0602527472522. Pre-Owned: Good condition. CD. No Doubt s 2010 installment in Universal s ongoing Icon series is a retitled reissue of the excellent 2003 compilation The Singles 1992-2003. Spanning 15 tracks the disc is sequenced like a concert favoring forward momentum over chronological history and that s a point in its favor since it shines a spotlight on individual songs not eras. More than anything this highlights No Doubt s consistency as a singles band since the defining breakthrough single Just a Girl is as exciting as both the band s pre-fame Trapped in a Box and the sexy neo-electro grind of Hella Good. It also shows that even if lead singer Gwen Stefani grew increasingly assured and sexier over the years (compare the seductive Underneath It All to the breathy naïve Don t Speak ) and even if she was always rightly the focal point the band itself is a muscular versatile tuneful outfit rooted in ska revivals like Spiderwebs but equally convincing when turning out spiky pop like the glorious New the hard-rocking Sunday Morning and Ex-Girlfriend the sighing ballad Simple Kind of Life or the rubbery reggae-inflected Hey Baby. All these hits are here on Icon along with expertly selected album tracks and concert favorites plus a fine cover of Talk Talk s It s My Life that makes the group s new wave influences explicit. There s not one major song missing and the whole package is solid proof that few post-alternative bands were as joyous a singles band as No Doubt. It s a great collection -- the kind of compilation that satisfies fans of all stripes and converts skeptics. It s the greatest-hits package that they deserve. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine Rovi