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| Studio album by No Doubt | |||||
| Released | April 11, 2000 | ||||
| Recorded | 1998–1999 | ||||
| Genre | Ska punk, Post-Grunge | ||||
| Length | 60:42 | ||||
| Label | Interscope | ||||
| Producer | Glen Ballard, Jerry Harrison, No Doubt | ||||
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Return of Saturn is the fourth album by American third wave ska band No Doubt, released by Interscope Records in April 2000 (see 2000 in music). A studio album is an original collection of new tracks by a recording artist No Doubt is a rock band from Anaheim California, United States founded in 1986 Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Ska punk is a fusion Music genre that combines Ska and Punk rock. Post-grunge is a subgenre of Alternative rock that emerged in the early 1990s as a derivative of Grunge music. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Interscope Records is an American Record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Glen Ballard (born 1953 in Natchez Mississippi, US) is a veteran Songwriter and Record producer, best known as the producer of Alanis Jerry Harrison (born Jeremiah Griffin Harrison, 21 February 1949, in Milwaukee Wisconsin) is an American songwriter musician and producer allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. Entertainment Weekly (sometimes abbreviated as EW) is a Magazine published by Time Inc The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a Popular music Magazine in the United Kingdom which has been Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published Robert Christgau (born April 18 1942) is an American Essayist, Music journalist, and the self-declared "Dean of American Slant Magazine is an online publication that features reviews of movies music DVDs and TV shows as well as interviews with actors directors and musicians No Doubt is a rock band from Anaheim California, United States founded in 1986 Tragic Kingdom is the third Studio album by American Third wave ska band No Doubt, released on October 10 1995 (see 1995 in Rock Steady is the fifth album by American rock band No Doubt, released December 11 2001 on Interscope Records (see 2001 in music The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Third wave ska is a Music genre that was a revival of Jamaican Ska with various additional American and British styles of music such No Doubt is a rock band from Anaheim California, United States founded in 1986 Interscope Records is an American Record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label See also 2000 in music (UK Musical groups established in 2000 Record labels After touring for two and a half years to promote its breakthrough album Tragic Kingdom, No Doubt wrote several dozen songs for its follow-up and eventually settled on working with producer Glen Ballard. Tragic Kingdom is the third Studio album by American Third wave ska band No Doubt, released on October 10 1995 (see 1995 in Glen Ballard (born 1953 in Natchez Mississippi, US) is a veteran Songwriter and Record producer, best known as the producer of Alanis Creating the album became a tumultuous process lasting two years, during which there was dissension amongst band members and between the band and its label. The album was completed after the band returned to the studio and recorded what became two of the album's singles.
The album maintains the New Wave, ska and reggae themes of the band's previous work. New Wave is a Rock music genre that existed during the late 1970s and the 1980s Ska ( pronounced /ska/ or in Jamaican Patois /skja/ is a Music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s and which was the precursor Reggae is a Music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s It is influenced by alternative rock. Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of The lyrics describe singer Gwen Stefani's pining for a more domestic life, contrasting that with her commitment to a music career. Gwen Renée Stefani (born October 3 1969 (ˈgwɛn stɛˈfɑːni is an American recording artist and Fashion designer Stefani fronts the rock band No Doubt
Upon release, Return of Saturn received mixed reviews from music critics. It debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 but was unable to measure up to the sales of Tragic Kingdom. The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard The album produced four singles, only one of which charted on the Billboard Hot 100. See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry At the 43rd Grammy Awards, Return of Saturn album was nominated for Best Rock Album. The 43rd Grammy Awards were held on February 21, 2001. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year The Grammy Award for Best Rock Album has been awarded since 1995.
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After the success of No Doubt's breakthrough album Tragic Kingdom (1995), the band wrote more than twenty songs for a new album, influenced by artists such as The Cure. Tragic Kingdom is the third Studio album by American Third wave ska band No Doubt, released on October 10 1995 (see 1995 in The Cure are an English rock band that formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976 [1] Having toured extensively for two and a half years since the release of Tragic Kingdom, they initially had trouble producing material and decided to experiment with new sounds. [2] Many of the songs were written in a rented house in Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, California, where bassist Tony Kanal was living. The Hollywood Hills, an unofficial designation of part of Los Angeles, California, United States, are part of the eastern section of the low transverse Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. A bass player (bassist is a Musician who plays a Double bass, Bass guitar, keyboard bass or wind Tony Kanal (born Tony Ashwin Kanal, August 27 1970 is an English -born American Musician and Record producer. [3] During early production in mid 1998 the band worked on seven tracks in Los Angeles with Matthew Wilder, who had produced Tragic Kingdom, but had creative differences with him. Matthew Wilder (born Matthew Weiner January 24 1953, in New York City) is an American Musician best known for his 1983 Top 5 It planned on going to New York to work with producer Michael Beinhorn, who had produced for alternative rock acts such as the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Hole, and Soundgarden. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Michael Beinhorn is an American Musician and Record producer. Red Hot Chili Peppers are Hole was an American Alternative rock band that formed in Los Angeles in 1989 and disbanded in 2002 [4]
When scheduling conflicts arose with Beinhorn,[5] the band interviewed several producers and decided on Glen Ballard. Glen Ballard (born 1953 in Natchez Mississippi, US) is a veteran Songwriter and Record producer, best known as the producer of Alanis It chose Ballard, who had produced Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill (1995), because of pressure from manager Jimmy Iovine[6] and Ballard's belief in not using heavy production. Alanis Nadine Morissette (born June 1 1974 is a Canadian-born Singer-songwriter, Record producer, and Actress. Jagged Little Pill is the third Studio album (and the first to be released internationally by Canadian Singer and Songwriter James Iovine, better known as Jimmy Iovine (born March 11 1952 is a Music producer, Entrepreneur and Chairman of Interscope-Geffen-A&M [7] Ballard went through the band's forty demos and ruled out half of them. A demo version or demo of a song (shortened from the word "demonstration" is one recorded for reference rather than for release They frequently missed due dates, arguing that hurrying the album to cash in on the success of Tragic Kingdom was unwise since three years had passed. [8] In early 1999, No Doubt released "New", co-produced by Talking Heads member Jerry Harrison, for the soundtrack of the film Go (1999). " New " is a new wave-punk song written by Tom Dumont and Gwen Stefani for the Go soundtrack (1999 Talking head Talking Heads was an American New Wave band formed in 1974 in New York City and active until 1991 Jerry Harrison (born Jeremiah Griffin Harrison, 21 February 1949, in Milwaukee Wisconsin) is an American songwriter musician and producer Go is a 1999 film directed by Doug Liman, with three intertwining plots that happen to involve one drug deal.
By that July, the band stopped work on the album, intending to be done with the record. [9] Interscope, however, recommended that they continue writing so they would have a more marketable single. The band was split when singer Gwen Stefani offered to do so but drummer Adrian Young and guitarist Tom Dumont did not want to, hesitant to trust Interscope after it had sublicensed Tragic Kingdom to Trauma Records. Gwen Renée Stefani (born October 3 1969 (ˈgwɛn stɛˈfɑːni is an American recording artist and Fashion designer Stefani fronts the rock band No Doubt Adrian Samuel Young (born August 26 1969 Long Beach, California) is the Drummer for the rock band No Doubt. Tom Dumont (born January 11 1968 is an American guitarist and producer Trauma Records is Los Angeles independent Record label created in 1993 by Paul Palmer and Rob Kahane After a brief break, Dumont sent Stefani some of his demos as a peace offering. [8] The band returned to the studio to create more upbeat songs and penned "Ex-Girlfriend" and "Simple Kind of Life". " Ex-Girlfriend " is a song written by Tom Dumont, Tony Kanal and Gwen Stefani for No Doubt 's third studio album Return " Simple Kind of Life " is a Pop rock ballad written by Gwen Stefani for No Doubt 's fourth album Return of Saturn [9] More recording, audio mixing and audio mastering were done late that year, and David LaChapelle photographed the band for the album cover in January 2000. Audio mixing is the process by which a multitude of sound sources are combined into one or more channels Mastering, a form of audio Post-production, is the process of preparing and transferring recorded audio from a source containing the final mix to a Data storage device David LaChapelle (born March 11, 1963 in Fairfield Connecticut) is a photographer and director who works in the fields of Fashion, Advertising [10]
The album's working title was originally announced as Magic's in the Makeup in May 1998[3] and later as Saturn Returns in November 1999. [11] Lead singer Gwen Stefani was confused by her feelings of depression and interest in Sylvia Plath while recording the album. Gwen Renée Stefani (born October 3 1969 (ˈgwɛn stɛˈfɑːni is an American recording artist and Fashion designer Stefani fronts the rock band No Doubt Sylvia Plath (October 27 1932 &ndash February 11 1963 was an American Poet, Novelist and Short story Writer. Her boyfriend Gavin Rossdale told her that she was going through her Saturn return. Gavin McGregor Rossdale (born 30 October 1967) is an English Musician most famous for being the lead Singer and Guitarist The Saturn return is a regular astronomical occurrence relevant to the practice of Astrology which occurs in a person's life at approximately 27–30 years of age and again around Saturn's orbit takes 29. 4 Earth years and, in astrology, the time when Saturn returns to its position during a person's birth is believed to be a period of self-evaluation. Astrology (from Greek grc ἄστρον astron, "constellation star" and grc -λογία -logia) is a group of Systems Stefani was born October 3, 1969, and many of the songs were written during her Saturn return. Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [8]
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| The album's third single, a lo-fi ballad in which Stefani discusses wanting to settle down. | |
The music of Return of Saturn further explores the No Doubt's New Wave influences, while adding an alternative rock feel and maintaining some of the band's ska and reggae sounds. Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of Ska ( pronounced /ska/ or in Jamaican Patois /skja/ is a Music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s and which was the precursor Reggae is a Music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s Adrian Young's drum part on "Simple Kind of Life" was mixed through low fidelity filters to give it the sound of a lo-fi power ballad. Adrian Samuel Young (born August 26 1969 Long Beach, California) is the Drummer for the rock band No Doubt. "Lo-fi" redirects here For the music genre see Lo-fi music Lo-fidelity redirects here Lo-fi is an aesthetic in music production which uses Low fidelity recording practices The term " power ballad " is a Colloquialism used to describe a type of Song performed (but not necessarily written by a Hard rock or [12] "Marry Me" is a reggae-influenced song featuring a staccato bassline and a horn part. In Musical notation, the Italian word staccato (literally detached, plural staccatos or staccati) indicates that notes A bassline (also spelled bass line) is the term used in many styles of Popular music, such as jazz blues funk and electronic Music for the low-pitched [13] "Six Feet Under" and "Staring Problem" were described as a more self-aware return to the band's earlier material, a combination of work by New Wave band Missing Persons and hard rock band Van Halen. Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock Van Halen is a Hard rock band formed in in 1972 They enjoyed success from the release of their self titled debut album in 1978 [14]
No Doubt experiments with several new styles on the album. "Ex-Girlfriend," which originally featured a Prince-style funk sound, was rewritten and includes rapped vocals over piano and flamenco guitar parts. Prince Rogers Nelson (born June 7 1958 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American musician Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended Soul music, Soul Rapping (also known as emceeing, MCing, spitting, or just rhyming) is the Rhythmic spoken delivery of Rhymes wordplay and Flamenco is a Spanish term that refers both to a musical genre known for its intricate rapid passages and a dance genre characterized by its audible footwork After opening with Gabrial McNair's jazz funeral horn part over Young's beatboxing, "Bathwater" proceeds into a song written in swing time. Gabrial "Gabe" McNair (born September 8, 1973) is a multi-instrumentalist and composer most famous for his work in No Doubt since 1993 as a Jazz funeral is a common name for a Funeral tradition with Music which developed in New Orleans Louisiana. " Bathwater " is a Ska punk song written by Tom Dumont, Tony Kanal, and Gwen Stefani for No Doubt 's fourth studio album [12] It was described as a combination of the band's 2 Tone roots with the operatic slapstick of Gilbert and Sullivan. 2 Tone (or Two Tone) is a Music genre created in England in the late 1970s by fusing elements of Ska, Punk rock, Rocksteady Slapstick is a type of Comedy involving exaggerated physical violence or activities which exceed the boundaries of common sense such as a character being hit in the face with Gilbert and Sullivan refers to the Victorian era partnership of Librettist W [14] "Marry Me" features use of the tabla, a pair of tuned hand drums prominent in India. This article is about the Indian drum For the drum with the same name in Arabic, see Goblet drum. Young and bassist Tony Kanal's contributions were compared to the rhythm of nu metal music, and the fragmented progression of "Comforting Lie" was likened to the work of Korn. Tony Kanal (born Tony Ashwin Kanal, August 27 1970 is an English -born American Musician and Record producer. Rhythm (from Greek ῥυθμός - rhythmos, "any measured flow or movement symmetry" is the variation of the length and accentuation of Nu metal (sometimes named new metal or nü metal) is a musical genre that emerged in the mid 1990s which fuses influences from grunge and Alternative Korn, occasionally typeset as KoЯn or KoRn, is an American Nu metal band from Bakersfield California, and is often credited with popularizing [14]
The album's lyrics depict Stefani's maturation and femininity, reflected by images of oral contraceptives, a wedding cake and makeup on the album cover, as well as her romantic relationship with Rossdale. Her lyrics drew comparisons to the bitter, confessional styling of Hole frontwoman Courtney Love. Hole was an American Alternative rock band that formed in Los Angeles in 1989 and disbanded in 2002 Courtney Michelle Love (born Courtney Michelle Harrison on July 9 1964 is an American Rock musician and Golden Globe-nominated actress [14][15] "New" was written while the band was touring about the excitement of meeting Rossdale and her infatuation with him. [12] Later compositions, however, discuss the problems that the two had maintaining a long-distance relationship. A long-distance relationship is typically an Intimate relationship that takes place when the partners are separated by a considerable Distance. "Ex-Girlfriend" discusses a failing relationship and, in "Suspension Without Suspense" and "Home Now" detail feelings of resentment, loneliness, and indecision. [14] On "Simple Kind of Life", she confesses to hoping for a mistake with her birth control and a desire to leaving music for a domestic life. Birth control, sometimes synonymous with contraception, is a regimen of one or more actions devices or Medications followed in order to deliberately prevent [8] She contrasts this, however, with her need for independence:
Anyone who knows me knows having a family has always been the most important thing to me. I wanted to be a mother--which is an unconditional giving of love--and a supportive wife, and suddenly, I can't even be a good girlfriend, because I can't seem to find the right time to call. I want to do it all, but I can only do one thing good, and right now I've chosen to do this. Being in a band is a bit of a selfish choice.
—Gwen Stefani, Entertainment Weekly[8]
The album received mixed reviews from music critics. Entertainment Weekly (sometimes abbreviated as EW) is a Magazine published by Time Inc Entertainment Weekly characterized the album as filled with "smoother, layered mid-tempo ballads as creamily textured as extra-thick napoleon pastries" but stated that Stefani's lyrics were too much of a throwback to the alternative rock scene of the early 1990s and contrasted with the boom of teen pop. Entertainment Weekly (sometimes abbreviated as EW) is a Magazine published by Time Inc The Mille-feuille ( French 'thousand sheets' Napoleon (US vanilla slice, cream slice or custard slice (Commonwealth countries Teen pop is a subgenre of pop music that is marketed and oriented toward Teenagers In 1996 the Girl group Spice Girls released their single " [16] Robert Christgau, writing for The Village Voice, described the emotions Stefani expressed as shallow,[17] and the NME stated that her preoccupation with Rossdale was distracting and weakened the intense, Madonna-like character she had established on Tragic Kingdom. Robert Christgau (born April 18 1942) is an American Essayist, Music journalist, and the self-declared "Dean of American This article is about a New York newspaper For the Ottawa Hills Ohio magazine see The Village Voice of Ottawa Hills. The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a Popular music Magazine in the United Kingdom which has been Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16 1958 known as Madonna, is an American [18] All Music Guide, however, gave it four and a half stars, calling it "a terrific, layered record that exceeds any expectations set by Tragic Kingdom". allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. [19] Barry Walters of Rolling Stone referred to it as "a superstar follow-up that not only betters its predecessor but also radically departs from it. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published "[14] Slant Magazine commented that although the album did not have any successful singles, Return of Saturn was "a solid album and proof of a healthy, genre-breaking future for No Doubt. Slant Magazine is an online publication that features reviews of movies music DVDs and TV shows as well as interviews with actors directors and musicians "[20]
In the United States the album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200, behind 'N Sync's No Strings Attached, and sold 202,000 copies in its first week. The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard [21] The Recording Industry Association of America certified Return of Saturn platinum in May 2000,[22] and the album went on to sell 1. 4 million copies. [23] The album was successful in the modern rock market and its first two singles, "New" and "Ex-Girlfriend" reached the top ten of the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. Modern rock is a term commonly used to describe a Rock music format found on American commercial Radio. Hot Modern Rock Tracks (originally called Modern Rock Tracks) is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in ''Billboard'' magazine since September It was less successful in the mainstream market, and "Simple Kind of Life" was the only single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, where it peaked at number thirty-eight. [24] The album was nominated for Best Rock Album at the 2001 Grammy Awards but lost to Foo Fighters' There Is Nothing Left to Lose. The Grammy Award for Best Rock Album has been awarded since 1995. The 43rd Grammy Awards were held on February 21, 2001. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year Foo Fighters is an American Alternative rock and Post-grunge band formed by singer/guitarist Dave Grohl in 1995 There Is Nothing Left to Lose is the third studio album by the Foo Fighters, released November 2 1999. [25] In Canada it peaked at number four on the Canadian Albums Chart. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Canadian Albums Chart is the official album sales chart in Canada. [26]
The American release contains a piano instrumental for "Too Late" as a hidden track appended to "Dark Blue". " Ex-Girlfriend " is a song written by Tom Dumont, Tony Kanal and Gwen Stefani for No Doubt 's third studio album Return " Simple Kind of Life " is a Pop rock ballad written by Gwen Stefani for No Doubt 's fourth album Return of Saturn " Bathwater " is a Ska punk song written by Tom Dumont, Tony Kanal, and Gwen Stefani for No Doubt 's fourth studio album " New " is a new wave-punk song written by Tom Dumont and Gwen Stefani for the Go soundtrack (1999 In the field of recorded music, a hidden track (sometimes secret track) is a piece of music which has been placed on a Compact disc, audio cassette European and Australian editions of the album list the bonus track "Big Distraction" as the fifteenth track, and the Japanese version lists "Full Circle" as the fifteenth track. In terms of recorded Music, a bonus track is a piece of music which has been included on specific releases or reissues of an Album. Both "Big Distraction" and "Full Circle" contain the "Too Late" piano instrumental as a hidden track.
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| Austrian Albums Chart[27] | 18 |
| Canadian Albums Chart[26] | 4 |
| Finnish Albums Chart[28] | 5 |
| French Albums Chart[29] | 21 |
| New Zealand Albums Chart[30] | 14 |
| Swedish Albums Chart[31] | 7 |
| Swiss Albums Chart[32] | 8 |
| UK Albums Chart[33] | 31 |
| U. Tom Dumont (born January 11 1968 is an American guitarist and producer The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles Tony Kanal (born Tony Ashwin Kanal, August 27 1970 is an English -born American Musician and Record producer. The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the Gwen Renée Stefani (born October 3 1969 (ˈgwɛn stɛˈfɑːni is an American recording artist and Fashion designer Stefani fronts the rock band No Doubt Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. Adrian Samuel Young (born August 26 1969 Long Beach, California) is the Drummer for the rock band No Doubt. A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells Stephen Bradley (born August 23, 1972 in Richmond California) plays the trumpet and keyboard in the band No Doubt. The trombone is a Musical instrument in the brass family Like all brass instruments it is a lip-reed Aerophone: sound is produced when the player’s A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. Mike Garson is an American professional pianist, most notable for his work with David Bowie, Nine Inch Nails, Billy Corgan and The Smashing The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers Gabrial "Gabe" McNair (born September 8, 1973) is a multi-instrumentalist and composer most famous for his work in No Doubt since 1993 as a This article is about the Indian drum For the drum with the same name in Arabic, see Goblet drum. Jack Joseph Puig is a Grammy Award -winning music engineer and producer with a long track record of successful productions beginning with the early 1990s production of Bob Ludwig (b Circa 1945 is an American mastering engineer He is a well known and respected figure within the music industry S. Billboard 200[26] | 2 |