Be-bop

By BRIAN PALMER

Rock Steady

No Doubt

Interscope Records

After…

Rock Steady

No Doubt

Interscope Records

After providing a strong foundation with Tragic Kingdom in 1995 and then proving that they can make statements with songs of substance in their 2000 release of Return of Saturn, No Doubt went back to their dancehall roots with their 2001 release of Rock Steady. After making serious statements about being oppressed as a woman, Gwen Stefani and the rest of the band felt the need to let loose and party.

The Interscope Records release of the made-to-party CD comes quickly considering that No Doubt spent five years working on Saturn. The band used several different producers while making this album, including former Cars frontman Ric Ocasek on