HER VOICE!!! 🎵 No Doubt - Just a Girl REACTION

[@kenzieconnolly777]

Gwen was a 90's goddess and like Alanis, was an icon to sad and mad gals everywhere

[@negativeindustrial]

🤣

[@gringopablo]

Then came Shakira and copied them.

[@adamsgrad93]

This was our anthem! Thanks for letting me have rights, a-holes. Loved it!

[@Jazzanaught]

The 90s sure weren’t short of it’s sad and mad gals lol.

[@andrewft31]

@@gringopablo Shakira sounds nothing like them since her music has more of a Latin American sound to it, her sound had more in common with Gloria Estefan (who co-wrote Shakira's songs) than Alanis or No Doubt. Shakira released her first album in 1991at the age of 13 but all her albums were Spanish until 2001, No Doubts first album came the year after. Alanis is different as her career had two phases teen pop and Jagged Little Pill.

[@charliet.sanford2495]

Those early couple of No Doubt records were great. Spiderwebs is definitely worth a listen.

[@Nina-rg8es]

and Ex Girlfriend, good song and video

[@pastorofmuppets22]

If you keep your expectations low, you'll never be disappointed.I see your strategy....You are throwing the word great around super loosely though.

[@jasonbodden8816]

I think those first 2 were great as well. After that their stuff was meh.

[@continentalaquatics2725]

Probably their best song.

[@amandamankins1293]

Spiderwebs is great!

[@vladjevtic7752]

this whole album is fire, brings me back to summertime in the 90s

[@johndonovan758]

This used to get played a ton on the radio, but probably on different stations than Holla Back Girl.

[@mrluigi]

The funny part is it will be played on the same stations as Holla Back Girl now...

[@mattp6089]

@@mrluigi One of those two songs will be in my playlist, and its not Holla Back Girl. Alongside a bunch of other No Doubt songs.

[@throwabrick]

"vibrato" is the word you were looking for, meaning modulating pitch. It's often difficult to keep a pure note perfectly in pitch, so singing long notes with vibrato helps singers keep their pitch accurate, while also sounding very dramatic and evocative.

[@MikeB12800]

I don’t see how vibrato would keep a singer in key? Seems easier to just hold a note.

[@klaptongroovemaster]

@@MikeB12800 It's a LOT easier to just hold the note. It's one of the reasons Stefani is as respected as she is.

[@TheRedStateBlue]

vibrato is involuntary. singers using their voices is like athletes using their muscles. it doesn't matter how strong the muscle, it cannot remain flexed. the same is true for most people's voices. there are some (very few) singers who can sing with no vibrato, but for the most part, its uncontrollable.

[@jasonbodden8816]

Vibrato doesn't help you stay on pitch. It's just 2 notes extremely close in pitch sung back to back, rapidly, that ends vocal phrasings more neatly. If you're off, vibrato won't save you. You'll still be singing the wrong general notes. In fact, some singers have such huge vibrato that they sound really off pitch when they sing because the rapidly alternating notes are so far in pitch from each other. Liza Minelli is a classic example of this. Can't stand to hear her sing for this reason. And like a couple of you have said, it's easier to hold a note without vibrato than to hold one with.

[@jesusetudo4569]

Liz Fraser from Cocteau Twins was one of the greatest at this. In their album Garlands, her vibratos were like saw teeth.

[@MyXxx77]

What a great band they were! Her vocal delivery is as good as it gets 100% in character.

[@grantbaechler3529]

There is a big message in the song and she uses her voice perfectly in it. Sounds like she’s portrayed as innocent and fragile and being overprotected in a stereotype way . But when she hits the chorus the real her comes out saying “screw you” I’m independent and I can do this without being told how to be in life.

[@RyanAcidhedzMurphy]

It's rather whiny. Also, that rule of thumb line would be based on feminist studies propaganda that it has to do with being able to beat your wife with a stick as thick as your thumb. It doesn't, Rule of Thumb comes from carpentry. The song reeks of middle class girl going to college, and being told by other middle class women (who are so down trodden being allowed to teach nonsense as college courses) how the imaginary patriarchy is horrible.

[@mithroch]

I always thought that too... but when you really really pay attention to the lyrics... I think she's talking more about toxic masculinity... that she feels forced to be this stereotype just to be safe and society is ok with it because it's the norm.

[@Ilikeryche]

Exactly, a crazy feminist that thinks she has no rights.

[@mimibee626]

Exactly! You either get it or not.

[@newtonmichael]

You should of done the official video. Gwen immediately grabs the attention.

[@djmattn]

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[@docrob2236]

Whoa. Settle down little Beavis.

[@jenniferd.w.357]

Live from The Tragic Kingdom is best IMHO

[@AlltelJohnny12]

*should have/ *should’ve

[@newtonmichael]

@@AlltelJohnny12 Your right, Thank You.

[@skinhitter27]

I miss Ska-Reggae-Rock-Punk GWEN!!! Now she's, Just Another🦎Girl. The band never gets enough credit.

[@samcee8659]

feel like they totally missed the point of this song. lex gets abit threatened by the ladies i rekon lol

[@kayakuprising5914]

#facts

[@solaralloyd6157]

No doubt was ska-punk. When Gwen set out on her solo career her sound changed to a more mainstream poo.

[@skinhitter27]

@@solaralloyd6157 Mainstream Poo.. correct.

[@jeffreekoch9298]

They always had lots of energy. Gwen was very charismatic and quirky too lol. Here's an old video of this song (late '90s) on a tv show. Punk and ska punk makes people pogo ( jump up and down) 😆 kzbin.info/www/bejne/qp63laira5tpsKs

[@timreno72]

I'm old school Metal Head and I even fell in love with this CD "Tragic Kingdom", all great songs!

[@dayveo]

This was a massive radio hit too

[@geoffrichardson2728]

Spiderwebs from this album is great as well. Honestly the whole album (Tragic Kingdom) is pretty great and worth a casual listen.

[@Bekka_Noyb]

♥ Spiderwebs!

[@drewshine627]

Definitely spiderwebs

[@dadftw1318]

I saw them on tour with Bush and The Goo Goo Dolls just after this song hit. Great set, and a great concert all together.

[@Alpha_7227]

Love Spiderwebs and Sunday morning, great bass lines in both.

[@vanhattfield8292]

Gwen Stephanie and Hope Sandoval were my two 90's love goddesses back in the day. 😜

[@ryanb7665]

Gwen's solo stuff is definitely more pop with some hip hop production. No Doubt is a little punk, ska, reggae and rock, depending on what part of their career. Lots to choose from though. Great band.

[@williamweiss6128]

That album is just great. Listen to the whole thing. Great band. Miss them. They were actually too good.

[@TheFairyintheFishBowl]

“She’s bathing in a fondue fountain every second that she speaks.” ~ Lex I’m going to use this metaphor one day…brilliant! 👏🏻👏🏻

[@Hellucinogen79]

This song, and heck, the whole 'Tragic Kingdom' album was such an important record in the 90's at a time when dark, depressing grunge rock music was at it's peak and heard everywhere. This upbeat album was a much needed change from that and hence became one the biggest selling albums of the entire decade. Great reaction as usual guys.

[@neilpatrickhairless]

Tragic Kingdom is still pretty dark and depressing but sounds upbeat

[@cjonesufc]

She was on top of the world when she fronted No Doubt. That album, “Tragic Kingdom”, was huge. I remember most of the year following its release it would get stereo time at every party. “Don’t Speak” and “Spiderwebs” were both pretty big.

[@JuanitoEsBonito]

My mom told me the album didn't chart as well as she hoped it would back when she listened to it in college but It sure is a certified hit now for me

[@frenchnomaamer1909]

There' re so many different styles in their wonderful music. Great band. ;)

[@karalindstrom7729]

This was one of my first real girl power songs. I was obsessed.

[@floorticket]

"Sunday Morning" and "Hey You" ... most every track on Tragic Kingdom is worth listening to. No Doubt was a breath of fresh air in a funk of grunge.

[@weedthepeople2795]

and "hella good" is a fun one

[@anaaguilar3304]

I still listen to Sunday Morning till this day and just can't tired of it

[@kingpizzle7]

This is a beautiful sarcastic social commentary piece! Early No Doubt is fire!

[@LetsDoEntertainment]

love this song.

[@loristone9242]

She is trying to sound helpless. Because that is how the world treats her. As a girl. If you understand that, you then can't help but understand how well she speaks and emotes through her music. 💖

[@readhistory2023]

She should try being a guy. If you're in pain they tell you "walk it off" or "quit being such a wuss". Having a rough day? You're told to "suck it up". She's a girl and who doesn't like being coddled. ...poor thing.

[@loristone9242]

@@readhistory2023 you are WAY off base. Just because she is a girl doesn't mean she can't feel that way about it. Get over yourself. It is a tongue in cheek look at how young women feel when trying to go out into the world to become the grown woman they so much want to be.

[@buzzardbeatniks]

This was a massive radio hit - back in the 90s we had "alternative" radio and this song was constant for a while. No Doubt was alternative pop rock with ska influences - her solo music in the 2000s was much more basic mainstream pop with maybe hip hop influences at times.

[@cometogether999]

"Bathing in a Fondue Fountain." Good one, Lex!!! Sounds like a great album name by your favorite weird band.

[@thomaslazarek6835]

Great reaction. Glad to see reactions to No Doubt. This is the first No Doubt song I heard. The music video came in at a friend's house in the early 90s. At a time when grunge owned music this was completely different. Iliked the sound and loved the sarcastic lyrics. The whole Tragic Kingdom album is excellent. Also I'm 51 and a total 80s old school thrash metal fan.

[@joesmith8725]

Lol. This was way before the pop rap music she was doing after the mid 2000s. She was well known before that, No Doubt was extremely popular during the '90s and '00s. Gwen was a punk rocker before her solo career.

[@joesmith8725]

Ska punk is great. No Doubt was also a little new wave too. Synth/electronic rock

[@tibor420]

Sunday Morning was always my fav single from Tragic Kingdom

[@paulsmith8510]

Her harmonies on this album were beyond perfection.

[@MattKrogmeier]

“Hey Baby” from their Rock Steady album is a jam. Probably my favorite one they ever did. Gwen also did a song with the rapper Eve called “Let Me Blow Ya Mind.”

[@ianx-cast6289]

Tragic Kingdom is one of the best albums of the 90's.

[@nassifsamuel55]

This was a massive radio hit when it came out, no doubt had allot of hits when I was a tween, Gwen was one of my biggest crushes back then

[@Patriiiiick]

I distinctly remember buying this and the b-side on the CD being a live cover of Ob La Di, Ob La Da.

[@pookievision]

Gwen live in 90s was immense!! 🤘🫂

[@Basai7]

Yes!

[@enawhitaker7311]

Went to this concert it was so fun! Love the song

[@albaPhenom]

No Doubt were so great, they stood out in the crowd for sure.

[@zero79cool]

The Climb from Tragic Kingdom is a fav of mine. Love No Doubt.

[@jamesjohnston1935]

This was also a massive radio hit, just in the 90's.

[@blgeiger71]

I love Gwen so much! “Hella Good” is one of my favorites, and No Doubt was prior to her going solo.

[@dejaeviz]

she was most famous with the band NO DOUBT .... Holla back girl is her Pop Solo effort.

[@Qualimar]

I remember first hearing this song in the opening of 'Romy and Michele's High School Reunion' and for years thought it was from the 1980s like the rest of the music from the movie. Great song, great reaction.

[@kellifranklin9872]

I remember when this came out. It was huge and played non stop. Gwen Stefani and No Doubt immediately became superstars.

[@Lamont15]

Trapped in a box and Sunday morning are the all time best No Doubt songs

[@Frank-pe9pk]

My daughter introduced me to No Doubt’s Tragic Kingdom album when it first came out. Her growing up with my music from Aerosmith to Zeppelin. Great album!

[@jaquestraw1]

Gwen's voice is so unique. Hope they tour again

[@KitKat-wt6ed]

Hollaback girl definitely came out after this when she went solo. It was Gwyn's answer to Courtney Love talking trash behind her back and saying she had no talent LOL.

[@reneebush2399]

Does anyone remember when you could hear this and “Bitch” by Meredith Brooks back to back on the radio? Damn those times were great female empowering moments when you were driving around with your girlfriends!

[@storiedworlds6261]

Yes. No Doubt has some great stuff. Running Simple Kind of Life Don’t Speak New etc

[@Nickel138]

Gwen Stefani was actually dating the singer from Bush around this time. This is the song they became famous for. Great video. Good ska band especially in the album before this one. Her and Brad (from Sublime) did a couple of good songs together, too.

[@michaelmcdermott209]

Sunday Morning is another great song from No Doubt.

[@DannyD714]

to me her voice has the sound of innocence.

[@kathyjam2482]

Spiderwebs is a JAM too!

[@citypaintersllc2874]

This came out ....this was a banging club song back in the 80s

[@Alpha_7227]

I can't believe Gwen Stefani is in her 50's, still looks hot as ever. Loved No Doubt, they reminded me alot of The Police with their mixture of Post punk, pop, reggae, synth pop. Sunday morning, Spiderwebs are my faves amongst others. Great band live.

[@MickeyValenz]

I loved this album when it came out I liked this band much more than Gwen's solo material

[@scottfeuerhammer3595]

"Just a Girl " put No Doubt and Gwen Stefani on the map in the fall of 1995. I was there. Launched them into the stratosphere.

[@mckrackin5324]

I fell in love with Gwen instantly and never got over her. lol

[@mikefetterman6782]

Gwen Stefani of No Doubt and Alanis Morrisette both gave women a huge boost in power this year (1994) and both were queens of the 90s.

[@adamiusrex]

the vocal trick is called vibrato. its what immediately drew me to this song the first time i heard it when it first came out and i remembering running out to buy the “cassingle”!

[@JMitch67]

Sunday Morning is one of her best songs.

[@toniwhiteman5791]

Lmao, what a perfect way to describe her incredible sound!!

[@paulmiller7838]

Absolutely LOVE this song. Powerful message with no holding back. Great performance from the band and Gwen sounds amazing in it.

[@I.am.Iain-81]

A friend of mine was crazy mad on Gwen & No Doubt and so my band mates and I learned this song for her to sing along too. She Killed It 🤘🤘🤘 Great song, great reaction!!

[@TheMkamix]

Gwen Stefani was at her best with No Doubt!

[@CharleneRoozRE]

Spiderwebs, Don't Speak anything No Doubt is AWESOME! This is more her rock-punk stage.

[@chuckster255]

No Doubt hails from Orange County California. For about 10 years I lived on the same street but about 2 miles away in Anaheim that the house the band used as their home base and used the address as the mailing address for the No Doubt fan club but I didn't even live in Orange County at the same time. They named their 2nd album after that street. The name of the album was called The Beacon Street Collection because they recorded most of the music on it at that house. The house is near Disneyland, which is reportedly why they called their third album The Tragic Kingdom. Their songs Just a Girl, Spiderwebs and Don't Speak are from their 3rd album. Just a Girl comes from Gwen's own experience of getting yelled at by her father for driving home alone late one night from her boyfriend's home.

[@kylestrain3231]

Gwen is an icon. She ain't no hollaback girl 😉

[@zonzone6635]

I feel like ya'll are building your brains on music. And I can think of no better way to make a mind. Another great reaction! Love 100!

[@agangemi85]

Entire album is perfect! Was one of my first introductions into Ska thanks to the mid 90s revival that was plastering this music everywhere and I gobbled it all up! This album was among one of those early gateways into a whole new world for me.

[@mourningwoodward]

The bane of ska/punk purists everywhere, No Doubt (Gwen and the boys) were kind of a more new wavey/pop-punk version of the heavily reggae-influenced punk music of '80s/'90s Orange County. But they were HUGE! For my money, Gwen Stefani was the queen of '90s/'00s pop-punk. Hands down. For a listen of No Doubt at their most "punk", I'd highly recommend giving "Spiderwebs" or "Excuse Me Mr" a try. Or even Gwen's collabs with Sublime -- "Total Hate '95" and "Saw Red."

[@wcgcapone]

I always rated Monique Powell from Save Ferris as a better singer.

[@GhostlyEcheveria]

I second Total Hate 95. It's such a fun song, and if I remember correctly Brad and Lex enjoyed Sublime.

[@kant12]

Always loved No Doubt and Gwen. She's great no matter the genre.

[@janikpokorny1106]

You really should check out no doubt live versions… their stage presence is unbelievable🤩

[@stevedahlberg8680]

No Doubt was so popular for a while and while I didn't listen to a lot of that kind of music, I did go out and buy couple of their CDs because they really were a good band and she's a great singer. Her solo stuff came later. But they toured to sold-out crowds and everything and sold a lot of CDs.

[@SJ-nd8rz]

They were a pretty huge alternative rock band in the mid 90s when I was in high school. Then she went off on her own.

[@voltakackackack666]

1:35 Lex has the craziest best analogies.

[@Ca11mero]

The whole album is fantastic, the recording of the tour is also one of the best performances i've ever seen

[@GinaGeeILuvu]

Gwen Stefani had a huge career as part of No Doubt and she had a huge solo career! I loved her in both stages of her career! She is an amazing performer and she had many hits with the band and solo! ❤️❤️

[@coling657]

I don’t usually recommend video versions of songs for a first listen but you definitely need to go watch the attitude/ style in their videos. It’s infectious.

[@jillwanlin9558]

Their song Don’t Speak is a must! 🎵🎶

[@THEDEEPDIVE]

No doubt Is so underrated. One of the best pop rock groups ever.

[@TerrenceBowden-i4k]

Facts.

[@iraford5788]

Nostalgic classic.

[@Jahera411]

This album, Tragic Kingdom is what made No Doubt Rock stars. They released other great albums after this before they broke up. The Gwen you know ala Hollerback Girl etc was already a HUGE rock star and famous. My favourite songs I'd say are "Spiderwebs" "Simple Kind of Life" "Too Late" "Running" "It's My Life".

[@shipwreck3637]

Holla Back Girl is basically a diss track on Courtney Love who called her a cheerleader...or at least that's how the rumor goes.

[@pamphillips5968]

Holy shit...r u kidding me?!!! GOAT

[@pmsousa986]

Classic!! I love ‘Tragic Kingdom’ from start to finish.. Same with their older tunes..!

[@decrepitspice8458]

Gwen from Vanity Fair.... "When I was growing up, some of my favorite bands were Fishbone, the Specials, Madness, the Selecter. After high school I fell in love with Depeche Mode, the Cure, the Smiths. I think I'm still stuck in the '80s!"

[@thomasp.3796]

The singer is Gwen Stephani, before she went solo. This is where she started. Great stuff. Other great songs of theirs are "Don't Speak" and "Spiderwebs".

[@jbassguy571]

She sang somewhat like (and seemed heavily influenced by) Dale Bozzio from the group Missing Persons. You guys should react to some of their stuff. Dale was very influential in terms of makeup and hair styles (I would say Lady Gaga is indirectly it not directly influenced by her) but is pretty much an unknown nowadays which is a bit sad imo. Other women like Madonna and Cindy Lauper get all the credit for developing that 80s style but really I think Dale got there first.

[@t-roy4879]

Well said jbassguy! I listen to spring sessions m by missing persons everyday. Love that song "Tears"

[@chrisa4695]

I was never a No Doubt fan but now that you mentioned it, I can hear the Dale Bozzio influence. I was a missing persons fan.

[@inklanois]

Played this one a billion times in a cover band... good little tune. I think I have a different view of the lyrics than I did when I was playing it.

[@ajbailey01]

Sublime and ND played many a show together in the early 90s. Sublime & ND have two songs together: total hate '95 and saw red.....Both are bangers. Bradley Nowell totally had the hots for Gwen!! Hell, Gwen has done several Sublime covers in her shows over the years.

[@SigRho1429]

Who didn’t have the hots for Gwen Stefani in the late 90s?

[@drewshine627]

She also collaborated with reel big fish for she's got a girlfriend now

[@Annonymous0283745]

@@SigRho1429 she could still get it

[@aknudsen93]

I love the lyrics. This was before Hollaback Girl. She used to run all over the stage during concerts and climb on the metal bars to the side of the stage. She has so much energy and talent. She sings from the heart.

[@joesgarage149]

Don't Speak is Another great one by No Doubt

[@deanroddey2881]

Yet another of the big albums of the 90s. I went out to Silicon Valley to join the Gold Rush in the mid-90s. I wasn't really aware of what had been building up musically. A guy there and I swapped a couple of CDs to expose each other to different music. He gave me "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness" and "Tragic Kingdom", which really changed my musical life and now the 90s is my favorite decade, despite my being a child of the 60s/70s. And, can I be allowed to say without sounding non-PC, Gwen Stefani was dangerously hot back then.

[@midkingsteve]

The sound at the end which is made by the guitar and is also also what she does with her voice is called vibrato. When she does it she doesn't heavily and exaggerates it while we are used to hearing it a little bit more subtle from singers

[@christina9841]

Love it, thank you for checking out this one. This song is so much fun, imo. If you get a chance, you might check out the video too.. she is such a ham, it's a fun video. Edit: I think her style of singing here is sort of epitomizing alot of the singing in the nineties or early nineties.. we had a local band back then and it's hard to describe but I swear she took lessons from Gwen Stefani lol.. finding a certain place in her throat and sort of singing and yelling at the same time. I just love it. If you have not heard "Don't Speak" by No Doubt (Gwen's band)... you definitely should check that out. It is such a great song.

[@brianyates7255]

Hello from New England...This song is about the singer Gwen's father who yelled at her for coming home late one night when she was well old enough to be out with her friends..True enough she talked about it in interviews...I have a 25 yr old daughter so I kinda know the territory lol..Peace...

[@readhistory2023]

His house, his rules.

[@bethshadid2087]

Imo this is the best song by them. Brings back movie Romy and Michele's High School Reunion.....a must watch 🕊️

[@MrHunterbuchanan]

"Sunday Morning" is my favorite song off the same album, give it a shot!