Big Hits & Nasty Cuts: Best of

Twisted Sister | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 8, 2009)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rhino Flashback
• ASIN: B002UPQ1P6
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #20,824 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. We're Not Gonna Take It

2. I Wanna Rock

3. I Am (I'm Me)

4. The Price

5. You Can't Stop Rock 'n' Roll

6. The Kids Are Back

7. Shoot 'Em Down

8. Under the Blade

9. I'll Never Grow Up, Now!

10. Bad Boys (Of Rock 'n' Roll)

11. What You Don't Know Sure Can Hurt You [Live]

12. Destroyer [Live]

13. Tear It Loose [Live]

14. Run for Your Life [Live]

15. It's Only Rock & Roll (But I Like It) [Live]

16. Let the Good Times Roll/Feel So Fine [Live]

Editorial Reviews

The two breakthrough hits, the key album tracks and crushing live cuts by Dee and his hard-rockin' brethren! Includes We're Not Gonna Take It; I Wanna Rock; The Price; Under the Blade; Destroyer; Tear It Loose (last two live), and more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It is what it says it is., January 25, 2006

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A. Kanish - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Big Hits & Nasty Cuts: Best of (Audio CD)

People, the name of the CD is "big Hits and Nasty Cuts", not "Twisted Sister's Greatest Hits and Nothing else." As a loooooong time Ts fan, I love the fact that this CD represents the full picture of the band. Sure, they had some huge hits in the hayday of hair metal, but in the late 70s and early 80s, they were one of the most vicious live acts around in terms of their intensity. the live tracks recorded at the Marquee Club in London show just how intense they were before their radio-friendly hits were recorded. I think the name of the CD says it all and no one should be surprised at what they are getting when they buy it. The Cd has equal helpings of their most well-known hits, as well as just enough early live stuff to show you what they sounded like before they were the darlings of MTV.

12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Missing a few decent songs, May 24, 2002

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The Scenario (Roseville, MN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Big Hits & Nasty Cuts: Best of (Audio CD)

I know that TS was generally embarrased by both the quality and the sales performance of their last two albums ("Come Out And Play" and "Love Is For Suckers") and therefore chose not to have them represented on this compilation, but there were at least three tracks worthy for inclusion - "Leader Of The Pack", "Be Chrool To Your Scuel" and "Hot Love". Yeah, "Leader Of The Pack" is kinda cheesy (watch their "Behind The Music" episode to see how well that song is regarded by those associated with the band), but wasn't Twisted Sister pretty cheesy to begin with? And isn't that what we loved about them? I mean, any of those three songs would've definitely fit better here than the pathetic live tracks at the end of this disc. Their version of the Stones' "It's Only Rock & Roll (But I Like It)" may be the worst cover version ever recorded.

As it is, this record pretends that Twisted Sister ceased to exist after 1984, which is sad. Still, if all you know is "We're Not Gonna Take It" and "I Wanna Rock", there's some hidden gems here. "The Kids Are Back" is my all-time favorite TS song, and "Shoot 'Em Down", "I'll Never Grow Up Now", "The Price", "You Can't Stop Rock & Roll" and "I Am (I'm Me)" are all classic as well.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars No Way (but still a twisted fan), August 24, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Big Hits & Nasty Cuts: Best of (Audio CD)

Two stars, count them 2. It's not even worth that much,I'm being generous.Too many live cuts,if you want live music then buy a live album.What I wanted was a greatest hits cd and I didn't get one.I can think of better songs that could have been put on this disk.Two stars... one for each good song on this so called "GREATEST HITS" cd.