Avril Lavigne "Let Go (Japan Edition)"

Let Go is the debut studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne. It was released on June 4, 2002 by Arista Records. For a year after signing a record deal with Arista, Lavigne struggled due to conflicts in musical direction. She relocated to Los Angeles, where she recorded her earlier materials for the album, the sound of which the label did not approve. She was paired with the production team the Matrix, who understood her vision for the album. Critics described Let Go as an alternative rock album with a pop punk and post-grunge-oriented sound.

The album was credited as the biggest pop debut of 2002 and was certified 7x Platinum in the United States. It was released to generally positive reviews, although Lavigne's songwriting received some criticism. It also did extremely well in Canada, receiving a diamond certification from Music Canada, as well as reaching multi-platinum in many countries around the world, including the UK, in which she became the youngest female solo artist to have a number-one album in the region.

Let Go has sold over 16 million copies worldwide, making it Lavigne's highest-selling album to date and the best selling album of the 21st century by a Canadian artist. According to Billboard, the album was the 21st best-selling album of the decade. A Rolling Stone readers' poll named Let Go the fourth best album of the 2000s. The album is considered one of the albums that transformed the pop punk music scene, helping to consolidate the genre in the mainstream and contributing to the rise of female-fronted pop punk bands and female-driven punk-influenced pop music. On 18 March 2013, Let Go was re-released as a double disc-set paired with her second studio album, Under My Skin, which is released under RCA Records. The album was further promoted by the Try to Shut Me Up Tour between December 2002 and June 2003.

In November 2000, Ken Krongard, an A&R representative, invited Antonio "L.A." Reid, then head of Arista Records, to producer Peter Zizzo's Manhattan studio to hear Lavigne sing. Her 15-minute audition "so impressed" Reid that he immediately signed her to Arista with a deal worth $1.25 million for two albums and an extra $900,000 for a publishing advance. By this time, Lavigne had found that she fit in naturally with her hometown high school's skater clique, an image that carried through to her first album, but although she enjoyed skateboarding, school left her feeling insecure. Armed with a record deal, she dropped out to focus on her music career, but she still had to inform her parents of her decision. "I wasn't going to turn [the record deal] down. It's been my dream all my life. They knew how much I wanted this and how much I've put into it."

Lavigne relocated to Los Angeles, where she collaborated with songwriter and producer Clif Magness, who gave her ample creative control in the writing process. Lavigne and Magness wrote "Losing Grip" and "Unwanted", songs that she deemed reflective of her vision for the entire album. However, Arista was not thrilled with the heavy-guitar laden songs that Lavigne was writing, prompting the label to look for other producers to match their demands.

Now two years since she signed the deal, Lavigne, who was then unknown, came to the attention of the three-piece production team the Matrix. Arista could not find the right direction for Lavigne, so the team's manager, Sandy Roberton, suggested that they work together: "Why don't you put her together with the Matrix for a couple of days?" According to member Lauren Christy, they had been listening to Lavigne's early songs and felt they contained "a Faith Hill kind of vibe". As soon as they saw Lavigne coming into their studio, the Matrix felt that her musical direction was incongruous to her image and attitude. After talking to Lavigne for an hour, "we cottoned on that she wasn't happy but couldn't quite figure out where to go." The Matrix played her songs with Faith Hill influences, because these were the kinds of songs the label wanted Lavigne to sing. But Lavigne dismissed it, saying she wanted songs with punk rock inclinations. Lavigne played the Matrix a song that she had recorded and really loved, a track with sounds evocative of the rock band System of a Down. Fortunately, prior to forming the Matrix, its members' early projects were in the pop-rock vein, so they readily figured out what Lavigne wanted to record and knew exactly what to do with her. They told her to come back the following day. In the meantime, they wrote a song that evolved into "Complicated" and another song called "Falling Down" (which appears on the Sweet Home Alabama soundtrack). They played these for Lavigne when she returned the following day; the songs ultimately allowed her to visualize the path she should take.

When Josh Sarubin, the A&R executive who signed Lavigne to the imprint, heard "Complicated", he knew it was right for her. Lavigne presented the song to Reid, who approved of the musical direction Lavigne and the Matrix were taking, and set "Complicated" as the album's lead single. Reid sent Lavigne back to the Matrix to work with them, initially for a month. Arista gave the team carte blanche to write and produce ten songs, which took them two months. The album was originally titled Anything but Ordinary, after the track of the same name that the Matrix produced, but Lavigne asked Reid for the album to be called Let Go instead, which is the title of an unreleased demo featured on Lavigne's 2001 B-Sides.

The album cover was taken in Manhattan, New York City at the intersection of Broadway and Canal Street. In 2022, Lavigne visited the same place and recreated the cover in a short video for the 20th anniversary of the album.

With the Matrix, Lavigne recorded tracks in Decoy Studios, situated in a Los Angeles suburb known as Valley Village. She also worked with producer-songwriter Curt Frasca and Peter Zizzo, whose Manhattan studio Lavigne was checked in prior to securing a record deal with Arista, and where Lavigne also recorded some of the tracks. The Matrix member Scott Spock was their principal engineer for the project, while Tom Lord-Alge was assigned to mix the tracks. Lavigne recorded complete takes "against the largely finished instrumental tracks". Spocks revealed Lavigne normally recorded each song in five or six takes, "and probably 90 percent of what was finally used came from the first or second takes." The Matrix also contributed backing vocals.

Introduced as a singer-songwriter, Lavigne's involvement produced significant issues. Lavigne has implied that she is the primary author of the album. In an article published in Rolling Stone magazine, Lavigne stated that while working with the Matrix, one member would be in the recording studio while they were writing, but did not write the guitar parts, lyrics, or the melody. According to Lavigne, she and Christy wrote all the lyrics together. Graham would come up with some guitar parts, "and I'd be like, 'Yeah, I like that,' or 'No, I don't like that.' None of those songs aren't from me."

The Matrix, who produced six songs for Lavigne, five of which appear in the album, had another explanation of how the collaboration went. According to them, they wrote much of the portions in the three singles: "Complicated", "Sk8er Boi", and "I'm with You", which were conceived using a guitar and piano. Christy said, "Avril would come in and sing a few melodies, change a word here or there." Reid complemented the issue over the credits: "If I'm looking for a single for an artist, I don't care who writes it. Avril had the freedom to do as she really pleased, and the songs show her point of view. ... Avril has always been confident about her ideas."

Although she needed pop songs "to break" into the industry, Lavigne felt "Complicated" does not reflect her and her songwriting skills. Nonetheless, she was grateful for the song because it successfully launched her career. She favors more "Losing Grip", because "it means so much more when it comes straight from the artist".

The album was released on 4 June 2002, in Canada and the United States. Later, on 22 July, Let Go hit record stores worldwide, and on 26 August in some parts of Europe, including the United Kingdom and Ireland. A DataPlay version of the album was released in September 2002. Arista had established a deal with DataPlay earlier in 2002 and included Let Go alongside albums by rock singer Santana and singer Whitney Houston in the release.

Although Lavigne was targeted to the teen audience, a marketing strategy credited with the successful launch of her career; Lavigne performed on a host of radio-sponsored multi-artist holiday shows throughout the United States, a marketing strategy that induced higher sales of the album during the season. She embarked on her first headlining tour, Try to Shut Me Up Tour, which took place on 23 January 2003, and ended on 4 June 2003. Lavigne toured with her band—drummer Matthew Brann, bassist Mark Spicoluk, and guitarists Jesse Colburn and Evan Taubenfeld—which she had grouped after signing the deal. In the tour, she included all songs off Let Go, B-sides, and cover versions of "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" by Bob Dylan and "Basket Case" by Green Day.

Lavigne filmed her performance in Buffalo, New York, on 18 May 2003, the final date of her five-week headlining North American tour. The tour DVD My World was released on 4 November 2003, on joint venture by Arista Records and 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. The DVD features the concert, a behind-the-scenes featurette, five music videos and a six-song bonus audio CD that includes an unreleased track "Why".

Track listing

1. "Losing Grip"  3:53
2. "Complicated" 4:05
3. "Sk8er Boi" 3:23
4. "I'm with You" 3:44
5. "Mobile"  3:31
6. "Unwanted" 3:40
7. "Tomorrow" 3:48
8. "Anything but Ordinary" 4:12
9. "Things I'll Never Say" 3:44
10. "My World" 3:27
11. "Nobody's Fool" 3:57
12. "Too Much to Ask"  3:46
13. "Naked" 3:27

Total length: 48:37

Japanese special edition bonus tracks

1. "Complicated" (TV track version) 4:05
2. "Sk8er Boi" (TV track version) 3:24
3. "I'm with You" (TV track version) 3:46
4. "Losing Grip" (TV track version) 3:53

Total length: 67:45

Asian tour edition bonus disc

1. "Get Over It" (audio)  
2. "Why" (audio)  
3. "Unwanted" (live audio)  
4. "I'm with You" (live audio)  
5. "Nobody's Fool" (live audio)  
6. "Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes Footage" (video)  
7. "Complicated" (video)  
8. "Sk8er Boi" (video)  
9. "I'm with You" (video)  
10. "Losing Grip" (video)

The Matrix – producer (2–4, 8–9), arranger (2–4, 8–9)

Clif Magness – producer (1, 5–6, 10, 12–13), programming (1, 5–6, 10), drum looping (13), sequencing (13)

Curt Frasca – producer (7, 12–13), programming (13)

Antonio "LA" Reid – executive producer

Rick Kerr – engineer

Leon Zervos – mastering

Curt Frasca – producer (7, 12), programming (7)

Peter Zizzo – producer (11), arranger (11), Pro-Tools editing (11), programming (11)

Jen Scaturro – Pro-Tools editing (11), programming (11)

Avril Lavigne – art direction

Tom Lord-Alge – mixing (1–9, 11)

Randy Staub – mixing (10)

David Leonard – mixing (12–13)

Sabelle Breer – vocal arranger (7, 13), additional vocal production (7, 13)

Avril Lavigne "Complicated (Single & Video)"

"Complicated" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne from her debut album, Let Go (2002). The ballad was released as her debut single and the lead single from the album on 11 March 2002 by Arista Records. Lavigne and production team the Matrix (Lauren Christy, Scott Spock, and Graham Edwards) are credited as writers. Production on the song was helmed by the Matrix. According to Lavigne, the song is about being honest with oneself rather than "putting on a face".

"Complicated" received positive reviews from music critics, who praised the song as infectious pop rock. "Complicated" peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100, ultimately selling 1.1 million copies in the US. The song also spent a consecutive sixteen weeks at number one on the Billboard Adult Top 40 chart, breaking a previous record held by Natalie Imbruglia's "Torn". Internationally, "Complicated" topped the charts in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, and Norway, with the song peaking in the top five in over twenty countries. "Complicated" was nominated for two Grammy Awards for Song of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.

After being signed to Arista Records, Lavigne moved to New York and began working on her debut album, Let Go, collaborating with a host of prime songwriters and producers. For a year, nothing was working for Lavigne and was on the verge of getting dropped off Arista. The management pitched her songs written by other songwriters, but she declined, insisting she wanted to write songs herself. Lavigne relocated to Los Angeles, where she collaborated with songwriter-producer Clif Magness, who gave her ample creative control in the writing process. Lavigne and Magness wrote "Losing Grip" and "Unwanted", songs that she deemed reflective of her vision for the entire album. However, Arista was not thrilled with the heavy-guitar laden songs that Lavigne was writing, prompting the label to look for other producers to match their demands.

Lavigne came to the attention of the three-piece production team the Matrix. Arista could not find the right direction for Lavigne, so the team's manager, Sandy Roberton, suggested that they work together. According to member Lauren Christy, they had been listening to Lavigne's early songs and felt they contained "a Faith Hill kind of vibe". As soon as they saw Lavigne coming into their studio, the Matrix felt that her musical direction was incongruous to her image and attitude. After talking to Lavigne for an hour, the singer said she wanted songs with punk rock inclinations. They told her to come back the following day, and in the afternoon during that day, they wrote a song that evolved into "Complicated" and another song called "Falling Down". They played it to Lavigne, inspiring her musical path.

When Josh Sarubin, the A&R executive who signed Lavigne to the imprint, heard the song, he knew it was right for her. Lavigne presented the song to Reid, who agreed the musical direction Lavigne and the Matrix were taking, and set "Complicated" as the album's lead single.

Composed in the key of F major, "Complicated" is a pop rock song about how people can feign or pretend in front of others. Lavigne said about the song: "People sometimes bother me how they're not real and how they're just, like, putting on a face and being two-faced". Lavigne stated that she experienced this with both boyfriends and female friends.

The video, directed by the Malloys, starts with Lavigne asking her bandmates if they want to "crash" the mall. They respond with enthusiasm, and skateboard there. The video features Lavigne and the band harassing shoppers and employees, generally causing havoc around the mall; for example, Lavigne watches her bandmates try on humorous clothing which is fittingly shown as Lavigne sings the line "You come over unannounced, dressed up like you're something else".

This is intercut with footage of Lavigne performing the song at a skatepark while playing the guitar, with her band performing with her. People can be seen skateboarding around Lavigne as she and her band perform the song. As the line "You fall and you crawl..." is sung, a skateboarder can be seen falling over.

The video was shot at Eagle Rock Plaza, Los Angeles, in two days. During the shooting, the mall remained open. The video for "Complicated" was shot March 4–5, 2002 in L.A. The music video was released in April 2002.

As of May 2022, the video has over 500 million views on YouTube.

The music video was ranked at number 41 on Billboard's 100 Greatest Music Videos of the 21st Century.

Track listings and formats

US CD single and 7-inch vinyl

1. "Complicated" (Tom Lord-Alge mix) – 4:05
2. "Complicated" (the Matrix mix) – 4:02

European CD single

1. "Complicated" (Tom Lord-Alge mix) – 4:08
2. "I Don't Give"  – 3:39

Italian and Japanese CD single

1. "Complicated" (The Matrix mix) – 4:03
2. "I Don't Give"  – 3:39

UK cassette and European maxi-single 1

1. "Complicated" (Tom Lord-Alge mix) – 4:08
2. "I Don't Give"  – 3:39
3. "Why"  – 3:59
4. "Complicated" (video) 

Australian maxi-single and European maxi-single 2

1. "Complicated" (The Matrix mix) – 4:03
2. "I Don't Give"  – 3:39
3. "Why"  – 3:59
4. "Complicated" (video) 

Art Of Noise "Moments In Love (Single & Video)"

"Moments in Love" is a song performed by Art of Noise and written by Anne Dudley, Trevor Horn, J. J. Jeczalik, Gary Langan, and Paul Morley.

Formats and track listing

UK 7-inch single (ZTPS 02)

1. "Moments in Love (7'' Single Version)" – 4:40
2. "Beat Box (Diversion Ten)" – 3:58

UK 12-inch single (Moments in Love: The Art of Noise's Love Beat) (12ZTPS 02)

1. "Moments in Love (Beaten)" – 7:00
2. "Moments in Love (7" Single Version)" – 4:40
3. "Beatbox (Diversion Ten)" – 3:58
4. "Love Beat" – 5:15

US 12-inch single (0-96839)

1. "Moments in Love (Beaten)" – 7:00
2. "Moments in Love (7" Single Version)" – 4:40
3. "Beatbox (Diversion Ten)" – 3:58
4. "Love Beat" – 5:15

UK cassette (The Tortoise and the Hare) (CTIS 109)

1. "Moments in Love" – 8:37
2. "Moments in Love (Beaten)" – 5:33
3. "Love Beat" – 5:15
4. "Beat Box (Diversion Ten)" – 3:58

Tracks 1–3 are edits unique to the cassette release.

Atlantic "Power"

Atlantic fue una banda británica de Hard Rock/AOR.

En el verano de 1991, Simon Harrison (Stranger, Wish) inició un proyecto musical para producir un tema musical para una serie de televisión. En busca de una voz adecuada se topó con el cantante de la banda ELO Part II (Quill, Trickster), Phil Bates . También se unieron a la banda Paul Hoare (bajo), Glenn Wiliams, Chris Taylor (teclados), Andy Duncan (Linx, Strange Behaviour), Phil Riden (batería) y Andy van Evans (guitarra).

Su único CD "Power" se lanzó en 1994 bajo el sello Music for Nations.

Tracks

1. Can't Hold On  5:22
2. Every Beat of My Heart  3:49
3. Power Over Me  4:11
4. When the War Is Over  4:14
5. Nothing to Lose  4:44
6. It's Only Love  4:08
7. Bad Blood  3:15
8. Hands of Fate  5:12
9. Dangerous Games  4:07
10. Hard to Believe  4:29

Total Running Time:   43:31

Asia "Resonance: Live in Basel Switzerland"

Resonance (también conocido como Resonance: Live in Basel Switzerland) es un álbum en vivo de la banda británica de rock progresivo Asia y fue publicado en 2012 por la discográfica Frontiers Records.​

Este disco en directo fue grabado durante un concierto realizado como parte de la gira promocional del álbum Omega en la ciudad de Basilea, Suiza, el 4 de mayo de 2010.​ Este álbum enlista los temas más conocidos del grupo, así como también del disco Phoenix, publicado en 2008.

Resonance fue publicado en diferentes fechas según la región: fue lanzado primero en los EE. UU. por la subsidiaria de Frontiers Records, Frontiers America, el 20 de noviembre, mientras que en la Unión Europea fue puesto a la venta tres días después.​ Además, fue lanzado en tres formatos diferentes: disco compacto, DVD y una versión de lujo en formato digipak, el cual contiene el disco compacto más el DVD.​ Este último fue lanzado en Europa el mismo día que la edición original, en tanto en Norte América fue publicado el 27 de noviembre de 2012.

Lista de canciones

Disco compacto

Disco uno

1. «I Believe» John Wetton / Geoff Downes 6:43
2. «Only Time Will Tell» Wetton / Downes 4:58
3. «Holy War» Wetton / Downes 5:59
4. «Never Again» Wetton / Downes 4:52
5. «Through My Veins» Wetton / Steve Howe 5:31
6. «Don't Cry» Wetton / Downes 4:23
7. «All's a Chord» Steve Howe 2:25
8. «The Valley of Rocks» Steve Howe 3:43
9. «The Smile Has Left Your Eyes» John Wetton 5:56
10. «Open Your Eyes» Wetton / Downes 6:56

Disco dos

1. «Finger on the Trigger» Wetton / Downes 4:27
2. «Time Again» Wetton / Downes / Carl Palmer / Howe 5:15
3. «An Extraordinary Man» Wetton / Downes 5:14
4. «End of the World» Wetton / Downes 5:42
5. «The Heat Goes On» Wetton / Downes 10:57
6. «Sole Survivor» Wetton / Downes 7:25
7. «Go» Wetton / Downes 4:26
8. «Heat of the Moment» Wetton / Downes 8:38

DVD

1. «I Believe» Wetton / Downes 6:43
2. «Only Time Will Tell» Wetton / Downes 4:58
3. «Holy War» Wetton / Downes 5:59
4. «Never Again» Wetton / Downes 4:52
5. «Through My Veins» Wetton / Howe 5:31
6. «Don't Cry» Wetton / Downes 4:23
7. «All's a Chord» Steve Howe 2:25
8. «The Valley of Rocks» Steve Howe 3:43
9. «The Smile Has Left Your Eyes» John Wetton 5:56
10. «Open Your Eyes» Wetton / Downes 6:56
11. «Finger on the Trigger» Wetton / Downes 4:27
12. «Time Again» Wetton / Downes / Palmer / Howe 5:15
13. «An Extraordinary Man» Wetton / Downes 5:14
14. «End of the World» Wetton / Downes 5:42
15. «The Heat Goes On» Wetton / Downes 10:57
16. «Sole Survivor» Wetton / Downes 7:25
17. «Go» Wetton / Downes 4:26
18. «Heat of the Moment» Wetton / Downes 8:38

Asia — productor

Steve Rispin — productor e ingeniero de sonido

Andy Burgess — productor adicional

Dean Griffin — productor adicional

Michael Schorlepp — ingeniero de sonido y camarógrafo

Bernhard Baran — director, editor y camarógrafo

Simone Angelini — técnico de sonido (en la batería)

Joe Comeau — técnico de sonido (en la guitarra)

Rick Nelson — técnico de sonido (en el bajo) y archivista

Andy Clark — director de iluminación y efectos visuales

Daniel Earnshaw — director del proyecto

Paul Silveira — director de la gira

Daniel Freund — camarógrafo

Alexander Haas — camarógrafo

Nicholas Hecker — camarógrafo

Rudiger Jonitz — camarógrafo

Stephan Ramme — camarógrafo

Sebastian Spann — camarógrafo

Patzy Cacchio — asistente de producción

Maria Lundy — asistente de producción

Nathan Parsons — asistente de producción

Valentina Pianezzi — asistente de producción

Adam Sargent — asistente de producción

Roger Dean — diseñador del logo de portada

Michael Inns — ilustrador

Jim Corso — fotógrafo

Dave Gallant — diseño web

Michael Milbourn — diseño web

Martin Darvill — administrador

Grant Court — contador

Steve Jeffery — contador

Cat Macmorland — contador

Richard Rosemberg — contador

Gavin Crumpton — encargado de herramienta de autor

Bruce Pilato — encargado de mercadotecnia y relaciones públicas

Mishcon de Reya — consejero legal

Phipps Nizer — consejero legal

Asia "Phoenix"

Phoenix is the tenth studio album by British rock band Asia, released in 2008. It was the first studio recording with the original line-up after the reunion in 2006.

Phoenix was seen as somewhat polarizing. News and review site Vintagerock was positive towards the album, stating that the band had matured significantly over the years. "Superior musicianship and great songs never go out of style, and while it’s illogical to think Phoenix could ascend to the heights of the group’s debut from 1982, the record succeeds by remaining true to its purpose. If this release is a set up for things to come, then we could be seeing some more new and wondrous music from Asia." Allmusic was also generally positive towards the album, with a 4/5 rating that compared it favorably to Asia's first two albums. On the other hand, Variety criticized it for that very same reason, going on to say that "What’s sorely missing this time out is the pop/rock catchiness of the aforementioned “Heat” and “Only Time Will Tell” which carried the band to unexpected success back in the day. An excess of syrupy Muzak-like ballads such as ”Heroine” and “I Will Remember You” and little actual rock only serve to remind that you not only can’t but really shouldn’t go home again." Glide Magazine also panned the album. "Because Phoenix has practically no redeeming quality, it seems Asia’s debut is to be sadly relegated to something I like despite itself. Phoenix doesn’t even fare that well, because there is simply no pleasure, guilty or otherwise. I guess everything that rises from the ashes isn’t good."

Track listing

All tracks are written by John Wetton and Geoff Downes, except where noted.

1. "Never Again" 4:55
2. "Nothing's Forever" Wetton 5:46
3. "Heroine" 4:54
4. "Sleeping Giant / No Way Back / Reprise" 8:10
5. "Alibis" Downes, Steve Howe, Carl Palmer, Wetton 5:40
6. "I Will Remember You" 5:12
7. "Shadow of a Doubt" 4:18
8. "Parallel Worlds / Vortex / Déyà" 8:13
9. "Wish I'd Known All Along" Howe 4:07
10. "Orchard of Mines" Jeffrey Fayman, Daniel Pursey 5:12
11. "Over and Over" Howe 3:34
12. "An Extraordinary Life" 4:59

Total length: 65:01

Steve Rispin – co-producer, engineer, mixing engineer (tracks 2, 4, 6, 7, 10, bonus tracks)

Simon Hanhart – mixing engineer (tracks 1 (European edition), 3, 12)

Curtis Schwartz – mixing engineer (tracks 5, 8, 9, 11)

John X. Volaitis – mixing engineer (on "Never Again" (U.S. edition))

John Dent – mastering engineer (at Loud Mastering, Taunton, Somerset) (European edition)

Evren Göknar – mastering engineer (at Capitol Mastering, Hollywood, Los Angeles) (U.S. edition)

Roger Dean – cover logotype, inside painting

Martyn Dean – computer work, cover design

Michael Inns – photography

Karen Gladwell – artwork