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I think some are confusing her performance with her vocals - notice is say 'sounded' like shit.

Sorry folks, she DID sound like shit. Her vocals have always been marginal at best. Didn't she even say that she wasn't really much of a singer when she was the guest mentor last year?

Her energy, her fashion and her cuteness certainly help offset her lack of vocal prowess, but that worked alot better when she was 25. It's a little bizarre and off putting when she's pushing 40.

The band is decent - they are tight, but then again, you do get tight playing with the same guys for 18 years. They've probably played this song, what 10,000 times? I've met Adrian Young at drum shows - he's a nice guy and a decent drummer. Decent. Not great, but passable.

By comparison - do you remember when No Doubt played at the Superbowl with Sting and they did 'Message In a Bottle'? I thought that was great. This not so much. You'd think a pro singer with the exposure of Gwen would have vocal coaches working with her to help her breathing and annunciation as she performs.

Bottom line - I thought she wasn't as entertaining as she was when she was younger. I thought she looked 'hella good' for pushing 40 and having recently spit out 2 kids. I thought the bad was decent. I'm glad they kept the song the way we all know it versus changing it around. I though her vocals, which have never been strong, were bad.

The comment was correct - based on her vocals alone ('This is a singing competition'), she wouldn't make Hollywood week.

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I thought that was totally fantastic. Do you people even listen to rock music or do you just get it from watching American Idol?

Seriously dude, do you HONESTLY think her VOCALS were that good? Her voice has always been marginal at best and she was horribly out of breath the entire time.

And we can flip it back on you as well. No Doubt is hardly considered a killer rock band. If anything, they are a successful pop band that many have passed off as poseurs. Depends on your genre, but there are TONS of rock bands that are better, some male led, some female led.

We can go by decade and genre if you like.

Some great ROCK bands out there today - Kings of Leon, Opeth, Porcupine Tree, The Sword, Guster, et, al. These are great bands. No Doubt always seemed to be more of a novelty band with a cute chick singer.

If you were to discuss 'great bands' with rock music purists, I think you'd get dismissed it you mentioned No Doubt. Just as you are trying dismiss us as getting our 'rock' from American Idol.