[2025-05-30] The Donnas "The Atlantic Years 2002-2005" 3CD box set (HNE UK)

Linda · **Posted:** Fri Mar 07, 2025 1:08 pm

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Description
• For fans of The Ramones and Runaways.

• Their two Atlantic albums, plus singles, B-sides, acoustic versions, live takes and more.

“THE DONNAS’ ALBUM ‘SPEND THE NIGHT’ IS SO MUCH FUN YOU’LL WANT TO STAY FOR BREAKFAST!!!”

So said the publicity at the time of its release, this despite these four girls being, “Every mother’s nightmare, every school boy’s dream,” according to Spin magazine. Spin also reckoned they were, “The coolest band in America,” whereas Kerrang! recognised their, “Grimy, glorious rock ‘n’ roll… dripping star power and packing irresistible pop-rock.”

Taking inspiration from the punky pop rock of the Ramones and The Runaways, mixed with the classic rock of Bachman-Turner Overdrive and KISS, they signed to Atlantic in 2002, who proclaimed they were, “Inspired by AC/DC, The Sex Pistols and Madonna, Donna A’s lipstick-snarl vocals pummel Donna C’s and Donna F’s furious chug and Donna R’s early Guns N’ Roses guitar wall.”

2002’s ‘Spend The Night’ (CD1) saw the band appear on mainstream US TV shows, while taking a mainstage slot on 2004’s Lollapalooza tour. Their punky sound lead to appearances on a number of film soundtracks (including Dodgeball, Mean Girls, Elektra and Herbie Fully Loaded), and computer games, as well as soundtracking Budweiser, Levis and Rolling Stone advertising campaigns.

‘Gold Medal’ (CD2, 2004) reached #76 on the Billboard 200, continuing the commercial hard rock sound of ‘Spend The Night’, featuring the singles ‘Fall Behind Me’ and ‘I Don’t Want to Know (If You Don’t Want Me)’. Stylus reckoned that The Donnas were, “incapable of playing in anything but the key of badass”, while Rolling Stone reckoned that the band’s “wailing on solos that would make AC/DC’s Angus Young proud”.

CD3 completes all of the recordings released by the quartet between 2002 and 2005 and adds raucous live sets recorded in Boston in 2003 plus three tracks recorded for XFM, along with the single B-sides ‘Hyperactive’, ‘Rock ‘N’ Roll Machine’, ‘Mama's Boy’, ‘Play My Game’ and ‘Done With You’, plus acoustic versions of ‘Fall Behind Me’ and ‘Don’t Break Me Down’. There’s also a cover of Billy Idol’s ‘Dancing With Myself’ along with ‘Please Don’t Tease’ which is taken from the film New York Minute.

Tracklist
[CD1: Spend The Night (2003)]
1. It’s On The Rocks
2. Take It Off
3. Who Invited You
4. All Messed Up
5. Dirty Denim
6. You Wanna Get Me High
7. I Don’t Care (So There)
8. Pass It Around
9. Too Bad About Your Girl
10. Not The One
11. Please Don’t Tease
12. Take Me To The Backseat
13. 5 O’Clock In The Morning
14. Do You Wanna Hit It?
Bonus Tracks:
15. Big Rig (Japan Bonus Track)
16. Backstage (Japan Bonus Track)

[CD2: Gold Medal (2004)]
1. I Don’t Want To Know (If You Don’t Want Me)
2. Friends Like Mine
3. Don’t Break Me Down
4. Fall Behind Me
5. Is That All You’ve Got For Me
6. It’s So Hard
7. The Gold Medal
8. Out Of My Hands
9. It Takes One To Know One
10. Revolver
11. Have You No Pride
Bonus Track:
12. Lost And Found (Digital Bonus Track)

[CD3: Singles, B-Sides & Live]
1. Hyperactive (B-Side)
2. Rock ‘N’ Roll Machine (B-Side)
3. Mama’s Boy (B-Side)
4. Play My Game (B-Side)
5. Don’t Break Me Down (Acoustic)
6. Fall Behind Me (Alternate Acoustic Mix)
7. I Don’t Want To Know (If You Don’t Want Me) (Alternate Acoustic Mix)
8. Done With You (B-Side)
9. Too Bad About Your Girl (Radio Remix)
10. Dancing With Myself (Billy Idol cover)
11. Please Don’t Tease (New York Minute OST)
Live At The Paradise, Boston Aug 2, 2003:
12. Do You Want To Hit It
13. Take Me To The Backseat
14. Hyperactive – Too Bad About Your Girl
15. All Messed Up
16. Take It Off
17. 5 O’Clock In The Morning
18. Who Invited You
Live XFM Oct 3, 2003:
19. On The Rocks
20. Take It Off
21. Who Invited You

Linda · **Posted:** Wed Apr 02, 2025 9:28 pm

All of the pre-order links in the first post are now active.

[2025-05-30] The Donnas "The Atlantic Years 2002-2005" 3CD box set (HNE UK)

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