Avril Lavigne Has A Way With Words

Jae-Ha Kim of the Chicago Sun-Times reviewed the sold-out KISS Star Party last Friday at the Rosemont Theatre, headlined by Avril Lavigne. Kim said of the 17-year-old from Canadian, “Lavigne has a way with words that cut to the chase. Her youth comes across in songs like the punky power pop song ‘Sk8er Boi’–which she misspells in deliberate schoolgirl cool affectation. Dressing down another girl who rejected a boy because he dressed like a slacker skateboarder, Lavigne then ups the ante by reveling in the boy’s newfound rock star status and hers as his girlfriend. Is the song autobiographical? Could be, but you get the feeling she changed the sexes around and she’s the rejected kid who rose to the top.” As for the Nick Carter appearances, Kim said of the Backstreet Boys star, “I’m not sure why he was there and what his role was other than to make some girls very happy. Wearing a black T-shirt bearing the words ‘Bite Me,’ he popped onstage a few times, gave a minor plug for his upcoming solo album and disappeared.”