get that info from? Did they get any kind of permission to reveal this info, or did they leak it, or is it just rumours? I just really don't understand why we don't get this information officially from Avril and/or her team.
If all of this is really true: the album cover is imo better than the AL cover, but not much better. It's so awfully dark (even too dark for my taste) and Avril's pose and expression look so forced and unnatural. Very uncomfortable. And somehow she looks tiny and very thin. Dunno if that's bad editing or if it's something like an optical illusion because of the guitar. And half her arm (the one mostly covered by her hair) seems to be gone. And the reflection seems to be a bit off, too. There's just something about the reflection of Avril's foot that looks wrong...
Goodness, actually, the longer I look at that photo, the less I like it. Like, the idea is great, but the execution kind of failed. I hope this is not the final album cover, at least not with these colours and poor edits.
As for the tracklist: I'd hoped for at least 14 songs as well. Or 13. But 12? Yes, it's only one/two songs less, but still. All the registered and leaked song titles we found ourselves, weren't that around 15 altogether? I mean, I get that Avril might not want certain songs on the record for whatever reason, but has she really only managed to find 12 songs? I know, I know, we ought to be happy she's releasing a new album at all, and I am, really. And if even only half of these 12 songs are great, it's obviously better than 20 meh songs. I guess I'd just had my hopes a little too high...
I also can't believe this "Bigger Wow" is still on the album, with that title. The song could turn out to be awesome, but that title... . And "Warrior" as the album closer ... just seems kinda cliché. And I can't help but think about Demi's self-titled album, which also has a song called "Warrior" as album closer (though as track #13).
And yes, I know, *complains* *complains* *complains*. The things mentioned above are just things that disappoint or worry me a little. But of course, I am still very, very happy that the album is finally getting closer to be released, that we're finally getting exciting news, and that Avril is back, able to share her music with us again, after so many years! For that latter alone - even if I'll end up not liking any of the new songs - I am happy and grateful.
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Post by TamyXD on Dec 7, 2018 3:28:39 GMT
Very nice pictures. So light and calm. Love the white piano. Love Avril's look even more.
Btw, imo Avril always looks insecure and - even though I know she's been playing the piano for ages now - kind of unexperienced whenever she's playing the piano. Like she really needs to concentrate very, very hard so as not to fuck it up. I admit, sometimes it's a bit uncomfortable to watch for me, but it's also kind of cute.
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Post by TamyXD on Dec 7, 2018 1:26:34 GMT
Oh yeah, Ryan Cabrera, ehhhhh... I listened to one of his songs some years ago, when we were still speculating whether he and Avril were together or not. I didn't like it at all. Way too autotuned, overproduced, totally predictable, simply completely generic. Of course, you shouldn't judge an artist by just one song, but this one was just too bad... I'm not worried about that, though. We still got those other three artists' influences, and Avril's, of course.
Yesterday I listened to Melissa Bel's latest EP. I think it was alright, the ballads were good, but the pop songs were overly cheery and too, well, pop for my taste. But I can very well imagine her and Avril creating some really great stuff together. And Johan Carlsson co-wrote and co-produced "For You" and "Mr. Hughes", both by Demi Lovato. It's been ages since I listened to those songs, but I still remember not liking "Mr. Hughes", I found it way too jazz or soul (?) for my taste; simply not my cup of tea. I did like "For You", though. And if I remember correctly, both songs are well produced. Justin Gray worked with Mariah Carey and Amy Winehouse before (among other artists), and he produced Melissa Bel's latest EP "In The Light", which imo is well produced. All these people (except for Ryan) really give me jazz vibes. I swear, "Tell Me It's Over" will have jazz vibes too.
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Post by TamyXD on Dec 6, 2018 22:37:52 GMT
Has this been posted yet?
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