The Donnas Turn 21 | 
| Artist: The Donnas
Label: Lookout Records
Category: Music
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Rating:  37 reviews
Sales Rank: 67725
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 255
UPC: 763361925527
EAN: 0763361925527
ASIN: B000056T6A
Release Date: January 23, 2001
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| Tracks:
| • | Are You Gonna Move It For Me? | | • | Do You Wanna Hit It? | | • | 40 Boys in 40 Nights | | • | Play My Game | | • | Midnite Snack | | • | Drivin' Thru My Heart | | • | You've Got a Crush on Me | | • | Little Boy | | • | Don't Get Me Busted | | • | Police Blitz | | • | Hot Pants | | • | Gimme a Ride | | • | Living After Midnight | | • | Nothing to Do |
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Album Description
The Donnas 'Turn 21' picks up where 'Get Skintight' left off but kicks the engine into higher gear. The single is '40 Boys In 40 Nights' they also do a cover of Judas Priest's 'Living After Midnight'. 14 tracks in all. Standard jewel case. 2000 release.
Amazon.com
Eight years and four albums down the line from their California inception at the relatively tender age of 13, and the artists formerly known as the Electrocutes and Raggedy Ann have forged an evocative style of razor-edged, good-time rock & roll that positively redefines exuberance. The onset of musical maturity has seen the Donnas honing their melodic and harmonic chops, while steadily moving away from their undeniably seductive yet irrefutably restrictive Ramones-clone roots to embrace the dynamic metal manners of a roughshod Joan Jett or a punked-up AC/DC. The sneering, ennui-soaked vocals of Donna A. leave the stylistic frills to Donna R.'s guitar. And as Donnas C. and F. provide a rock-solid rhythmic backdrop, the combined effect is so gloriously visceral, slack-jawed, and entirely bereft of affectation and contrivance, that even an irony-free cover of Judas Priest's "Livin' After Midnight" seems to make some kind of mosh-hastening good sense. --Billy Fisher
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| Customer Reviews: Read 32 more reviews...
 These girls ROCK April 21, 2002
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
And they don't care who knows it...Using typically male oriented themes, they jam about men groupies, getting high, and the angst that comes along with being a teenager. I had never heard of them til I saw the mediocre movie "drive me crazy" on HBO. The movie was just ok, but their cameo appearance ROCKED! Since then I have been downloading everything by them that I can get my hands on. 40 Boys in 40 Nights is a typical "getting booty on the road" song, and are they ashamed to admit it??? HELL NO!!!! The cover of Judas Priest's "Livin' AFter Midnite" is also a JAM! Over all every cut is as good as the last....so if you are into hardcore guitar riffs backed up by a sweet baby girl voice, check out THE DONNAS....Even if you think a girl band is too "soft " for you, take heed: THESE ARE NOT THE GO-GOS!! The whole disc is excellent background music for your morning coffee, or sex, or WHATEVER. Do yourself a favor and check it out.....
The Donnas have done it again! January 29, 2001
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The Donnas have succeeded in making yet another outstanding record of great rock 'n' roll. The production is better this time, and Donna R.'s guitar playing has definitely improved. (Not that she wasn't good to begin with!) As for the songs, I think "Do yo wanna hit it?" is the most rocking Donnas song ever. Possibly the most catchy is "Drivin thru my heart", a song that I think could be a huge hit if they make a video for it. As for the other songs, they all rock as well! All in all, a very strong release.
The second best album I've heard to come out this year. January 27, 2001
Slippy Jones (Detroit MI USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The Donnas never cease to amaze me. From the catchy hooks to Donna R.'s astonishing guitar riffs and leads that remind me of something from the late 70's or 80's. Their cover of Judas Priest's "Living After Midnight" is great. The Donnas "Turn 21", is my second favorite of the year, only coming second to Tuuli's "Hotrods and Honeysuckle". It would easily make my top 50 of all time. If you like the Donnas, this is, in my opinion their finest album. My favorites, if I HAD to choose are "Do You Wanna Hit It", "Living After Midnight" and "You've Got A Crush On Me" the guitar solo in "You've Got A Crush..." is great. Definately a very cool album
Rock On!!! April 12, 2001
Justin Baumgartner (Denver, IA)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
The goddesses of rock have returned!! Not too much has chaged here, since this more or less sounds like "Get Skintight" Part 2. Now that's definately not a bad thing, since "Get Skintight" was such a refreshingly great, fun record. But, like any second time around, it's not quite as fresh this time, and a couple of tracks sound unfortunately like Donnas-by-the-numbers. But still there's plenty of really great songs here, especially "40 Boys in 40 Nights" and "Driving Thru My Heart" (2 songs I really can't get out of my head right now), and, technically, the band has never sounded better. (Check out Donna R's guitar solos--Smokin'!!!!) They've definately come a long way in the 3 years since "Rock'n'Roll Machine". So, if you're looking for a really good no b.s. rock record, stop what you're doing and just buy this already!!
Bitchin' is my favorite, but for this and Spend the Night are probably their purest rock albums June 25, 2008
RockinRobin411
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The Donnas were already an awesome band when they first entered the stage at their middle school talent show. I saw a film of it on YouTube. They lacked stage presence at that time, but it's hard to believe that now.
On this album, it's almost like everything on it is a hit. The star of this album is definitely Allison Robertson. The four of them were definitely into the real guitar rock type of music. However, Maya Ford has a lot of great bass playing, Torry Castellano has a lot of great drumming, and Brett Anderson was a great vocalist.
When I first heard this album, I heard it right after hearing Highway to Hell by AC/DC, and, believe it or not, I liked this one better. At that time, I was judging the music mainly just by the guitar playing, but the lyrics were very catchy, which is something that the Donnas have always done.
If you don't buy this album, you'll be missing out on one of the greatest rock albums of all time.
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