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No Doubt

Date: Jun 01 2009

Themes: Friend, Party

Grammar: Direct vs. Reported Speech

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Intro

1. Learn Vocabulary - Learn some new vocabulary before you start the lesson.

go with
ska

2. Read and Prepare - Read the introduction and prepare to hear the audio.

It’s been five years since the last time No Doubt went on tour, and even longer since they released their last studio album, Rock Steady. But it’s not like the band members haven’t been keeping busy. After leaving the group to go solo in 2004, lead singer Gwen Stefani put out two hit albums of her own. Oh, and she also got married, started a clothing line, and had a couple of babies.

Now there’s good news for fans of the band who felt betrayed when Stefani went solo. No Doubt has reunited, with plans to go on tour and start working on a new album this summer.

Devan has been a No Doubt super-fan for years. She’ll probably be one of the first people in line to buy tickets for their summer tour. Listen to her and Dale talk about the band.

Dialog

1. Listen and Read - Listen to the audio and read the dialog at the same time.

2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.

Dale

Devan

Dale: Have you heard of No Doubt?

Devan: Of course! I only spent my entire childhood being obsessed with them. And did you know that they’re going on tour this summer for the first time in five years? I’m so excited.

Dale: So during those five years when they separated, Gwen Stefani did her own thing, right?

Devan: Yeah. She was doing her solo thing. It’s like she took a break from the ska band. It was kind of like almost as if she was cheating on the band.

Dale: Do you think she was cheating?

Devan: A little bit, I think so, because she said before that she would never go solo, and then she did. And she completely just dumped their ska roots and went and did her own pop thing. But…but no, they’re back together now and I’m really excited.

Dale: So she’s not going to go back to being a solo artist?

Devan: I think she’ll probably do another solo album again too. But for now she just wants to reunite with the band. Yeah, they’re going on tour, and I’m definitely gonna see them, and I’ll be skanking in the audience.

Dale: Do you think Gwen Stefani is better as a solo artist or with the band?

Devan: I gotta go with the band.

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Discussion

Devan is excited for No Doubt to go on tour this summer. She’s loved them since they first became popular, in the mid-1990s.

Dale asks Devan about lead singer Gwen Stefani’s solo career. Devan feels like Stefani betrayed the band by going solo, since she once said that she would never leave No Doubt. The music she made on her own had more of a pop sound. Some people were upset that she abandoned her ska roots.

Do you like Gwen Stefani better as a solo artist, with her band, No Doubt? Do you think it’s wrong for a lead singer to quit her band and go solo?

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zhzloverzy

China

Actually~I have never hear of this band with Gwen Stefani until now,I am very into their type with punk and ska, I don’t think the member go to solo is a good thing,but,it’s a big mistake,it not only made one famous band in separate but also let their groupies down,,,I hate this kind of events happen in the band, especially my favourite band!

Lady_Vanessa

Bulgaria

Ennhh, No Doubt was good at the time, but I love how Gwen Stefani managed to get away from the rock princess image. Her music now is much more varied. And danceable, which is always important

emmashow1280

China

yeah i am abig fun.i love them and her!

mukashi

Myanmar

So far, I did not know that band name. But I am believe that the perfect musician can sing well and do well musical things. No matter how different way of doing things. I hope she will be a good musician.

eaveta

South Korea

When I listened to a song "Don't speak" of No Doubt, I was shocked. What a intense song! I dare to say it is the representative song of No Doubt. Even though this song came out in 1995, it is never like old song when you listen to it at this moment.

I bought Gwen stefanie's first solo album, "LOVE ANGEL MUSIC BABY". It was a great job and I listened to this album again and again and again.

In Korea, "What you waiting for" of her solo album was used in a TV commercial of cellular phone.

sofree

China

@sam789 "No Doubt" is the name of a band, check it here.

sofree

China

It's nothing about betrayal, it's all about benefit.

She can never do her own thing, there's a company and an agent and a group of staff behind her. Everything is about making bigger money, so it's not fair to blame one single person for going solo or getting reunited.

I'm not saying this for Gwen Stefani, I don't even hear about the name before. It's the same situation for most of the singers and bands.