Donnas - Gold Medal (Mcup)
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Artist: DonnasBrand: Warner Brothers
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2004-10-26
Music Label: Atlantic / Wea
Soundtracks:
- I Don't Want to Know (If You Don't Want Me)
- Friends Like Mine
- Don't Break Me Down
- Fall Behind Me
- Is That All You've Got For Me
- It's So Hard
- The Gold Metal
- Out of My Hands
- It Takes One to Know One
- Revolver
- Have You No Pride
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Free Music Review: The Donnas Grow Up
Hit: 5 Stars
The title of this album might well have been "The Donnas Grow Up". This is a significantly different release from the Wonder Girls, and longtime fans (like me) may well find reason to be disappointed -- simply because it's different.
However, I'm far from disappointed. My opinion is that this is the best effort yet by the foursome. Here's why:
-- Lead singer Brett Anderson's voice has matured, and lost most of that snarky, brat-girl voice (that we loved and continue to love -- however...) The new voice may well represent a downward spiral from too much touring and abuse, but let's hope not, because as it stands now, her voice is now a deeper, wonderfully mellowed instrument that has clearly benefitted with age.
-- The lyrics and song matter have matured as well. They've finally broken their 100% focus on boys, rock'n'roll and drugs, and are exploring new topics. Finally! This album deals primarily with ramifications of their own success, with welcome results.
-- Lead guitarist Alison Robertson has finally added some new licks and tricks to her repertoire. Someone's been taking lessons! It's nice to see someone moving forward with their skills, rather than a complacent downward slide of talent. This bodes well for The Donnas becoming a permanent and classic force in rock'n'roll history, rather than another (however memorable) write-off.
-- The album nods its head significantly toward 60's classic-rock hippie-psychadelia, and is a welcome change from their previous focus on being girl-Ramones clones. Example: I love the use of the wah-wah and flanger on "Out Of My Hands"! Quite a change for them, and really helps to upgrade and expand their sound from their classic slash-and-burn guitar work.
-- The title song itself is a harbinger of greater and deeper things to come. I didn't know what to make of this track at first, but now I'm enchanted beyond belief. Acoustic guitar and piano in a Donnas song??? Who'd've thunk it??? Again, I'm happy to report this sets a new tone and a new future for The Donnas, one that I'm cheerfully looking forward to, rather than rote stagnation of past formulaic success.
-- The album has wonderfully rich and professional production and sound quality. Again, this marks a new high point in their progressive upward career swing, which started with the incredibly rude and crude self-titled first release "The Donnas" and now culminates with the shining, singing, shimmering "Gold Medal".
-- And last but not least, some of the songs are absolutely balls-out classic rockers. Tracks like "Friends Like Mine", "Fall Behind Me", "Out Of My Hands", and "Revolver" are instant hits, but with true staying power.
Bottom line: If you've never gotten into The Donnas, this is the place to start. Highly accessible, engaging and not embarrassingly immature. If you're already into The Donnas and own all their previous works, like me, you surely won't miss the opportunity to acquire and appreciate this latest masterpiece. A must-own for anyone who considers themselves an aficionado of "Rock and Roll".
Gold Medal (Mcup) Poster
The Donnas' eagerly awaited Gold Medal takes the top prize for vital, edgy, modern rock'n'roll at its finest. The quartet's 2002 break-through Atlantic debut, "Spend the Night," debuted in the #1 position on Billboard?s "Heatseekers" chart, fuelled by the radio/video hit, "Take It Off," massive critical acclaim, and high-profile TV performances on Saturday Night Live, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and Late Night with Conan O'Brien. Now the Donnas have raised the bar, as musicians and songwriters, to deliver the best work of their career. Produced by Butch Walker (Avril Lavigne, Injected), tracks like the provocative first single, "Fall Behind Me," and the poignant "Revolver" shimmer with rock energy, blasting off the blocks with newfound invention and intensity. With Gold Metal, the Donnas take an Olympian leap forward, setting a sparkling new standard for pure rock'n'roll brilliance.The Donnas proved themselves more than apt at playing fast and fun party rock in a Ramones-y mold from their teenage get-go in 1998, then quickly amassed a huge following for their increasingly "pro," deliriously fun retro-rock. In 2002, they surprised lots of folks with Spend the Night, an album that showed more lyrical finesse as well as Cheap Trick/ Thin Lizzy-ish pop-rock flourishes. On 2004's Gold Medal, however, the wayback machine continues to spiral backwards, and the result is far less pleasurable. The songs plod along with little reward, most of them "going over like a lead zeppelin," to quote Keith Moon. There are some nice touches, from the Zombies-esque backing vocals on "Don?t Break Me Down" to the truly psychedelic guitar solo in "Out of My Hands." But in the end, Gold Medal will likely be remembered as the Donnas album with way too much cowbell on it. --Mike McGonigal
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