Talk:The Donnas

Cleanup

I cleaned up the article and removed the parts about the anti-Donnas club and the Donnas vs. Ragady Anne stunt. I couldn't think of a way to make it sound professional, and I believe that info is currently outside the scope of this article. DaveTheRed 01:15, 16 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Albums

I added "EP" to the format of the Raggady Anne record so it is not assumed to be a single. I moved the self-titled Donnas album to the first position in the list of The Donnas' albums because it was the first one released, even if Lookout re-released it after they released American Teenage Rock 'n' Roll Machine. I corrected the record label that originally released the self-titled album. (Radio X and Super*Teem! were both imprints of Darin Raffaelli.)

Someone changed the year of Lookout's release of the self-titled album from 1998 to 1997; I corrected that. Is there a format to use to indicate that it was first released (on vinyl only) by Radio X in 1997 (I don't know where to find the exact date) and then re-released by Lookout (with bonus tracks) on the date now shown?

I see Spend the Night is now indicated as having gone gold. When was it certified gold? Citation? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.23.151.182 (talk) 19:24, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

The RIAA's Web site indicates that it has not achieved Gold status, so I removed that notation. --anon.70.18.9.226 (talk) 08:52, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

This article is missing their first three singles released on Super*Teem Records. An elementary review of the Lookout! reissue of the first album on CD will reveal this information. I don't own the 7"s, and I sold my copy of the LP because it was lucrative. I think all the information needed is in the liner notes of the CD. If I owned it I would add it myself. Also, I did not see mentioned that the original release of the LP came with a 20 page booklet/fanzine with all the lyrics of the first 3 Donnas 7"s and the first LP...all on Super*Teem. This is also reminds me that Darrin Rafaelli needs a wiki page of his own. Thanks for listening. --eric —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ericapnea (talk • contribs) 03:58, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

He has one at Darin Raffaelli. --Amalthea^Talk 11:43, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

Notability

The piece doesn't seem to establish much notability Brookie :) - a will o' the wisp ! ^(Whisper...) 08:16, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

How so? The article establishes that they've released six albums as well as the fact that their music has appeared in films, videogames, and commercials. WP:BAND only requires the release of two albums. ShadowHalo 09:29, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

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Punk rock?

Just because they deny affiliation with the genre doesn't mean that The Donnas music doesn't fall into that category. I think it should be included in the genres, maybe with a note out to the side that they don't like that label. But, musically, that is the way to label them, and the purpose of this article is to provide information and look at things in a clinical manner.

The only Donnas album that can be classified as punk rock is the first one. The ones that followed are clearly hard rock in the same vein as AC/DC and KISS. I recall reading of a backlash from the punk rock community after the release of their second album. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.23.133.65 (talk) 14:00, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

Disagree —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.227.147.96 (talk) 05:25, 18 February 2009 (UTC)

With which comment do you disagree? The first one or the response to it? --anon. 162.83.142.243 (talk) 02:33, 24 May 2009 (UTC)

Don't you just love those kind? :) :) Sorta like if you asked someone, "Does the movie begin at 8 or at 9?" ..... and receive the answer of, "Yeah". :) :) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.159.69.146 (talk) 04:22, 16 February 2011 (UTC)

All-female?

Is it necessary to point out that they're all female? I mean... I guess the term all-female should be included at some point, but in its heading?

shut up, you know nothing about females. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tommysproducts (talk • contribs) 17:53, August 26, 2007 (UTC)

It doesn't say "all-male" for Incubus or Green Day or Goo Goo Dolls or any other all-male band. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 64.91.207.121 (talk) 12:09, August 21, 2007 (UTC)

No, nor does it say "all white" or "all non-blind". But all-women rock bands (sadly) remain enough the exception for that to be quite worth noting. - Jmabel | Talk 21:54, 9 November 2007 (UTC)

Not all sections visible

Why aren't all the sections of the article visible? The discography and external links, for example, aren't visible, although they're there when one goes to edit this page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.23.189.68 (talk) 05:43, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

Seems to be fixed. - Jmabel | Talk 21:55, 9 November 2007 (UTC)

Maya Ford redirect?

Just wondering why, rather than having no page at all, the page for Maya Ford redirects here?
Christopherbailey (talk) 06:35, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

I have unlinked Maya Ford, if that's what you mean. Maikel (talk) 08:55, 15 March 2008 (UTC)

Why have you unlinked Maya Ford? Now that is just bad, if you don't got a good reason? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.181.20.140 (talk) 15:18, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

There isn't a Wikipedia article for Maya Ford. In my opinion, there shouldn't be an article for any of her bandmates, either. --anon. 141.149.53.97 (talk) 03:31, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

Why the cleanup tag?

I have reviewed the page and I do not see how it violates quality standards. Maybe the listings do, but if so, only barely. - Desmond Hobson (talk) 06:10, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

Gold Medal CD/DVD Recall

I remember that shortly after the release of the "Gold Medal" CD only version, Atlantic also released a CD/DVD version which was soon recalled due to a technical error where the last track was not fully recorded on the CD. The original CD version was not effected by the recall. Don't know if this is worth mentioning. GaryZ45RPM (talk) 15:30, 28 August 2009 (UTC)

Wig Wam Bam lyrics

The lyrics sung to Wig-Wam Bam are radically unlike the Chapman-Chinn "Hiawatha and Minnehaha" version the Sweet recorded. Does anyone know (the internet in general doesn't seem to, as of today) who wrote the Donnas' "cream in my jeans" version, and why they aren't credited? I've heard in the past that it's simply not legal to "rewrite" songs if not parody or satire, and so everyone just pretends it didn't happen and stays happy, but that's just rumor. Any takers? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.17.178.36 (talk) 18:47, 3 October 2009 (UTC)

False Date

The main picture of the band says it was taken in 2005. If it was taken in 2005, why does it say "'98" on it?? 68.193.242.54 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 00:58, 13 June 2010 (UTC).

Perhaps the photographer had neglected to set the correct date and time on his or her camera. --anon. 141.149.51.67 (talk) 09:14, 29 December 2011 (UTC)

The image page now shows it was taken in November 2004. I will edit the caption in the infobox accordingly. 71.183.131.17 (talk) 05:04, 5 September 2015 (UTC)

Only Girl Band in Palo Alto? Nope, wrong.

This band was not the only girl band in their hometown of Palo Alto when they started (the Article is wrong on this). Another band of girls the very same age played shows in Palo Alto under the name "Pussy Mansion". They also had a decent amount of press at the time, even being featured in Vogue Magazine. Here is one article on the other girl band (will look for more before updating): http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Girls-Aloud-Who-says-having-a-garage-band-is-a-3021396.php Dogtownclown (talk) 22:48, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

I updated the article accordingly a few days ago. Dogtownclown (talk) 16:11, 21 August 2012 (UTC)

Fact or opinion.

"Despite their lack of recent activity, The Donnas remain one of the most popular female bands of all time". Unless they asked every single person in the world this poll is going to be opinion & not fact. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.45.113.179 (talk) 19:04, 11 October 2015 (UTC)

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