Title: Disappointing... obviously rushed... monotonous, bland
Product review: Sigh...I know that No Doubt can do better than this -- witness their previous 2 albums, which are awesome!But this album is a disappointment. The melodies are centered around a handful of notes, typically 1 octave in range, repeating ad nausea. The lyrics are a poor excuse -- Gwen should have just hummed, and spared us the monotony. At least half the songs consist of a SINGLE PHRASE that is repeated 20-30 times, then faded out.Obviously the didn't have enough time to 1) come up with interesting lyrics, 2) come up with exciting melodies, or 3) ponder intros and endings to these songs (several of which just fade in, then fade out). I feel like I'm listening to ELEVATOR MUZAK! (Sorry, No Doubt -- I love your other albums, I do!)Sure looks like they rushed this out for Christmas 2001, to make their record label happy. It won't be spending much time in my CD player...
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