> I had not previously heard/seen The Donnas, who,
> touted as Runaways, seemed far more AC/DC and early
> van halen to me (and to listmember Jocelyn), their
> best songs rising above the sameiness of their
> lyrics/tempo with anthem rocky, shoutable choruses and
> delicious solos - I gotta say, the ladies do rock the
> house, with attitude to spare, and with some of the
> funniest fuck off lyrics around

Originally I dropped a Ramones tag on them but they're really closer to KISS
than anyone else. I caught them twice recently - once on a double bill with
Superdrag - and they do indeed rock the house. Above all, they're having a
hell of a lot of fun up there and its' infectious. Although all the songs
boil down to getting drunk and/or laid in the backseat, and although there
isn't a lot of variety on the record, damned if it isn't something that gets
my pulse racing a little faster when I hear it. It's a fun record and a fun
live show.

They're actually getting some backlash for releasing a "commercial" record
(WB) after their prior efforts on Lookout. Oh well. I always have room for a
great record of big dumb riffs that doesn't need to be taken seriously for
lyrical content, and right now this one if filling that need quite nicely.
Plus as sexist as it may sound, it's nice to see a female guitar player who
can really rock.

b