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'Love. Angel. Music. Baby.' er det første soloalbumet til amerikanske plateartist Gwen Stefani . Den ble utgitt den 12. november 2004, av Interscope Records. Albumet begynte opprinnelig som et lite sideprosjekt for Stefani som til slutt ble det første soloalbumet etter at hun tok pause fra bandet No Doubt.
'Love. Angel. Music. Baby. ble utformet som en oppdatert versjon av en 1980-tallet musikk rekord , og ble påvirket av artister som Madonna, New Order, Cyndi Lauper , Depeche Mode , The Cure, Lisa Lisa og Cult Jam , Debbie Deb , og Club Nouveau . De fleste av sangene på albumet er tematisk fokusert på mote og rikdom. Albumet introduserte Harajuku Girls , fire backup dansere som kler seg i Stefanis tolkning av de unge motetrendene fra Harajuku , en bydel i Tokyo , Japan .
'Love. Angel. Music. Baby. debuterte til generelt gode anmeldelser fra moderne musikk-kritikere . Albumet ga seks singler og hadde god omsetning , og solgte til multi-platina i flere land, og solgte totalt over syv millioner eksemplarer verden over . Det ga Stefani seks Grammy -nominasjoner i 2005 og 2006, blant annet "Album of the Year" og "Best Pop Vocal Album".
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Love, Angel, Music, Baby is Gwen Stefani's first solo album and a glittering salute to her passions for fashion and 80s synth. A side project from Gwen's other role as the Blondie-esque singer in No Doubt, this greatalbum reinforces her international-pop-star status and coincides with an imminent silver screen debut as Jean Harlow in Martin Scorsese's Howard Hughes' biopic The Aviator.
OutKast's Andre 3000, Dr Dre, the Neptunes, and No Doubt band mate Tony Kanal number among the talented catalogue of collaborators who have helped Gwen realize this vision of Tokyo-tastic electro pop.
Explosive opener "What You Waiting For?" is a magnificent slab of electro funk with a kick ass attitude reminiscent of Goldfrapp's "Strict Machine". Produced by Nellee Hooper, it stands out as the best track on the album for the way it pits storming beats against enthusiastic lyrics like, 'Take a chance you stupid ho' and 'I can't wait to go back and do Japan!'
"Rich Girl", produced by the ubiquitous Dr Dre, is just as infectious and teams Gwen's vocals with groovy raps from gal pal Eve. The resulting tune is disco gold, impossibly girly and very easy to dance to. Gwen and Eve sing about the joys of shopping and Gwen dreams of one day acquiring a troupe of harajuku girls ("Love, Angel, Music and Baby") to help inspire and dress her. "Bubble Pop Electric", recorded with Johnny Vulture (Andre 3000's rock 'n' roll alter ego), uses skipping scatter gun beats as an imposing backdrop to Gwen's sugar-sweet vocals. It's an effective approach later repeated on "Long Way To Go", a soulful duet from Andre and Gwen about love and boundaries.
Love, Angel, Music, Baby marks Gwen's debut as a rival to the likes of Madonna and Kelis, and their influence is apparent. The cheeky upstart charm Madonna sported in the 80s is embraced to shrewd effect on "Serious",whilst "Rich Girl" is a bouncy foil to Kelis' "Milkshake". In all, this is a stunning and stylish effort that showcases Gwen's credentials as a bonafide pop goddess.
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