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Twisted Sister were left in a strange position after the massive breakthrough success of their 1984 album, Stay Hungry. While the album contained more of a pop edge than their more raw preceding albums (Under the Blade and You Can't Stop Rock n' Roll), the heavy metal masses worldwide still embraced the album, as did the the lucrative MTV/pop audience. So for its follow-up, the band was faced with a question: whether to continue in a more pop-oriented direction or return to its early heavy metal. As the resulting album, 1985's Come Out and Play, proved, the band pursued a little bit of both. Behind the boards was Scorpions/Accept producer Dieter Dierks, and the compositions alternated between the ambitious (the title track), obvious ready-for-radio tracks (a cover of "Leader of the Pack," "Be Chrool to Your Scuel"), and songs custom-made for headbangers ("The Fire Still Burns," "Kill or Be Killed"). The aforementioned "Be Chrool to Your Scuel" contained such musical guests as Alice Cooper, Billy Joel, Clarence Clemons, and Brian Setzer, for which a humorous video was filmed, and ultimately banned by MTV. And although the album was certified gold shortly after its release, it soon slid from sight -- eventually leading to Twisted Sister's demise a few years later. When originally released on Atlantic, the cassette version of Come Out and Play included a bonus track, "King of the Fools," which was included on the Spitfire Records CD reissue in 1999. Strangely, the 1999 CD contained very muffled sonics.
© Greg Prato /TiVo
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Twisted Sister, MainArtist - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Tom Werman, Arranger - A.J. Pero, Arranger, Drums, Background Vocals - Jay Jay French, Arranger, Guitar, Background Vocals - Dee Snider, Arranger, Vocals, Writer - Dieter Dierks, Producer, MasteringEngineer - Craig Vogel, AssistantEngineer - Alan St. John, Keyboards - Mark "The Animal" Mendoza, Arranger, Bass Guitar, Background Vocals - Craig Engel, AssistantEngineer - Eddie "Fingers" Ojeda, Arranger, Guitar, Background Vocals - Eddy Delana, Engineer
© 1985 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1985 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Twisted Sister, MainArtist - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Jeff Barry, Writer - Ellie Greenwich, Writer - Tom Werman, Arranger - A.J. Pero, Arranger, Drums, Background Vocals - Jay Jay French, Arranger, Guitar, Background Vocals - Dee Snider, Arranger, Vocals - Dieter Dierks, Producer, MasteringEngineer - George Morton, Writer - Craig Vogel, AssistantEngineer - Alan St. John, Keyboards - Mark "The Animal" Mendoza, Arranger, Bass Guitar, Background Vocals - Craig Engel, AssistantEngineer - Eddie "Fingers" Ojeda, Arranger, Guitar, Background Vocals - Eddy Delana, Engineer
© 1985 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1985 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Twisted Sister, MainArtist - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Tom Werman, Arranger - A.J. Pero, Arranger, Drums, Background Vocals - Jay Jay French, Arranger, Guitar, Background Vocals - Dee Snider, Arranger, Vocals, Writer - Dieter Dierks, Producer, MasteringEngineer - Craig Vogel, AssistantEngineer - Mark "The Animal" Mendoza, Arranger, Bass Guitar, Background Vocals - Craig Engel, AssistantEngineer - Eddie "Fingers" Ojeda, Arranger, Guitar, Background Vocals - Eddy Delana, Engineer
© 1985 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1985 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Twisted Sister, MainArtist - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Tom Werman, Arranger - A.J. Pero, Arranger, Drums, Background Vocals - Jay Jay French, Arranger, Guitar, Background Vocals - Dee Snider, Arranger, Vocals, Writer - Dieter Dierks, Producer, MasteringEngineer - Craig Vogel, AssistantEngineer - Alan St. John, Keyboards - Mark "The Animal" Mendoza, Arranger, Bass Guitar, Background Vocals - Craig Engel, AssistantEngineer - Eddie "Fingers" Ojeda, Arranger, Guitar, Background Vocals - Eddy Delana, Engineer
© 1985 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1985 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Twisted Sister, MainArtist - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Tom Werman, Arranger - A.J. Pero, Arranger, Drums, Background Vocals - Jay Jay French, Arranger, Guitar, Background Vocals - Dee Snider, Arranger, Vocals, Writer - Dieter Dierks, Producer, MasteringEngineer - Craig Vogel, AssistantEngineer - Mark "The Animal" Mendoza, Arranger, Bass Guitar, Background Vocals - Craig Engel, AssistantEngineer - Eddie "Fingers" Ojeda, Arranger, Guitar, Background Vocals - Eddy Delana, Engineer
© 1985 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1985 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Twisted Sister, MainArtist - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Alice Cooper, Additional Vocals - Bob Funk, Trombone - Tom Werman, Arranger - A.J. Pero, Arranger, Drums, Background Vocals - Jay Jay French, Arranger, Guitar, Background Vocals - Dee Snider, Arranger, Vocals, Writer - BILLY JOEL, Piano - Maxine Waters, Background Vocals - Dieter Dierks, Producer, MasteringEngineer - Brian Setzer, Solo Guitar - Crispin Cioe, Baritone Saxophone - Hollywood Paul Litteral, Trumpet - Julia Waters, Background Vocals - Craig Vogel, AssistantEngineer - Uptown Horns, Section Horn - Mark "The Animal" Mendoza, Arranger, Bass Guitar, Background Vocals - Craig Engel, AssistantEngineer - Eddie "Fingers" Ojeda, Arranger, Guitar, Background Vocals - Eddy Delana, Engineer - Arno "Cool-Ray" Hecht, Tenor Saxophone - Clarence Clemens, Solo Saxophone
© 1985 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1985 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Twisted Sister, MainArtist - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Tom Werman, Arranger - A.J. Pero, Arranger, Drums, Background Vocals - Jay Jay French, Arranger, Guitar, Background Vocals - Dee Snider, Arranger, Vocals, Writer - Dieter Dierks, Producer, MasteringEngineer - Craig Vogel, AssistantEngineer - Mark "The Animal" Mendoza, Arranger, Bass Guitar, Background Vocals - Craig Engel, AssistantEngineer - Eddie "Fingers" Ojeda, Arranger, Guitar, Background Vocals - Eddy Delana, Engineer
© 1985 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1985 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Twisted Sister, MainArtist - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Tom Werman, Arranger - A.J. Pero, Arranger, Drums, Background Vocals - Jay Jay French, Arranger, Guitar, Background Vocals - Dee Snider, Arranger, Vocals - Dieter Dierks, Producer, MasteringEngineer - Craig Vogel, AssistantEngineer - Mark "The Animal" Mendoza, Arranger, Bass Guitar, Background Vocals - Craig Engel, AssistantEngineer - Eddie "Fingers" Ojeda, Arranger, Guitar, Background Vocals - Eddy Delana, Engineer
© 1985 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1985 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Twisted Sister, MainArtist - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Tom Werman, Arranger - A.J. Pero, Arranger, Drums, Background Vocals - Jay Jay French, Arranger, Guitar, Background Vocals - Dee Snider, Arranger, Vocals, Writer - Dieter Dierks, Producer, MasteringEngineer - Craig Vogel, AssistantEngineer - Mark "The Animal" Mendoza, Arranger, Bass Guitar, Background Vocals - Craig Engel, AssistantEngineer - Eddie "Fingers" Ojeda, Arranger, Guitar, Background Vocals - Eddy Delana, Engineer
© 1985 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1985 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Twisted Sister, MainArtist - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Tom Werman, Arranger - A.J. Pero, Arranger, Drums, Background Vocals - Jay Jay French, Arranger, Guitar, Background Vocals - Dee Snider, Arranger, Vocals, Writer - Dieter Dierks, Producer, MasteringEngineer - Craig Vogel, AssistantEngineer - Mark "The Animal" Mendoza, Arranger, Bass Guitar, Background Vocals - Craig Engel, AssistantEngineer - Eddie "Fingers" Ojeda, Arranger, Guitar, Background Vocals - Eddy Delana, Engineer
© 1985 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1985 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Twisted Sister, MainArtist - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Tom Werman, Arranger - A.J. Pero, Arranger, Drums, Background Vocals - Jay Jay French, Arranger, Guitar, Background Vocals - Dee Snider, Arranger, Vocals, Writer - Dieter Dierks, Producer, MasteringEngineer - Craig Vogel, AssistantEngineer - Alan St. John, Keyboards - Mark "The Animal" Mendoza, Arranger, Bass Guitar, Background Vocals - Craig Engel, AssistantEngineer - Eddie "Fingers" Ojeda, Arranger, Guitar, Background Vocals - Eddy Delana, Engineer
© 1985 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1985 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Album review
Twisted Sister were left in a strange position after the massive breakthrough success of their 1984 album, Stay Hungry. While the album contained more of a pop edge than their more raw preceding albums (Under the Blade and You Can't Stop Rock n' Roll), the heavy metal masses worldwide still embraced the album, as did the the lucrative MTV/pop audience. So for its follow-up, the band was faced with a question: whether to continue in a more pop-oriented direction or return to its early heavy metal. As the resulting album, 1985's Come Out and Play, proved, the band pursued a little bit of both. Behind the boards was Scorpions/Accept producer Dieter Dierks, and the compositions alternated between the ambitious (the title track), obvious ready-for-radio tracks (a cover of "Leader of the Pack," "Be Chrool to Your Scuel"), and songs custom-made for headbangers ("The Fire Still Burns," "Kill or Be Killed"). The aforementioned "Be Chrool to Your Scuel" contained such musical guests as Alice Cooper, Billy Joel, Clarence Clemons, and Brian Setzer, for which a humorous video was filmed, and ultimately banned by MTV. And although the album was certified gold shortly after its release, it soon slid from sight -- eventually leading to Twisted Sister's demise a few years later. When originally released on Atlantic, the cassette version of Come Out and Play included a bonus track, "King of the Fools," which was included on the Spitfire Records CD reissue in 1999. Strangely, the 1999 CD contained very muffled sonics.
© Greg Prato /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:45:58
- Main artists: Twisted Sister
- Label: Rhino Atlantic
- Genre: Metal Hard Rock
© 1985 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1985 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
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