Love, Angel, Music, Baby

A quick listen to Love.Angel.Music.Baby, her 2004 solo debut, reveals that this is not an album she could have made with the group - it's too club-centric, too fashion-obsessed, too willfully weird to be a No Doubt album. Working with far too many collaborators - including Dr. Dre, the Neptunes, Linda Perry, Dallas Austin, Andre 3000, Nellee Hooper, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, and her No Doubt bandmate (and ex-boyfriend) Tony Kanal - Stefani has created a garish, neon-colored, deliberately stylish solo album that's intermittently exciting and embarrassing