Hm.. I see this getting alright reviews. its not their best album nor the best album of 2012, but its a solid effort and I'm definitely getting my No Doubt/Gwen fix from it
Hm.. I see this getting alright reviews. its not their best album nor the best album of 2012, but its a solid effort and I'm definitely getting my No Doubt/Gwen fix from it
I'm kinda scared for this. I think it will end up in low 60's on Metacritic, or even lower.
I would honestly hope the critics would have enough respect not to completely trash this album... its ****ing no doubt they better be on their best behavior
I'm genuinely surprised that people that this album is getting so much hate.
The album is a great pop record, with some amazing and unique songs that only add to the band's already exciting catalog. For a band that hasn't released in 11 years, this is pretty great re-entry onto a scene that has changed dramatically since 2001.
No Doubt came up in the California punk scene at the same time as Green Day, but they were so much older then. They sound like younger ragamuffins now. On Push and Shove, their first new album in 11 years, they're inspired by all kinds of new music, from M.I.A.'s agit-pop (on the hella-good "Settle Down") to Major Lazer's neo-dancehall (the horn-blown banger "Push and Shove"), and Gwen Stefani pogos as hard as she did in her Anaheim-strip-mall ska days. But she's also just as neurotic, which adds depth to her love songs. She might sound like she's bragging on "Looking Hot," until you realize she's actually worried about how many leather-hot-pants days she has left. "Better hurry," she warbles, "Running out of time." She shouldn't worry; as long as she still sounds this good, she can wear whatever she wants.
