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Mar 7, 2011Goodbye Lullaby seeks balance: The first half is loaded with glossy confections, while the second consists of quieter reflections clearly inspired by (and, bizarrely, produced by) her ex-husband, Sum 41 frontman Deryck Whibley.
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Mar 8, 2011Goodbye Lullaby seems as much about the singer-songwriter's self-examination - she co-wrote all the tracks and is the sole author on many - as about any outward relationships.
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Mar 7, 2011It's the pop-factory material, not Ms. Lavigne's own presumably more personal songs, that offers details, humor and a sense of letting go. Her grown-up seriousness could use a little more of them.
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Mar 8, 2011The problems arise on Goodbye Lullaby when Lavigne compartmentalizes her softer side, to the point where it eclipses her finger-jabbing cheekiness.
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Mar 4, 2011Consider it easing into the topic at hand, which turns out to be the songstress' most intimate and soul-baring set to date.
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User score distribution:
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Positive: 230 out of 291
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Mixed: 43 out of 291
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Negative: 18 out of 291
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