New Avril single - "What The Hell?"

Dr. Eugene Felikson · 01.11.2011, 07:50 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBKK07T3s5I

Avril Lavigne - What The Hell? - 2011

I'm not sure if I like it so much (yet), but I'm still very excited for Goodbye Lullaby. I trust that this album will be just a gem-ridden as her others.

Dr. Eugene Felikson · 01.11.2011, 10:53 PM

It's already growing on me. Still not as good as anything off of Let Go, except for Sk8r Boi - which sucks.

Glice · 01.12.2011, 07:35 AM

Sounds like her voice is dropping (as is natural) - she's got a LOT thicker around the lower end of her register, getting into contralto (rather than her normal mezzosoprano).

Song's good as well, but sounds like the sort of thing I'll enjoy in the context of an album - like the Best Damn Thing singles.

Incidentally, Under my Skin was her best album, as well as being one of the best albums of the 00s, for me.

Glice · 01.12.2011, 08:12 AM

Oh dear

demonrail666 · 01.12.2011, 08:41 AM

Up until the chorus kicked in I thought it was a pretty ordinary Girlfriend retread but that chorus ... It strikes in two phases. Skillz!

Dr. Eugene Felikson · 01.12.2011, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Glice

Sounds like her voice is dropping (as is natural) - she's got a LOT thicker around the lower end of her register, getting into contralto (rather than her normal mezzosoprano).

Yeah, I noticed she sounded a bit different this time around; my realization was void of such fancy-shmancy tech terms, of course. I just wish her first single would have been more of a rock tune, something with a little guitar in it. Not only do I find that style more suiting to her talents, but I think it would've been a refreshing distinction from the rest of today's modern hits. This song sounds extremely Katy Perry to me, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it would've been nice had it been more unique. But then again, it did reach #3 on iTunes within the first day that it was uploaded... so what do I know?

Glice · 01.12.2011, 12:59 PM

Not so sure about the Perry thing. She's not quite into that poppy rnb territory yet, thankfully. Listening now though, it is a bit third-album Kelly Clarkson. Which is odd, because that album was awful. Maybe Avril's just got the voice to carry it.

Dr. Eugene Felikson · 01.31.2011, 07:12 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQmEd_UeeIk

Video dropped last week. Damn, she's looking good in the beginning...

Sweet how she flicks off the camera too. Hell yeah.

nicfit · 02.01.2011, 04:05 AM

too much product placement in the vid, a bit too annoying, it's not like she's a "new act" needing support from (big or not) brands... And I hate the lalalala parts..

Glice · 02.01.2011, 06:57 AM

Product placement is how the industry is recouping money now, isn't it? It's all over loads of videos now. Thanks to youtube, they can get past the product placement filters on most TV channels, you see?

Be sure to pause this at 24 seconds (it's funny).

Glice · 02.01.2011, 06:58 AM

God, I'd completely forgotten how utterly AMAZING this song is.

Adolfo · 02.01.2011, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Glice

Oh dear

people seriously think this is live?

Glice · 02.01.2011, 11:38 AM

People seriously care whether or not other people think things are live on TV?

nicfit · 02.01.2011, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Glice

Product placement is how the industry is recouping money now, isn't it? It's all over loads of videos now. Thanks to youtube, they can get past the product placement filters on most TV channels, you see?

Be sure to pause this at 24 seconds (it's funny).

Yes, I think it's an "industry standard" nowadays, quite sadly (even in big budget movies).
In avril's there's lots of sony, Abbey Dawn, etc etc, even more "obvious" than that britney one.
I have no tv (and frankly I don't miss it at all), I'm a bit out of the loop with pop vids and such, so I can't really have a, say, 30 mins session of vids to check how the newest are, in general. Perhaps I should reconnect with the tv world. Could be useful for some purposes...

p.s. do you like the lalalala parts?

DeadDiscoDildo · 02.01.2011, 01:12 PM

1st of all: Auto-tune.

2nd: Really guys? Jesus Christ...

nicfit · 02.01.2011, 01:21 PM

Shut up.
Why do you shoot videos for?
To get less famous?

DeadDiscoDildo · 02.01.2011, 01:24 PM

Really?

nicfit · 02.01.2011, 01:26 PM

ok, you're just jealous coz she looks better than you half naked.

Glice · 02.01.2011, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by nicfit

Yes, I think it's an "industry standard" nowadays, quite sadly (even in big budget movies).
In avril's there's lots of sony, Abbey Dawn, etc etc, even more "obvious" than that britney one.
I have no tv (and frankly I don't miss it at all), I'm a bit out of the loop with pop vids and such, so I can't really have a, say, 30 mins session of vids to check how the newest are, in general. Perhaps I should reconnect with the tv world. Could be useful for some purposes...

p.s. do you like the lalalala parts?

I'm a big fan of the lalala in general. I'm also a big fan of Nananas as well. It's a well deployed lalala, if you ask me.

I wasn't that offended by the product placement in the Avril video because it's genuinely subtle by comparison to this (which also happens to be awesome).

nicfit · 02.01.2011, 01:35 PM

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Really?

ha ha , dude, really? You never cease to amaze me.

Glice, I'll get back to you after a good pasta al pesto, I'm starving.

01.11.2011, 07:50 PM	#1
Dr. Eugene Felikson invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 7,571	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBKK07T3s5I Avril Lavigne - What The Hell? - 2011 I'm not sure if I like it so much (yet), but I'm still very excited for Goodbye Lullaby. I trust that this album will be just a gem-ridden as her others.
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01.11.2011, 10:53 PM	#2
Dr. Eugene Felikson invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 7,571	It's already growing on me. Still not as good as anything off of Let Go, except for Sk8r Boi - which sucks.
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01.12.2011, 08:41 AM	#5
demonrail666 invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 18,510	Up until the chorus kicked in I thought it was a pretty ordinary Girlfriend retread but that chorus ... It strikes in two phases. Skillz!
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01.31.2011, 07:12 PM	#8
Dr. Eugene Felikson invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 7,571	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQmEd_UeeIk Video dropped last week. Damn, she's looking good in the beginning... Sweet how she flicks off the camera too. Hell yeah.
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02.01.2011, 04:05 AM	#9
nicfit invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: banana boat Posts: 15,570	too much product placement in the vid, a bit too annoying, it's not like she's a "new act" needing support from (big or not) brands... And I hate the lalalala parts.. __________________ 11:11 11-11-11 I Ascended.
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DeadDiscoDildo invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 3,805	1st of all: Auto-tune. 2nd: Really guys? Jesus Christ...
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02.01.2011, 01:21 PM	#16
nicfit invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: banana boat Posts: 15,570	Shut up. Why do you shoot videos for? To get less famous? __________________ 11:11 11-11-11 I Ascended.
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DeadDiscoDildo invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 3,805	Really?
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02.01.2011, 01:26 PM	#18
nicfit invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: banana boat Posts: 15,570	ok, you're just jealous coz she looks better than you half naked. __________________ 11:11 11-11-11 I Ascended.
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