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No Doubt release their fourth LP, Return Of Saturn, on Interscope Records.
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REVIEW BY JOHNNY BLACK IN HI FI NEWS, 2000...
Nae Doot, as we call them in my homeland, seemed to have disappeared after their initial burst of 2-Tone revival hits a couple of years ago, but they're back on the charts again and it's easy to understand why. For starters, Gwen Stefani has one hell of a sexy voice, the kind that girls and boys both like, but there's also bucketloads of energetic tension in the band, propelling the melodies along. Add in the occasional delightful surprise like the brass band sample that opens Bathwater before it mysteriously transforms into a chunky little stomper, and it's clear that this is one smart little combo. Sounding at times like a manic Blondie and sometimes like a more dynamic Sheryl Crow, there's a lot to get to grips with and, trust me, it's time well spent.
Johnny Black
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Nae Doot, as we call them in my homeland, seemed to have disappeared after their initial burst of 2-Tone revival hits a couple of years ago, but they're back on the charts again and it's easy to understand why. For starters, Gwen Stefani has one hell of a sexy voice, the kind that girls and boys both like, but there's also bucketloads of energetic tension in the band, propelling the melodies along. Add in the occasional delightful surprise like the brass band sample that opens Bathwater before it mysteriously transforms into a chunky little stomper, and it's clear that this is one smart little combo. Sounding at times like a manic Blondie and sometimes like a more dynamic Sheryl Crow, there's a lot to get to grips with and, trust me, it's time well spent.
Johnny Black