(RockAndMetal.com) (11/25/03)

By Michael Bennett

SANTA MONICA, CA - After five albums and 25 million records sold, NO DOUBT unveiled their first retrospective, plus a two-CD/two-DVD Deluxe Box Set and a Rock Steady Live DVD today.

Leading the release of "The Singles 1992-2003," is their new single, NO DOUBT's cover of one of the band's favorite '80s songs, 'It's My Life' - a 1984 hit for the UK band Talk Talk.

"It feels like the right time to release this collection because it closes a chapter," explains band bassist Tony Kanal.

"This is the recap of an incredible journey that we've had and it sets the tone for what will come in the future."

"We decided not to call it 'Greatest Hits' because that sounded too final...there's more to come from us as a band."

The four-disc Deluxe Box Set, entitled "Boom Box," brings together "The Singles 1992-2003; Everything In Time (B-Sides, Rarities, Remixes)," a CD that includes seven previously unreleased tracks, and two DVD's: "The Videos 1992-2003" (featuring videos of the CD's singles), and "Live In The Tragic Kingdom," a 1997 concert performance at the Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, CA - previously available only on VHS.

The "Rock Steady Live" DVD, recorded at a 2002 Long Beach Arena show, features 17 songs, including all of the band's hits, plus additional live footage, band interviews and behind-the-scenes peeks.

"Rock Steady Live," as well as "Live In The Tragic Kingdom," were directed by Sophie Muller, who also helmed many of the band's music videos.

"This started with us wanting to release a B-Sides album," recalls Kanal, "because there really wasn't one place to get all of them."

"But that didn't make sense unless there was a retrospective too. 'Live In The Tragic Kingdom' has been long overdue on DVD, so we did a 5.1 remix."

"We added 'Rock Steady Live,' since we have no plans of doing any concerts 'til next year. Safe to say we ended up doing more than we originally anticipated."

With the band taking a break from group recording as members work on other projects, "The Singles 1992-2003," "Boom Box" and "Rock Steady Live" each look back at one of the most popular bands of recent years and together offer the ultimate studio-live-rarities-and music video experience for any fan of NO DOUBT.

"The Singles 1992-2003" Track Listing:

1. Just A Girl
2. It's My Life
3. Hey Baby (featuring Bounty Killer)
4. Bathwater
5. Sunday Morning
6. Hella Good
7. New
8. Underneath It All (featuring Lady Saw)
9. Excuse Me Mr.
10. Running
11. Spiderwebs
12. Simple Kind Of Life
13. Don't Speak
14. Ex-Girlfriend
15. Trapped In A Box

"Rock Steady Live" (DVD) Track Listing:

1. Hella Good
2. Sunday Morning
3. Ex-Girlfriend
4. Underneath It All
5. Platinum Blonde Life
6. Bathwater
7. Don't Let Me Down
8. Magic's In The Makeup
9. Running
10. In My Head
11. New
12. Simple Kind Of Life
13. Just A Girl
14. Hey Baby
15. Rock Steady
16. Spiderwebs
17. Don't Speak

BONUS TRACKS:
1. Total Hate
2. Excuse Me Mr.
3. Different People
4. Trapped In A Box

"Boom Box" Deluxe Box Set Track Listing:

Disc 1: The Singles 1992-2003

1. Just A Girl
2. It's My Life
3. Hey Baby (featuring Bounty Killer.
4. Bathwater
5. Sunday Morning
6. Hella Good
7. New
8. Underneath It All (featuring Lady Saw)
9. Excuse Me Mr.
10. Running
11. Spiderwebs
12. Simple Kind Of Life
13. Don't Speak
14. Ex-Girlfriend
15. Trapped In A Box

Disc 2 (DVD): The Videos 1992-2003

1. Running
2. Underneath It All (featuring Lady Saw)
3. Hella Good
4. Hey Baby (featuring Bounty Killer)
6. Simple Kind Of Life
7. Ex-Girlfriend
8. New
9. Oi To The World
10. Sunday Morning
11. Excuse Me Mr.
12. Don't Speak
13. Spiderwebs
14. Just A Girl
15. Trapped In A Box

Disc 3: "Everything In Time (B-Sides, Rarities, Remixes)"

B-SIDES
1. Big Distraction
2. Leftovers
3. Under Construction
4. Beauty Contest
5. Full Circle
6. Cellophane Boy

RARITIES
7. Everything In Time (Los Angeles)*
8. You're So Foxy*
9. Panic*
10. New Friend (featuring Bucaneer)*
11. Everything In Time (London)*
12. Sailin' On
13. Oi To The World
14. I Throw My Toys Around (featuring Elvis Costello)

REMIXES
15. New & Approved (New remix)
16. A Real Love Survives (Rock Steady remix) (featuring Ms. Dynamite)*
17. A Rock Steady Vibe (Rock Steady remix) featuring (Sweetie Irie)*

*- previously unreleased track

Disc 4 (DVD): "Live In The Tragic Kingdom"

1. Tragic Kingdom
2. Excuse Me Mr.
3. Different People
4. Happy Now?
5. D.J.'s
6. End It On This
7. Just A Girl
8. The Climb
9. Total Hate
10. Hey You
11. The Imperial March
12. Move On
13. Don't Speak
14. Sunday Morning
15. Spiderwebs
16. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da

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