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Love. Angel. Music. Baby.
On No Doubt's great Rock Steady, Gwen Stefani was a "girl that hangs with the boys... just sippin' on chamomile." Three years and a KROQ-nerd Talk Talk cover later, she presents a solo debut that wants it all--Vivienne Westwood and John Galliano, backseat love and lifetime devotion, '70s pop throwbacks and hip-hop beats as well as Clash adoration (she continues to be managed by the firm of Rebel Waltz, named for a mournful Sandinista! cut). Among the standout tracks are the stomping, Neptunes-driven "Hollaback Girl," the tongue-in-cheek Eve/Dr. Dre collaboration "Rich Girl," and the girl-power manifesto "What You Waiting For?"; another tune, "The Real Thing," nods toward role-model Madonna's "Holiday." Though it can't match Rock Steady's inexorable track-by-track flow, Love, Angel, Music, Baby is such state-of-the-art pop that the description almost feels like damning it with faint praise. --Rickey Wright
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Tracks| 1 | What You Waiting For? | | 2 | Rich Girl - Eve, Gwen Stefani | | 3 | Hollaback Girl | | 4 | Cool | | 5 | Bubble Pop Electric - Gwen Stefani, Johnny Vulture, | | 6 | Luxurious | | 7 | Harajuku Girls | | 8 | Crash | | 9 | Real Thing | | 10 | Serious | | 11 | Danger Zone | | 12 | Long Way to Go - André 3000, André 3000, Gwen Stefani |
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