 Love . Angel . Music . Baby. takes influence from a variety of 1980s genres to the extent that one reviewer commented , " The only significant ' 80s radio style skipped is the ska punk revival that No Doubt rode to success " . Several songs employ synthesizer sounds characteristic of music from the 1980s . The album combines music genres such as electropop , dance @-@ rock , soul hip hop , R & B , and disco . New wave , present in some of No Doubt 's later work , continues to be incorporated into Love . Angel . Music . Baby . , drawing comparisons to The Go @-@ Go 's and Cyndi Lauper . Stefani cited Club Nouveau , Depeche Mode , Lisa Lisa , Prince , New Order , The Cure , and early Madonna as major influences for the album . 
