Boy, it's been a long time now, and a long road for No Doubt since Tragic Kingdom came out all those years ago. I remember when they used to be a cool ska band, know I don't know what the hell they are. But anyways, I am digging their new video "Underneath it All", mostly because Gwen Stefani looks absolutely gorgeous in most of it (especially the scene where she's in the bedroom by herself). When's she getting hitched to the Bushman anyway?
Re: Re: No Doubt's new video and other things concerning Gwen Stefani Thank you, I thought I was the only one who thought so. I thought Tragic Kingdom was a good album, not that I ever liked Ska, but this one just sounds like they didn't even feint creativity. Now they're the second most pathetic band in music today.
Re: Re: No Doubt's new video and other things concerning Gwen Stefani A great song. But really, 99.9% of people, given the right amount of monetary influence, would 'sell-out' in a second. Myself included. I don't really blame anyone that sells out, it's the human thing to do. Think about it this way. If you played striker and absolutely hated playing goalie. But X club offered you 5 mil a year to play goalie for them, you'd almost certainly take it. Wouldn't you?
Re: Re: No Doubt's new video and other things concerning Gwen Stefani The irony in that is, Reel Big Fish probably made an obscene amount of money from that single through radio play and its use in other media. So unless ASCAP turned the other cheek, or they dumped their royalties in a ditch, they're as much of a sellout as the band they wrote the song about. It's called the music business because it's a business... Personally, I'd sell out in a second if I got Gwen's fashion budget out of the deal. Chanel and Gaultier want to throw clothes at me? SIGN ME UP!
there are plenty of bands who have the choice to explode in the mainstream but choose not to, even though it would make them buckets of cash. Underworld recorded with Bono and Michael Stipe and Warner wanted them to release the recordings, Underworld declined. True they aren't exactly obscure or hurting for cash but my point is that there are plenty of bands who don't "sell out" as you kids like to call it.
They're getting married for the first time on Saturday in England. There's a second ceremony to be held later in SoCal.
Bush haven't been doing that well lately but Gavin had a hit with that song "Adrenaline" so maybe he'll go solo.
Rock Steady is a damn fine album. It's unfortunate that they get knocked for being such a cartoony looking band, but the fact is they improve with each album.
See, I find Rock Steady to be, for lack of a better word, boring. While there are some good tracks on the CD, the rehash of the 80s synth pop and the disco-inflected tunes just don't work for me. The songs I do enjoy are the songs that are reggae and dance hall influenced. Anyway, this is a CD that I'll sell back to the local indie store (if they'll take it). I'll settle for Tragic Kingdom and Return of Saturn, which is an underrated CD IMO.
To me, this stuff is what makes the album great. My favorite records are those that are all over the place. I think it's unfair to call the synthy-stuff "rehash" as it really doesn't sound dated...in my opinion, anyway. I've been listening to an advance of the new Len album (remember "Steal My Sunshine"?) and it's the same way...a dozen songs all going in different directions. Not for everyone, but perfect for me.
And the award for "Pop/rock singer whose record company most desperately wishes she got a boob job" goes to.... Gwen Stefani!
1. Gwen has always been really really hot. She's still got it. 2. I used to really like No Doubt. I have both Tragic Kingdom and Return to Saturn, but I refuse to buy their new one. It's too much like pop to me. I don't mind listening to pop, but that's not why I liked No Doubt so it's disappointing.
No Doubt sort of reminds me of Blondie's career path. Blondie started off rocking CBGB's as a punk band, but found biggest commercial success with disco (and hip hop to a lesser extent). No Doubt seems to have abandoned its ska roots and gone completely for the 80's pop-combined-with-dancehall sound.
No Doubt began their career with Just a Girl, an uncommonly adolescent monaing about how difficult life is for a girl to grow up in the richest county on the planet. It went downhill from there. Not that it wasn't dying on its own, but No Doubt and the Spice Girls effetively killed off the creativity that flashed out of the early to mid-90s. For a while the two forces coexisted like the Neanderthals and the early homo sapiens, but then satupidity took over for good and look who's left, shairng fans with Brittney Spears. . I worry about this Gavin-Gwen union. I'm not sure which one of them is smart enough to do some of the things needed to keep the household running. Like cooking soup. Or drawing a bath. And Gwen is way, way overrated on looks..
Re: Re: No Doubt's new video and other things concerning Gwen Stefani that song is about the joys and the wonderfull ness of selling out, to show the pole who are so adimant against it why people "sell out" like they do. not only is it a great song with great lyrics and great music, it takes the viewpoint of a side thats not often looked upon as anything respectable and makes it taht way. Its a freaking brilliant song. I would kill to be in a band thats associated with that song.
Re: Re: Re: No Doubt's new video and other things concerning Gwen Stefani Actually it´s not. It is a bash on bands that sell-out. They released it on MoJo, not a major lable. Now that Jive (the home of Britney and the Backdoor Boys) has bought MoJo, they really hate the situation they´re in, but they´re still under contract. As soon as their contracts run out look for both RBF and Goldfinger to leave Jive...