The Beacon Street Collection in Bloomington, MN

When
No Doubt
's debut album proved a disappointment to
Interscope
executives, the label withdrew support from the band and refused to release them from their contract. Ironically, the group's self-produced reply, recorded during several sessions from 1993 to early 1995, turned out to be finer than the debut. The
synth
and
new wave
influences of the debut are pushed to the background and replaced by a raw sound inspired more by
punk
. ~ John Bush