Rock Steady
by No Doubt
Metascore
69

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. The A.V. Club
    60
    Everything its predecessor wasn't: bouncy, joyful, carefree, and mostly engaging.
  2. Playlouder
    60
    It doesn't strictly feel like a No Doubt album at all.
  3. Dot Music
    60
    It is hard to tell where No Doubt starts and the producers end.
  5. Uncut
    60
    Brash and enjoyable. [Apr 2002, p.106]
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  6. Q Magazine
    60
    By manically pinballing between ideas, Rock Steady soon flirts with disaster. [Dec 2001, p.119]
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  7. Blender
    60
    Offers something for everyone -- and ends up an intermittently engaging but overall shapeless collection. [#4, p.112]
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  8. Neumu.net
    50
    Rock Steady certainly isn't that good, and at times it's rather bad (usually when Ocasek gets a bit Cars). But it does have its moments, most of which come at the hands of [co-producer Nellee] Hooper...

Awards & Rankings

44
#44 Most Discussed Album of 2001

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User Score
8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 109 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 95 out of 109
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 109
  3. Negative: 9 out of 109
  1. PrestonJ
    Jul 10, 2006
    9
    I think Tom Dumont said it best when he stated, "Selling out is the notion of a preteen." This album is not about selling out or trying to I think Tom Dumont said it best when he stated, "Selling out is the notion of a preteen." This album is not about selling out or trying to become a pop icon rather to show where they had been getting their influence over the last few years and let everyone know how much fun it was. No Doubt has proven over the last 15 years that they are so much more than a Pop, ska, punk, or any other kind of band there is, and come out as true musicians in the purest sense of the word. With that said Waiting room is by far the worst song i've heard in a while thus moving its overall score down to 9.… Full Review »
  2. Christy
    Jul 7, 2004
    2
    Funny how the same critics who trashed Return of Saturn liked Rock Steady more when really it's a piece of crap to most of their o.g. Funny how the same critics who trashed Return of Saturn liked Rock Steady more when really it's a piece of crap to most of their o.g. fans. I miss the No doubt of the Beacon Street, Tragic Kingdom, and Return of Saturn era. … Full Review »
  3. john
    Dec 30, 2001
    10
    this album is WAY better than i expected it to be... so thats why it gets the 10. 'dont let me down', 'in my head' and this album is WAY better than i expected it to be... so thats why it gets the 10. 'dont let me down', 'in my head' and 'platinum blonde life' are great, if not brilliant, tracks. 'waiting room' seems overly out of place, and it also happens to be the worst track off the album. funny, cosidering the talent behind it, it should have been one of the best.… Full Review »
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