Under My Skin is the latest release from Pop Superstar Avril Lavigne, and I can only think of one word to describe it… AWESOME!

I wish it weren’t the case but, it’s not everyday that I get a CD from an artist that I can just pop in and comfortably listen to from beginning to end. There is usually a song or two that I just can’t force myself to get through. Not at all the case with Under My Skin. Every track is enjoyable and was pretty easy for me to listen to from start to finish.

Under My Skin is a nicely varied, mix of 12 tracks that are very well written songs by this clearly talented artist. With many of the songs displaying a lot of the kind emotion that makes for a really great listen. Seemingly drawing from what I can only imagine are her own personal experiences. At different points touching on the most real emotions like love, and the pain of failed relationships can certainly be heard.

If you’re a Avril Lavigne fan this is a CD your collection flat cannot be without. In fact, this is one of those CDs that you don’t even have to be a fan of Lavigne, or even Pop to know is good. It’s just good music. Period.

While the entire CD is outstanding the truly standout tunes are track 3 – Don’t Tell Me, track 6 – My Happy Ending, and track 12 – Slipped Away.

My Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore [...as in "Stuck On REpeat"] is track 1 – Take Me Away. This is a great track!

Under My Skin Release Notes:

Avril Lavigne originally released Under My Skin on May 25, 2004 on the Arista Records label.

CD Track List Follows:

1. Take Me Away 2. Together 3. Don’t Tell Me 4. He Wasn’t 5. How Does It Feel 6. My Happy Ending 7. Nobody’s Home 8. Forgotten 9. Who Knows 10. Fall To Pieces 11. Freak Out 12. Slipped Away

Personnel include: Avril Lavigne (vocals); Raine Maida (guitar, keyboards); Michael Ward, Ben Moody (guitar); Evan Taubenfeld (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, drums, background vocals); Butch Walker (electric guitar, keyboards, bass guitar, percussion, programming, background vocals); Patrick Warren (strings, chamberlin, keyboards); Chantal Kreviazuk (piano); Jon O’Brien (keyboards, programming); Josh Freese, Brooks Wackerman (drums). Recording information: 2004.

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Zach Galifianakis took his strange brand of humor to Saturday Night Live last night, and was So Raven (aka fantastic) — when the show decided to use him. His strongest skits included a hilarious monologue, which echoed his standup act (piano + absurd observations), and a pre-taped segment of him popping up in the background of New York-based TV shows (that one’s embedded below, because it’s too good not to miss).

He seemed underused, however, as an ambidextrous flute player in What’s Up With That and a priest in the Vogelchek tongue-kissing sketch. What did you think of Zach’s SNL debut? Vote in our poll:

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