[2018-09-14] Twisted Sister "You Can't Stop Rock 'N' Roll" 2CD expanded remaster (Atlantic/Rhino)

Linda · **Posted:** Wed Jun 27, 2018 3:49 am

Description
Twisted Sister made its Atlantic Records debut in 1983 with YOU CAN'T STOP ROCK 'N' ROLL. The album was a turning point for the quintet and helped set the stage for their rise to fame over the coming years. Rhino revisits Twisted Sister's early days with a newly remastered version of that album, which has been expanded with rare live performances recorded in London months before the studio album was released.

After years playing clubs around New York, Twisted Sister signed with Atlantic Records and released You Can't Stop Rock 'N' Roll in May 1983. The stellar album includes hard-rocking classics like the title track, "I Am (I'm Me)" and "The Kids Are Back." Along with the album's original tracks, this newly remastered version also features three studio bonus tracks: "One Man Woman," "Four Barrel Heart Of Love" and "Feel The Power," which previously appeared on the B-side of the You Can't Stop Rock 'N' Roll EP.

Previously released as a Rhino Handmade title, the live performances featured on the second disc were recorded in March 1983 over two nights at London's famed Marquee Club. The songs find Twisted Sister raw, hungry and catching fire just a few months before the group achieved breakout success on radio and MTV. Mirroring the setlists from both shows, the collection's blistering performances feature singer Dee Snider, guitarists Jay Jay French and Eddie "Fingers" Ojeda, bassist Mark "The Animal" Mendoza and drummer A.J. Pero.

The performances on LIVE AT THE MARQUEE 1983 are unrelenting as the band demolishes nearly every song from its debut Under the Blade, including the show opener "What You Don't Know (Sure Can Hurt You)." Along with covers of the Shangri-Las' "Leader Of The Pack" and the Slade version of the R&B staple "Let The Good Times Roll," the album also includes the first-ever public performance of "You Can't Stop Rock 'N' Roll," which would later surface on the band's second studio album. Bits of Snider's legendary stage banter can also be heard between songs.

Tracklist
[CD1: You Can't Stop Rock 'N' Roll]
1. The Kids Are Back
2. Like A Knife In The Back
3. Ride To Live, Live To Ride
4. I Am (I'm Me)
5. The Power And The Glory
6. We're Gonna Make It
7. I've Had Enough
8. I'll Take You Alive
9. You're Not Alone (Suzette's Song)
10. You Can't Stop Rock 'N' Roll
Bonus Tracks:
11. One Man Woman
12. Four Barrel Heart Of Love
13. Feel The Power

[CD2: Live At The Marquee 1983]
1. What You Don't Know (Sure Can Hurt You)
2. Sin After Sin
3. Bad Boys (Of Rock 'N' Roll)
4. Destroyer
5. Leader Of The Pack
6. Tear It Loose
7. Band Rap
8. You Can't Stop Rock 'N' Roll
9. Run For Your Life
10. Shoot 'Em Down
11. Dee's Rap
12. It's Only Rock 'N' Roll (But I Like It)
13. Band Introductions
14. I Am (I'm Me)
15. Under The Blade
16. Let The Good Times Roll

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Mr Fuse · 01 Dec 2006

The second disc was released years ago on the Rhino Handmade label.

JosephC · **Joined:** 27 Jan 2011 **Posts:** 2656

Similar situation to the deluxe version of Black Sabbath's Mob Rules...they took a live disc that had previously been a limited Rhino Handmade release and included that as the bonus disc.

I'm not a big fan of Twisted Sister but this is a good album. Definitely will give strong consideration to picking this one up. I know tracks 11-13 have been released before, but I'm not familiar with them.

[2018-09-14] Twisted Sister "You Can't Stop Rock 'N' Roll" 2CD expanded remaster (Atlantic/Rhino)

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