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DISCID=ab09fe0c
DTITLE=The Donnas / Gold Medal
DYEAR=2004
DGENRE=Rock
TTITLE0=I Don't Want To Know (If You Don't Want Me)
TTITLE1=Friends Like Mine
TTITLE2=Don't Break Me Down
TTITLE3=Fall Behind Me
TTITLE4=Is That All You've Got For Me
TTITLE5=It's So Hard
TTITLE6=The Gold Medal
TTITLE7=Out Of My Hands
TTITLE8=It Takes One To Know One
TTITLE9=Revolver
TTITLE10=Have You No Pride
TTITLE11=Data
EXTD=Originally Released October 26, 2004\n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: Follow
EXTD=ing 2002's spitfire release Spend the Night, the Donnas returned 
EXTD=with a different drive on Gold Medal. Their earliest releases clu
EXTD=ng tightly to the Ramones' ethic of three power chords and a chun
EXTD=ky rhythm, while Spend the Night riffed on tough and punchy Kiss 
EXTD=licks and Cheap Trick-esque super pop, but Gold Medal veers yet a
EXTD=gain, heading into '70s psychedelia, hinting at a more introspect
EXTD=ive and melodic feel. A quieter, gentler Donnas? Yeah, kinda. Voc
EXTD=als run through vintage effects, swirling wah-wah riffs, chiming 
EXTD=acoustic guitar, and laid-back vocals all give the music a more r
EXTD=estrained and casual feel -- as if the band is less aggressive, l
EXTD=ess impulsive, and less "rawk." The first single, "Fall Behind Me
EXTD=," is one of the few that hark back to their older sound: a heavy
EXTD= harmonic riff (almost reminiscent of the Cult), double-tracked v
EXTD=ocals, and a guitar solo by Donna R. (Allison Robertson) that wou
EXTD=ld make Thin Lizzy's Scott Gorham grin. The familiarity ends ther
EXTD=e, as the other songs sound alternately like Suzi Quatro covering
EXTD= Foghat's "Slow Ride" or actually kind of like the Shangri-Las af
EXTD=ter smoking down with the Foo Fighters. The album's unexpected hi
EXTD=ghlight is the quirky title track, a choogling shuffle with a fre
EXTD=ight-train boogie and an acoustic-guitar-vs.-piano break in place
EXTD= of the usual electric guitar solo. As unexpected as that sounds,
EXTD= it fits better than any of the other hybrid "hard rock guitar"/"
EXTD=laid-back vocals" song experiments on the album. It appears as th
EXTD=ough former guitarist Brett Anderson (aka Donna A., natch) has de
EXTD=cided to concentrate solely on vocals (with a few piano contribut
EXTD=ions), which leaves some space in the sound and makes the full-on
EXTD= assault of the previous Donnas records an impossibility. Still, 
EXTD=it could be argued that what they lack in "wall of sound" noise a
EXTD=ttack they've made up for in nuance; the basslines have never bee
EXTD=n more intricate, tambourines and handclaps come in at all the ri
EXTD=ght times, and the whole album sports the most terrific productio
EXTD=n of any Donnas record to date. There was something charming in t
EXTD=heir (metaphorical) balls-to-the-wall embrace of late-'70s party 
EXTD=rock that is missing on Gold Medal -- the teenage gang has grown 
EXTD=more mature, and while they've gained some in-depth musical insig
EXTD=ht, they've lost a little of the leather-jacketed spark that fans
EXTD= have grown accustomed to. While this release shows real growth, 
EXTD=one questions if that's what Donnaholics are looking for. It is p
EXTD=ossible that this album will eventually be seen as the transition
EXTD= away from the cute punk-pop of their previous recordings and a b
EXTD=ridge into the more elaborate, more mature work that they demonst
EXTD=rate on the album's spectacular title track. [Gold Medal was also
EXTD= released as a "Dual Disc" release, with audio tracks on one side
EXTD= of the disc, and DVD content on the other side. Additional conte
EXTD=nt includes the video for "Fall Behind Me" as well as a "Making o
EXTD=f the Video" feature, lyrics, and credits, plus the full album in
EXTD= 5.1 surround sound.] -- Zac Johnson\n\nAmazon.com Editorial Revi
EXTD=ew\nThe Donnas proved themselves more than apt at playing fast an
EXTD=d fun party rock in a Ramones-y mold from their teenage get-go in
EXTD= 1998, then quickly amassed a huge following for their increasing
EXTD=ly "pro," deliriously fun retro-rock. In 2002, they surprised lot
EXTD=s of folks with Spend the Night, an album that showed more lyrica
EXTD=l finesse as well as Cheap Trick/ Thin Lizzy-ish pop-rock flouris
EXTD=hes. On 2004's Gold Medal, however, the wayback machine continues
EXTD= to spiral backwards, and the result is far less pleasurable. The
EXTD= songs plod along with little reward, most of them "going over li
EXTD=ke a lead zeppelin," to quote Keith Moon. There are some nice tou
EXTD=ches, from the Zombies-esque backing vocals on "Don't Break Me Do
EXTD=wn" to the truly psychedelic guitar solo in "Out of My Hands." Bu
EXTD=t in the end, Gold Medal will likely be remembered as the Donnas 
EXTD=album with way too much cowbell on it. --Mike McGonigal \n\nAmazo
EXTD=n.com Album Description\nThe Donnas' eagerly awaited Gold Medal t
EXTD=akes the top prize for vital, edgy, modern rock'n'roll at its fin
EXTD=est. The quartet's 2002 break-through Atlantic debut, "Spend the 
EXTD=Night," debuted in the #1 position on Billboard's "Heatseekers" c
EXTD=hart, fuelled by the radio/video hit, "Take It Off," massive crit
EXTD=ical acclaim, and high-profile TV performances on Saturday Night 
EXTD=Live, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and Late Night with Conan O
EXTD='Brien. Now the Donnas have raised the bar, as musicians and song
EXTD=writers, to deliver the best work of their career. Produced by Bu
EXTD=tch Walker (Avril Lavigne, Injected), tracks like the provocative
EXTD= first single, "Fall Behind Me," and the poignant "Revolver" shim
EXTD=mer with rock energy, blasting off the blocks with newfound inven
EXTD=tion and intensity. With Gold Metal, the Donnas take an Olympian 
EXTD=leap forward, setting a sparkling new standard for pure rock'n'ro
EXTD=ll brilliance. \n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nDual Disk Malfunct
EXTD=ion, July 28, 2005 \nReviewer: M. Lorenz "homemikey" (Rutherford,
EXTD= NJ)\nYes-there was a pressing problem with the disk. All of them
EXTD= skip/stop at the same point. They were recalled, and you had the
EXTD= option of keeping the cover if you traded in the disk for the re
EXTD=gular CD version. The dual disk may someday be re-released, but I
EXTD= think it's unlikely, since the Donnas aren't as popular as the R
EXTD=olling Stones (hey, I love the Donnas, but let's be real). So, mo
EXTD=re than likely, the dual disk will probably be something of a col
EXTD=lectors item some day... \nAnyway, I would have to give this CD 5
EXTD= stars. It's that good. If your musical taste leans toward 70s/80
EXTD=s hard rock/metal like Joan Jett, Judas Priest, Bad Company, etc,
EXTD= you'll love this. Buy it, and play it loud and often... \n\nAMAZ
EXTD=ON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nthe Donnas cut short?, April 28, 2005 \nR
EXTD=eviewer: weezerfan4life (CA) \nI love the Donnas, and I love this
EXTD= album. But the last track on the CD side is only 53 seconds and 
EXTD=just cut-off in the middle of the song. Did this happen to anyone
EXTD= else? \n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nThe Donnas make a solid re
EXTD=turn with a twist of the 70's, October 26, 2004 \nReviewer: eric_
EXTD=f (Boston, MA) \nEver since hearing Spend The Night, I've been a 
EXTD=fan of The Donnas. I find their music fun to listen to and hum al
EXTD=ong. They may not be revolutionary nor groundbreaking but they do
EXTD=n't have to be. These 4 ladies can more than hold their own weigh
EXTD=t in a male-dominated industry, and for that I say, good for them
EXTD=. \n\nAnd now The Donnas are back with Gold Medal, their highly a
EXTD=nticipated new album. Before I go on, I should say that the only 
EXTD=Donnas album I own (other than Gold Medal) is Spend The Night, so
EXTD= my comparisons will be only to that album. That out of the way, 
EXTD=I think Gold Medal lives up to the hype for the most part. One th
EXTD=ing you'll notice, perhaps the first thing you'll notice, is that
EXTD= this album has a mellower feel than Spend The Night, even during
EXTD= the heavier songs. At first I wondered why this was so, and then
EXTD= realized it's because of the slightly less-polished production t
EXTD=han Spend The Night. I can't help thinking of the overall sound o
EXTD=f Gold Medal as 70's "fuzz" guitar. Not that that's a bad thing, 
EXTD=mind you. It's as if The Donnas want the listener to focus on the
EXTD= music itself this time, rather than just the chunky, loud power 
EXTD=chords that Spend The Night consisted of. Which one is better? Th
EXTD=at will be a personal preference, but I have to say that I liked 
EXTD=the production on Spend The Night better. Don't get me wrong thou
EXTD=gh, Gold Medal sounds great too. It's just another type of "great
EXTD=" if that makes sense. \n\nLyrically, The Donnas have injected a 
EXTD=little more maturity into their songwriting, although their desir
EXTD=e to party is still ever so present: case in point, the opening l
EXTD=ines of "It's So Hard": \n\n"I'm not obsessed, I could care less.
EXTD= I just want to get you undressed." If that's not trademark The D
EXTD=onnas, I don't know what is! But it's all tongue-in-cheek, so why
EXTD= not just go along with it. \n\nThis album has been released in a
EXTD= limited edition "Dual Disc" version in addition to this single d
EXTD=isc version. Unless you're an avid collector of limited edition r
EXTD=eleases (or just love The Donnas so much that you absolutely must
EXTD= own both versions), I would recommend just getting this single d
EXTD=isc edition. It has an enhanced section with the video of "Fall B
EXTD=ehind Me" (which is WAY COOL), a link to their website and a link
EXTD= to ring tones. So basically all the multimedia stuff you would w
EXTD=ant. The Dual Disc edition offers a dual-sided disc with the albu
EXTD=m on one side and a DVD on the other. The DVD offers the entire a
EXTD=lbum in Surround Sound (really not that different in terms of sou
EXTD=nd quality, unless you own top-of-the-line speakers), the video o
EXTD=f "Fall Behind Me" and a making-of segment for the album. Sounds 
EXTD=good at first, but there are some drawbacks. For one, the Dual Di
EXTD=sc format is nothing new, and I along with many DVD owners HATE t
EXTD=hem. They are much easier to scratch and get fingerprints on, sin
EXTD=ce one can't touch either side. Anyone who has ever owned a DVD f
EXTD=ilm on a dual disc format will know exactly what I'm talking abou
EXTD=t. And if that's not bad enough, the DVD will not play on certain
EXTD= models, nor on certain models of DVD-Rom drives on one's PC. The
EXTD= only real bonus of the DVD is the making-of segment, but this wi
EXTD=ll only appeal to die-hard fans. For everyone else, the single di
EXTD=sc edition is the way to go. \n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nThe 
EXTD=Donnas Strike Again!, March 29, 2005\nReviewer: Analog Demon (Pro
EXTD=vidence, RI USA) \nThe Donnas have grown up. The result? "Gold Me
EXTD=dal", the Donnas follow-up to 2002's awesome "Spend The Night". O
EXTD=ne thing that instantly hits you about this record is that it isn
EXTD='t quite as fast as previous Donnas records. That's not a bad thi
EXTD=ng at all, but worth mentioning. \n\nThe opening track "I Don't W
EXTD=anna Know (If You Don't Want Me)", as with just about every openi
EXTD=ng track on a Donnas album, sets the tone for the rest of the rec
EXTD=ord. "Fall Behind Me", the album's first single, is definitely a 
EXTD=Donnas classic. Even the title track, "Gold Medal", which is as c
EXTD=lose to mainstream as I've heard the Donnas get, is really good. 
EXTD=Though not quite as fun and dancy as "Spend The Night", anyone wh
EXTD=o listens to this album with an open mind and an open ear surely 
EXTD=won't be disappointed. Great stuff! \n\nAs a side note, this is a
EXTD=vailable on vinyl in a nice package. It's pressed on heavy vinyl 
EXTD=which sounds great and includes a lyrics insert with pictures of 
EXTD=the girls and also includes a blacklight poster.\n\nAMAZON.COM CU
EXTD=STOMER REVIEW\nLove The Donnas, Don't Love This CD, January 9, 20
EXTD=05\nReviewer: William Scalzo (Niagara Falls, NY) \nI like the Don
EXTD=nas, I really do. For one thing you have to see them live, they'r
EXTD=e an exciting and fun act to catch. For another thing The Donnas 
EXTD=are very cool. My friends and I saw them at an outdoor show on th
EXTD=e Erie Canal last summer and we ended up at the same bar as three
EXTD= of the Donnas afterward. Brett, Torry and Allison partied with u
EXTD=s and were unbelievably down-to-earth and fun to hang out with. \n
EXTD=\nThis CD isn't their best though, I have to admit. For some reas
EXTD=on the "punch" is missing that their earlier records have. Maybe 
EXTD=it's the cowbell missing in action, I don't know. Some of the lyr
EXTD=ics are hilarious though as usual: "I may not be a man but you're
EXTD= not one either." \n\nIf you're new to the Donnas you should get 
EXTD=The Donnas Turn 21 or Spend the Night first. But, catch the Donna
EXTD=s live if you can, they rock!\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nNot 
EXTD=up to Par, October 31, 2004\nReviewer: Python "Python" (Sweetwate
EXTD=r, TN) \nI agree with the other guy who wrote this review, I'll q
EXTD=uote him on it, \n"Well, I guess it's a decent pop album, but whe
EXTD=re's the aggressive sneer, the hungry attitude and emotion of pre
EXTD=vious albums? C'mon gals, just because you've gotten popular does
EXTD=n't mean you have to sell out and get complacent. This may be a d
EXTD=ecent pop album for some other artist, but I've thoroughly enjoye
EXTD=d Donnas albums of years past and this PALES in comparison. Very 
EXTD=vanilla, very much by the numbers" \n\nI think he hits the nail o
EXTD=n the head. The more I listen to it, I'm sure it will grow on me 
EXTD=some. But when I throwed in "Turn 21" and "Spend the Night" for t
EXTD=he first time, I was BLOWN AWAY, and couldn't stop listening. I'm
EXTD= getting the very opposite feeling from this album. \n\nAMAZON.CO
EXTD=M CUSTOMER REVIEW\nNo longer hungry & aggressive -- Donnas go fat
EXTD= and content, October 29, 2004\nReviewer: Rick "Rick" (Jackson, M
EXTD=S) \nWell, I guess it's a decent pop album, but where's the aggre
EXTD=ssive sneer, the hungry attitude and emotion of previous albums? 
EXTD=C'mon gals, just because you've gotten popular doesn't mean you h
EXTD=ave to sell out and get complacent. This may be a decent pop albu
EXTD=m for some other artist, but I've thoroughly enjoyed Donnas album
EXTD=s of years past and this PALES in comparison. Very vanilla, very 
EXTD=much by the numbers... \n\nTo add insult to injury, the DualDisc 
EXTD=has a technical snafu that cuts off the last track after about 58
EXTD= seconds. I've exchanged two copies of it now to no avail, and no
EXTD=w I read on the Donnas website that THE ENTIRE PRODUCTION RUN of 
EXTD=the Dualdisc has this screw up, which is unforgiveable for a majo
EXTD=r label release. \n\nSo in the end we have an uninspired album wi
EXTD=th technical (and artistic) difficulties. Very disappointing. I'l
EXTD=l go back to listening to the new Green Day and Sum 41 CDs -- at 
EXTD=least they've still got attitude and energy.\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOM
EXTD=ER REVIEW\nLeonard Cohen Met the Donnas and this is the result, O
EXTD=ctober 29, 2004\nReviewer: Robert Hindla (Bohemia, New York USA) 
EXTD=\nThis record reminds me of the sulky Samantha Jones in the 5th s
EXTD=eason of Sex and the City, during her train trip to San Francisco
EXTD=. Her fuse fizzled when she confronted the shabby linoleum-floore
EXTD=d world of Amtrak, but she recovered by the 29th minute of the ep
EXTD=isode. Her resuscitation gives me hope the Donnas will convalesce
EXTD= successfully and return to full mattress-rocking form on their n
EXTD=ext album. This time, they left their catchy hooks at home on the
EXTD=ir nightstands; the hooks, like the one in 'Don't Get Me Busted,'
EXTD= or the one in 'Midnight Snack,' that goes 'I want a little piece
EXTD= of you for my midnight snack' aren't heard. On the old records, 
EXTD=conquest was either proposed or achieved; it was a fait accompli;
EXTD= here it's a struggle; here there is a bruise, but no pleasure. W
EXTD=hat pleasure there is comes from the expert production. Letting t
EXTD=he sound on this record wash o'er one brings some relief. Let us 
EXTD=sincerely hope, however, that the 'Matrix' never shows up on a Do
EXTD=nnas record. \n\nThe tunes are adequate, but no more. I thought t
EXTD=he first cut released, 'Fall Behind Me,' was a compromise between
EXTD= competing forces - those of the band, and that of the record com
EXTD=pany, because it seemed so unrepresentative of the band's previou
EXTD=s work - and that its release was the result of the confusion tha
EXTD=t almost saw 'It's on the Rocks' released as the single from 'Spe
EXTD=nd the Night,' instead of 'Take It Off.' On further listening, it
EXTD= seems to be about the catchiest tune on the CD. I would probably
EXTD= have released 'I Don't Want to Know,' which rocks harder. It sou
EXTD=nds better to me than the insipidly coiling and uncoiling lick on
EXTD= 'Fall Behind Me.' And whoever was listening should have spotted 
EXTD=the similarity of 'It Takes One to Know One'to 'A Little Like a R
EXTD=efuge.' \n\nThe source of my discontent is that the Donnas have c
EXTD=hanged genres from punk/pop to indie pop. If I wanted to hear som
EXTD=e sensitive guy tunelessly mewling about failed relationships I c
EXTD=ould go to Ludlow Street (NYC) on any of the seven nights of the 
EXTD=week. I want the Donnas to smash me in the nose, as if with their
EXTD= palms, with joy in their liberated sexuality, not wrap me in Leo
EXTD=nard Cohen's cold, clammy fog. I'm wringing my hands - they shoul
EXTD=d be too, because they've lost their way to the back seat and int
EXTD=o my heart. We turn to the Donnas for relief from existential tor
EXTD=sion. \n\nHey girls, give me the kiss in the sun that was your pr
EXTD=evious recording. Authenticity comes in the fleshly variety, too.
EXTD= I want your desire and your sweat, not your darn poetry, unless 
EXTD=you can write like Byron or Keats. And I want to be inspired to f
EXTD=urther understanding of how you feel about it, the way that Sex a
EXTD=nd the City aspires to furthering the understanding of the psycho
EXTD=logical and physiological need for connectedness, never otherwise
EXTD= admitted in the mass media, let alone explored. \n\nMaybe you co
EXTD=uld take up drugs and drink to get over this barren patch. What's
EXTD= behind the curtain? Because of the double standard, women who wr
EXTD=ite songs about sex are supposed to be engaged in irony - I remem
EXTD=ber, despite your high-school gum-cracking style of conversation 
EXTD=in the segment about making the video, that Cynthia Lennon was a 
EXTD=well-hidden secret. But then, maybe there should be a little myst
EXTD=ery. Liz Phair's once shocking revelations have become dull. \n\n
EXTD=You know it, Donna's: AC/DC isn't dull. That's the attitude! \n\n
EXTD=I've probably misunderstood the whole thing, haven't I? Unlike Fo
EXTD=x Mulder, I don't want to believe - that things could be as dull 
EXTD=and untheatrical as seem to be. \n\nTo add insult to injury, your
EXTD= new web site is nowhere near as good as the last one. Bring the 
EXTD=old one back. \n\nWomen, take a vacation, you've been working too
EXTD= hard, too long. It's about art, talent, and giftedness. Working 
EXTD=hard could be considered important, but it'll never bring to your
EXTD= work what recharged psychic batteries can. \n\nHalf.com Album Cr
EXTD=edits\nButch Walker, Producer\n\nAlbum Notes\nThis is a DualDisc,
EXTD= which contains a CD on one side of the disc and a DVD on the oth
EXTD=er.\n\nThe Donnas: Brett Anderson (vocals, piano); Allison Robert
EXTD=son (guitar, background vocals); Maya Ford (bass guitar, backgrou
EXTD=nd vocals); Torry Castellano (drums, percussion, background vocal
EXTD=s).\n\nRecording information: Conway Studios, Los Angeles, Califo
EXTD=rnia (2004).\n\nThough the Donnas' sound bears elements of punk (
EXTD=they did, after all, start out on Lookout Records, original home 
EXTD=of Green Day) and garage rock, they've largely eschewed the trapp
EXTD=ings of either since the very beginning. As with their previous f
EXTD=ive records, GOLD MEDAL is simply a straight-up, no-frills rock &
EXTD= roll album, owing as much to the Runaways as it does to the Ramo
EXTD=nes. The Donnas have come off as tough girls since the beginning,
EXTD= and they don't soften their sound a bit here. Biting, primal gui
EXTD=tar hooks, snarling vocals, and thundering, martial drums rage fr
EXTD=om start to finish, full of grit and fire, but streamlined to the
EXTD= bare essentials by Chris Lord-Alge's high-efficiency production.
EXTD= By refusing to bow to the genre specifications of pop-punk, alt-
EXTD=rock, or anything else, the Donnas craft a timeless edifice of ro
EXTD=ck & roll fury on GOLD MEDAL that's both eminently accessible and
EXTD= undeniably powerful.\n\n\nROLLING STONE REVIEW\nSomebody out the
EXTD=re pissed off the Donnas real bad, and now the four sassy chicks 
EXTD=from Palo Alto, California, are getting their revenge with Gold M
EXTD=edal -- a full album of hard rockin', bird-flipping tunes that co
EXTD=me on like punky updates of "You're So Vain." Five albums in, the
EXTD=se ladies have outgrown their limited palette of good-time party 
EXTD=tunes about boys, cars and getting high, and have tapped into an 
EXTD=emotional well full of more bile than anyone could have expected.
EXTD= \n"Friends like mine will never let you down/Until you hit the g
EXTD=round," Brett "Donna A" Anderson snarls on "Friends Like Mine." "
EXTD=It Takes One to Know One" taunts the dude in question with lines 
EXTD=such as "I may not be a man/But you're not one either." With help
EXTD= from producer Butch Walker, the Donnas indulge their Eighties ha
EXTD=ir-metal obsession more than ever before, with guitarist Allison 
EXTD="Donna R" Robertson wailing on solos that would make AC/DC's Angu
EXTD=s Young proud.  Posted Nov 11, 2004 -- JENNY ELISCU
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