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Generally favorable reviews- based on 211 Ratings
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Positive: 151 out of 211
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Mixed: 22 out of 211
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Negative: 38 out of 211
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MaxImumJun 18, 2007This album is so annoying! and so is Gwen Stefani.
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NickMMar 1, 2007I never bought this cd with the intention of hearing highly sophisticated lyrics, all i really expected was some catchy tunes, much like her first solo, which i thought was amazing. however this cd mostly had lame beats, and lyrics that were so horrible that at some points it made me cringe. sorry gwen, but ya shoulda stuck with just one solo like ya said ya would.
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christianvFeb 6, 2007This album isnt as good as the first solo album from gwen, i mean, it could have been better, muchh better
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BrandonWJan 26, 2007I really wish she'd get off of her solo aspirations, because honestly without the aid of her band, producers don't know what the hell real music is. And if I hear Wind It Up one more time, I'm going to snap.
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DudeDoeJan 23, 2007Didn't expect anything good from an album lead by a "lady sovereign'esque pop grime beat meets yodel"-single like "Wind It Up", and boy, how right I was. This album is a frankenstein made of pop-cultural remains, just like Ms. Stefani herself.
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laurelsJan 9, 2007First and last tracks take a chance. (I personally love the step off into The Sound of Music.Fun. Who cares if no one else gets that?! Hope their Lederhosen chafe them.) But dear Gwen, you coulda waited a while to holla back if this is all you had to offer. I have faith that you'll climb your next musical mountain and kick ass again. love to you--you talented amazing young woman.
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MairiKJan 5, 2007This CD is going in the garbage
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MCDec 29, 2006horrible, produces a continous flow of drivel
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lennyDec 24, 2006oh what has happened to gwen..........i would of liked to be there when she told no doubt that she was leaving the band to pursue a carear in crap hop music.
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JennyDec 19, 2006Gwen didn't seem to know the difference between wonderfully wacky and totally annoying. This album is awful.
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SabrinaGDec 19, 2006Nothing new...same ole...all of the wigga girls in the industry can sing each other's bubble gum stuff and you wouldn't miss a thing. You're 39, not 19.
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ssskkkDec 17, 2006another brick in the wall
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dykerDec 12, 2006Are your folks serious? Gwen was cool when she emulated Bjork. She was ok when she looked on Madonna for inspiration. Now on this record, she sounds like a cheap desperate wannabee hiphop ho who can neither rap nor sing.
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GMasterDec 10, 2006Other than the sweet escape, this CD is horrible. GWEN GET BACK WITH NO DOUBT!!!
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przemekpDec 9, 2006I love Gwen, but this album is a piece of crap. Ony 'the Sweet escape' and 'Early winter' are good, rest are not worth to listen.
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MichaelCDec 7, 2006
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ChrisWDec 5, 2006There's only only one White Female Rapper that pulled it off correctly. Anyone remember Tarrie B? Gwen's debacle on Wind it up was the most treacherous thing I've heard since I heard Milli Vanilli try and talk. Gwen needs to grow-up and go back to No Noubt and make some REAL music. Stop the Pop and go back to your roots... please!
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ToddWDec 5, 2006
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DevinDec 5, 2006
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GregDDec 4, 2006
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ArtMDec 4, 2006I would really like to hear that she just threw this together. The idea that she spent time working on this album seem wasteful. No doubt she should return to No Doubt.
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vqiDec 4, 2006there is nothing listenable on this album. pharrell can't save this.
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Awards & Rankings
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Pharrell Williams' production and Stefani's fizzy personality make for an unexpected Christmas treat.
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It's not that The Sweet Escape is an unwelcome diversion or that it comes too soon on the heels of Stefani's debut (it's been two full years), but it's starting to feel like No Doubt's future—you know, the one left in question after 2001's Rock Steady, the band's third consecutive creative zenith—is being squandered amidst all the solo stargazing.
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If the dance production on The Sweet Escape were better, these hipster affectations would be easier to forgive, but they're not: they're canned and bland, which only accentuates Stefani's stiffness.