Love, Angel, Music, Baby - Gwen Stefani
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Metascore
71 out of 100

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7.8 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 132 Ratings

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  • Summary: The solo debut for the No Doubt vocalist features an eclectic group of guests, including Martin Gore, Andre 3000, The Neptunes, New Order, Wendy & Lisa and Dr. Dre.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 22
  3. Negative: 3 out of 22
  1. Dot Music
    90
    Welcome to the hottest, coolest, best-dressed pop album of the year.
  2. New Musical Express (NME)
    80
    One of the most frivolously brilliant slabs of shiny retro-pop anyone's had the chutzpah to release all year. [20 Nov 2004, p.56]
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  3. Stylus Magazine
    60
    The fascinating thing about Gwen Stefani’s record is not how different it sounds from No Doubt, but how similar it sounds to the producers that she works with and how their collaborations usually fall flat because of the rehashing of tired ideas and plodding predictability of her arrangements.
  4. Los Angeles Times
    38
    An exercise in pointless artifice. [23 Nov 2004]

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 85 out of 110
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 110
  3. Negative: 14 out of 110
  1. GagaForGhibli
    10
    This Album Is One Of The Most Creative Albums I Have Ever Heard! Love Her Voice! Best Debut Album Of 2004!
  2. gabrielpuche
    8
    I believe it was a smart choice for Stefani to choose the first five songs of the album as the five singles..You can listen to the first half of the album and know every song. However, the second half of the album does not disappoint.… Expand
  3. NickM
    7
    Usually I am not a fan of this type of music, but I found this cd to have a lot of catchy songs on it, and overall is just a fun cd to listen to. Maybe it isnt the most artistic cd, and its deffinatly not the most sophisticated, but it does provide some fun.… Expand
  4. christianv
    4
    just dumb lyrics, and cheezy pop, cheap pop, and a werid selection of songs, dont buy this shit, it sucks!!!

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