She nailed the vibe she was going for which is a great '80s pop album with her own stamp on it. I didn't like the songs the first couple of spins but it's definitely a grower. There are tons of hooks, and I can't think of a bad song on the record. I'm loving all the videos shes made for the record...and whether you like her or not GWEN IS KICKING MAJOR ASS!!!

she's cool.

Xavier23 said:

U can talk the talk, but can u walk the walk?

JohnP said:

I'm still loving WYWF (Jacques Lu Cont Mix). After all this time.

collectfrogslilypad said:

Are you fucking kidding me??

I'm a huge Prince fan, but Gwens recent solo work is pure shit. Her videos are awful and the songs are nothing but pop trash. She doesn't even come close to Prince creatively or on any other level for that matter. No Doubt are/were a great band, but Gwen on her own sucks almost as much as Britney Spears!

kisscamille said:

That sums up this topic in a nutshell

jayaredee said:

Perhaps I was a bit hard on the newbie, but some people just don't have a clue. Gwen has lost all credibility with me. I can't believe she's made such terrible music on her own. Obviously, she wants to sell records by appealing to 10 year olds.

kisscamille said:

Indeed, it's tragic. As a songwriter, she can't last on her own. Her band with No Doubt was the only formula that worked for her. They wrote good songs and she was able to belt them out and stay true to the team.
But seeing other tarts like Britney and JLo being successful, she decided to become liberated from those who made her successful and became an awful sellout.

jayaredee said:

jayaredee said:

I totally agree with Jay!

kisscamille said:

Indeed. It is sad to see what Gwen has done with herself just to get a #1 hit. I expected more from her.

VoicesCarry said:

and look what the #1 became

Any song done with No Doubt is superior to that shit

VoicesCarry said:

Exactly. She has become a joke. My husband was quite hot for her when she was with ND. He is the one who turned me on to ND several years ago, but he can't even stand to watch her solo videos. We're both disgusted with what she's done just to have a number 1 hit. Glad to know we're not alone.

kisscamille said:

Your poor husband.

My dad really liked her and No Doubt the same way your husband did. And now he can't believe what the fuck is going on with her.

She herself said she didn't want to be like the other kids in school.

So why is she now in the league of Britney, Beyonce and JLo?

jayaredee said:

LOL yeah, I remember a comment on the org, someone said "It's the worst song on the album, so it's definitely going to #1." Typical.

CynthiasSocks said:

okay..why did i look at this and think, "Carrie Fisher & Debbie Reynolds" and not "Leia & Padme"...

sosgemini said:

Hilary Duff & Lindsay Lohan.

VoicesCarry said:

ummm...you soo just showed your age right now...

sosgemini said:

Too bad it wasn't a raven-haired chick riding shotgun, or you could say Liz Taylor & Debbie Reynolds & Eddie Fisher's $$$$$
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dude...debbie reynolds is carrie fishers mother...carrie fisher played leia...

Gwen's new video "Cool" premieres today on MTV's TRL.

sosgemini said:

Um, yes, I know that. You think if I'm talking about the Liz/Debbie/Eddie scandal I wouldn't know that?
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VoicesCarry said:

but...why? uhh....my head hurts now...


nevermind...hehehhe

sosgemini said:

sosgemini said:

VoicesCarry said:

MendesCity said:

I thought her vocals were good with No Doubt in the early 90's, when they played ska. She was no Aretha back then, but for a ska band you really don't have to be. She wasn't trying to sing back then though, now it's almost like she's trying to hard to sound good vocally and it's just not working. I don't know why so many ND fans hate their first two albums and just love Tragic Kingdom and so on. They've traded the unpolished sound for the commercial/studio sound.

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VoicesCarry said:

But can you really defend "Don't Speak" as anything other than teen-pop dreck? It was the same kind of stuff, just burdened with the label of "edginess" without actually having any real edge. At least her new stuff is honest dreck.