What The Hell: A Review
What the Hell was the first track off of Avrils 2011 album called Goodbye Lullaby. The track was released to radio on January 11th 2011.
The single starts up with a smart and rhythmic keyboard riff just before Avril opens with the words You say Im messing with your head while a group of cheerleaders back her up with yeah, yeahs. The song begins to get catchy with the pre-chorus and then crashes into the chorus that has more hooks than a fishing boat. The two part chorus showcases equally catchy vocal melodies, but then moves back into the cheerleaderish verse with even more yeah, yeahs. Avril apparently needs her cheerleader backups, they remind me of her Girlfriend track from a few years back.
‘All I want is to mess around,’ the song doesn’t pull any punches. Avril doesnt give a damn, about anything at all. She doesnt care ‘if you mess around, if you love me, if you hate me.’ Avril’s entire philosophy on life is what the hell for Avril. I envy this way of looking at things. Wouldn’t you love to just drop everything and say whatever, or what the hell? I know I have, and this release helps me do it easily.
About 2:30 minutes into the single we get to the bridge which features a lot of woahs and Avril letting everyone know shes messing with your head. Whatever that means. The record then kind of obviously moves back into the chorus for an additional two trips around the hook.
Above all, its a great track. The pre-teens will latch on to the rebellion in the release and even kids up to college aged will get a kick out of the beat and the sugary goodness of the shimmering guitars.
Enjoy this single and watch out for the full album in March of 2011 called Goodbye Lullaby. Based on this first single the album should be a barn burner.
Find out even more about Avril’s new album at Avril Lavigne Goodbye Lullaby.