Track Listing

1. Losing Grip
2. Complicated
3. Sk8er Boi
4. I'm With You
5. Mobile
6. Unwanted
7. Tomorrow
8. Anything But Ordinary
9. Things I'll Never Say
10. My World
11. Nobody's Fool
12. Too Much To Ask
13. Naked

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1280 in Music
• Released on: 2002-06-04
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.com
Self-professed skate punk Avril Lavigne sings that she'd "rather be anything but ordinary" on her debut. While the fact that she had a record deal by the age of 16 separates her from the pack, too often Let Go's lyrical shortcomings drag the teenager's musically impressive recording entrée into the realm of the typical. The catchy choruses of Go are substantial, though, thanks to Lavigne's riff-driven melodies and powerful vocals, which at times adopt the unorthodox intonation quirks of fellow Canadian Alanis Morrissette. The nuanced, dynamic "Losing Grip," "My World" (which perfectly captures the ennui of suburbia), and the buoyant power-pop blast "Sk8er Boi" are the collection's highlights. But Lavigne's honest yet awkward words weigh down the likes of "Mobile," "I'm with You," and "Naked." "Nobody's Fool," which displays her Pink-like take-me-as-I-am credo, hints that someday Lavigne's lyrics will match the strength of her music. --Annie Zaleski

Customer Reviews

One of the Best
This is like one of the best CD I bought!! Its awesome! It isn't really, really good, but it made me listen to it at least two songs a day, I got addicted to it. You will only like this Cd if you like Avril Lavigne, and she friggin rocks!!!

A great debut from a great artist...
Before purchasing "Let Go," I actually had bought "Under My Skin," which I thought was a stunning album. With "Let Go," although not as good as her sophomore release, Avril still meets her audience's needs with a great collection of rock/pop hooks that are sure to be stuck in your head. Each song has it's own unique style, my personal favorite being "Anything But Ordinary," which has such a great melody! It's very fun and upbeat, as are most of the songs, with the exception of "Tomorrow," a very unique song with a haunting melody.

Some standouts on this album include "Anything But Ordinary," "Naked," "Complicated," "Loosing Grip," and "Unwanted," and "Sk8er Boi," just to name a few. Avril belts out several tunes, and all of the songs were written by her... showing her wonderful musicianship. She also plays the guitar... and can sing very well (obviously).

Of course, this album isn't perfect. Some of the songs can teeter on the edge of boring and monotonous, and although "Tomorrow" is very unique, it is very forgetabble. "Nobody's Fool" and "My World" are also pretty good songs, although they are also forgetabble and can linger on the verge of becoming boring, with their monotonous choruses.

All in all, despite some cons, Avril Lavigne has landed in the music industry with a great debut filled with some great songs with some great messages. And although some songs are weaker than others, "Let Go" shows Avril's talents very well... from her singing... to her songwriting... and to her musicianship. She is truly a star.

Phenomenon at the time- it still sort of is
The novelty has worn off since it's been over 5 years since it was unleashed upon the world.
Really, this is one of the best albums I've ever heard. People who will mock me for saying this are silly little people who love to condescend others, and that's okay. Deal with people the way they deal with you, is my take on it.
Avril is very lucky that she had the kind of writers she did at the time, who read her personality and who she was and turned it into 13 INCREDIBLE tracks that brought teens and adults alike together.

What can I say? The tunes AND the lyrics are absolutely incredible. Ever since this damn album I have been dying for others to make something even close to this. I was heavily obsessed, as a 17 year old at the time. I think that if it was released today, I would still be obsessed. Forget about the Avril image in the media today, or any negativity you may have against her. The tracks are fresh, even for today, original and just plain addictive.

'Anything but Ordinary' and 'Complicated' are on my list of top 10 favourite songs ever, 'Dreams to Dream' being my first... And they are just absolutely brilliant songs. I do love it when songs reach for high notes and aren't afraid to expand through the regions of melodies. More often these days it's like people are afraid to move for than two notes up or down from whichever note they started. It's just such a shame.
An example of the broad range of notes hit in this film, let's look at Anything but Ordinary for a moment. The 'nough' in 'Is it e-nough' is almost an entire octave higher than where the 'is it e' part starts off on. It's terrific!
And I love in 'Complicated' the first thing you hear is 'Chill out, what you yellin' for, lay back, it's all been done before. And if you could only let it be, you would see...' Well there's an brilliant and original tune right there. By that time I'm thinking "God, who needs the chorus? This is addictive enough". And the thing that makes it is the varying notes strung together in such a short space.

And lyrics-wise, I also believe that one of the big attractions to this album in regards to the teenage spectrum would have to be how easy it was for them to relate to what was being sung. In the song 'Things I'll Never Say', for instance, there's the line "I'm tugging at me hair, I'm pulling in my clothes, I'm trying to keep my cool, I know it shows. I'm staring at my feet, my cheeks are turning red, I'm searching for the words inside my head. I'm feeling nervous, trying to be so perfect, cause I know you're worth it." Aside from the gorgeous tune accompanying it, how beautiful honest are these lyrics? I know that at the time when I was 17, I lapped this particular song up because I related soooo much. And I know that most other teens did. This was back before the whole "Alternative/Emo Superbeings Are Our Superior" regiment took over the souls of every teen in creation.

Anyway, like I said, and even my friend, there is not one single track on this album that is not good.

My favourites in order:

1. Anything but Ordinary: 5/5 (All about the rushes in life, I guess. And of course the fear of being ordinary.)

2. Complicated: 5/5 (About a relationship that gets complicated on one side only.)

3. Naked: 5/5 (About letting somebody in to see the real you.)

4. Things I'll Never Say: 5/5 (About wishing you could say things, but they either come out wrong or you're too afraid to say them in the first place.)

5. I'm With You: 4/5 (Wanting to find somebody to love, but not sure where to start.)

6. S8er Boi: 4/5 (About a skater boy who becomes famous and ditches the snobby girl who secretly liked him!! Top fun this.)

7. Tomorrow: 4/5 (About not believing somebody when they say they love you.)

8. My World: 4/5 (This is all about Avril's life)

9. Too Much: 4/5 (Wondering if somebody could just BE there for you; is it really too much to be asking for?)

10. Nobody's Fool: 4/5 (An interesting track, all about not turning into somebody else to suit another)

11. Mobile: 4/5 (About things changing too much)

12. Unwanted: 4/5 (About being shut out of someone's life when around other people)

13. Losing Grip: 4/5 (Deciding to end a relationship after the significant other causes you to snap with frustration)


I hope this helps.