A post grunge classic

Review Score: (10/10)
In my opinion, No Doubt's Tragic Kingdom is a post grunge classic. Somehow they manged to mix ingredients of ska, rock, pop, and even a little bit of punk onto their album and it worked for them. I honestly can't think of a band that sounds like No Doubt. They were very original and were probably the last great female fronted act before bubblegum music took over. Tragic Kingdom may have some filler, but there are excellent songs that make up for it. 'Just A Girl' is everything riot grrrls stood for in the early '90s and Gwen Stefani took that attitude and brought it into the mainstream. 'Don't Speak' was the biggest hit and captures a certain sort of '80s nostalgia that tears you apart. And when all else fails, No Doubt proves they can really rock out to tunes like 'Excuse Me Mr.' and 'Sixteen'. It's a shame No Doubt took all they had and wasted it on the dreck that was 'Rock Steady'. Hopefully they can pull another great album out before their career ends.

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