''Live in the Tragic Kingdom'' is a video album by American

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band

No Doubt No Doubt is an American rock band from Anaheim, California, formed in 1986. For most of their career, the band has consisted of vocalist Gwen Stefani, guitarist Tom Dumont, bassist Tony Kanal, and drummer Adrian Young. Since the mid-1990s, they ...

. It was released on VHS on November 11, 1997, by

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, and consists of a filmed concert at The Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim in

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, on May 31, and June 1, 1997, as part of the

Tragic Kingdom World Tour No Doubt is an American rock band from Anaheim, California, formed in 1986. For most of their career, the band has consisted of vocalist Gwen Stefani, guitarist Tom Dumont, bassist Tony Kanal, and drummer Adrian Young. Since the mid-1990s, they ...

. It was later released on

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on November 25, 2003, as part of No Doubt's

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album ''

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'', and as a stand-alone DVD on June 13, 2006. A

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version was also released in Hong Kong.

Background

No Doubt released their eponymous debut studio album in 1992, one year after being signed to

. The album was commercially unsuccessful, selling 30,000 copies. Interscope did not trust that the band would fund a second album, and paired them with producer

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. Keyboardist

Eric Stefani Eric Matthew Stefani (born June 17, 1967) is an American musician, composer, writer and animator best known as the founder and former member of the ska punk band No Doubt. He is the older brother of former bandmate Gwen Stefani and is also a forme ...

was distressed by the band's lack of success, and the fact that he had to give up creative control to someone outside the band; he soon left the band in late 1994 to pursue an animation career on the animated sitcom ''

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''. No Doubt released and recorded their second studio album, ''

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'', independently. Despite its limited availability, it sold over 100,000 copies within a year of its release, and convinced Interscope that they would fund a successful third album. No Doubt's third studio album, ''

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'', was released on October 10, 1995, and spawned seven singles, including "

Just a Girl "Just a Girl" is a song by American band No Doubt for their third studio album, ''Tragic Kingdom'' (1995). Released as the record's lead single in the United States on September 21, 1995, it was written by Gwen Stefani and Tom Dumont, and pro ...

", " Spiderwebs", "

Excuse Me Mr. "Excuse Me Mr." is a song by American band No Doubt for their third studio album, ''Tragic Kingdom'' (1995). The song was written by Gwen Stefani and Tom Dumont, while produced by Matthew Wilder. It was released as the fourth single from the alb ...

", " Sunday Morning", and "

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", the latter of which reached number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 Airplay for 16 weeks, a record at the time which was later broken by the

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' "

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". The album sold 16 million copies worldwide. Because of the success of ''Tragic Kingdom'', No Doubt decided to embark on a tour in support of the album.

Tour

No Doubt embarked on the

, beginning in 1997, two years after the release of ''Tragic Kingdom''. They expected to tour for two months, but the tour ended up lasting two and a half years. The band chose Project X, headed by

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and Michael Keeling, to design the stage for the series of concerts. The band suggested decorating the stage like a clearing in a forest. Project X created three anthropomorphic trees with glowing

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s, as a reference to the music video of "

". The show included clear and mylar

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designed to look like rain. Lighting design was difficult because there were only four rehearsals, so the show was arranged to be flexible to allow for what Lafortune referred to as "a very kinetic performance."

Bonus material

Several "extras" and easter eggs were included on the 2006 DVD release of ''Live in the Tragic Kingdom'', including a three-song video clip of a concert in

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, the Netherlands, during the Tragic Kingdom World Tour, an alternative version of "

", a photo gallery, and trailers for No Doubt's two previous DVD releases, ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Critical reception

Because ''Live in the Tragic Kingdom'' was not one of No Doubt's studio albums, it lacked much attention from critics. However, Tracie Cooper of

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enjoyed the mix of songs between fan favorites, lesser-known songs, and

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s. A

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review noted lead singer

Gwen Stefani Gwen Renée Stefani (; born October 3, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, fashion designer and actress. She is a co-founder, lead vocalist, and the primary songwriter of the band No Doubt, whose singles include "Just a Girl", "Spiderwebs ...

's "danc ng bounc ng and sing ng... to the infectious pop-punk-ska of her bandmates" and said "it's impossible not to feel like dancing (or smiling, at least)."

Track listing

Personnel

- lead vocals *

Tom Dumont Thomas Martin Dumont (born January 11, 1968) is an American guitarist and producer. Dumont is a member of third wave ska band No Doubt, and during the band's hiatus, he began Invincible Overlord as a side project and produced Matt Costa's ''Song ...

- guitar, backing vocals (9); acoustic guitar (10) *

Tony Kanal Tony Ashwin Kanal (born 27 August 1970) is a British-American musician, record producer, songwriter, and animal rights activist. Kanal is the bassist and co-writer for the American rock bands No Doubt and Dreamcar. His musical work outside of ...

- bass, backing vocals (9, 14); acoustic bass (10) *

Adrian Young Adrian Samuel Young (born August 26, 1969) is an American drummer and member of the rock bands No Doubt and Dreamcar. Biography When not performing, in the studio or touring, Young likes to spend his time out on the golf course, as he is an ...

- drums, percussion *

Gabrial McNair Gabrial McNair (born September 8, 1973) is a musician and composer, most famous for his work in No Doubt since 1993 as a trombonist, keyboardist, and backing vocalist. He recorded and toured with Green Day during the ''Nimrod'' and '' Warning'' t ...

- trombone, keyboard, backing vocals * Stephen Bradley - trumpet, backing vocals * Various guest (16) - some of these guest including members of the bands Goldfinger,

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, and various others. Another notable guest was

, Gwen Stefani's brother and a founding member of the band who served as their keyboardist until

Charts

References

External links

Official No Doubt website
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