TWISTED SISTER

TWISTED SISTER
COME OUT AND PLAY (1985)
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Many times underrated album Come out and play is not a bad record, thought bands image was still glam (unlike Poison), these fellas made good music. Too many hailed as a hair metal band, the band was much heavier on this "pop-album" than many other hair bands. Unlike its heavier predecessors, this album was poppier, but nonetheless tue to Twisted Sister's standards. There are both radio ("Be chrool to your scuel") and heavy metal ("Kill or be killed") songs on the album.
My first opinion about Twisted Sister was that those five goofballs who looked like ragdolls couldn't ever make good music. One reason I bought this (on vinyl format) was it's special cover. There was that opening manhole revealing grotesque singer and frontman Dee Snider. I had heard some Sister material earlier from some various artist compilations, but this was my real first touch to this band. I played this record, and as my big surprise, this was the result.
Inner sleeve had a text "Play it loud, mutha!" and I completely obeyd it. There are some quiet parts and energy burst in the start of the starting and title song, "Come out and play". Snider's scream starts the fast and heavy song, the first highlight. Chorus is cathchy as glue. My next personal highlight is the next track, The Shirelles cover "Leader of the pack" and I stand by it two many Sisters fan despised it. They make a hell of a good version of it, fun and all!
Someone people argued that is album was awful for its relatively pop parti-pris, though that's not exactly wrong, there were still rocking songs such as "I believe in rock 'n' roll" and others. Did the album really try to aim at MTV pop audiences? Yes and no... It's ironic that the humorous video song "Be chrool to your scuel" was banned by MTV and then, they did it with one of their idols (Alice Cooper) as a tribute to good ole rock'n'roll. Nothing too compromising it that... It also includes Billy Joel on the piano and Brian Setzer on guitar, sort kind of fun jam that honours the band's sense of humour.
All songs had been written by Snider (expect the "Leader of the pack", of course!), and it seems that his songwriting skills were still high. He still had an ability to make many memorable and catchy songs, which many songwriter lacks. So, sure, this album isn't always as heavy as it's predecessors, but should it be?

1. Come Out and Play
2. Leader of the Pack
3. You Want What We Got
4. I Believe in Rock 'n' Roll
5. The Fire Still Burns
6. Be Crool to Your Skool
7. I Believe in You
8. Out on the Streets
9. Looking After No. 1
10. Kill or Be Killed
11. King Of The Fools

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