Stay Hungry

Twisted Sister | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Atlantic
• ASIN: B000002IGV
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (91 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,200 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Influenced by New York punk bands like the Ramones and Dictators, as well as by traditional heavy metal ensembles, Twisted Sister created brash, simple songs that buzzed with subversive energy, giving the band the appeal of bad-boy cartoon characters. Their third album, Stay Hungry, featured the classic rebel anthem "We're Not Gonna Take It" as well as more uptempo tracks like "Burn in Hell" and "S.M.F." (which, in true metal fashion, stands for "Sick Motherfucker"). No one disputes Twisted Sister's competence level. Simply put, they couldn't play well enough to save their five-year recording career, but frontman Dee Snider's outrageous stage presence and accidentally hilarious lyrics ensured that their time in the limelight was thoroughly entertaining. --Jon Wiederhorn

Product Description

Fronted by Dee Snider, Twisted Sister rocked the clubs of New York
and Long Island for over a decade before the group had its major
breakthrough with the 1984 Billboard Top 20, triple-platinum release STAY HUNGRY. Their signature mix of hard rock, heavy metal, pop, and outrageous theatrics fully connected with audiences on the album's pair of fist-pumping Top 40 anthems-and MTV staples-'I Wanna Rock' and 'We're Not Gonna Take It.' Rhino's 25th Anniversary Edition features the newly remastered, nine-track album on Disc One. Disc Two will further satisfy Sister's fans with 15 previously unreleased outtakes and demos from the original sessions plus a new track recorded just for this
collection by the classic 1984 lineup: Dee Snider, Jay Jay French,
Eddie Ojeda, Mark Mendoza, and A.J. Pero. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

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25 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Twisted Sister's Best Album, March 7, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Stay Hungry (Audio CD)

Stay Hungry is pretty much the best Heavy Metal album of 1984. You have your room shaking heavy crunchers like "Burn in Hell" and "S.M.F.", you have your catchy rockers like "We're Not Gonna Take It" and "I Wanna Rock", your fast paced "Stay Hungry", and your 2 1/2 minute ballad "The Price." All that, and you still have four other great tracks.

Some people will tell you Heavy Metal is stupid. Some people will tell you Twisted Sister is stupid. Well, some PEOPLE are stupid. They don't understand it; so don't let them get you down. Just crank it up and make 'em deaf.

"Stay Hungry" is a great album and should be in any Metalhead's collection.

23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars With all of the negative feedback...... READ THIS!, July 3, 2009

By 

C. Allanach "SMF for Life!" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stay Hungry (25th Anniversary Edition) (Audio CD)

Here's a post from Rhino Records regarding the remaster of "Stay Hungry". This explains the poor quality of this release and also the fact that Rhino has corrected the problem. It sucks that the bad copies made it out to the public in the first place but kudos for their fast action after catching the mistake.

[...]

"IMPORTANT NOTE: Some customers may have purchased a copy of the Twisted Sister - Stay Hungry 25th Anniversary Edition with lower than normal audio levels on Disc 1. The error was corrected as soon as it was discovered, however some defective copies were shipped to online shoppers and retail stores. If the edition you purchased has a defective Disc 1 and you would like a replacement, please email Dr. Rhino ([e-mail]) with TWISTED SISTER as the subject line for further instructions."

There you have it. For those of you that directed your anger at the band, they had nothing to do with this issue so you might want to re-think who to be mad at. Just swap your defective copy and hopefully all will be well. Peace.

PS - Disc 2 is excellent and worth the price of admission in my opinion! It's great to hear the demo versions and outtakes. Keep in mind that they aren't complete songs as they were just demos from the "Stay Hungry" sessions but they are very cool just the same. And the new song, "30", is great!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Candy Bar Music, November 13, 1999

By 

Tom Pinti (Niles,OH) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stay Hungry (Audio CD)

To me, listening to TS's Stay Hungry is similar to eating that midday Snickers,low on substance and completely unnecessary. Yet, somehow it's 100% self-satisfying!