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  Gwen Stefani Love Angel Music Baby Review

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  A side project from Gwen's other role as the Blondie-esque singer in No Doubt, this...

  Lisa Haines 2004

  Love, Angel, Music, Baby is Gwen Stefani's first solo album and a glittering salute to her passions for fashion and 80s synth. A side project from Gwen's other role as the Blondie-esque singer in No Doubt, this greatalbum reinforces her international-pop-star status and coincides with an imminent silver screen debut as Jean Harlow in Martin Scorsese's Howard Hughes' biopic The Aviator.

  
  
  

  OutKast's Andre 3000, Dr Dre, the Neptunes, and No Doubt band mate Tony Kanal number among the talented catalogue of collaborators who have helped Gwen realize this vision of Tokyo-tastic electro pop.

  
  
  

  Explosive opener "What You Waiting For?" is a magnificent slab of electro funk with a kick ass attitude reminiscent of Goldfrapp's "Strict Machine". Produced by Nellee Hooper, it stands out as the best track on the album for the way it pits storming beats against enthusiastic lyrics like, 'Take a chance you stupid ho' and 'I can't wait to go back and do Japan!'

  
  
  

  "Rich Girl", produced by the ubiquitous Dr Dre, is just as infectious and teams Gwen's vocals with groovy raps from gal pal Eve. The resulting tune is disco gold, impossibly girly and very easy to dance to. Gwen and Eve sing about the joys of shopping and Gwen dreams of one day acquiring a troupe of harajuku girls ("Love, Angel, Music and Baby") to help inspire and dress her. "Bubble Pop Electric", recorded with Johnny Vulture (Andre 3000's rock 'n' roll alter ego), uses skipping scatter gun beats as an imposing backdrop to Gwen's sugar-sweet vocals. It's an effective approach later repeated on "Long Way To Go", a soulful duet from Andre and Gwen about love and boundaries.

  
  
  

  Love, Angel, Music, Baby marks Gwen's debut as a rival to the likes of Madonna and Kelis, and their influence is apparent. The cheeky upstart charm Madonna sported in the 80s is embraced to shrewd effect on "Serious",whilst "Rich Girl" is a bouncy foil to Kelis' "Milkshake". In all, this is a stunning and stylish effort that showcases Gwen's credentials as a bonafide pop goddess.

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  Tracks

  1. 1 What You Waiting For?
  2. 2 Rich Girl
  3. 3 Hollaback Girl
  4. 4 Cool
  5. 5 Bubble Pop Electric
  6. 6 Luxurious
  7. 7 Harajuku Girls
  8. 8 Crash
  9. 9 The Real Thing
  10. 10 Serious
  11. 11 Danger Zone
  12. 12 Long Way to Go
  13. 13 The Real Thing (Wendy and Lisa Slow Jam mix)
  14. 14 What You Waiting For? (Elevator mix)

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  Release Details

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    Label

    Interscope Records

    
    
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    Date

    Nov 22 2004

    
    
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    Country

    United Kingdom

    
    
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    Format

    CD

    
    
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    Catalogue #

    2103177

    
    

  
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