Rocksteady (No Doubt) Appreciation Thread

[27monster27 11,104]

Hello everyone! I've been doing another one of my discography journey's as of late, and as I briefly mentioned in a reply a few months ago I am doing No Doubt/Gwen Stefani for this one. In my fifth week I reacted to Rocksteady and IMO it's the best album from this yet. Each album of theirs got better for me, and I enjoy this one the most. What really made me love this album was the unexpected nature of it. When I heard that it was "more commercial" I was think of that in a rock sense, but I was surprised to see some work from William Orbit, The Neptunes, and Prince. This album definitely feels like a bridge between Ray Of Light (and a bit of Impossible Princess) and In The Zone.

Here are my top five songs:

"Hella Good" (Definitely In The Zone vibes, specifically "Showdown")

"Hey Baby"

"Detective" (I LOVE this one so much)

"Start The Fire"

"Waiting Room"

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Overall this is a fantastic album and I am very excited to get into Gwen Stefani's solo material.

[Jarvin 1,299]

Hella Good is one of her best songs

[Ophelia 4,419]

This was my favorite ND album when I was a child! I loved going through the special edt bonus material, there was a MV and a short documentary when you've launched the CD on PC.

Definitely their first more pop-oriented album and also this is when their reggae influences started to shine through for the first time. My favs always were Detective and In My Head 

[River 104,752]

RS the song is one of my favorites of all time, the gloominess, nostalgia and the bittersweet vibes about love makes this song hit so hard, I LOVE the album but lyrically it's their weakest, my favorite is still Return of Saturn

 

@ChicaSkas @Franch Toast you will like this thread

[OliviaRodrigoStan 4,383]

Upon release I really disliked this album. I grew up with a the more ska-oriented No Doubt, and during my pre-teens when this was released, I was already into darker stuff like Garbage, and Evanescence, so this pop-rock approach didn't really do much for me. 

I also found "Hey Baby" to be a very irritating single, the chorus got on my nerves . Now, decades later, I can appreciate some of the tracks from this era. 

"Hella Good" is a great song, that I can still enjoy and listen to, occasionally. 

EDIT: AND RUNNING! I think "Running" is the only song from this album that I really loved, right away. Someone made this edit of Sabrina and Harvey, with that song, and it's CINEMA 

 

Edited August 4 by Jigglygoth

[Nutella 3,959]

Used to be obsessed with Hella Good & Hey Baby 🤩

[Killa 15,495]

Hella good was Always a bop but It felt like they sold out tò the 2000 pop back then. 

Hella good Is good but now relistening It, its so dquarish. A bit of a less pop perfection would have been Amazing. It contrives the soul of the band full of charisma

 And like It happened before the chorus repeats hundred times. The Song gets really annying

[Killa 15,495]

1 hour ago, Jigglygoth said:

Upon release I really disliked this album. I grew up with a the more ska-oriented No Doubt, and during my pre-teens when this was released, I was already into darker stuff like Garbage, and Evanescence, so this pop-rock approach didn't really do much for me. 

I also found "Hey Baby" to be a very irritating single, the chorus got on my nerves . Now, decades later, I can appreciate some of the tracks from this era. 

"Hella Good" is a great song, that I can still enjoy and listen to, occasionally. 

EDIT: AND RUNNING! I think "Running" is the only song from this album that I really loved, right away. Someone made this edit of Sabrina and Harvey, with that song, and it's CINEMA 

 

This. Garbage was lit sexy cool evetything 

And they come with this come my baby knock off, with no substance. I mean It doesnt click even if It makes your hips move ahah

[hieronymus 9,634]

This album completely changed me as a person (a little 10 year old person lmao) upon release. It's like my mind exploded and expanded, and I started enjoying different kinds of music. It was literally like a musical gateway drug. I started getting really into Björk and Nine Inch Nails and Missy Elliott. My mental epiphany, like HOLY CRAP. MUSIC CAN SOUND LIKE THIS?! Before this I guess I just listened to whatever and didn't have much thought about it. Idk it's been almost 2½ decades. 

Anyway, it's a cute album. I think Return of Saturn is better.

Edited August 4 by hieronymus

[Chlorine 47,973]

This album is a classic 

 

[Franch Toast 25,900]

6 hours ago, Jigglygoth said:

Upon release I really disliked this album. I grew up with a the more ska-oriented No Doubt, and during my pre-teens when this was released, I was already into darker stuff like Garbage, and Evanescence, so this pop-rock approach didn't really do much for me. 

I also found "Hey Baby" to be a very irritating single, the chorus got on my nerves . Now, decades later, I can appreciate some of the tracks from this era. 

"Hella Good" is a great song, that I can still enjoy and listen to, occasionally. 

EDIT: AND RUNNING! I think "Running" is the only song from this album that I really loved, right away. Someone made this edit of Sabrina and Harvey, with that song, and it's CINEMA 

 

I agree with you. “Hey Baby” has always been grating to me. I do love most of the rest of the album though, especially “Running,” “Rock Steady,” and Underneath It All.” I also enjoy many of the non-singles on the album. 

Like @River, Return of Saturn is my favorite ND album. 

[Arcanum 4,849]

Peek-in

Sneak about

I'm gonna snoop and call you out

I caught you

Your hands are red

Now I'm your broken hearted

Dec-tec-tev

 

Damn that was sooo catchy I was obsessed!