Gold Medal - The Donnas
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70 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critics What's this?

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8.4 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 16 Ratings

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  • Summary: The Donnas' second major-label effort was produced by Butch Walker (Avril Lavigne, Injected).

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 22
  3. Negative: 1 out of 22
  1. PopMatters
    90
    The most striking aspect of Gold Medal is the band's remarkable maturation process over the past two years.
  2. Mojo
    80
    They've come within a hairclip's breadth of producing the rock'n'roll riot they always promised. [Dec 2004, p.114]
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  3. Stylus Magazine
    60
    Brett Anderson has always been the weakest link, so pointing out weak rhymes and the frequent unconvincing moments (she’s upstaged by the background vocals on the highlight “It’s So Hard”) seems cruel.
  4. Under The Radar
    20
    Unoriginality at its best. [#8, p.109]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 15
  3. Negative: 1 out of 15
  1. samr
    10
    Loved it!
  2. StevenT
    8
    The Donnas are what they are. The Donnas are not for those prone to serious posturing or extensive analysis. The Donnas present the female side of what male bands have been writing about forever. No wonder they scare people. … Expand
  3. JudithB
    7
    Let the rock begin with a great number of cute girls! I think they're damn worse than "Spend a night", but not horrible at all!
  4. BlancoA.
    4
    Coming from a huge Donnas fan, I'm disappointed by the over-produced, formulaic sound of this album. None of the riot grlll spirit of the first few albums, and none of the creativity of their last couple. I suppose it's the natural progression of hard rock bands. Sad, really.… Expand

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