No Doubt a great Pop Rock Band

No Doubt

Band Members:

Gwen Stefani – vocals
Tom Dumont – guitar, keyboards
Tony Kanal – bass guitar
Adrian Young – drums, percussion

Touring band:

Stephen Bradley – keyboards, trumpet, back-up vocals
Gabrial McNair – keyboards, trombone, back-up vocals

Former:

Eric Carpenter – saxophone (1988–1994)
Paul Caseley – trombone (1987–1990)
Gabriel Gonzalez – trumpet (1986–1989)
Don Hammerstedt – trumpet (1990–1992)
Alex Henderson – trombone (1991–1993)
Phil Jordan – trumpet (1992-1995)
Chris Leal – bass guitar (1986–1987)
Jerry McMahon – guitar (1986–1988)
Alan Meade – trumpet, co-lead vocals (1986–1988)
Tony Meade – saxophone (1986–1988)
Chris Webb – drums (1986–1989)
John Spence – original lead vocals (1986–1987)
Eric Stefani – keyboards, guitar (1986–1995)

Albums:

No Doubt (1992)
The Beacon Street Collection (1995)
Tragic Kingdom (1995)
Return of Saturn (2000)
Rock Steady (2001)
[Title TBA] (2010)

No Doubt is an American rock band from Anaheim, California, founded in 1986. The ska-pop sound of their first album, No Doubt, not make waves, due to the popularity of the grunge movement of the time. Certified diamond album Tragic Kingdom helped to launch the ska revival of the 1990s, and “Don’t Speak,” the third single from the album, set a record when it spent sixteen weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay Chart.

The group released their next album, Return of Saturn, four years later, but despite good reviews, the album was considered a failure. Fifteen months later, the band reappeared with Rock Steady, which incorporated reggae and dancehall music into their work. The album was recorded primarily in Jamaica and introduced collaborations with Jamaican artists Bounty Killer, Sly and Robbie, and Lady Saw. The album produced two Grammy-winning singles, “Hey Baby” and “underneath it all.”

No Doubt released the compilation The Singles 1992-2003 Boom Box Box in 2003, containing a printed version of the Talk Talk synthpop song “It’s My Life.” Frontwoman Gwen Stefani launched her solo career next year with numerous collaborations, including banda, Tony Kanal and Neptune Pharrell Williams, while guitarist Tom Dumont began his side project, Invincible Overlord. During his career, the group won two Grammy awards and sold 27 million albums worldwide to date. The group will undertake a national tour during the summer of 2009.

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