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November 8, 2006

Gwen's Sweet Escape Cover

Nice shades!

Now are you more or less likely to buy the record? What if we told you the double "G" on her pendant is the latest in her "Down With Dyslexic Discrimination" campaign? (Not true.) And if this ain't enough G for ya, preview "4 In The Morning" with a little "In The Studio vid" here. She still hangs with Tony!

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can i just be the first to say that her necklace looks like an abstract flaccid dinkle?

yeah?

cheers.

well done gwen, you look stooooopid, and your yodelling is rubbish too.

Posted by: The Goblin King at 11/08/06 3:33 PM | Reply
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Less.

Go back to No Doubt, woman. You were so much better then.

Posted by: Nick at 11/08/06 3:37 PM | Reply
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apparantly that song is co-written by Tony (see the G.Stefani/T.Kanal on the lyric sheet) I guess it's good to know that she's working with an old friend. To bad i can't stand her voice sometimes.

Posted by: Howard at 11/08/06 3:38 PM | Reply
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I'm going to go out on a limb here and suggest that somebody in Intercope's art department may have Photoshop.

Posted by: Glenn at 11/08/06 3:38 PM | Reply
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holy nasal singing batman.

Posted by: mattshu at 11/08/06 3:40 PM | Reply
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I assume the target market for WIND IT UP is 8 year old girls? That shit is stinkin' over-ripe bananas.

Posted by: P at 11/08/06 3:44 PM | Reply
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that...is a really tacky album cover.

Posted by: lh at 11/08/06 4:04 PM | Reply
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Idealy your album cover would look dated aprox. 15 minutes after it's released.

Posted by: aa bottom at 11/08/06 4:11 PM | Reply
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Nice airbrushing, she is pretty but has some heavy pock-marked skin.

Posted by: MooHammed god of cows at 11/08/06 4:56 PM | Reply
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Is Gwen's head on backwards?

Posted by: Greg at 11/08/06 4:57 PM | Reply
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Um, no, she doesn't still hang out with me.

She included me in the writing process because I was sleeping on the sidewalk outside the studio one morning. And no, it wasn't Sunday morning.

Basically, I worked for meals.

If you see her, tell her to call me the Sunset Soup Kitchen after 8 p.m.? Pleaaaaaaaaase!?

Posted by: Tony Kanal at 11/08/06 4:57 PM | Reply
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it's ghetto barbie, now with extra bling!

Posted by: dougie at 11/08/06 5:07 PM | Reply
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I thought Kraftwerk had perfected that thing of looking like a glazed-over mannequin on their album covers, but I was obviously wrong.

Posted by: Richie at 11/08/06 5:09 PM | Reply
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all will be forgiven however if there's a song as good as "cool" on there.

has this record leaked yet?

has anyone heard it?

one can always put alternative cover art on one's itunes.

Posted by: The Goblin King at 11/08/06 5:54 PM | Reply
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When is P. Diddy going to say that he invented that album cover?

Posted by: Jeff at 11/08/06 6:14 PM | Reply
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i loved LAMB. i hate this. the cover, the single, all of it. *pout*

Posted by: Laura at 11/08/06 7:11 PM | Reply
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she's channeling debbie harry a little bit ...

Posted by: chris at 11/08/06 7:57 PM | Reply
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Yeah, she's channeling Debbie Harry... played by Taryn Manning.

Is it public knowledge yet that Gwen's voice causes cancer? She almost makes me miss Britney. Almost.

Posted by: Noelle at 11/08/06 8:14 PM | Reply
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does that split at the end of her hair bother anyone else?

Posted by: fleezrock at 11/08/06 9:02 PM | Reply
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probably the ugliest album cover i've ever seen

seriously... wtf happened here

Posted by: rgr_moore at 11/08/06 11:07 PM | Reply
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What happened? She used to be good. Then she became bad, but still cool, and now it just seems she's filling Britney Spears' place...

Posted by: Charbarred at 11/09/06 3:54 AM | Reply
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umm ann jillian hair should never be used like this (at all?)

Posted by: rachel at 11/09/06 4:37 AM | Reply
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This album, the cover, the music, all of it, is strictly aimed at that newest market - the posttween. Too young to drive but too old to Duff. They like malls, they love Baby Phat, they can't get a job so they might steal. They tend to be white girls but you can't tell over the phone because they use the word "bitch" a lot... RE: Gwen Stefani is my bitch.

This cover accomplishes all of that: the whiteness, the blinginess, the 'in-your-face' hip-hop veneer of the portraiture. No Doubt is dead. Once the focal point has left and had a better solo career, the show is over. N'Sync'd your battleship. Get used to Ghetto Fab for Mrs. Bush.
DwD

Posted by: Dw. Dunphy at 11/09/06 7:30 AM | Reply
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Loved you in Scarface!

Posted by: Bryan at 11/09/06 8:52 AM | Reply
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Ugh. Now she looks like an aging Madonna (the singer, not the religious figure). She used to be so cute, funky and hip. I loved No Doubt, I hate her solo stuff anyway, so it won't affect whether or not I buy the album because I won't be anyway. What happened to the cute "Spiderwebs" girl? Is she now a hip hop rapper?

Posted by: Lo at 11/09/06 9:16 AM | Reply
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LOVE her

Posted by: dr. t at 11/09/06 9:40 AM | Reply
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Those sunglasses are ridiculous. And her throat looks weird. That split in her hair bothers me too. They can photoshop her nasty-ass skin but not the split?! wtf?!

Posted by: mallory at 11/09/06 10:47 AM | Reply
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Got not opinion on the album or the woman, but it's possible those are the ugliest sunglasses produced since about 1973.

Posted by: kit at 11/09/06 11:54 AM | Reply
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Hey look, it's a drag queen barbie doll!

Posted by: Zedd at 11/09/06 1:50 PM | Reply
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I get what she's trying to do with her 'style' and her image but honey, it ain't workin'! Someone should to a soundscan in her marketing department to ok these bold choices-- im pretty sure this ones a tanker. End of the line, by by. Be yourself; remember Bradley Nowell and her used to collaborate, now shes just as ridiculous as everything else out there.

Posted by: Andy at 11/09/06 5:46 PM | Reply
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I love her. The album cover could have been better but Gwen's a legend.

Posted by: Annie at 11/10/06 4:45 PM | Reply
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I would never - NEVER - even consider owning that.

Posted by: Nicki at 11/11/06 7:53 PM | Reply
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I don't mind the pic on the album cover, but I think she's getting a little too poppy for me. She's channeling Madonna circa 1980s and adding in some bling and beats in the background to make it current.

Posted by: Sarah at 11/13/06 11:09 AM | Reply
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dude seriously, GO BACK TO NO DOUBT she used to be cool with them, now she's just another blondish pop artist trying to sell more records, NO DOUBT NOW!

Posted by: mraddiction at 11/16/06 5:43 PM | Reply
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dude seriously, GO BACK TO NO DOUBT she used to be cool with them, now she's just another blondish pop artist trying to sell more records, NO DOUBT NOW!

Posted by: mraddiction at 11/16/06 5:44 PM | Reply
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what horrible -horrible things all of you "critics" have to say... i dont see any of you "out there" doing your thing- , living your dream and making money. im sure youre at home (mommy and daddy's house) busily typing away on your imacs sharing your vast knowledge of music, fashion, and talent w/ the rest of us. STOP BEING HATERS!!!

PS- GWEN- i loved you then .. and i love you now-
D

Posted by: damien Felix at 11/17/06 3:14 AM | Reply
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Hey goblin king, thank you for your insightful input on yodeling, you being the only expert alive. Gwen is the best example of individuality on the planet! Now, why don't you go jerk off to the anime chicks in your video games, hmm?

Posted by: Princess at 11/17/06 6:18 PM | Reply
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Hey goblin king, thank you for your insightful input on yodeling, you being the only expert alive. Gwen is the best example of individuality on the planet! Now, why don't you go jerk off to the anime chicks in your video games, hmm?

Posted by: Princess at 11/17/06 6:18 PM | Reply
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I think she's going for the swiss ghetto fab girl look. She's got the ghetto fab music and glasses and the yodeling along with her extremely blond hair. Don't get me wrong though, I like Gwen.

Posted by: Raymundo at 11/18/06 5:30 PM | Reply
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I LOVE GWEN! I LOVE THE NEW SINGLE!

Posted by: cristian at 11/18/06 8:29 PM | Reply
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the album cover is fabulous along with the new video and song. All you other wankers need to recognize! All hail the new queen of pop music GWEN STEFANI!!

Posted by: kevin at 11/19/06 3:13 PM | Reply
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you guys are freaken ridicuelous. if you hate so much why do you spend so much time talking shit. freaken lamers.

Posted by: v at 11/21/06 2:07 AM | Reply
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you guys are freaken ridiculous. if you hate so much why do you spend so much time talking shit. freaken lamers.

Posted by: v at 11/21/06 2:07 AM | Reply
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This is awesome! I haven't heard the album yet, just Orange County Girl and Wind It Up and I loved them both! The clip, album and songs are great and I can't wait to see the album released.

Everyone is entitled to an opinion, but please back it up that makes it look like you passed Grade 4.

Posted by: Jamie at 11/21/06 7:28 AM | Reply
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Ms Gwen Stefani, there is so much about you that your 'haters' do not know and for that, they are ignorant!
I am a HUGE fan and actually think 'Wind It Up' is the next step in music....
Your records blow me away and I think you are great both with No Doubt and as a solo artist....
Cannot wait to actually own the record but until then I will make do with my leak, seeing as I'm a Gwen Club Member....YAY!
See you on the AMA's tonight....

Posted by: Aaron at 11/21/06 7:30 PM | Reply
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I am a huge Gwen Stefani fan (Rossdale is a lucky bastard) and being a 19yr old guy I am often knocked for it(i guess if I collected Orlando Magic or Patriots stuff instead of No Doubt and Gwen stuff it would be considered normal, i don't see a diference.) Anyways all you Knockers ain't got no room to talk by saying its geared to young girls i mean hollaback girl had the word shit 38 times ,as far as the cover the should have stop it at the neck showing all of her shoulders gives it a weird effect,and yes I also can't wait for No Doubt's new album next year. Whom ever did that Tony Kanal bit was pretty funny. Gwen for life

Posted by: Shennen at 11/23/06 6:54 PM | Reply
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if you don't like her what the fuck is the point of bitching about it? i personally like gwen stefani i lvoe her music and style! and all of you need to get off your fuckin ass and grow up and get off the damn computer

Posted by: alissa at 11/23/06 9:03 PM | Reply
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if you don't like her what the fuck is the point of bitching about it? i personally like gwen stefani i lvoe her music and style! and all of you need to get off your fuckin ass and grow up and get off the damn computer

Posted by: alissa at 11/23/06 9:04 PM | Reply
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oh man i fucking love this new cd.
i just heard the whole thing, and im impressed.

its so good :]

amazing work done once again by misses stefani.

Posted by: Mae at 11/27/06 4:19 PM | Reply
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GWEN, listen to me baby. Get a life, then stop singing (even though you never could)(except in Outcast or what ever it was), and tell the world that's that's a fake person.
Have you seen how plastic nose looks? Oh yea, whaz up with that Bling?

Posted by: Chris Koch at 11/30/06 5:10 PM | Reply
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Well, I think the album is great too! Really cool, something else, not 13 in one dozen. And yeah there has been some photoshopping for the cover, but that doesnt matter, who doesnt these days? And the cover isnt tacky, its based on a very impressive artist, Jill Greenberg.
Allright
BYE!

Posted by: FEEH at 12/01/06 10:46 AM | Reply
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Yo de lay hee hoo
shes cool but i like her ska sounding voice.
yummy is a cool song

Posted by: meeeeee at 12/06/06 6:16 PM | Reply
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Well helloooooo Gwen...Now that i bought the album i realised its not worth the money...
She mixes rap with samples from "the sound of music". Catchy but definately not Gwen...
She is a fashion icon, but she ends up being the live model of what Photoshop CS2 for dummies can do...Bad bad skin, tacky necklace, good makeup though...Still sexy, a bit nasty, i like the hair...Bitchy, sharp looks but the abuse of airbrush is more than obvious...Get a grip you art directors...Its Gwen we re talking about...
And what about the blinky key? Is that supposed to be "in vogue"? Dont think so...

Posted by: Kostantinos at 12/07/06 7:53 PM | Reply
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k so for those critics out there, if u actually read, or listened to GWENS interviews, "I ALWAYS WANTED TO DO A SOLO ALBUM AND DO A BIG PRODUCTION(HARAJULU LOVERS TOUR)" quote from harajuku lovers DVD and NO DOUBT has a CD COMING OUT NEXT YEAR, so "thatguy" SHE DIDNT DITCH THEM, go read their website news and u will find out more. Geeze people are such critics, so they have money they can do whatever they want, and Gwen has always been more of herself, "LAMB WAS A BLEND OF DIFFERENT CULTURES" interview from press. YES, as a gwen fan WIND IT UP is a weird song, i even was like wtf, but i grew on me, the rest of the cd is amazing, the lyrics are awesome, listen to wonderful life, 4 in the morning, sweet escape, OC girl, Flourescent..... these songs have the best lyrics, Dont get it twisted was written when pregnant, wonderful life for a friend that died, .....etc go read on it before u say things. so yea im all for gwen, fergie i like her cd nothing bad to say bout her, LOVE THE SONGS GLAMOROUS, CLUMSY.... so yea peace out.

Posted by: lambluv at 12/08/06 11:57 PM | Reply
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k so for those critics out there, if u actually read, or listened to GWENS interviews, "I ALWAYS WANTED TO DO A SOLO ALBUM AND DO A BIG PRODUCTION(HARAJULU LOVERS TOUR)" quote from harajuku lovers DVD and NO DOUBT has a CD COMING OUT NEXT YEAR, so "thatguy" SHE DIDNT DITCH THEM, go read their website news and u will find out more. Geeze people are such critics, so they have money they can do whatever they want, and Gwen has always been more of herself, "LAMB WAS A BLEND OF DIFFERENT CULTURES" interview from press. YES, as a gwen fan WIND IT UP is a weird song, i even was like wtf, but i grew on me, the rest of the cd is amazing, the lyrics are awesome, listen to wonderful life, 4 in the morning, sweet escape, OC girl, Flourescent..... these songs have the best lyrics, Dont get it twisted was written when pregnant, wonderful life for a friend that died, .....etc go read on it before u say things. so yea im all for gwen.

Posted by: lambluv at 12/08/06 11:57 PM | Reply
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every1 who dissed Gwen are fag posers like she rocks and all u lil shits suck ass

Posted by: Sav at 12/24/06 5:02 PM | Reply
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='[
What happened to Gwen. My mom almost got me the CD for Christmas, but she was afraid it would be too risque. Is it that bad or no? I loved her old work, but I hate Wind It Up. Maybe I should just get the new Utada Hikaru CD....

Posted by: =[ at 12/29/06 12:20 AM | Reply
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Well Gwen,
what could I say..
This is not really your style, go back to that punk style or something

Posted by: Tessa at 01/16/07 1:05 PM | Reply
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GWEN STEFANI IS AMAZING!! loved her in no doubt and love her even more on her solo albums. She is seriously my idol. hopefully i meet her. I started crying when i saw her on the sweet escape tour thats how much i love her haha

Posted by: Kayla at 06/12/07 6:03 PM | Reply
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give her a break man! i dont see use out there making millions of money now do ya? and plus if you dont like her why are you looking her up on this website!!

Gwen Rocks man..back off

Posted by: liz at 06/18/07 3:06 AM | Reply
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