Gold Medal (CD)
The Donnas
Amoeba Review
Tiffany Anders 12/01/2010
The Runaways and Suzi Quatro opened a lot of doors for female rockers in the 1970s. The Donnas no doubt owe a lot to them, but truth be told, this group of girls rock a bit harder in terms of sheer musicianship and songwriting skill, truly proving girls can rock just as hard as the boys. The follow-up to their stadium rock-esque Spend The Night has a more sophisticated feel, the lyrics are more mature (dealing for the most part with romantic issues), and musically you will even find a few acoustic tracks here, like the title track off the album. However, that said, there is no shortage of hot riffage on this release: songs like the opener “I Don’t Want To Know (If You Don't Want Me)” rock with all the gusto of a Cheap Trick song but are all the more fun coming from a female perspective. The production assures plenty of ear candy, and the girls deliver each song with pure heart and soul.
Track Listing
Disc 1 Titles |
Artist |
Length |
---|---|---|
1.
I Don't Want to Know (If You Don't Want Me)
|
The Donnas | 03:47 |
2.
Friends Like Mine
|
The Donnas | 03:38 |
3.
Don't Break Me Down
|
The Donnas | 03:31 |
4.
Fall Behind Me
|
The Donnas | 03:23 |
5.
Is That All You've Got for Me
|
The Donnas | 03:00 |
6.
It's So Hard
|
The Donnas | 02:20 |
7.
The Gold Medal
|
The Donnas | 02:13 |
8.
Out of My Hands
|
The Donnas | 02:47 |
9.
It Takes One to Know One
|
The Donnas | 02:58 |
10.
Revolver
|
The Donnas | 03:30 |
11.
Have You No Pride
|
The Donnas | 05:25 |
12.
Lost and Found
|
The Donnas | 03:20 |