Love, Angel, Music, Baby
by Gwen Stefani
User Score
8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 245 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 211 out of 245
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 245
  3. Negative: 18 out of 245

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  1. HollisH
    Jan 5, 2005
    0
    Good Lord. How absolutely diluted and terrible.
  2. LaurenS
    Jan 6, 2005
    3
    I was truly expecting more from Gwen Stefani's latest album. I think it's fair to say that she was experimenting with her new solo career, however, i didn't feel the real Gwen. I will always respect Gwen as a trendsetter and an amazingly talented artist, however, I think she should stick to her roots..because together, No Doubt made one awesome band. Sorry but Lamb was Lame.
  3. MichelaJ
    Feb 7, 2005
    2
    This album sucks so bad that I am ashamed to have ever said "I love Gwen" she has become self absorbed and just plain boring. What happened to the empowered rocker chick we all knew and loved? I'll tell you what happened she became just another no talent pop singer. This CD was less than nothing special it was a nothing special CD that could have been done better by Debbie Gibson in 1988.
  4. TBoneM
    Jul 2, 2005
    2
    Every damn time I go to the gym I hear Hollaback Girl. And at crappy nightclubs. You get a deuce for being hot and I get sweet sweet revenge.
  5. flips
    Nov 27, 2004
    1
    Some of the cuts are okay musically, but the lyrical content is horrid - it sounds like a 13 year old wrote it. Isn't Stefani in her mid-30's? I was embarrassed to listen to this album.
  6. ValerieM
    Dec 27, 2004
    0
    This album is terrible. The lyrics are lame (they sound like they were written by my little sister) and everything is so empty, shallow, and hard to relate to. in short, I love Gwen, but her album completely sucks.
  7. J.
    Dec 29, 2004
    1
    I gave it a 1 instead of a zero b/c it occasionally had a moment or two when I didn't hate it...but seriously...the album is awful and a complete 80's Madonna ripoff...die hard fans will, of course, disagree w/ this, but its true, sadly. This album is BAD. Case in point: listen to the first few seconds of hollaback girl - "ooooh that's my shit, that's my shit" - if she I gave it a 1 instead of a zero b/c it occasionally had a moment or two when I didn't hate it...but seriously...the album is awful and a complete 80's Madonna ripoff...die hard fans will, of course, disagree w/ this, but its true, sadly. This album is BAD. Case in point: listen to the first few seconds of hollaback girl - "ooooh that's my shit, that's my shit" - if she was referring to her album, then yes, Gwen, that is your shit.… Expand
  8. Nina
    Jan 21, 2005
    0
    i am a big no doubt fan but this album was a big disappointment. It was totally not what I've expected from the lead singer of a ska band. Gwen I think you could of done much better. And what is with all the swearing?! seriously..."this shit is bananas"...?!?!?!?!?!
  9. chrbir
    Feb 23, 2005
    0
    rip off...unoriginal
  10. RobS
    Aug 15, 2005
    0
    The single worst CD I have ever heard. This is everything that is wrong with pop. The lyrics are trite, the melodies are boring, and I dont think there's a single "real" instrument on the whole album. Sounds to me like Gwen started her mid-life crisis a little early and is trying to connect with 12 yr old girls through the use of bad synthesizers and elementary lyrics. The single worst CD I have ever heard. This is everything that is wrong with pop. The lyrics are trite, the melodies are boring, and I dont think there's a single "real" instrument on the whole album. Sounds to me like Gwen started her mid-life crisis a little early and is trying to connect with 12 yr old girls through the use of bad synthesizers and elementary lyrics. Congratulations on created the most juvenile, pointless and unlistenable record in existence. This sh*t is not bananas... this sh*t is sh*t.… Expand
  11. MickeyC
    Sep 29, 2005
    0
    stupid loser crap comes spewing out of gwen's 35 year old granny mouth - absolute trash...
  12. 36Thoughtless
    Jun 29, 2006
    0
    All I have to say is...Fuck you, Gwen Stefani for blaspheming Fiddler on the Roof with your whining, proboscised shit for vocals.
  13. AlanR
    Nov 23, 2004
    1
    The first track is kinda catchy but her lyrics, once emotional and confessional, are all about f**king and fashion now. She no longer exists.
  14. YoyoMa
    Nov 19, 2005
    1
    Gave it a 1 because the album as a whole makes a pretty good coaster. Post-No-Doubt Gwen's suck factor is so great it transcends all boundaries - finally something the world can agree on.

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#12 Most Discussed Album of 2004
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#43 Most Shared Album of 2004

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Metascore
71

Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 22
  3. Negative: 3 out of 22
  1. Pitchfork
    51
    LAMB has one mega-hit, one okay song, three stillborns, and seven full-fledged embarrassments.
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  2. Playlouder
    70
    An ultra sleek and, it has to be said, generally impressive, 80s-inspired party record.
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  3. Tiny Mix Tapes
    20
    The subject matter on the indistinguishably titled Love, Angel, Music, Baby is painfully mainstream throughout.
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