Not everything in life is Shakira, in this heart there is room for all the music that has been created, and the more powerful its impact on the world, the more I like it. I think my collection of Avril Lavigne related merchandise started in a wrong and somewhat unhealthy way. In 2002 I was already a teenager, in fact I was turning 15, and I started to notice how much of a perfectionist I was. I needed to start a collection from scratch that I could be proud of (musically speaking). Shakira already had a very extensive career, which started when I was barely 5 years old, so I couldn't acquire my own stuff and I really wanted to do it right. That's when this brilliant Canadian artist came along with a strong, wonderful and impactful proposal in the music world at the time and I chose her to start my new collection. I did like her, but she was obviously missing the hip movement that I love so much 馃槄
No todo en la vida es Shakira, en este coraz贸n hay espacio para toda la m煤sica que se ha creado, y mientras m谩s poderoso es su impacto en el mundo, pues m谩s me gusta. Creo que mi colecci贸n de mercanc铆a relacionada con Avril Lavigne comenz贸 de una manera err贸nea y algo enfermiza. En 2002 ya era adolescente, de hecho estaba cumpliendo mis 15 a帽os y comenc茅 a notar lo perfeccionista que era. Necesitaba comenzar una colecci贸n desde cero y que me enorgulleciera (musicalmente hablando). Shakira ya ten铆a una carrera muy amplia, que comenz贸 cuando yo apenas ten铆a 5 a帽os, as铆 que no pod铆a adquirir mis propias cosas y realmente quer铆a hacerlo bien. Fue entonces cuando apareci贸 esta genial artista canadiense con una propuesta fuerte, maravillosa y de gran impacto en el mundo musical de ese entonces y la eleg铆 para iniciar mi nueva colecci贸n. S铆 me gustaba, pero evidentemente faltaba el movimiento de caderas que tanto amo 馃槄
Let Go!: The Beginning of a New Obsession.
Let Go!: El Inicio de una Nueva Obsesi贸n.
I heard her first song and fell in love with it, but I never thought it would become one of the biggest hits of the year. This album came out on my birthday in Canada and in two months it was already in the record stores in my country, as it was an immediate success. It was the first album I bought with my own money, so it is normal that it looks as worn out as in the pictures I share with you, I never thought I was going to collect it and I listened to it over and over again. It wasn't just the album, I bought magazines, posters, collected press clippings, I had everything from her, unlike how much I had accumulated from Shakira's career, my favorite artist. The songs Complicated and I'm With You I can still listen to them daily and for me it is rare that I have not recorded any of these, although some friends of the community do it very well for me, like 
Escuch茅 su primera canci贸n y me enamor茅 de ella, pero jam谩s pens茅 que se convertir铆a en uno de los 茅xitos m谩s grandes del a帽o. Este disco sali贸 el d铆a de mi cumplea帽os en Canad谩 y en dos meses ya estaba en las disco tiendas de mi pa铆s, ya que su 茅xito fue inmediato. Fue el primer 谩lbum que me compr茅 con mi propio dinero, as铆 que es normal que se vea tan gastado como en las fotograf铆as que les comparto, jam谩s pens茅 que los iba a coleccionar y lo escuchaba una y otra vez. No solo fue el 谩lbum, compr茅 revistas, afiches, coleccion茅 recortes de prensa, lo ten铆a todo de ella, a diferencia de lo mucho que se me hab铆a acumulado de la carrera de Shakira, mi artista favorito. Las canciones Complicated y I'm With You a煤n puedo escucharlas a diario y para m铆 es raro que no he grabado alguna de estas, aunque algunos amigos de la comunidad lo hacen muy bien por m铆, como
Under My Skin: My Favorite Album.
Under My Skin: Mi 脕lbum Favorito.
Their second album was released in 2004 and I thanked God a lot 馃槄 From 1999 to 2003 I was obsessed with many artists and albums, it was an excellent time, but 2004 not so much, I think the best was Maroon V, but I didn't like those days very much. Songs like My Happy Ending and Nodody's Home saved my life, but overall I love every single song on this production. I didn't have much money when it came out, so I had to wait almost a year since its release in mid 2005, but when I finally went to the disco store I was surprised to find this new special edition that included his four music videos and a little bit more, that's the good thing about waiting a while. His music is still very much alive, yesterday 
Su segundo 谩lbum sali贸 a la venta en 2004 y se lo agradec铆 mucho a Dios 馃槄 Desde 1999 hasta 2003 estuve obsesionado con muchos artistas y discos, fue una 茅poca excelente, pero el 2004 no tanto, creo que lo mejor era Maroon V, pero no me gustaban mucho esos d铆as. Canciones como My Happy Ending y Nodody's Home salvaron mi vida, pero en general amo cada una de las canciones de esta producci贸n. No ten铆a mucho dinero cuando sali贸, as铆 que tuve que esperar casi un a帽o desde su lanzamiento, a mediados de 2005, pero cuando al fin fui a la disco tienda me encontr茅 con la sorpresa de que estaba esta nueva edici贸n especial que inclu铆a sus cuatro videos musicales y un poco m谩s, es lo bueno de esperar un tiempo. Su m煤sica est谩 muy vigente, ayer
The Best Damn Thing: Era of Betrayal.
The Best Damn Thing: Era de la Traici贸n.
With Avril's third album there was talk of betraying herself, as her image had changed and many of her fans didn't enjoy it, which makes me wonder if they were true fans. To me it really was the best thing she had ever done, it looked more commercial and that's what I love most in the industry, I don't think she betrayed herself, I think she just grew, changed, evolved, we all do, things I have learned from my friend and personal psychologist 
Con el tercer 谩lbum de Avril se comenz贸 a hablar de traicionarse as铆 misma, ya que su imagen hab铆a cambiado y muchos de sus fans no lo disfrutaron, lo que me hace preguntarme si eran verdaderos fans. Para m铆 realmente fue la mejor cosa que hab铆a hecho, se ve铆a m谩s comercial y eso es lo que m谩s amo en la industria, no creo que ella se haya traicionado, creo que simplemente creci贸, cambi贸, evolucion贸, todos lo hacemos, cosas que he aprendido de mi amigo y psic贸logo personal
Goodbye Lullaby: The Most Beautiful Music.
Goordbye Lullaby: La M煤sica M谩s Hermosa.
It was 2011, we had 4 years without knowing about Avril Lavigne, all the teenagers who grew up listening to her music also grew up and started in the working world, and suddenly one day she came back with a new album, her most beautiful and elegant album. The cover features her in a long dress over a grand piano, a far cry from the skateboarding punk girl we knew in 2002. I say all this because despite being a great album it no longer had the same impact on the music industry, it practically did not survive the change of decade, but as a musician I knew I was in the presence of a great production. I didn't buy this album immediately, I thought my collection would have ended with the previous one, but in 2013 when I moved to Caracas and when the disco stores were starting to die in Venezuela I saw it in a clearance sale, very cheap, they were practically giving it away at 5,000 Bs, and I took the opportunity to buy it and add it to ala collection, so it became fashionable again in my life two years after its release. I recommend its four singles, What The Hell, Smile, Wish You Were Here y When You're Gone 鉂わ笍
Era el a帽o 2011, ten铆amos 4 a帽os sin saber de Avril Lavigne, todos los adolescentes que crecimos escuchando su m煤sica tambi茅n crecimos y comenzamos en el mundo laboral, y de pronto un d铆a regreso con un 谩lbum nuevo, su 谩lbum m谩s hermoso y y elegante. En su portada se presenta con un vestido largo sobre un piano de cola, una imagen muy alejada de la chica punk con su patineta que conocimos en 2002. Digo todo esto porque a pesar de ser un gran 谩lbum ya no tuvo el mismo impacto en la industria musical, pr谩cticamente no sobrevivi贸 el cambio de d茅cada, pero como m煤sico supe que estaba en presencia de una gran producci贸n. Este 谩lbum no lo compr茅 inmediatamente, pens茅 que mi colecci贸n habr铆a terminado con el anterior, pero en 2013 cuando me mud茅 a Caracas y cuando las disco tiendas comenzaban a morir en Venezuela lo vi en una liquidaci贸n, muy econ贸mico, pr谩cticamente lo estaban regalando a 5.000 Bs, y aprovech茅 de comprarlo y sumarlo a ala colecci贸n, as铆 que se volvi贸 a poner de moda en mi vida dos a帽os m谩s tarde de su lanzamiento. Recomiendo sus cuatro sencillos, What The Hell, Smile, Wish You Were Here y When You're Gone 鉂わ笍
Avril Lavigne: The End of My Collection?
Avril Lavigne: 驴El Final de mi Colecci贸n?
I confess that I didn't understand this one, and in fact I was disappointed. Even after a few years I still don't appreciate this album. It came out in 2013, but the disco stores in Venezuela were already dead and it was never a very popular album, so I came to buy it in 2018 when sales started through Instagram and people were bringing albums from abroad and selling them expensive, I just bought it for collection, but I have never put it to play. Just look at the cover image, the album is named after her, a very abstract single called Hello Kitty came out, she was out kissing another woman in one of her music videos, a bit forced for my taste because Avril is not gay and to top it off, it was her last album for the next six years because she got sick and was very unwell. Here's to Never Growing Up and Rock N' Roll I like a little bit, but no more than that, it's not an album I recommend. I thought it would be her last production and that's why I decided to take it home.
Les confieso que esto s铆 no lo entend铆, y de hecho me decepcion贸. Incluso luego de unos a帽os sigo sin apreciar este 谩lbum. Sali贸 en 2013, pero las disco tiendas en Venezuela ya hab铆an muerto y nunca fue un disco muy popular, as铆 que lo vine a comprar en 2018 cuando comenzaron las ventas a trav茅s de Instagram y la gente tr铆a 谩lbumes del exterior y los vend铆an caros, simplemente lo compr茅 por colecci贸n, pero nunca lo he puesto a reproducir. Solo vean la imagen de la portada, el disco se llama igual que ella, sali贸 un single muy abstracto llamado Hello Kitty, sal铆a besando a otra mujer en uno de sus videos musicales, un poco forzado para mi gusto porque Avril no es gay y para completar, fue su 煤ltimo disco por los siguientes seis a帽os porque ella enferm贸 y estuvo muy mal. Here's to Never Growing Up y Rock N' Roll me gustan un poquito, pero no m谩s de ah铆, no es un 谩lbum que recomiende. Pens茅 que ser铆a su 煤ltima producci贸n y por eso decid铆 llev谩rmelo a casa.
It was not the end of her career. Avril Lavigne returned in 2019 with an album that almost nobody listened to, titled Head Above Water, and unlike the previous one, this is a good album, but it was the end of another decade, there was a lot to do to resume a bit of her previous fame. She did better with her 2022 album titled Love Sux, where she recovered (in my opinion), some of the magic of her first three albums, although this alternative pop rock music genre is not in fashion nowadays. Would I buy these two Avril Lavigne albums if I see them out there...? Yes, just for collection, maybe I already listen to all the music on digital platforms, but there's magic in this collecting thing. I have failed my friend 
No fue el final de su carrera. Avril Lavigne volvi贸 en 2019 con un 谩lbum que casi nadie escuch贸, titulado Head Above Water, y a diferencia del anterior, este s铆 es un buen disco, pero era el final de otra d茅cada, hab铆a mucho que hacer para retomar un poco de su anterior fama. Le fue mejor con su 谩lbum de 2022 titulado Love Sux, donde recuper贸 (en mi opini贸n), algo de la magia de sus primeros tres discos, aunque este g茅nero musical pop rock alternativo no est谩 de moda hoy en d铆a. 驴Comprar铆a estos dos discos de Avril Lavigne si los veo por ah铆?... S铆, solo por colecci贸n, igual ya toda la m煤sica la escucho en plataformas digitales, pero hay magia en esto de ser coleccionistas. Le he fallado a mi amiga