According to the booklet that comes with the CD, The Donnas consist of Donna A. (vocals), Donna C. (drums), Donna F. (bass guitar) and Donna R. (lead guitar). Didn't the members of The Ramones have something like that too? In any case, we immediately know in which musical direction we should look. The band was formed when the girls were still in high school in Palo Alto, California. After three nice
… albums they got a contract with the famous punk label Epitaph. The Donnas Turn 21 contains fourteen catchy punk pop songs that will make a lot of American teenage boys run wild. It is not very innovative, but the gimmick is fun: now that they have turned 21, they want to do it with all the boys. A good example of this is the single 40 Boys in 40 Nights, but titles such as Do You Wanna Hit It and Gimme A Ride also speak for themselves. With the exception of the Judas Priest cover Living After Midnight, The Donnas wrote all the songs themselves. (MvP) _more
