No Doubt

Rock Steady

Why Do People Like This?

Review Score:

(2/10)
OK, we know No Doubt is a good band. Tragic Kingdom was all kinds of fun. It had a great punk/ska feel. Return of Saturn was amazing! It was one of my 2 top-rated CDs. It was fun sometimes, but thoughtful also and very mature. In light of the fact the No Doubt has so much talent, I have to ask: What are they trying to pull?

First of all, theyre the most major sell-outs in the music business. This is absolute pop. It isnt even worthy of the title pop-rock, just pop. There were warning signs, what with Gwen Stefani going on Eve videos wearing virtually nothing and other such things, but this...If you just exchanged Britney Spears for Gwen Stefani in her latest videos, it would fit PERFECTLY, the difference being that Gwen doesnt have implants (yet). The song Hey Baby is an abomination, no less.

Secondly, the music. Middle-school dances and pop radio stations around the world rejoice, you just got several new songs to play OVER and OVER until fans of real music are smashing their speakers. Hey Baby isnt just a hit to make the record sell, its very representative of the whole CD, by which I mean synthesized to the point of being fake. Where Return of Saturn was pretty deep, this is just ludicrously shallow. ("And the girls say/girls say/Hey baby, hey baby, hey/And the boys say/boys say...") I could cry.

Last, the band, Gwen not included. Why are they even still there? They play, but due to synthesizer it just doesnt sound genuine, and with the pathetic amount of spotlight theyre getting, I doubt anybody, even Gwen, would notice if they all just sort of evaporated. People who hadnt heard of No Doubt but had the radio on would seriously think it was just some pop star, not a band, playig Hey Baby. I didnt know that song was No Doubt the first time I heard it. Underneath it All is the least shallow and therefore closest to old No Doubt song on the CD, and the video is so bad its almost like theyre trying to make the one good song look like trashy pop like all the rest.

So my verdict is, this makes me sick. Who would have thought the mighty would fall so far! The worst part is, this is their best selling CD. They (Gwen) sold out 100% and were ENCOURAGING it! Pop fans should LOVE this CD, but old No Doubt fans, or fans who like real music at all, should not waste their money. If you dont have their old CDs, GO BUY THOSE! Leave this one alone.

Closing Comments:The way Gwen dresses, I get the feeling she thinks shes hot stuff. Somebody ought to wake her up.

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