The Donnas - Gold Medal (Limited Black & Gold Splatter Vinyl)**
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Famously formed in 8th grade for a school talent show, The Donnas began as a self-styled co-ed answer to The Ramones, each member taking the first name of Donna (as opposed to the last name of Ramone), and playing gleefully unapologetic, pop-punk paeans to adolescent alienation and hedonism from a decidedly female perspective. But by 2004's Gold Medal, their sixth album and second for the major label Atlantic, the group had clearly matured.
With the notable exception of the single (and career highlight) 'Fall Behind Me,' Gold Medal marks a move away from the Donnas' harder/faster ethos towards a more polished pop sound veering towards '70s psychedelia under the helm of Avril Lavigne producer Butch Walker. The result was an album that lead vocalist Brett Anderson a.k.a Donna A. deems her favorite, and one that stands as probably the band's crowning artistic achievement.
Tracklisting:
1. I Don't Want To Know 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 Medal 8. Out Of My Hands 9. It Takes One To Know One 10. Revolver 11. Have You No Pride
