The Donnas

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imgthe donnas2 Aspiring to nothing more than a good old-fashioned rock & roll party, the Donnas won a cult following and considerable media attention in the late ’90s after scoring a record deal right out of high school. Early on, they were invariably described as “the Ramones meet the Runaways,” with a definite emphasis on the former (they’d even adopted identical first names as a tribute). But their bratty high-school-delinquent image was clearly indebted to the latter, as their songs concerned themselves mostly with boys, booze, drugs, and hated classmates. As the Donnas grew up and polished their technical abilities, their music evolved into a distinctly female take on cock-rock metal, drawing more from AC/DC, Kiss, and Mötley Crüe than from punk. Some critics praised their cheerfully crude adoption of male sexual bravado; others complained that the band’s music never transcended its vintage influences, and remained suspicious that their naughty-girl packaging was a bigger part of their appeal. – by Steve Huey

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Never heard The Donnas? Here’s our favorite 3 songs…

It’s on the Rocks
Fall Behind Me
Skintight

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With Singer Brett Anderson

CM: If I asked you to name your top 5 female singers would you try to sneak Claudio from Coheed & Cambria on the list because he sounds like a girl?
BA: Well my top five slots would be full, but if you’re talking top 500, then yes, absolutely…

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