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Formed in 1986 in Anaheim, California, United States as a ska punk band inspired by Madness, the lineup of No Doubt initially
comprisedJohn Spence as lead vocal, Gwen Stefani on back-up vocal, and Eric Stefani on keyboards. While playing the party-band circuit around
Anaheim,the trio picked up bassist Tony Kanal. Hardened by the suicide of Spence in December 1987, No Doubt nevertheless continued; Gwen became
thelone vocalist and the group added guitarist Tom Dumont and drummer Adrian Young. During their early years on the party scene, they played
withSublime, and B ...read more
Formed in 1986 in Anaheim, California, United States as a ska punk band inspired by Madness, the lineup of No Doubt initially
comprisedJohn Spence as lead vocal, Gwen Stefani on back-up vocal, and Eric Stefani on keyboards. While playing the party-band circuit around
Anaheim,the trio picked up bassist Tony Kanal. Hardened by the suicide of Spence in December 1987, No Doubt nevertheless continued; Gwen became
thelone vocalist and the group added guitarist Tom Dumont and drummer Adrian Young. During their early years on the party scene, they played
withSublime, and Brad Nowell sang on No Doubt’s Total Hate 95. Gwen Stefani returned the favour on Saw Red.
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 fusionof ‘80s
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 furtherrecordings.
The band responded by recording on their own during 1993-94; the result was the self-released The 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. Bylate 1994,
Interscope allowed recordings to resume, and Tragic Kingdom was released in October 1995. The album’s third single, 'Don’tSpeak', which
although originally written by Eric was later altered by Gwen to document her breakup with bassist Tony Kanal. Tragic Kingdomwent platinum
and has sold over 15 million copies to date. As Tragic Kingdom obtained success, the band toured furiously until late ‘97.
After a long break, the band had prepared a more mellow, and powerfully dramatic album entitled Return Of Saturn. It emphasized
Gwen’sencounters with men, her biological clock, and miscellaneous topics. Although the album had a completely different approach to it, the band
wasmaking rock music with less of a punk/ska flare. The album debuted at #2 on the Billboard charts in early April of 2000, and then declined to a
flop.The public never did justice to the album, and it serves as a favorite for many die-hard fans.
While touring in Jamaica for Return of Saturn, the band wanted to try adding reggae to their music, and making more of a dance rock record.20
months after Return of Saturn debuted, the band was quick to jump on the creation of Rock Steady, relased in December of ‘01. Thesingles
'Underneath It All' and 'Hey Baby' became international dance club symbols as top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100. This album proved thatNo Doubt
had not lost their potential with the public, and that they could appeal to various groups of people.
In 2004, the band announced they would be going on hiatus after the release of the singles compilation The Singles 1992–2003, whichcontained
one new song, a cover of experimental rock band Talk Talk’s “It’s My Life”. Tony Kanal did several projects with Gwen and otherartists. Adrian
Young married and had a child; Tom Dumont formed a new band, Invincible Overlord, often plays with Matt Costa’s band.Gwen embarked on a
sucessful solo career which consisted of two albums - Love. Angel. Music. Baby. and The Sweet Escape. The firstof these albums contains
the single 'Hollaback Girl', a song which was inescapable for most of 2005 and hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and wonher a Billboard Award for first
track to reach 1 Million legal downloads ever. The title track off The Sweet Escape went on to become hermost notorious calling card.
No Dobut have concluded their hiatus and started touring again in 2009. A new album is in the works and will be released somewhere in 2010. « hide |
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