Rock Steady is the fifth album by American rock band No Doubt, released
December 11, 2001, on Interscope Records. The band began writing the
album with initial recording sessions in Los Angeles and San Francisco,
then traveled to London and Jamaica to work with various performers,
songwriters, and producers. Sly & Robbie, The Neptunes, and William
Orbit were among the many artists the band collaborated with on the
album. As a result of the many collaborations, Rock Steady touches on
many musical styles. The album focuses more on dub, synthpop, and dance
styles. The band attempted to capture the vibe of Jamaican dancehall
music, and experimented with writing songs without its standard
instrumentation. Singer Gwen Stefani wrote her lyrics quickly in
comparison to previous records, and dealt with topics ranging from
partying to ruminations on her relationship with Gavin Rossdale. Rock
Steady received mostly positive reviews from music critics, and it was
nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album at the 45th Grammy Awards. The album
served as a commercial comeback for the band, surpassing sales of its
previous offering, Return of Saturn, released in 2000. Rock Steady
spawned four singles, two of which won the Grammy Award for Best Pop
Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1590:
Niccolò Sfondrati became Pope Gregory XIV, succeeding Pope Urban VII
who died two months earlier.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Gregory%C2%A0XIV>
1791:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died without completing his Requiem mass in D
minor.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Requiem_%28Mozart%29>
1945:
Flight 19, a squadron of five U.S. naval TBF Avenger torpedo bombers,
disappeared in the area now known as the Bermuda Triangle.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_19>
1972:
Gough Whitlam took office as the 21st Prime Minister of Australia and
formed a duumvirate with his deputy Lance Barnard, ending 23 years of
Liberal-Country Party government.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gough_Whitlam>
1974:
The Birmingham Americans won the only World Bowl in World Football
League history.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham_Americans>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
consternation (n):
Amazement or horror that confounds the faculties, and incapacitates for
reflection; terror, combined with amazement
<http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/consternation>
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pursuits in entertainment for the masses. But wide awake, not blind
faith, moves me. My operations are based on experience, thoughtful
observation and warm fellowship with my neighbors at home and around
the world.
--Walt Disney
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