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Rock Steady Live
Long Beach Arena, California, November 22, 2002
Genre
Length90:00
LabelInterscope
DirectorSophie Muller
No Doubt chronology
Live in the Tragic Kingdom
(1997) 		Rock Steady Live
(2003) 		The Videos 1992–2003
(2004)

Rock Steady Live is a

Long Beach Arena, California. The concert features performances of seventeen songs from the band's previous three albums: Tragic Kingdom, Return of Saturn
and Rock Steady; extras include performances of four extra songs, interviews with the band members, and backstage footage of the tour.

Rock Steady Live was released alongside

greatest hits album, and Boom Box, a box set containing two CDs and two DVDs. No Doubt then went into hiatus, allowing singer Gwen Stefani to pursue solo projects. The DVD received mixed reviews, with critics praising the band's variety of musical styles. The DVD was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America and platinum by the Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers
.

Background

After spending January to August 2001 writing and recording,

Canadian Recording Industry Association,[8] indicating sales of over 100,000 units,[8] and silver by the British Phonographic Industry,[9] indicating sales of over 60,000 units.[9]

In 2002, No Doubt embarked on their Rock Steady Tour, beginning with two dates outside the mainland United States on March 14 and 16 in Puerto Rico and Venezuela, before starting their main tour in Sacramento, California on March 18, travelling across the U.S. and ending in Anaheim, California in November.[1][10][11] Some performances featured burlesque group, The Pussycat Dolls.[1][12] The concerts received positive reviews, with reviewers complimenting the variety of musical styles, elaborate stage and costume design and crowd interaction.[13][14][15][16]

In April 2003, No Doubt went into hiatus, before coming together in September 2003 to compile various retrospective works and record a new single: "It's My Life".[1] Singer Gwen Stefani went on to record two solo albums: Love. Angel. Music. Baby., released in November 2004,[17] and The Sweet Escape, released in December 2006.[18]

Content and release

A blonde lady holding a bunch of pink flowers (Stefani), a black man with dreadlocks (McNair) and an Indian man with dyed-blond hair (Kanal) stand on a grey stage. The first two performers are singing into microphones, while the third performer plays a keyboard. In the background, a crowd cheers them. In the foreground, a man holds up a camcorder to film the group.
Stefani, Bradley and Kanal performing on the Rock Steady Tour in Sacramento, California on March 18, 2002.

Rock Steady Live was released on

The Videos 1992-2003, compilation of the band's music videos, and Everything in Time, a collection of B-sides and rare songs.[1] The DVD was directed by Sophie Muller,[22] who also produced the band's previous video release, Live in the Tragic Kingdom.[23]

The DVD contains a recording the two concerts performed in

Long Beach Arena, California during No Doubt's Rock Steady Tour.[1] The concert features performances of 17 songs: "Just a Girl", "Spiderwebs", "Don't Speak" and "Sunday Morning" from No Doubt's third album Tragic Kingdom; "New", Ex-Girlfriend", "Simple Kind of Life", "Bathwater" and "Magic's in the Makeup" from their fourth album Return of Saturn; and "Hey Baby", "Underneath It All", "Hella Good", "Running", "Don't Let Me Down", "In My Head", "Platinum Blonde Life" and "Rock Steady" from their fifth album Rock Steady.[24]

The DVD also includes over an hour and a half of extra features. There are live performances of an extra four songs: "

Key to the City" of Anaheim, California from Mayor Tom Daly on November 22, 2002 on KROQ-FM radio.[1][25]

Reception

Certifications

"Rock Steady Live" was certified platinum by the Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers in 2004, indicating sales of over 40,000 units.[26] The DVD was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in December 2004,[4] indicating sales of over 50,000 units.[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic
[24]
MusicOMH(positive)[25]
Rockfeedback[28]
The Age[29]

The video received mixed reviews from critics.

overdubbed" and the editing for being "breathlessly nervous".[24] However, he complimented the band's "high-energy" performance, calling Gwen Stefani "a whirlwind of activity, strutting, preening, pouting, and prancing". He gave the DVD 2 stars out of 5.[24] The Age reviewer Andrew Murfett gave a positive review, calling the sound quality "excellent" and praising the "glossy close-ups to grainy back shots" of the camerawork.[29] He described No Doubt as "endurable" and commented that the set list "stands out [as the band's greatest hits]".[29]

The Singles 1992-2003, than their fifth studio album Rock Steady. She complimented the focus of the footage covering all four band members plus two touring members, instead of just singer Stefani, and the dancing: "the wind n' grind dancehall moments", "the No Doubt signature-stamp" and "a seemingly inexhaustible torrent of jumps and high kicks".[28] Hall singled out the performance of "Magic's In The Make-up", an album track from Return of Saturn, as the highlight of the DVD. She praised the live footage as "resplendent in near-perfection", describing the "wide range of dishy, fancy close-ups and pausing effects" and calling the sound "precision-balanced, distinct and clear". She gave the DVD 4 stars out of 5.[28]

Track listing

Concert

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hella Good"Chad Hugo, Tony Kanal, Pharrell Williams, Gwen Stefani 
2."Sunday Morning"Kanal, Eric Stefani, G. Stefani 
3."Ex-Girlfriend"Tom Dumont, Kanal, G. Stefani 
4."Underneath It All"G. Stefani, David Stewart 
5."Platinum Blonde Life"Dumont, Kanal, G. Stefani 
6."Bathwater"Dumont, Kanal, G. Stefani 
7."Don't Let Me Down"Dumont, Kanal, G. Stefani 
8."Magic's in the Makeup"Dumont, G. Stefani 
9."Running"Kanal, G. Stefani 
10."In My Head"Dumont, Kanal, G. Stefani 
11."New"Dumont, G. Stefani 
12."Simple Kind of Life"G. Stefani 
13."Just a Girl"Dumont, G. Stefani 
14."Hey Baby"Dumont, Kanal, Rodney Price, G. Stefani 
15."Rock Steady"Kanal, G. Stefani 
16."Spiderwebs"Kanal, G. Stefani 
17."Don't Speak"E. Stefani, G. Stefani 
Bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
18."Total Hate"Gabriel Gonzalez, Chris Leal,
John Spence
 
19."Excuse Me Mr."Dumont, G. Stefani 
20."Different People"Kanal, E. Stefani, G. Stefani 
21."Trapped in a Box"Dumont, Kanal, E. Stefani, G. Stefani 

Extra Features

  1. Liam Lynch interview
  2. Merkley Footage: Individual documentary pieces for each band member
  3. Backstage Footage
  4. Anaheim Key to the City
  5. Hidden Footage

Personnel

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[30] Gold 50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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External links

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