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Under My Skin
Generally favorable reviews
Based on 14 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 80 votes
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Album Info
Label: Arista
Release Date: 25 May 2004
Discs: 1 disc
Genre(s): Pop
Summary
Ditching the production team (The Matrix) who made her first album a hit, Lavigne turned to fellow Canadians Chantal Kreviazuk and Raine Maida to write and produce this sophomore disc.
Also By This Artist: Let Go The Best Damn Thing
Also On The Web: Avril Fan Site Official Artist Site
What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Blender
She has deepened and darkened her sound without sacrificing her platinum-plated melodies. [#27, p.141]
Q Magazine
An altogether more satisfying supply of air punching, stadium sized choruses. [Jun 2004, p.103]
Entertainment Weekly
As contrived as the results can be, there's no denying the level of craft at work. [28 May 2004, p.121]
Billboard
A one-two punch of radio-ready, rock-tinged riffs and Lavigne's signature defiant yet introspective vocals.
Read Full Review >Stylus Magazine
Under My Skin is a far more balanced album than Let Go, allowing Avril to stretch out a bit more and not suffer the troughs that typified any song that happened to follow a Matrix penned track.
Read Full Review >The New York Times
There's little subtlety on "Under My Skin," and... absolutely no fear of clichés. But on the emotionally fraught battleground that is high-school romance, perhaps those would be frills. [16 May 2004]
Read Full Review >All Music Guide
Under My Skin is a bit awkward, sometimes sounding tentative and unsure, sometimes clicking and surging on Avril's attitude and ambition.
Read Full Review >Dot Music
So, we have a maturing Ms Lavigne, distancing herself from the teen antics of her "Let Go" debut, but struggling to find any stories worth telling save for boyfriend trouble and dead grandparents.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles Times
She's sounding as genre-bound in her way as the synthetic singers she was supposed to be a relief from.
Read Full Review >The Onion (A.V. Club)
Mascara-streaked moods dictate an excess of ballads and rockers that trade in sterile nü-metal crunch, leaving Lavigne's pop-punk spunk by the wayside.
Read Full Review >The Guardian
The music is so anodyne that you don't pay much attention to Lavigne's lyrics. This proves to be a small mercy: examination of the CD booklet reveals that prolonged exposure to her words could leave a previously healthy adult rocking backwards and forwards in a foetal ball.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this album is 8.1 (out of 10) based on 80 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Norman G. gave it a10:
Personally I think this is her best debut album B/c it contains varios kinds of songs and its deep.
Alex F. gave it a5:
This album was way better then her last one. At least this album had some feeling to it and was not as pointless.
Alex f gave it a5:
This album was way better then her last one. At least this album had some feeling to it and was not as pointless.
Alexis b gave it a2:
oh god what a shallow album, oh god what a disapointment! i was never an Avril Lavigne fan but i always follow her work because i literally fell in love with Let Go..now? please Avril, you could've IMAGINED more interesting stories..meaningless songs, sort of like the songs u read in a 13 year old girl's diary...so weak, once this album is over ull be like "so what was i doing? oh yeah...cleaning the roofs"...Avril is in the spotlight, she should take that in consideration and do her best to write real songs! and if she cant then she has to face the bad critics
Edward H gave it a10:
This is a very deep album from Avril Lavigne and I like it. It proves she kan kick ass bein' deep and still be fun at tha same time. She has reel emotion on this album. Unlike sum other BS won't mention. She is a reel singer with a big heart 2 match. Luv ya Av, keep on droppin' those hitz!
Andy H gave it a10:
Great pop album with catchy hooks. Puts a smile on my face.
Mary A gave it a9:
Just listen to it!
