Big Hits and Nasty Cuts: The Best of Twisted Sister

1. We're Not Gonna Take It

2. I Wanna Rock

3. I Am (I'm Me)

4. Price

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

6. 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]

Tracks:

We're Not Gonna Take It
I Wanna Rock
I Am (I'm Me)
The Price
You Can't Stop Rock 'N' Roll
The Kids Are Back
Shoot 'Em Down
Under The Blade
I'll Never Grow Up, Now!
Bad Boys (Of Rock 'N' Roll)
What You Don't Know Sure Can Hurt You (Live Version)
Destroyer (Live Version)
Tear It Loose (Live Version
Run For Your Life (Live Version)
It's Only Rock 'N' Roll (Live Version)
Let The Good Times Roll/Feel So Fine (Live Version)

Customer Reviews:

Very Pleased.......2007-05-14

I would buy from here again, my Cd came perfectly and on time. Thanks Very much.

Blast from the past.......2007-01-09

This is a great collection of Twisted Sister. I definitely would recommend this to any fan of Twisted Sister. You can't find this type of good rock n' roll anymore!

Cover doesn't say "GREATEST HITS".......2006-11-21

I have been a huge Twisted fan for over 25 years. I watched them evolve from their small club dates in upstate New York to their immense popularity in the mid eighties. I sadly watched as internal turmoil tore this band apart in the late eighties, was pleasantly surprised by their collaboration for "Heroes Are Hards To Find" from Dee's Strangeland movie and impressed by their reunion after 9/11. It was like they never left. However, for those of you who disapprove of this recording, please see that the cover does not say "Greatest Hits". Twisted was not about "greatest hits". They were about great music. Sure, they could have included great cuts like "Come Out And Play" or "Wake Up (the Sleeping Giant" (which may be, admittedly, one of their best tracks). However, they included several "live" tracks which is what makes them special. If you have never seen a "live" show, catch them before it is too late. They are the rare band who are amazing "live". Studio recordings do not do them justice. Okay, so not all of their best songs are included here. If you want all their great music, suck it up and buy their other CD's. You won't regret it. But, what IS here is what they were all about... great band and great music. Live on SMF's...

Twisted Sister Rocks!.......2006-08-30

In continuation of the so-called Reagen Rock years, this compilation lives up to its name. Who doesn't love the groove from "I Wanna Rock"?

It is what it says it is........2006-01-26

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.

Average customer rating:

How NOT to do a hits compilation

Big Hits & Nasty Cuts: Best of
Twisted Sister
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B0002XNG9C
Release Date: 2004-01-06

Album Description

Japanese edition of their 1992 'greatest hits' imported fromGermany. 15 tracks, including the '80s metal anthems 'We'reNot Gonna Take It', 'I Wanna Rock' & 'You Can't Stop Rock'N' Roll'.

Customer Reviews:

How NOT to do a hits compilation.......2005-06-16

Big Hits And Nasty Cuts. A Twisted Sister hits compilation.

One of the most wrongly-ridiculed bands of the eighties was Twisted Sister. Due to the band's cross-dressing and long hair image, they were dubbed a glam metal band by many, despite the fact that this claim was far from the truth. While the band had the glam image, their music was much harder, heavier, and raw-edged than that of the actual glam bands - Dee Snider and the guys had a sound more similar to the likes of Motorhead than Poison. The band released five studio albums and assorted compilations over the years. Read on for my review of one of the band's hits compilations, The Essentials.

This compilation epitomizes beautifully why I DO NOT like hits compilations. You've got sixteen tracks and many of the band's big hits, including We're Not Gonna Take It, I Wanna Rock, Under The Blade, and You Can't Stop Rock And Roll. It also gives you some underrated songs as well as some previously unreleased live stuff. That's where the good points of this collection end. Of the sixteen songs, SIX are previously-unreleased live tracks. A hits compilation should always have a rare/new track or two as a bonus incentive for buying the package in question, BUT THIS IS OVERKILL! That space easily could have been filled with plenty of other Twisted Sister classics. And while we're on the subject, this set has some pretty startling omissions. No Burn In Hell? No Leader Of The Pack? No Stay Hungry? UNFORGIVABLE. The fact that the songs aren't in chronological order doesn't help things, either. I LOVE Twisted Sister. They are one of my favorite bands. The music here is five-star music, but the compilation itself fares considerably lower than that. The Stay Hungry album is a MUCH better introduction to the band than this mediocre hits package.

This compilation is the most readily available Twisted Sister compilation on the market, as well as the band's official one. It's a shame THIS is the most readily available one, because the harder to find Essentials and We're Not Gonna Take It And Other Hits (actually a BUDGET compilation) are better packages than this. Stay Hungry, the band's classic third album, is ALSO readily available, so why not buy it and get the proper introduction to the band?

And there you have it. Twisted Sister rules, but this compilation blows. You'll be doing yourself a huge favor if you opt to start with the Stay Hungry album, and later on get the other four classic eighties albums. The guys are long overdue for a career-spanning, chronologic dual-disc compilation. When will the record company ever give us one? Until then, steer clear of this package. Start with Stay Hungry instead.

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