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| 1. Open The Gate |
| 2. Blue In The Face |
| 3. Total Hate '95 |
| 4. Stricken |
| 5. Greener Pastures |
| 6. By The Way |
| 7. Snakes |
| 8. That's Just Me |
| 9. Squeal |
| 10. Doghouse |
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
After becoming a huge fan of No Doubt's more recent releases and Gwen Stefani's huge talent for music and popular culture as a whole, I decided to investigate this band further and, after being warned off their eponymous debut album, plumped for this, their second release.
This CD was originally released in 1995, funded by the band themselves after being dropped by their record company when their first single and album were huge flops. Thankfully, smart people recognised its greatness and many snapped it up, which enticed their record label to take them on again!
After the huge success of the sequel, Tragic Kingdom (another great) this album was re-issued on a worldwide scale in 1997 - and it's just aswell! There are a great many worthwhile tracks on here that no No Doubt fan should miss out on! My particular favourites are the opener Open The Gate, rockier moment Snakes, the quirky closers Squeal and Doghouse and, best of all, the simply amazing Total Hate '95 - the most original and hard-hitting song I've heard in ages and maybe one of the best ska songs ever!
Every fan of the band should definitely own a copy of this album as it's probably their second best ever (maybe even their best at points?) and is an essential part of the No Doubt collection! I'd also recommend it to fans of all good ska and punk music. However if you only realy like No Doubt in smooth, radio-and-chart-friendly, Underneath-It-All-mode, or the more recent electro-influenced It's My Life, this might be one to avoid. No Doubt have shown great diversity between all music genres over the years, but this is definitely a ska-punk-rock album.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This album is amazing.It totally upstages the rock steady album and there return of saturn(not that im saying there BAD albums just not as good as this).
Some of the songs on her are the best songs they wrote,such as "Open the gate","snakes",the high pitched "squeel" and well all the songs on here are great!!!
The complex guitar notes,the ever powerfull vocals, the bass the drums,the ska beats,the the lyrics!!!!Its all soooooo perfect apart from one thing..Its just too damm SHORT of an album ..oh well.
Not as good as trajic kingdom
Some of the songs on her are the best songs they wrote,such as "Open the gate","snakes",the high pitched "squeel" and well all the songs on here are great!!!
The complex guitar notes,the ever powerfull vocals, the bass the drums,the ska beats,the the lyrics!!!!Its all soooooo perfect apart from one thing..Its just too damm SHORT of an album ..oh well.
Not as good as trajic kingdom
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
WOW this album is amazing the band display their many different musical influences which rage from punk, rock, and ska. Every song is full of energy and each song is different to the last one. OPEN THE GATE is a great song as it combines rock with ska. Other great songs on the album are, BLUE IN THE FACE, GREENER PASTURES and TOTAL HATE -an old school favourite of the band. One of no doubts strengths is there fantastic musical ability with Tony Kanal - a great bass player and Gwen Stefani's powerful voice. Plus the use of sax, trumpet and trombone lifts every song. Overall this is a great album which is fun, refreshing and lively and it will be liked by all not just die hard No Doubt fans. I've had to give this album 4 stars not 5 because there aren't enough songs there are only 10 and when you hear this album you'll want more. So go and buy it NOW or you'll regret it for the rest of your life.
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Refined ska-punk happy magic
This is No Doubt at a very musically strong point in their career. Their original ska-punk influences from bands such as The Specials are clearly evident here but in a much more... Read more
Published on 19 July 2004 by "boberta"
Excellent - get this one first
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Published on 5 Feb 2002 by "uncleotistheaardvark"
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There's No Doubt that this ROCKS!
I only found out that No Doubt had other albums before Ttragic Kingdom when Browsing on Amazon.co.uk! Read more
Published on 24 April 2001 by m.g.j@another.com
A ska-funk-punk-rock fusion...
This album conists of ten songs which No Doubt recorded between albums. Their unique blend of ska, funk and rock makes this album one of a kind. Read more
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