Return Of Saturn - No Doubt

I recently rediscovered this album whilst have a clear out, and still enjoyed listening to it as much as I did when I first heard it. If you aren't aware of No Doubt - they are a band who released five albums between 1992 and 2001. The lead singer was Gwen Stefani, who has now went on to achieve success in her solo career. I first became a fan of No Doubt when they released 'Don't Speak', which did really well in the charts and made them well known to a lot of people. The other thing that made me buy their albums was the fact that I loved (still do) Gwen Stefani - I just thought she looked so cool and unique, as well as having a fab voice and song ...  Read the complete review

Gwen Stefani was not motivated to write the Return of Saturn album by her breakup with the Bush singer (now her husband), but her breakup with longtime boyfriend Tony Kanal of No Doubt.

After a well deserved break, No Doubt Returned with their forth album entitled Return Of Saturn, although a strange title, this album is once again crammed with hits! This was the second album of No Doubts that I bought which included the great come-back single "New" which is a great fast dance type rock track which is still one of my all time faves! Follow-ups to the return single failed to impress or make it into the top 10. Other releases included Simple Kind Of Life and Marry Me both good tracks but not in my view the best off this album. Tracks that Impress me especially are Bathwater a boppy little number and a classic in my ...  Read the complete review

~ The Band ~ started in December 1986, in Anaheim, California +Gwen Stefani, 31, lead singer, South California +Tony Kanal, bassist, 30, London +Tom Dumont, 33, guitarist, Los Angeles +Adrian Young, 31, drummer, California ~ The Album ~ the general feel ~ This album has been criticised for consisting almost entirely of tearful / angry laments on love and men, a direct result of Gwen's break up with the Bush singer. I admit that this may well be where she got inspiration for some of the songs, like "Ex-Girlfriend", but I disagree entirely with the view that this makes for an album which is difficult to listen to and is not ...  Read the complete review