No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom
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Artist: No DoubtEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1995-10-10
Music Label: Interscope Records
Soundtracks:
- Spiderwebs
- Excuse Me Mr.
- Just a Girl
- Happy Now?
- Different People
- Hey You
- Climb
- Sixteen
- Sunday Morning
- Don't Speak
- You Can Do It
- World Go 'Round
- End It on This
- Tragic Kingdom
Music reviews of Tragic Kingdom
Music Review: Take This Pink Ribbon Off My Eyes...
Rating: 5 Stars
Man, I sure wish Gwen Stefani was still making music like this! I remember purchasing this album back when it was new after hearing "Spiderwebs" and "Don't Speak" on the radio. The album remained in constant rotation on my CD player for many years thereafter and I count it as one of those "special" albums where everything about it seems to work it its favor. Gwen sounds fabulous and her vocal range is well displayed, the band is tight, the song lyrics are quirky and unique while also being intelligent and thought-provoking, the album doesn't sound overproduced, and it has a high re-listenability factor (read: you want to listen to it over and over again). Simply put, "Tragic Kingdom" is a modern classic that still sounds fresh today and remains a document of a time when all of the elements came together for No Doubt. It has a very positive, energetic vibe, helped in large part by Gwen Stefani's gutsy, theatrical vocal delivery. She was the alterna-chick that every high school girl wanted to be, with the platinum hair, brightly colored midriff-revealing clothes, and signature red lipstick. And I must admit that I cannot listen to this album without mourning, in a sense, the Gwen of yesteryear...
After "Return To Saturn" and "Rock Steady", the beginning of Gwen Stefani's solo career marked a change in her musical direction, and unfortunately not a good one. While I was initially intrigued by the idea of a solo Gwen, both of her solo albums so far seem to have proven how self-indulgent music can sometimes be and the pitfalls that can sometimes happen when one member of a band strikes out on his/her own. Silly songs with juvenile, pretentious lyrics, some of which are just plain dreadful, and a strange obsession with how much she likes her clothing line L.A.M.B. (which, sadly, was not only the inspiration for the title of her debut solo album, Love.Angel.Music.Baby, but was also featured in at least two songs, one of them on her second album). The whole solo career thing just seems so corporate and disposable, right down to the aviator sunglasses, the flat ironed hair, and the gold necklace she wears on the cover of "The Sweet Escape." When untempered by her bandmates, a little bit of Gwen goes a long way. She used to make music that mattered and now she just makes fluff. I liked the old Gwen, before she had a clothing line and before she let her fame go to her head.
But all is not lost. We still have "Tragic Kingdom" to remember her by. Gwen, come back to us! It's time to take the pink ribbon off for real now.
Description of Tragic Kingdom
No Doubt's 1995 release, Tragic Kingdom, brought Southern California's ska scene to a national stage while elevating the band to star status. An irresistible mix of reggae, punk, and power pop, Tragic Kingdom scored several hits, among them "Spiderwebs," "Just a Girl," and "Don't Speak." Singer Gwen Stefani's looks made the group MTV shoo-ins, but her soaring voice is the real star, as evidenced by such songs as "Happy Now?"--a classic you'll-regret-you-dumped-me anthem that recalls Blondie--and the bouncy "Sunday Morning." Despite recurring themes of pain and regret, Tragic Kingdom manages to somehow feel sunny throughout. --Courtney KempGeneral CDs
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