Rock Steady (Bonus Track Version)No Doubt · 2001

pastemagazine

7.3

“While Rock Steady lacks some of the stylistic nuances fans loved about No Doubt’s early work, the project remains a sun-soaked, genre-hopping time capsule of early 2000s pop with its dancehall grooves, confessional lyrics, and undeniable bangers like “Hey Baby” and “Hella Good.””

rollingstone

7.0

“The American people didn’t take too long to get bored with the ska boom of 1996, which came and went even faster than ska booms usually do. But we still haven’t gotten over No Doubt’s Gwen Stefani, who lingers around the radio like the last of the hot-pink rock chicks. Stefani wears her all-American vulnerabilities […]”