I never got to talk about the album since i got banned a week before
Well anyways after having a few weeks to listen to it this is my verdict (based on No Doubts standards):
Settle Down 6/10
Looking Hot 9/10
One More Summer 9/10
Push and Shove 10/10
Easy 4/10
Gravity 6/10
Undercover 7/10
Undone 1/10
Sparkle 6/10
Heaven 9/10
Dreaming the Same Dream 8/10
7/10
(Easy & especially Undone both sound like solo Gwen songs and seem to get lost within this album for me. With that said, I don't understand the love for Undone.
I would have to say its No Doubts worst song released. Trust me I LOVE Gwen/No Doubts slower moments like Magics In the Makeup, Simple Kind of Life, Comforting Lie, Underneath It All, Don't Speak, Cool, Early Winter, Wonderful Life etc.... but that song is like anti-NoDoubt to me like Gwen didnt write it even the production seems off, I would have liked to have had epic horn solos like in Don't Speak and Too Late. It seems anti-climatic and the lyrics are BLAND.)
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Settle Down, IMO, should not have been single number one. Its a good album opener though! I had a hard time with repeat jamming to it when it came out though.
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Looking Hot is amazing and deserves second single spotlight. Its my diva song.
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One More Summer IMO deserved that 1st single slot. :/ The only part i dont care for are the "oh oh oh's" it sounds forced or something weird like that like shes trying to cash in on some MUH MUH MUH's lol.
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Push and Shove could have made a nice first single its alot more powerful than Settle Down IMO and that nodoubtdoubtdoubtdoubt beginning is fabaaa! Its a total Rocksteady Gem infused with a golden Tragic Kingdom nugget.
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Easy reminds me alot of L.A.M.B. Remind me of the Lazy Song by Bruno Yuckyface and is a stupid stoner song IMO lol
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Gravity is cool kinda forgettable, i am indifferent towards that Hey Baby reference though. But ill jam to it!
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Undercover Is probably the MOST Rocksteady song of them all.... considering it was the first song written for the album it makes since. reminds me of Detective and Don't Let Me down. Its actually in the middle of these two songs n my ND playlist lol.
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Poo
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Sparkle, one of my most anticipated songs since I have been waiting for it to leak since it didn't make the Sweet Escape cut. TO be honest it underwhelmes me but i think i need to give it a few more spins and is easily the MOST Tragic Kingdom track on the record. Love the horns.
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Heaven. Is heaven! One of my top picks and has great repeat quality for me. I wish it was further up on the track listing because i think it might get over looked being so far down.
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Dreaming the Same Dream is an AMAZING album closer. Its such a sweet prom song. It also reminds me of Cyndi Lauper's Time After Time for some reason. Maybe its because I love Romy & Michelle's Highschool Reunion. lol
Hope you guys dont hate me, I love No Doubt and have high standards. I Love the album and is defiantly a hit for me. My only huge critique would be I wish it had a few epic slow jams. But thankfully Return of Saturn is full of em'
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