Twisted Sister
Stay Hungry (25th Anniversary Ed.)

August 2009
Released: 2009, Rhino Records
Rating: 4.5/5
Reviewer: Celtic Bob

It’s hard to believe that it’s been 25 years since Dee Snider and Twisted Sister was planted all over the media promoting STAY HUNGRY with timeless classic videos like “I Wanna Rock” and “We’re Not Gonna Take It”. In that time those 2 music videos are etched in our minds and helped to define a generation and were an essential element in bringing Metal to the mainstream. Here it is 25 years later and this album is still one of the best albums of an era gone by and does not sound the least bit dated.



I will concentrate on the bonus disc of extra goodies that is included with this 25th Anniversary Edition rather than the actual STAY HUNGRY album. We are all quite familiar with it and love each and every song on it. What else can be said for it that hasn’t already been said?



Quite the mixed bag of material here from demo versions of a few of the album’s final cuts to some unheard gems. One really interesting track is the early demo of “Burn In Hell” in which Dee clearly sings “There’s just 6 words to say…” which was fixed in the final version. Some of these tracks are really good such as “Pay The Price” which should have made a B-Side at least.



The biggest hi-light on here is easily the brand new 2009 recording “30” which is the STAY HUNGRY line-up sounding better than ever. The lyrics are a tongue in cheek look at themselves and the fact that the 80’s were moving so fast they never planned to reach 30. A fantastic single and very appropriate closing number to this release. Let us hope that this is just a small sample of things to come in the very near future.



The re-issue of the year….bar none!