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Tragic Kingdom by: No Doubt

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Publisher: Polydor Group
Release date: 19th March, 2001
Media: Audio CD

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Track List

• Spiderwebs - Matthew Wilder, No Doubt, Matt Hyde, Holman Palmer, Paul Palmer, Gwen Stefani, Tony Kanal, Tom Dumont, Adrian Young, Eric Stefani, Gabrial McNair, Phil Jordan, Stephen Perkins
• Excuse Me Mr.
• Just A Girl
• Happy Now?
• Different People
• Hey You - Holman Palmer, Matthew Wilder, No Doubt, Paul Palmer
• The Climb
• Sixteen - Holman Palmer, Matthew Wilder, No Doubt, Paul Palmer
• Sunday Morning
• Don't Speak - Matthew Wilder, No Doubt, Phil Kaffel, Holman Palmer, Paul Palmer, Gwen Stefani, Tony Kanal, Tom Dumont, Adrian Young, Eric Stefani, Melissa Hasin
• You Can Do It - Matthew Wilder, No Doubt, Holman Palmer, Paul Palmer
• World Go 'Round
• End It On This
• Tragic Kingdom - Holman Palmer, Matthew Wilder, No Doubt, Paul Palmer

Editorial Review

There have been more baffling occurrences than the late-1990s ska revivial in the US--but not many. Yet somehow, this distinctly British movement--arising specifically out of the country's polarised 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 Blondie--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

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Rating: - Fantastic Kingdom

this is a top class album-it takes no doubt away from their ska roots(thankfully in my opinion and towards a rockier sound).Its hard to pinpoint a weak track on this cd-dont speak is the most obvious highlight but tracks like "are you happy now" written to her brother after he left the band to pursue a career in animation and "world go round","the climb","sunday morning","different people" and the title track are particularly good.The weakest track for me is sixteen,its a little bit rock-out by numbers but it does have a fantastic spoken clip in the middle about the children of today which is very clever."you can do it" took me several listen to like-its heavy on saxophone and more jazzy than the others but once it got into my head it wouldnt leave.I could name every other track on the album and say how much I love it but I wont....buy this album if you like dont speak,or any of their other albums.its pure class.

Rating: - Reggae reggae sauce

Man, this is a bad album. Unless you like reggae or ska of course, in which case it's fine. But if you're looking to buy this as a back catalogue of Gwen Stefani, then please don't, it really isn't very listenable.

Rating: - Just amazing!

There is not a single song on this album that I don't like, sure, I like some more than others, but they're all great!
Of course the singles - Just a Girl, Don't Speak, Spiderwebs, Sunday Morning and Excuse Me Mr are brilliant, my personal favourite of these being Spiderwebs, but the others are just as good.
Happy Now is my absolute favourite song ever, Different people is really fun, happy and singable, Hey You is great, Sixteen is slightly more 'rock-ish', but really good, You can Do it, World Go Roubd, End it on this and Tragic Kingdom are also great...All I can say is buy it - now!

Rating: - head-bangily, toe-tappingly, hand-clappingly good!

well what can I say, this album is certainly catchy. At first when I got the album I never listened to it properly and just skipped from one track to the next, as you usually do when you get a new album... eager to hear a bit of each tracks, or to get to the most popular, as with this album it was "Don't Speak" ... which I don't think is the best, but its certainly fantastic! Gwen's voice is just splendid, she can really sing! She really shows this in songs such as "Don't Speak", "Different People", "Just a Girl" and "Tragic Kingdom"... My favourite being "Different People"... mainly because it has such a fabulous rhythem, as do all the songs on this album. The instrumental work in this album is certainly all talent, because they use the instruments so beautifully, the wide variety of instruments used just give the music a totally different, refreshing, catchy sound, which I think makes the band what they are.
Other songs to take note of are "Just a girl", which was another popular song of this album, I would call it exceptional. They have managed to use alernative rock in a way that doesn't sound annoying or irratating. The Chorus is very catchy and the use of electronic keyboard in this album is very smart!
"Sunday Morning" is also a very catchy song, isn't it ironic how the catchy songs are always the most popular? hehe, well this has a very smooth rhythem, the chorus is very catchy with Gwen certainly expelling and expressing her voice in a fantastic way!
"Don't speak" seems like it shouldn't be on this album, because its quite different from the rest of the songs on this album... its got a slower beat, but the lyrics are beautiful and Gwens voice is just gorgious in this song, so silky and soft.
"Tragic Kingdom" is an unusual song; starts off like the voice which comes through the speakers on fair ground rides "Please don't stand up, the ride is about to begin"... and the song starts... a very wonky song, with a dramatic, suprised beat.
To sum up the whole album, its absolutely fantastic, some songs are far better than others, but what else can I say, not many bands can achieve every song to be absolutely perfect... A definate for any No Doubt fans, this album is a sign post of this bands uprisal into fame, some great classics!

Rating: - Bizarre

I bougt this album essentially because I loved the anthem 'don't speak', without realising that this song doesn't represent this band, or this album, at all! No Doubt seem to have a bit of an identity crisis, undecided whether to be soft-rockers, pop tartlets or ska monsters. Gwen Stefani's sickly singing voice can hold your attention, although without it many of the songs on this album would be trash rather than dull. This album was not for me.

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