Author: No Doubt
Brand: Interscope Records
Release Date: 08-03-1996
Details: Product description Tracks: Spiderwebs 4:28 / Excuse Me Mr. 3:04 / Just A Girl 3:29 / Happy Now? 3:43 / Different People 4:34 / Hey You 3:34 / The Climb 6:37 / Sixteen 3:21 / Sunday Morning 4:33 / Don't Speak 4:23 / You Can Do It 4:13 / World Go 'Round 4:09 / End It On This 3:45 / Tragic Kingdom 5:31 Amazon.ca There have been more baffling occurrences than the late-1990s ska revival in the US--but not many. Yet somehow, this distinctly British movement--arising specifically out of the country's polarized racial dynamic--managed to cross over, finding an eager audience among suburban American teens, most of whom viewed it less as a social determinant, than as a stylistic outcrop of skate-punk and hardcore. Fronted by platinum-blonde Gwen Stefani, No Doubt defied the genre's traditionally masculine archetype, just as their sound--part Two-Tone, part --hinted at broader commercial ambitions. The supremely annoying "Just A Girl" might have bought them to mainstream attention, showcasing Stefani's little-girl delivery, but it was their subsequent singles--"Don't Speak", a melodramatic power-ballad, and the bouncy, irrepressible" Sunday Morning"--which really proved their mettle, even as their new-found success alienated many long-time fans. -- Andrew McGuire
UPC: 606949000325
EAN: 0606949000325
Languages: English
Binding: Audio CD
Item Condition: UsedVeryGood