Filed under: Pop Music, Pop/Rock Music | Tags: 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, Alasis Morissette, Avril Lavigne, Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears, Don't Tell Me, Eragon, Faith Hill, Garth Brooks, Girlfriend, Kelly Clarkson, Kenny Chesney, Let Go, Madonna, My Happy Ending, Pop/Punk, Pop/Rock, Post-Grunge, Reba McEntire, Teen Pop, The Best Damn Thing, Under My Skin
Back in 2002, when I was about 10, I noticed my 23 year old sister had bought the album Let Go by (the then new) Avril Lavigne. Soon after I got a copy of it for myself (I know what a lame little brother, huh?) After giving it one listen I fell in love with pop/rock and the new mature teen pop that was replacing bubblegum pop artists like Britney Spears and the Backstreet Boys.
2004 came around and Lavigne was back at it again with her 
sophomore album Under My Skin. While the album didn’t sell as much as her debut, it produced the two hits, the first ”Don’t Tell Me” and the second, the smash hit “My Happy Ending”. The album, in it’s musical right, was darker than the first, with songs showing a darker yet mature side Avril as she dealt with more grown-up subjects. With that said it was still firmly rooted in pop/rock which made it a successful, a little more evolved follow-up to Let Go. In the years that followed Lavigne had been one of my favorite pop/rock female artists, with Kelly Clarkson soon taking her lead.
Then around late 
2006, Lavigne released the hit single “Keep Holding On” for the movie Eragon. The song was a bit of departure from the music she had on her previous albums, with less rock influence on it and more power pop elements, which worked well for the song. Early 2007, Avril’s official first single off her third album The Best Damn Thing, ”Girlfriend” hits radio and becomes one of her biggest career hits. I thought the song was a great rush of pop-punk, but from there on I knew that her new album would be a departure from what we’d seen before. After it was released I didn’t know whether to love it or hate it.
So what’s the point of me blabbering on about this? Well I’ll tell ya! Soon after I began looking at many more artists and how they’re styles have changed from album to album. While some artists have barely changed their musical stylings(Garth Brooks, Kenny Chesney, and for the most part Reba McEntire), using the “if it isn’t broke, don’t fix it” formula; Many artists have changed their styles multiple times(Madonna, Faith Hill, Alanis Morissette) to either stay-up with new trends or to keep things different and more fresh.
So my question to everyone; Who are some artists who have made changes in their music, for the worse or better?
Filed under: Country Music, Country/Pop, Pop Music, Pop/Rock Music, Uncategorized | Tags: Pop/Rock, Shania Twain, Faith Hill, Garth Brooks, Martina McBride, 1997, Tim McGraw, You're Still The One, Come On Over, Whitney Houston, Snow Patrol, I Will Always Love You, I Love You, Valentines Day, My Heart Will Go On, GAC, Maroon 5, She Will Be Loved, 2004, Celine Dion, '97, Dixie Chicks, Cowboy Take Me Away, If Tommorow Never Comes
I hope everyone is having a happy Valentines Day. Some readers might 
have noticed that I took down the two Top 10 Love Song entries for Alan Jackson and Trisha Yearwood. The reason for this is mostly because I was busy with school this week, and I figured it might be easier if I do the series next year, and that way I have more time to edit and make changes to future posts.
Now, since it’s Valentines, I figured I’d post some of my favorite love songs, considering GAC did a crappy Top 20 countdown. Seriously, who believes that viewers voted Shelton’s “Home” video as the Number One love song? And how can Shania’s “You’re Still The One” not even be on the list? I smell something fishy.
So to get my mind of that train wreck, here are some videos you will hopefully enjoy.
If you caught on to my words above, it’s no shocker that one of my favorite love songs is Shania’s “You’re Still The One” from her Come On Over album. P.S. Doesn’t the video make you wish you were living on that beach forever?
Next up is Maroon 5 with “She Will Be Loved”. I don’t know what it is about this song but it always brings me back to the summer of 2004.
What’s a Valentine’s day without “My Heart Will Go On” by Celine.
We can’t forget Tim & Faith’s hit “It’s Your Love” from ‘97.
We need the Chicks to come spice things up with “Cowboy Take Me Away”.
Add some of Garth Brooks with “If Tommorow Never Comes”
I’m a sucker for this one:
Figure I had some pop/rock to the mix:
And I think Whitney can end out the night with this homerun.
