Lavigne handles a variety of styles deftly, but she still has some growing up to do lyrically. Her debut runs the gamut from driving rock numbers like "Losing Grip" - where Lavigne shows off her vocal range, powering into the anger-fueled, explosive rock chorus - to singer/songwriter pop tunes like "My World," where Lavigne fills listeners in on the past 17 years of her life. ![]() Luckily for Lavigne, aside from youth, she does have talent. So if newcomer, 17-year-old Avril Lavigne truly wants to be "Anything But Ordinary," as she sings on her debut album, Let Go, she'll have to dig deeper. And as mass-produced teen pop makes its exit and a glut of young singer/songwriters enter, child prodigies no longer have built-in marketing appeal. ![]() Talk about pressure - being under 21 and having a record deal no longer qualifies as extraordinary.
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