Spend The Night - The Donnas
Metascore
74 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 14
  3. Negative: 1 out of 14
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  1. Alternative Press
    90
    A great party record, pop-metal to a splendid degree. [Jan 2003, p.84]
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  2. Dot Music
    80
    As ballsy as anything you'll hear all year.
  3. Playlouder
    80
    It's full-on, one-dimensional and perfect. It ain't clever, but it could be very big.
  4. Blender
    80
    They're like the best party band at the best party you can imagine. [#11, p.130]
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  5. All Music Guide
    80
    The perpetually teenaged foursome still have their raw edges and sharp teeth, it's just that the edges rip deeper and the teeth bite harder with this more efficient and well-crafted rock assault.
  6. Q Magazine
    80
    Their best yet. [May 2003, p.102]
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  7. PopMatters
    80
    The album rocks from start to finish, with no break in the action, resulting in a very listener friendly and satisfying major label debut.
  8. Entertainment Weekly
    75
    Their songs, which at best have the dumb-fun appeal of a Joan Jett hit and at worst are forgettably rote, aren't laments or tirades but empowered commands.
  9. Uncut
    70
    Spend The Night emerges as the dumb-riffed album Courtney Love tried to make with Celebrity Skin. [May 2003, p.94]
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  10. Billboard
    70
    If this disc has a weakness, it's in the somewhat "samey" feel of a couple of the songs, but at just under 40 minutes it's no biggie.
  11. Mojo
    60
    Sure, Spend The Night's pile-up of head-nod riffs and fist-pumping chants gets a little repetitive, but the groove suits The Donnas so well, you can forgive them. [May 2003, p.106]
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  12. Rolling Stone
    60
    There's something comforting about this raucous four-girl group's dependence on the tight, hard riff and its vision of heaven as a 7-Eleven parking lot.
  13. The A.V. Club
    60
    But for all The Donnas' ongoing charms, Spend The Night tempers them with a faint whiff of predictability.
  14. Pitchfork
    29
    Make no mistake, Spend the Night defies any post-liberation role reversal debate: The album, both musically and lyrically, is so one-dimensional, it would be equally vapid at the hands of either sex.

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9.1 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 29 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 25
  3. Negative: 1 out of 25
  1. [Anonymous]
    7
    The donnas can rock and party, but that's both this album's strength and weakness. It's a consistent batch of rockers, but there's little variation. And because of its partying premise it's fun, but you might outgrow it the next day, and it's questionable whether you'll remember it years from now. A greater, epic, resonating premise would be a good match with their talent.… Full Review »
  2. JoanneG
    10
    This is a must for every rock n roll lover. It will surly be a classic. Buy it!!
  3. MikeD
    10
    T he Donnas Have Come Along Way,And Now It's Their Time To Shine!!"Go Bret A."No More Boy Bands There's To Many Now. Let The Girls "Rock-Out" Now.Remember Guy's "Lita Ford" Huh.? The Donnas Deliver Pure Hard Rock-n-Roll The Needs To Come Back To Main Stream "Rock" Spend The Night Album Proves This That They Can And Will Deliver What Has Been Missing For Some Time Long Over Due. Good Old "Rock-n-Roll"… Full Review »
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