Gwen Stefani
Love, Angel, Music, Baby
Release Date: Nov 23, 2004
Genre(s): Rock, Alternative
Record label: Interscope
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Album Review: Love, Angel, Music, Baby by Gwen Stefani
Excellent, Based on 1 Critic
AllMusic - 80
Based on rating 8/10
Based on rating 8/10
A quick listen to Love.Angel.Music.Baby., her 2004 solo debut, reveals that this is not an album she could have made with the group -- it's too club-centric, too fashion-obsessed, too willfully weird to be a No Doubt album. Working with far too many collaborators -- including Dr. Dre, the Neptunes, Linda Perry, Dallas Austin, André 3000, Nellee Hooper, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, and her No Doubt bandmate (and ex-boyfriend) Tony Kanal -- Stefani has created a garish, neon-colored, deliberately stylish solo album that's intermittently exciting and embarrassing.