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Rock Steady | 
 enlarge | Artist: No Doubt
Label: Interscope Records
Category: Music
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Rating:  636 reviews
Sales Rank: 20545
Format: Enhanced
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.5
MPN: 493158
UPC: 606949315825
EAN: 0606949315825
ASIN: B00005QDW1
Publication Date: 2001
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| Tracks:
| • | Rock Steady (Intro) | | • | Hella Good | | • | Hey Baby | | • | Making Out | | • | Underneath It All | | • | Detective | | • | Don't Let Me Down | | • | Start the Fire | | • | Running | | • | In My Head | | • | Platinum Blonde Life | | • | Waiting Room | | • | Rock Steady |
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Amazon.com
As much as No Doubt have protested that they are a singular unit and not "Gwen and her guys," Gwen Stefani's much-touted duets with rapper Eve and techno mogul Moby did nothing to juice the boys' spotlight, which had been steadily dimming since the release of 2000's Return of Saturn. But all that banter is silenced with Rock Steady, on which the music is definitely the star, unfettered by Gwen's cutesy-clouded feminism or dumped-by-the-boyfriend woes. Having mostly departed from their ska home base, No Doubt's well-navigated exploration of hip-hop beats, reggae, and the reunion of '80s keyboards and guitars finds the group picking up the pop-rock baton that Garbage dropped with an unsettling thud. Rock Steady's delegate of stalwart producers perfectly decorate the disc with their respective expertise; Ric Ocasek (new wave), Prince (R&B), Nellee Hooper (trip-hop), Sly & Robbie (dub), and William Orbit (trance) offer some staying power to music that's always been on the edge of disposable. Despite their disparate styles, the songs complement each other like stars and stripes. This is No Doubt's best album to date, and as they continue to expand their influences, the party only gets bigger. --Beth Massa
Album Description
Album released with 2 slightly different CD covers. One cover will have a black background and the other will have a white background. Orders will be filled at random.
Album Details
Japanese Version featuring a Video Track for 'hey Baby'. Also Has a Slightly Different Cover.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 631 more reviews...
 I LOVE NO DOUBT! November 23, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I adore Gwen Stefani.Tom Dumont,Tony Kanal and Adrian Young are awesome!.If No Doubt were back togeather and released another album,I would buy it in a heartbeat.
 "Let's talk about Gwen Stefani..." March 7, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Rock Steady by No Doubt is their last studio album before Gwen went solo, and boy that was biggest mistake she ever made. Gwen can't sing but the band rock! Gwen is all about image and looking good (which she rarely achieves) she knows her voice is lacklaster and that's why the only thing she can focus on is the materalistic BS! Rock Steady has too many producers and not a clear and simplistic sound. Songs I do like include: Platinum Blonde Life, Don't Let Me Down, In My Head, Hella Good, and Running. The rest of the tracks are over-played and filler. Hopefully the band will reunite in years to come but the talent and success doesn't go to Gwen, it goes to the hard-working and under-appreciated guys.
Pop July 24, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This CD is too much of a detour from their traditional sound, but it is pretty good anyways.
 Some Doubt Remains July 20, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Rock Steady by No Doubt is a mixture of good tracks with some rather fluffy, insubstantial, not too creative stuff. The album begins with some catchy, energetic tunes: Hella, Hey Baby, Making Out. Underneath it All is a slower, crooning tune. Thereafter, the album doesn't really have much punch. Detective is kinda catchy, but also silly. Don't Let Me Down and In My Head and light and bouncy. Platinum Blonde Life has a good rock edge and is a good tune to have toward the end for some balance. Overall, a very listenable album, but doesn't register too much impact on the listener. Tragic Kingdom was more forceful.
Why am I reviewing this?. February 3, 2007
I have always liked No Doubt no matter what everyone says, on this album you can tell what direction the band was heading towards its more pop with a mix of everything from reggae/dance/80's new wave/funk/r'n'b/rock and No Doubt's music has always been diverse but not like this so you can understand why some fans were upset including myself, it wasn't untill I heard this at a party in 2003 thats when I dicided to check out this album cause I wasn't interested at the time and I'm the type of person who listens to heavier music. This album was good but only if you don't compare it with Tragic Kingdom, you have songs like Hella good, underneath it all, platinum blonde life, start the fire and the funky and catchy song with Prince called Waiting room which is my favorite cause it sounds like an 80's r'n'b song from Prince and Gwen does a good job of singing on this she sounds really good or Hella good ;-) bad joke, the whole album has its moments but there are some bad songs like Detective and In my head which just sounds repetitive and some parts sound like a video game with the weird sound fx. Overall this album is quite catchy and fun to listen to especially if your a No Doubt fan atleast it was better then what Gwen Stefani did with her awful solo career.
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