This whole album is so good. Sunday Morning is one of my faves off of it.

Learning Spiderwebs on bass was a huge "plateau breaker" for me as a primarily punk and metal musician. Such a fun etude.

Tony Kanal is a badass. Check out "Different People" from this same album. Really, most of their songs he's doing something cool on.

Tragic Kingdom is such a fun record.

As an official Patron you should add it to the poll for full album react to tragic kingdom It’s a banger front to back. I’m not even a big no doubt guy but that album is killer

I SCREEEEEN MY PHONE CALLS

Sunday morning off that album is SICK, as well as End It On This

As a teenager, this was the first bass line I ever searched out a tab for, because I wanted to learn EXACTLY how it was originally played. Tony's work on this song is unbelievable. Easily one of my favorite bass player's of the 90's.

Always enjoyed “Sunday Morning” from the album… no hate from me on this era No Doubt.

So the SKA influence was hinted at in this song, it really belonged to Eric Stefani (Gwen's brother who was an original member). He left the band before "Tragic Kingdom".

Tragic Kingdom is such a strong album front to back and it’s hard to describe just how strong of a spell Gwen Stefani had on this skate punk at that time. I managed to see No Doubt at a club in Pomona after the album came out but just before they went supernova - great show!

I self-taught bass listening, and playing, to a lot of no doubt, Tony Kanal is an insane composer, his repertoire of great basslines is mesmerizing.

"Oi! to the world" is the best way to learn the A major scale, such a fun bass line. Just loved their ska-punk phase, after that they've lost me. Cheers! ❤

I've loved this band for so long without ever realizing why. They are driven by the rhythm section. I'm glad you checked them out.

I legitimately love no doubt’s first couple albums 😂 no shame, they’re a good band

Yasssss love this album. My personal favorite is Sunday Morning, just a nice warm bass line to open the song 🤘🏽

Early No Doubt was fucking fire. I still listen to them on the reg.

Any performance from their "live from the tragic kingdom" performance would be awesome to react to! that show is gold.

Their first album is amazing. Great melodies and amazing bass lines.!

Great bass line and it's nice actually hear the bass in the mix

Just A Girl was their breakout single and my favorite of their songs. The bass is kinda buried on that track, but it’s an awesome bassline and the song has a clear pop punk (with ska elements) vibe. More like Goldfinger. And the Goldfinger video you covered, which came out a year later, was directly inspired by the Just A Girl video as well. Looking at the Wiki: It was only the second mainstream radio song to chart on Billboard from a ska band in the 90s at #23, following Might Mighty Bosstones Someday I Suppose a couple years earlier at #19.

You gotta do "Let's Get Back" off their self titled debut.

Tragic Kingdom really is a wild ride if all you’ve heard is Don’t Speak. Looking back, that record is full of hits.

Listen Oi! to the World - No Doubt version, the bass is the best in this song version.

No Doubt's Christmas song, 'Oi to the World,' has really great bass.

This is consistently among my favorite channels on KZfaq. A little blast of fun and info every couple of days.

I can understand writing No Doubt off if you came in on “Don’t Speak”, it’s a bit of an outlier - slower, more pop than the other songs that made waves.

No Doubt's earlier albums were hardcore Ska. Tragic Kingdom is a great album but certainly was heavily managed by the music label and got them introduced to the mainstream. Spiderwebs is such a great song.

6:18 Your instinct is correct. This was their major label debut. Their self-titled and Beacon Street albums were more punk and more ska (although Tragic Kingdom mostly is too, it just has that Green Day Dookie effect of being so overplayed it can feel like Wal Mart background music). After this they kept shift further away from ska and punk until Gwen went solo as a pop artist.

This ska line is such amazing. You have to listen more. Is very fun and have its on style with unique voice of Gwen.

This is such a fun song to play! I love it Do "Different people" next time!

I was a teenager when this came out and it was shortly after I just started learning bass. This album was my go to. Ended up learning most of it. The title track especially stands out as super fun and would love you to check that one out.

Songwriting-wise, how they used the pre-chorus to disguise the actual chorus (or post-chorus), which is even more hooky. I love that. Great song and playing/singing!

Do Buck-O-Nine “Round Kid”! Terrific audible, walking bassline with great horns with a singer who really croons. You’ll love it!

Tony is such an underrated player.

This was one of the ones I requested so thanks very much for doing it, love your punk and ska videos!🤘🏻

Bass channel I get it, but Gwen's backing vocals are insane! Listen to how many different vocal tracks are stacked back there!

Really love the rhythmic drive and timing on this song. Tony and Adrian are just attacking the song. And Tony puts a lot of extra funkiness on it.

This song/album makes me happy. Reminds me of a great time in my life. Love the video and hearing your take on it.

My old bass player loved loved loved Different People on this same record. Check it out!

This one is super fun to play on bass. What a great pick!

Reliving my middle school/high school days! Love this channel.

The entire album is amazing. One of the best bass albums of all time

Everybody was focusing on Don't Speak, but there is so good songs on this album ! And I was not even listening to the bass. My bad.

Man I haven’t listened to this full album since I was a teen in the 90s but want to go back and revisit it now. I remember liking all of it. You mentioned Don’t Speak multiple times as thinking that was their sound, and it was a big hit at the time and seems to be the song with staying power that many remember, but it’s the one song that stands out as different from the rest of the album to me. If you just want to look at cool bass songs I’d suggest Different People and Tragic Kingdom. But the bass is superb throughout. Always serving the song but letting its presence be known. Edit: they had a couple songs I enjoyed after this album, but generally they lost me with their subsequent releases.

What a solid song, and another great video ma dood!

I’ve loved Spiderwebs since it first came out, and this is still a bass line I love to (try to) play!

Tragic Kingdom was the first CD I ever bought. Hell yeah!

Tony Kanal, Peter Hook and Tetsuo Sakurai are the reason i had to have a Yamaha BB. All very different players that inspired me to pick up the instrument. No doubt was fantastic in my opinion.

Playing this song for a School of Rock adult band show. Been playing a little over 2 years now, this is the most challenging song I've had to take on for a show.

I love watching you going through my entire musical upbringing in punk rock and adjacent genres! And I’m a guitar player 😄 I’d recommend checking out “Sunday Morning” or “Different People” if you’re looking for other No Doubt songs where Tony shines. I just went back and listened to a lot of “Tragic Kingdom” and you made me realize how big a part the bass is of their sound. Keep it up!

their song Different people changed my musicianship

I always love covering no doubt tunes in bands, Tony kanal is a fantastic ska/reggae bassist. Sunday morning, bathwater and underneath it all have some excellent grooves too

Crazy. I was listening to No Doubt literally 2 days ago and thought their songs would be good content for your channel. Awesome!

I really enjoy you breaking down these songs. The songs you do videos are frequently ones that I already love but when they arent I always check it out sometimes get introduced to good stuff I haven't really spent time with yet. Also, check out the earlier no doubt. I think tragic kingdom is their best album but they had a whole thing going on that was great for a while.

No Doubt came out of the ska/punk scene, but they were also really into the poppier new wave ska of groups like the English Beat or Madness, which brought a more pop feel in.

Omg! The horns were from Sublime!! They knew each other. Such a great tune!

OMG Tony is a beast! So is Adrian their drummer and Tom the guitarist. You've got to watch them play live. For songs check out "Hella Good", "Excuse Me", "Just a Girl", "Ex -Girlfriend", "Sunday Morning" there's lots more of their ska Punk. It's sad that their brass players got screwed on the recording contract as not being part of the band. They've been in the band as long as the main four have!

This album was a transition in the band from Eric Stefani being the main songwriter to Gwen and Tony. Previous albums were more virtuosic and progressive ska punk. Eric’s day job was in animation, so after tensions with this album’s producer Matthew Wilder he left the band to become a layout artist on The Simpsons. Their previous album The Beacon Street Collection is very tasty.

I was living in OC when this album dropoed. I still have the CD I bought back then. Monster record.

15:37 "there are so many bands in existence" I have to say I agree

Not a huge No Doubt fan but I remember when the video for this song came out and they were everywhere - the musicianship in this band and on this particular record is really fantastic - such creative parts that serve the song so well you don't even notice how tricky they can be until you try to play them.

KEMURI and the song "on the street", gorgeous bassline!!!

Normally I only comment based on bass. However I’d be remiss without mentioning how amazing Gwen’s vocals are. Specifically on the first three albums!

This was the first album I ever owned with no bad songs. I would listen to it start to finish almost daily. It helped that little 10 year old me was desperately in love with Gwen. The funky bass on this album with its incredibly diverse range of moods was a big part of why I ever picked up a bass in the first place. I would love to see your analysis of any of the other songs on Tragic Kingdom, especially 'Excuse Me Mr.' or 'Different People'

Oh my GOD! Their self titled debut is SLEPT ON!!!!!!!! It’s a more technical album and is absolutely incredible. Must hear record that no one bought.

This was a challenging song for me to learn for my last band....but so fun!

Their first album is one to check out back when Gwen’s brother was the keyboard player in the band

Kanal is gangster! It’s kinda funny, because I learned this whole album on my mother’s 1966 Vox Apollo sporting tape wounds from her 1970’s touring days. (She’s 75 and still plays that old thing) “Different People” and “Tragic Kingdom” are both great bass songs as well.🤘🏻

"New" is my fav of theirs to jam along to. See if you can catch their set at Coachella a few weeks back. Worth a watch, they've definitely still got "it."

This is great. I was just sharing this song with my kids, driving down the road. I had to explain to them the process of screening phone calls. Before caller ID. This album is great. It reminds me of the B-52'S in a way. If you get past the school dance radio hits we all heard a billion times. They really rock in an unexpected way.

When you get to "Sunday Morning", you'll see how different genres Tony fits in his bass lines.

A Wilhelm Scream - Jaws 3 People 0... I'll keep requesting it because I love the channel ;) hahah

Their first album is by far the most ska No Doubt gets and has some of the funkiest bass lines ever written in the genre

There was a brief period in the 90s when I kept buying CDs based on the strength of a single song and ended up loving the whole album. I bought Tragic Kingdom after hearing "Spiderwebs" once, and that CD instantly became a favourite. (For anyone wondering, the other standout CDs in this category were First Band on the Moon by the Cardigans, Antichrist Superstar by Marilyn Manson, and Pieces of You by Jewel)

"Oi! To the world" is also pretty cool 🙂

Really good album, gives me strong Jr. high memories. "Excuse Me Mister" my favorite.

I love Tony's bass in "It's My Life".

You 100% have to check our their earlier work.

Catch 22 - Keasbey Nights The same singer/songwriter you remember from Streetlight Manifesto? This was his earlier band, he left after making this album, then re-did it with Streetlight's crew. I think you'll like how raw their first go at it was in Catch 22. Oh, also, kick ass bass.

Their early song "Trapped in a box" might be a masterpiece.

Tragic Kingdom was the first album (cassette) I ever bought with my "own money" as a kid.

No Doubt is awesome, their first record from 1992 has some really interesting songs to analyze "Big City Train", "Doormat" and "Sinking" and off the Beacon Street Collection" their second release songs like "By The Way", "Snakes" (this one a straightforward hard rock song) and "Blue In The Face" with some Latin stuff on it, really underrated band

If you’re looking for pop tracks with good bass lines, I was blown away by Dua Lipa’s live tiny desk concert. Bass was 🤌 did not expect that at all.

It would be cool to see you cover (or talk about ) your view of DD Verni of Overkill , and his "crank" tone.

A great Ska bass player, Norwood Fisher. Party At Ground Zero by Fishbone.

You should look into this band " the offs" early Ska punk group from san francisco I believe. Great band, really underatted, or unknown. The horn groove from "you fascinate me" keeps rolling through me head right now.

been thinking about this for a few reactions now, and i think its time for your intro to Talk Talk and their bassist Paul Webb, aka Rustin Man. Tony Kanals playing is often reminiscent of Paul Webb, among other 80s pop bassists. one of No Doubts biggest walmart hits was a cover of an early Talk Talk hit Its My Life. that song has a great pop bassline. TT made smart early 80s radio synth pop with a jazz edge and punk spirit, and then pivoted to pioneering what came to be known as post-rock in the late 80s/90s. theirs is a rabbit hole to enrich the soul. it might just explode the way you )feel( music. but you must start at the beginning and work your way to the solo and collab work of Mark Hollis and Rustin Man

Ah man! My bass teacher in high school used this album a lot for our lessons. Those pre-chorus pentatonic scales 🖐️

I stumbled upon No Doubt maybe 1994 at a tiny club in Berkeley. I went to see another band. Could have been Skankin Pickle, Let’s Go Bowling, or The Mudsharks. I was surprised to see so many people into this band I hadn’t heard of. Gwen’s hair was long and naturally brown. I remember Just A Girl got a big reaction and there was a part where there was a break where she said, “Fuck you. I’m Just A Girl”, then it kicked back into the chorus. I thought there was a Just A Girl 7” and I considered buying it, but I’ve checked online and I don’t think such a thing actually exists.

Snakes from The Beacon.. is one of my favorites.

such a great song!

Still a fun song. While they are known mostly as a pop band, they actually have a good amount of cred in the punk/ska (more so ska) scenes. They would have been responsible for introducing a bunch of kids in the 90s (me included) to N bands like The Specials and Madness because they were very big fans of those guys.

Great bassist especially on the first album

Tony Kanals best basslines were before No Doubt got big. Watch videos of them performing live before 93 and youll see that hes suuuuper funky slap based influenced.

You'll love "Sunday Morning" by No Doubt, from the same album.

BRUH. What kind of Jackson are you playing??? That bass is gorgeous and sounds amazing. 😮

Haven’t really listened to them with a bass ear since I started playing, but one track caught my attention . Check out “It’s My Life” , sounds fun to learn

And......It's not AVAIL. Dude. One Wrench. Taken. Do it. Love ya man! Appreciate the videos. And if we're doing Ska, The Impression that I Get from the Bosstones has the sickest base line. It crawls bro

No Doubt from my town. Anaheim!