Title: Wha' Happened?
Product review: I've been watching No Doubt for 15 years now, watching their careers from dive-bar-club-dates-and-two-singers-kickin'-ska-band to the current force-to-be-reckoned-with-global-pop-sensations. When I heard "Just A Girl" on the radio a few years ago, I freaked out and thought, "good for them, they've worked hard and made it". Tragik Kingdom and Return to Saturn were both great albums that reflected not only the growth of a band but progression and morphing of sound as a unit. Now we have "Rock Steady" and I am baffled. What happened here, folks? Tons of style (Gwen being a style guru) here, but no substance to be found. I wanted to like it. Really. I did. But I felt like I was listening to Britney Aguilera. Maybe next album will be better. I can appreciate the concept of testing new materials, but it only works when you can back it up with some substance.
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