Vinyl LP Reissue!
Diamond Certified Album! An Irresistible Mix of Reggae, Punk and Power Pop! Features "Just A Girl," "Don't Speak," "Spiderwebs," & More!
No Doubt's 1995 release, Tragic Kingdom, brought Southern California's ska scene to a national stage while elevating the band to star status. An irresistible mix of reggae, punk, and power pop, Tragic Kingdom scored several hits, among them "Spiderwebs," "Just a Girl," and "Don't Speak." Singer Gwen Stefani's looks made the group MTV shoo-ins, but her soaring voice is the real star, as evidenced by such songs as "Happy Now?"- a classic you'll-regret-you-dumped-me anthem that recalls Blondie - and the bouncy "Sunday Morning." Despite recurring themes of pain and regret, Tragic Kingdom manages to somehow feel sunny throughout.
"No Doubt thought they were the last of the ska revivalists, but they were actually the first of the neo-New Wavers. Gwen Stefani thought she was a pierced Madonna, but she belts 'Spiderwebs' like Ethel Merman. The haters thought 'Just a Girl' was a novelty, but it was only the first single." -Rolling Stone
"The record was produced by Matthew Wilder, the auteur behind 'Break My Stride' -- a clever mainstream co-opting of new wave quirkiness, and, as such, an ideal pairing. Wilder kept his production lean and accessible, accentuating No Doubt's appealing mix of new wave melodicism, post-grunge rock, and West Coast sunshine... Tragic Kingdom might not have made much of an impact upon its initial release in late 1995, but throughout 1996 'Just a Girl' and 'Spiderwebs' positively ruled the airwaves, both alternative and mainstream, and in 1997 No Doubt cemented their cross-generational appeal with the ballad hit 'Don't Speak'." - Stephen Thomas Erlewine, allmusic.com
Features:
Vinyl LP
Selections:
Side A:
1. Spiderwebs
2. Excuse Me Mr.
3. Just A Girl
4. Happy Now?
5. Different People
6. Hey You
7. The Climb
Side B:
1. Sixteen
2. Sunday Morning
3. Don't Speak
4. You Can Do It
5. World Go 'Round
6. End It on This
7. Tragic Kingdom
Diamond Certified Album! An Irresistible Mix of Reggae, Punk and Power Pop! Features "Just A Girl," "Don't Speak," "Spiderwebs," & More!
No Doubt's 1995 release, Tragic Kingdom, brought Southern California's ska scene to a national stage while elevating the band to star status. An irresistible mix of reggae, punk, and power pop, Tragic Kingdom scored several hits, among them "Spiderwebs," "Just a Girl," and "Don't Speak." Singer Gwen Stefani's looks made the group MTV shoo-ins, but her soaring voice is the real star, as evidenced by such songs as "Happy Now?"- a classic you'll-regret-you-dumped-me anthem that recalls Blondie - and the bouncy "Sunday Morning." Despite recurring themes of pain and regret, Tragic Kingdom manages to somehow feel sunny throughout.
"No Doubt thought they were the last of the ska revivalists, but they were actually the first of the neo-New Wavers. Gwen Stefani thought she was a pierced Madonna, but she belts 'Spiderwebs' like Ethel Merman. The haters thought 'Just a Girl' was a novelty, but it was only the first single." -Rolling Stone
"The record was produced by Matthew Wilder, the auteur behind 'Break My Stride' -- a clever mainstream co-opting of new wave quirkiness, and, as such, an ideal pairing. Wilder kept his production lean and accessible, accentuating No Doubt's appealing mix of new wave melodicism, post-grunge rock, and West Coast sunshine... Tragic Kingdom might not have made much of an impact upon its initial release in late 1995, but throughout 1996 'Just a Girl' and 'Spiderwebs' positively ruled the airwaves, both alternative and mainstream, and in 1997 No Doubt cemented their cross-generational appeal with the ballad hit 'Don't Speak'." - Stephen Thomas Erlewine, allmusic.com
Features:
Vinyl LP
Selections:
Side A:
1. Spiderwebs
2. Excuse Me Mr.
3. Just A Girl
4. Happy Now?
5. Different People
6. Hey You
7. The Climb
Side B:
1. Sixteen
2. Sunday Morning
3. Don't Speak
4. You Can Do It
5. World Go 'Round
6. End It on This
7. Tragic Kingdom
