Twenty-Four Seconds

I'm back!
Yep, I've returned from a great time in Italy and can't wait to tell you all about it!! I'll hopefully start posting my diary tomorrow, but for noww I'm gonna take a break to think about some other stuff.
First of all, those who know me well will know that I regard Avril Lavigne's second album, "Under My Skin", as possibly the best album in the world ever. It is a disc that traverses the whole emotional scale, with some of the most memorable tunes and the most epic harmonies, as well as classic pop rock at its heart. In my opinion, anyone not influenced by this album must have a heart of stone.
Anyway, the whole point of me bringing this up is to illustrate the obscure reasoning behind my musical tastes. I mean, yeah, the Funk has a lot to do with it, but that's a more universal concept. What drives me to try all kinds of music is a quest of sorts, to try and find more music as good as "Under My Skin". Some albums have come close, some have been way off, but it seems now that the only record with any hope of knocking Avril's second album off its plinth is... Avril's fourth album!
Yes, the rumours you've heard are all true! Avril Lavigne has a new album set to release in November, and I've been busy scrounging all the information I can find. In my scrounging, I happened across a supposed sample of an upcoming song. I don't know whether it's genuine, but if it is, the fate of my musical quest could soon be sealed. I'm hearing an intro quite Take-Me-Away-esque but with a My World funk to it, and a chord sequence to rival Slipped Away, which remains to date one of the best potential instrumentals in my music library. And.... wait... is that a PIANO in there??? Deep breaths, Jack, deep breaths.
Yeah, I know what you're saying. "How can you dedicate an entire post to 24 seconds of introduction??" Well, the truth is, it's the 24 seconds I've been waiting for ever since the epic fail that was the so-called "Best Damn Thing". I mean, don't get me wrong, by mainstream music standards it was alright, but after "Let Go" and "Under My Skin" it was such a letdown. If Girl-fiend hand't been so darn popular with all the chavs, we could probably have gotten away with brushing 2007 under the carpet, but as it happens the "pink era" will forever be a stain on an otherwise pristine career. With any luck Unnamed Album Number Four will cast all that into shadow aand remind me once again just why Avril Lavigne is my favourite artist. Please?

See ya 'round!

Jack