No Doubt
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No Doubt Biography
With the return of the punks in the mid-'90s came a resurgence
of their slightly more commercial rivals, new wave bands. No Doubt
found a niche as a new wave/ska band, on the strength of vocalist Gwen
Stefani's persona -- alternately an embrace of little-girl-lost
innocence and riot grrrl feminism -- exemplified on the band's breakout
single, Just a Girl.
Formed in early 1987 as a ska band inspired by Madness, the lineup of
No Doubt initially comprised John Spence, Gwen Stefani, and her brother
Eric. While playing the party-band circuit around Anaheim, the trio
picked up bassist Tony Kanal, born in India but raised in Great Britain
and the U.S. Hardened by the suicide of Spence in December 1987, No
Doubt nevertheless continued; Gwen became the lone vocalist and the
group added guitarist Tom Dumont and drummer Adrian Young.
No Doubt's live act began to attract regional interest, and Interscope
Records signed them in 1991. The band's debut a year later, an odd
fusion of '80s pop and ska, sank without a trace in the wake of the
grunge movement. As a result, Interscope refused to support No Doubt's
tour or further recordings. The band responded by recording on their
own during 1993-1994; the result was the self-released Beacon Street
Collection, much rawer and more punk-inspired than the debut. Eric
Stefani left just after its release, later working as an animator for
The Simpsons.
By late 1994, Interscope allowed recordings to resume, and Tragic
Kingdom was released in October 1995. The album served as a document of
the breakup of Gwen Stefani and Kanal, whose relationship had lasted
seven years. Thanks to constant touring and the appearance of Just a
Girl and Spiderwebs on MTV's Buzz Bin, the album hit the Top Ten in
1996. Stefani, who has made no secret of her pop ambitions, became a
centerpiece of attention as an alternative to the crop of tough girls
prevalent on the charts. By the end of the year, Tragic Kingdom hit
number one on the album charts, almost a year after its first release;
the record's third single, the ballad Don't Speak, was the band's
biggest hit to date.
No Doubt's much-anticipated follow-up, The Return of Saturn, was
released in the spring of 2000, and Simple Kind of Life and
Ex-Girlfriend were both critically successful at the mainstream and
college levels. A year later, Stefani also hooked up with rap chanteuse
Eve for the single Let Me Blow Your Mind (it went on to earn a Grammy
for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration in 2002); however, Stefani also joined
her band for the release of their fifth album. The ska revival and new
wave sounds of Rock Steady were issued hot on the heels of debut single
Hey Baby in December 2001. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide
Written by John Bush