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Although they were officially "legal" around the time The Donnas Turn 21 came out in 2001, Gold Medal is the first recorded evidence that the Cal-bred quartet have truly entered adulthood. For one thing, they've dropped their single-initial "Donna" aliases in favor of full names; more important, they've expanded their palette well beyond the Day-Glo punk-metal that dominated their last couple of offerings. That progression can be heard on sunny mid-tempo janglers like "Is That All You've Got for Me," which practically bursts with ocean-kissed California ambience, and the title track, a nifty shift into pre-fame Bangles mode. On the other hand, "Fall Behind Me," with its Stooges-like thump, may be the heaviest thing the Donnas have ever recorded, rife as it is with Allison Robertson's muscular guitar work. Gold Medal isn't entirely bereft of the group's signature sound -- "I Don't Want to Know" is a classic blend of sassy harmonies and slashy riffs -- but it's clearly a step forward. And that's always the right direction.
Condition:NEW.
TRACK LISTINGS
1. I Don't Want to Know (If You Don't Want Me)
2. Friends Like Mine
3. Don't Break Me Down
4. Fall Behind Me
5. Is That All You've Got For Me
6. It's So Hard
7. The Gold Metal
8. Out of My Hands
9. It Takes One to Know One
10. Revolver
11. Have You No Pride
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