Love, Angel, Music, Baby by Gwen Stefani (CD, Nov-2004, Interscope Records USA)

It's always a little scary when an artist steps out of the genre that they are knwn for. In this CD Gwen Stefansi shows that she is up for the task. With catchy tunes and beats produced by some of todays BIG HITTERS, she has a CD thats full of sound and rythm taking you from one song to the next. Each song has its own special something giving Gwen the outlet to showcase her talents. If you appreciates music you will appreciate the songs for what they are...From one girl to another....Rock on Gwen!!!!

What happened to the funky yet thoughtful No Doubt front woman. Now coming from a musical background (used to gig as a jazz trumpet) and loving heavy metal as much as I love blues or Mahler, Tragic Kingdom was a good cd. For what it was it was a very very good cd. And then she goes and makes Love, Angel, Music, Baby....what happened? I have more thoughts in one of my nose hairs then this entire cd has. And I swear to christ if I have to hear "I Ain't no Hollaback gurrrll" one more time I may snap. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN!....sigh, heres an idea if you are a musician stick to writing songs and not making a clothing line. And more to the point why do people buy this crap? stay away from idiotic status quo garbage like this and go pick up a myles davis record, you may actually learn something.

Love it or leave it, there's no doubt - Gwen Steffani is one talented woman! This cd is a mixture of trashy slash pop culture with a dash of Japanese archetype thrown in for good measure. I like it. Let's face it, being able to pull off the trashy look with finesse does require some talent. This album is a strange futuristic mix (reminiscent of the movie "The Fifth Element"), mixed with an old fashioned American twang and a subtheme of Japanese for example in Harajuku Girls. Good on ya, Gwen give me more!

I'm a fan of all genres of music. Love Angel Music Baby is a CD that has a mixture of everything. From rock, alternative, hip hop, old school, and r+b. It's everything you could possibly need in one great cd.

This album has a real mix of styles. from the fantastic electro dance track "What you waiting for?" to the totally different sound of the 80's tinged "Cool". If you loved Gwen Stefani before this, you will love her even more after hearing her album. She put alot of effort into this production, although she never intended to sing one serious song on the album. as she wanted everyone that listened to "Get up and Dance to it"!. My personal favourites are "Serious" which has extremely fun lyrics about how she is coming down with something and needs to see a doctor, Basically a fun upbeat song about falling inlove, which has strong remences to "Fever" by Kylie which is also about catching the Love bug! (obviously its infectious). I also love "Harajuku Girls" an excellent song devotted to her alteregos the Harajuku Girls.. Its very girly, very oriental. and the lyrics are alot of fun!
Anyway this cd is great. Some tracks are just Ok. but most of them make up for it by being extremely upbeat and alot of fun and catchy.

I bought this Cd about a week ago, and haven't taken it out of my CD player. Gwen is wonderful, she has an amzing voice, and great beats.
BUY IT!

Gwen Stefani's Love Angel Music Baby album is GREAT. You will definitely not regret purchasing this album--it's one of my favorites and I am constantly playing the CD. EVERY single song on the album is fantastic. Gwen Stefani is so beautiful and it truly shows through her music. She is talented and she seems to truly have her thoughts down on the album.

GO GET THIS ALBUM!!!!

You will not regret it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I brought the CD because one of my favorite songs are on it...Rich Girl. Not one of her best CDs but it was good. She has the most talented produce this album such as Dr. Dre and Andre 3000.

Hey..ive read several reviews putting this CD down...whats up with that ?? This is a great CD. One of her best..even with No Doubt !! Most of the songs on this CD rocks..and is easy to dance to. I love Gwen...and her style..she is one of a kind.
Stop listening to all the dogging...and go out and buy this CD..hey, better yet..buy it here on ebay !! You won't regret it. Keep up the good work Gwen. Most of all your fan...still love You..i must be a hollaback girl..LOL !!
Maryt101

Gwen has by far the largest variety of music talents. She can rap, do r&b, a little rock, pop, even some new stuff like her 'hollaback girl' song. This girl epitomizes perfection when it comes to being a great singer, great looking, and a great entertainer. If you live in a cave somewhere or live under a rock, please crawl out and buy this CD!!

Stefani breaks from No Doubt with her debut "Love.Angel.Music.Baby." (LAMB) Anyone who is Stefani's age, or anyone like myself who has lived through the 1980's, knows that No Doubt probably pioneered the return of the 80's new wave/punk scene that is now in full swing. That, and No Doubt's last album being highly retro, it comes as no surprise that Stefani's solo album is steeped in 80's retroactivity. He first single, "What You Waiting For?" is pure Cyndi Lauper circa "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" (1983).

Stefani also blends 90's sensibilities such as the dull "Luxurious" hip-hop-crap that it is. She even endeavors to go for Broadway by taking "Fiddler On The Roof's" "If I Were A Rich Man" and morphing it into "If I Were A Rich Girl" on "Rich Girl"--which also has a short horn re-make of Queen's "Another One Bites The Dust" as a five second riff in the middle of the song. Sounding quite like Toni Basil on "Hollaback Girl", Stefani manages to make another cheerleading, pom-pom extravaganza replete with hood lyrics "This My Sh-t" for all those inner city mamas. She even works with 80's new wave icons New Order on the excellend "The Real Thing" and also seems in fine form on "Crash" and "Serious". She can be downright irritating on "Bubble Pop Electric" and "Harjuku Girls". Working with Andre 3000 from Outkast actually works on "Long Way To Go" more than "Bubble Pop Electric". Oddly, for a woman in her 30's, Gwen seems to pander to teens--just look at the lyrics for "Bubble Pop Electric", "Rich Girl" and "Hollaback Girl".

It seems as if Stefani, who if I remember correctly is married to Bush's Gavin Rossdale (also in his 30's), has skipped adulthood and on her own is only able to conjure up forgettable adolescent hoopla. I'm sure her teen fans are not up to speed on what Harajuku is, unless of course they watch "America's Next Top Model", but it's funny that Gwen panders to the Japanese crowd as old as she is. One might gather that all Ms. Stefani cares about, looking over the themes of these songs, is Sex.Fashion.Money.Cheerleading.

So, LAMB can be described as mindless fodder that's extremely catchy and well-produced (look at all the handy production teams she has on each song). To me, the best song on the disc is "What You Waiting For?" This song captures every good quality Stefani possesses--attitude, insecurity and an ability to write a classic song. If you're looking for an 80's fix, you can look no further than this ebullient slice from that era.

This album has a real mix of styles. from the fantastic electro dance track "What you waiting for?" to the totally different sound of the 80's tinged "Cool". If you loved Gwen Stefani before this, you will love her even more after hearing her album. She put alot of effort into this production, although she never intended to sing one serious song on the album. as she wanted everyone that listened to "Get up and Dance to it"!. My personal favourites are "Serious" which has extremely fun lyrics about how she is coming down with something and needs to see a doctor, Basically a fun upbeat song about falling inlove, which has strong remences to "Fever" by Kylie which is also about catching the Love bug! (obviously its infectious). I also love "Harajuku Girls" an excellent song devotted to her alteregos the Harajuku Girls.. Its very girly, very oriental. and the lyrics are alot of fun!
Anyway this cd is great. Some tracks are just Ok. but most of them make up for it by being extremely upbeat and alot of fun and catchy.

MUSICAL TASTES WILL ALWAYS DIFFER FOR US FOLKS... REALLY, I MEAN, WHATS WRONG WITH TRYING SOMETHING NEW? MAYBE BEING A LITTLE HARSH ON GWEN MAKES YOU FEEL BIG? WELL I DON'T THINK ITS ACCURATE TO SAY THAT THE MUSCI ON THIS CD IS HORRIBLE. THE SONGS ARE CATCHY (ALL MUSICIANS HOPE TO WRITE AND COMPOSE THAT ONE CATCHY SONG THAT WILL MAKE THEM WELL KNOWN. ANY MUSICIAN WHO SAYS OTHERWISE IS A HYPROCRYTE) i AM A MUSICIAN AS WELL AS THE FIRST PERSON WHO WROTE A REVIEW, I USED TO LOVE METAL AND ROCK EXCLUSIVELY, THE BLUES WAS WONDERFUL TOO. i HAVE ADAPTED TO MANY OTHER STYLES AS I HAVE MATURED AND FOUND THAT OTHER STYLES HAVE AS MUCH (SOME MORE) CREATIVITY THAN WHAT I CHOOSE TO BE ACEPTABLE. SO ANYWAY, WHAT IM TRYING TO SAY, WHILE RAMBLING ON IS DON'T HATE IT UNTIL YOU LIVE IT, STOP WITH THE "HATERZ" INSANITY. MOVE ON AND GROW. THANKS.

gwen is not only talented but beautiful,her beauty and talent shine through in both her music and her LAMB clothing line. i think its awesome how she incorporates her passion for fashion into her music. all the songs on the cd are fun and you cant help singing along. i dont mind at all that she went out of her box. i think thats pretty brave. (in fact thats the idea of one of the songs!) she must be doing somthing right shes making millions!!! i also love the fact that she so gorgoues and sexy and doesnt have to act or dress sleazy to be that way shes that way naturally. shes a great musician and one woman i dont mind that my teen idolizes!!!

Gwen does alot of different things that she would'nt with No Doubt,that's because her usual bandmates-Tony, Tom and Adrian are not involved on this project.She steps out to make something different and a little retro and cranks out a really good dance album. She has alot of help from a lot of great singers and producers to polish and shine in all the right spots and her voice is stellar from begining to end.The radio is now playing her 4th big single all day and night.If you have'nt gotten the cd by now, as Gwen would say-"What you waiting, what you waiting, what you waiting for ??"

In my opinion, this CD, absolutely Rectifies “Gwen” in a light that she choose to be in. She came up from the little girl, rocking the stage and showing us her naval. Giving the world a New Fresh Musician to identify with . . . in a Female Version. Had the huge on Stage Romance with her Fellow Band mate! Lost her Brother. Still made some Unique and very Emotional music that in a way let her bleed out her pain! I find her and many other Musicians, incredible to have their selves that Wide Open for Ridicule from the Likes of us---Fans or not!

After all that, she continued to make head way with Moby. Moved forward and indulged in her own Perversions & still handled the media like a Doll!

She then fell in love . . . whether it be a moment or her Soul Mate – I believe that this Album is just another clear way to celebrate Her! With no bars, regardless if it makes sense or not to us! It made a whole heck of a lot of sense to Her! She sold out shows with the Black Eyed Peas and I am sure this is not the last we will her of her . . .

Music does not always mean something, to everyone! Music is a means of expression for each of us. She obviously felt Good Putting this Album together – Regardless of those of us who would rather Shred Apart a Goal Made . . . then Make our Own!

In her words, she is a Geek to Sleek!

Go Gwen!

Thanks for the opportunity to post my Opinion! Freedom to Speak is still Free! Peace

I hate the style of singing,the rtyhm of the music and the thing where she never changes the sound.Not progressive.

Remember good ol'Gwen from No Doubt? Well say goodbye to that cute little chicky next door, she's apparently been having too much cystall with some friends from BET. I purchased this cd with a better vision on what it would be like but was rather shocked and dismayed at her lack of lyrical sense not to mention musical mediocrity. I would not suggest purchasing this cd if you have not sampled the music first.

Those of you complaining about this album simply don't know of what you speak or don't like pop rock/r and bWhen a person enjoys the "b"-tracks of album just as much as they enjoy the top ten singles hits, then you know it's a good album! Judging from the tracks that have already cracked the top 40 charts and beyond, this piece of work is a force to be reckoned with.

Those of you complaining about this album simply don't know of what you speak or don't like pop rock/r and b. Of course she's not performing the harder rock type of music on this album as she has in past with her colleagues of over ten years, (rock band, NO DOUBT) How trite that would be. This album was a chance to get away from that and broaden her repertoire

Gwen has always had a versatile vocal style that mixes old and new, nostalgic and fast forward, which is one of the reasons she's such a big success. Her music doesn't just cover one generation, like rap does. It a mix (as with most good pop music) of all that stuff- old and new.

In this album we get treated to the talent of a variety of different top notch producers, which fit Gwen like a glove, considering her versatility. I even hear some 80's band Missing Person's influence on one of the tracks and many of the tracks sound like they could have been released in the 1980's. Even so, the music on this album is timeless top notch pop/rock and rhythm and blues music. The kind that will last. Gwen's definitely where she deserves to be after almost 20 years of hard work : SMACK DAB ON TOP!

Infectious rhythms, on the mark mezzo-soprano vocals, clever cascading vocal arrangements and harmony tracks....It's a great album. Phooey on those of you who don't like it, cause like I said before, you don't know of what you speak.

I understand some of the bad reviews because this sure is different than most of her work with No Doubt, but people are allowed to change and explore all tastes of music, right?
I love the CD. Its definitely 'Pop' music...most of the songs I've listened to over and over again and now I don't care if I hear them again for a few years. That's the way pop music is. But, it's got some great songs to dance and have fun with for a while.
Gwen is so cute no matter what she does!

This CD sucks. Bold and Plain she is a horrible singer and I regret every thinking about buying this horrible CD.

I love Gwen Stefani and have listened to NO Doubts stuff for a long time. This single Cd of hers is really well done with a great lyrics and also music that has a super beat. The ska rock reminiscent of no doubt is still somewhat present, although its a more girly cd its really well made and I think it would be enjoyed by everyone who buys it!

Okay people. Do not expect anything like the old school No Doubt. I am more a fan of that sound, but I was very aware that this album is completely different. Imagine being Gwen's head while she's having a dream after reading about Alice and Wonderland and listening to Japanese pop. This is what this is--a more fantasy based pop album, void of too much deep thinking. So if you're in the mood for really good sounding fluff--get this! Sometimes we all need a break from the deeper meanings of life!