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Take Me Away starts Under My Skin off with a bang there's no gradual immersion into this new album, as Avril reaches out and yanks you by the collar from the very start. The first single, Don't Tell Me, is a great song and in some ways it forms a natural bridge from the first album to the second, but it is far from the best song on the album. Avril co-wrote each of these songs, and as far as I'm concerned, the doubts some voice about her song-writing abilities are quite misplaced. I have a sentimental attachment to many of the songs from Let Go, but as a whole this new album is a much more impressive offering.
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Not only is this a five-star album, it is a collection of twelve five-star songs, in my opinion. I have been listening to this album constantly since it came out (and I might mention Avril Lavigne is one of the few artists whose new album I simply had to purchase as soon as it was released), and I can't find a bad song on here. While there are echoes of Let Go to be found here, I found this to be a surprisingly different album from its predecessor - the artist has grown as a person, a musician, and a song writer, and the expanding life experiences of this remarkably talented teenager have infused her music with a palpable sense of something quite real and deep that speaks volumes to the listener.
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Avril Lavigne is not among those, and with this really quite incredible sophomore release she cements her place in the present and future of the music industry. Many young artists crash and burn, never to be heard from again. Following up a smash hit debut album is possibly harder than getting that first magical recording contract in the first place - the artist oftentimes feels he/she must outdo himself/herself, and fans oftentimes resist any deviation from what has come before.