Artist: No Doubt
Album: Tragic Kingdom
Year: 1995
A long, long time ago in a music scene far, far away: Gwen Stefani was a wonderful musician, singing with her ska/punk band No Doubt in the early nineties. While tragic is a better word to describe what would happen to her career after this this than the album itself, Tragic Kingdom has such an irresistible appeal maybe due to it's creativity, Stefani's wonderful frontwoman delivery, and that every song is teeming with quality. Opener "Spiderwebs" is an absolute classic, "Excuse Me Mr." keeps the energy going, it keeps going on: "Different People", "Sunday Morning", the title track... Not to mention that feminist anthem "Just A Girl" and that heartsinker "Don't Speak". Just a solid album with frantic energy, a frenetic pace, and delivered with authority by Stefani. Stuck somewhere between punk and ska with circus breakouts and prog explosions ("The Climb"), how could anyone not like this album?
Hear it for yourself: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZktNItwexo
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