It Doesn't Blow Me Away

Review Score: (6/10)
Tragic Kingdome seems like the most hyped recording by No Doubt. With all those singles: Don't Speak, Spiderwebs, Sunday Morning, etc.... I thought that this CD would be a classic. Somehow, it is not.

The thing is that in addition to the five singles there are ten other tracks. And many of them just do not do anything special for me. I think the hooks are less memorable as on Rock Steady and The Beacon Street Collection. Sixteen is an exception as its a fairly catchy new wave rock tune. Different People has a nice jazzy beat to it with good horn arrangements. And the title track has some interesting textures to its style.

Therefore I count the recording as about a fifty fifty split between good songs and nothing special ones. Therefore three stars seems like the right rating.

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