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I am very happy for buying this album because it is totally good, emotional and REAL. There is nothing artificial, you feel it while listening. The songs seem carefully and meticulously composed and arranged, and Avril's vocal performance seems improved since her first album. These all make the autoreverse function of my walkman work again and again! In brief, Avril is an extraordinary character and a good singer (I believe she will be much better in a few years) and with her ability of writing such impressive lyrics, we will hear her name in the music market for a long time.

Avril's c.d. "Under MY Skin," is one of my favorite c.d.'s. It's way better then her first c.d. All of the songs are good. On this c.d., Avril Lavigne proves that she can write her own music. Some of the best songs on there are, "Nobody's Home", "Don't Tell Me", "How Does It Feel", and, "Together." I recommend this c.d. to all Avril FANS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Avril Lavigne's album "under my skin" is GREAT. I am sure this will be a hit. The single 'don't tell me' is an excellent song.
The video was was great. I recomend this album and this is a superb album that shouldn't be missed..........just listen..

Avril Lavigne - Under My Skin Review

Avril Lavigne appears clad in a black tutu on the cover of her new album, Under My Skin. While on first glance this looks to be nothing more than a generic album cover, further analysis will reveal a poignant insight into the psyche of Avril and the theme of the record. For, externally Avril might appear standoffish, dark, rebellious, and "anti-everything" (as portrayed by the pseudo-goth duds), beyond the media misinformation she is simply a shy, vulnerable, impassioned little girl searching for her piece of a fairytale (hence the tutu).

There are songs on Under My Skin that play to both sides of Avril. Don't Tell Me, the first single, quite obviously fits in the former category. Co-written by Avril and her guitarist Evan Taubenfeld before Complicated was even released, Don't Tell Me is a pro-abstinence power anthem designated as a bridge single to bring fans of Avril's old material into her new, more mature sound. Other members of this group include the following: He Wasn't - touted Sk8er Boi part II; Who Knows - an utterly catching song with all the markings of a radio hit; Freak Out - a divinely innocent track reminiscent of Green day; and I Always Get What I Want - Avril's attempt at poking fun at her media image.

It is in the latter grouping of songs where the heart of the album can be found. Under My Skin opens hard and heavy with Take Me Away. This track reveals the inner conflict within a girl wanting to protect her heart from being broken, while letting her love "take her away". Next is Avril's personal favourite, Together. The only mot juste for describing this song is "perfect", although perfection hardly does the song justice. It is here that Avril defines herself and establishes a sound that is distinctly hers. Another such track is Forgotten - a raging tirade that will rape you of your soul and leave you incensed, unhinged, and yet fulfilled. My Happy Ending, the second single to be released shortly, illustrates Avril's romantic inner-self, and the failure of her partner in meeting her idealized standards. While some passion is lost in the final production of the song, this is a brilliant example of Avril's growth since Let Go.

The four remaining songs are softer, slower, but still forceful. How Does it Feel is a subtly emotional and beautiful ballad that pulls at your heartstrings with each of its many rises and falls. Then there is Nobody's Home - a collaboration with Ben Moody formerly of Evanescence, and a likely next single. This is the only song on Under My Skin where the subject is not Avril herself, which seems to grant Avril the freedom to create a despondent character and employ imagery beyond her usual capacity. Fall to Pieces is another romantically inclined ballad expressing Avril's desire to keep alive the flame of a failing relationship. The album ends with a magnificently painful ode to Avril's recently passed-on grandfather entitled Slipped Away. You can hear the tears in her voice, and anyone equipped with a heart cannot help but shed a tear at this sonorous eulogy.

Under My Skin is an emotional, dark, and rapturous creation that, in a mere 45 minutes, captures many of the thoughts we find impossible to express. In this more organic sophmore attempt, Avril proves her talents when she is given the artistic freedom to create an album free of external pressure. Those who explore the CD for themselves will be rewarded with an intelligently written and well-executed album, which is sure to become the soundtrack of a generation. As the promotional tag says, "Avril Lavigne's Under My Skin is sure to get under yours".