Just a girl (No Doubt) (LP 3365 - 3366)

No Doubt Tragic Kingdom (CD, Interscope Records, 1995) *** 

No Doubt Return to Saturn (CD, Interscope Records, 2000) *** 

Genre: Alt-rock

Places I remember: Hope collection (definitely Ashleigh's I would say)

Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: Don't Speak (Tragic Kingdom)

Gear costume: Just A Girl (Tragic Kingdom)

They loom large in his legend (The Album Collection playlists): Part 1; Part 2; Part 3; Part 4; Part 5

Active compensatory factors: I like the infectious pop/punk sound of Gwen Stefani and No Doubt. It often reminds me of the B52s (high praise).

Tragic Kingdom was their third album and went mega with seven singles emerging from it. The hits just kept on coming!

Return to Saturn was their fourth album and first after Gwen's older brother, Eric Stefani, left the band. I like it for it's more mature sound and approach - sounds more grown up and coherent as an album. In fact, it probably edges Tragic Kingdom, even though it had all those hits.

Where do they all belong? A nice pop/punk corner that I should explore more, but two No Doubt albums is probably enough.