Big Hits and Nasty Cuts: The Best of Twisted Sister

Performer: Twisted Sister
Distributor: WEA (Distributor)

Notes: Producers: Tom Werman, Stewart Epps, Pete Way, Edwin H. Kramer, Mark Mendoza. Compilation producer: Jay Jay French. Engineers include: Denny McNearny, Charlie Barreca. Includes liner notes by Jay Jay French. Digitally remastered by Mark Mendoza and Ted Jensen (1992, Sterling Sound, New York, New York). Big Hits and Nasty Cuts: Best of Twisted Sister rounds up ten of the metal band's best-known songs, including "We're Not Gonna Take It" and "I Wanna Rock," adding five live tracks as an enticement for hardcore Sister collectors. Even though the live tracks are of questionable quality, the disc remains an excellent summation of the group's career. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Q (6/92, p.121) - 3 Stars - Good - "...The band's 15-year career is well documented here with "We're Not Gonna Take It" and "I Wanna Rock" standing out as the best examples of their work..."

Twisted Sister, fronted by charismatic Long Islander Dee Snider, occupied a unique place in rock-&-roll history. A band of populists with a regular-guy attitude toward fun, the band also set out to shock with blatantly sexual lyrics and outrageous gender-bending costumes. They formed in 1976--partly in response to the disco phenomenon--and opted for more straightforward hard-rock riffs rather than the new punk sounds being created by their local peers. After relentless gigging and recording, they finally hit the charts in 1984 with the all-purpose us-against-the-world anthem "We're Not Gonna Take It." After a few more albums with no further hits, the band disassembled and Snider went on to a varied solo career.

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