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 Twisted Sister
| In Twisted Sisters' 'I wanna rock' video, two actors appeared from what movie? | Twisted Sister
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Animal House. Flounder and Neidermeyer.
| What album featured the smash song 'We're not gonna take it'? | Twisted Sister
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'Stay Hungry'. Dee was on the cover with a big hunk of bone.
'You can't stop rock n roll'. 1983
A.J. Pero. A very cool guy.
| What television network gave Twisted Sister their big break by accident? | Twisted Sister
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MTV. MTV originally aired a Sister song as part of a commercial. Luckily, many viewers called in wondering who played the song. The Sisters could not be denied.
Howdy . Captain Howdy is also the main character in Dee's movie 'Strangeland'. I think the name was taken from the book 'The Exorcist'.
| 'Twisted Sister ... come out and play' is an altered phrase from what 70's movie? | Twisted Sister
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'The Warriors'. 'Warriors ... come out and play'
| Dee Snider filed his front teeth into points? (True or False) | Twisted Sister
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True . Unfortunately it's true. However, they are both doing better now.
| What song is this from?
"Your life is trite and jaded, boring and confiscated, if that's your best, your best won't do." | Twisted Sister Lyrics
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We're Not Gonna Take It. The video "We're Not Gonna Take It" was directed by Marty Callner, who also directed videos for Aerosmith, Whitesnake, and Cher during the rise of MTV.
| What song is this from?
"He's moving like a shadow, creeping up on you. And like a siren's call, he's gonna have his way." | Twisted Sister Lyrics
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The Beast. The original line-up of Twisted Sister was lead singer Dee Snider, guitarist Jay Jay French, guitarist Eddie Ojeda, bassist Mark Mendeza, and drummer A.J. Pero.
| Which song has these lyrics?
"We're drivin' hard the diamond class, this is our final road, to work will be last." | Twisted Sister Lyrics
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Blastin' Fast and Loud. Twisted Sister's wild costumes and makeup were inspired by the 1979 gangster movie "The Warriors".
| These lyrics are from which song?
"You think you're going home to your own little bed. But that's impossible, you can't sleep when you're dead." | Twisted Sister Lyrics
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Captain Howdy. The band's first album, "You Can't Stop Rock n' Roll" was released in 1983, on Atlantic Records.
| Which eerie song has these lyrics?
"There's just five words to say as you go down, down, down." | Twisted Sister Lyrics
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Burn in Hell. Their second album, "Stay Hungry", was released in 1984.
| What song is this from?
"The man's description did little good, a local stranger from the neighborhood. Those little kids he left behind, with their mangled lives and their tortured minds." | Twisted Sister Lyrics
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Street Justice. The video "We're Not Gonna Take It" was targeted by the Parents Music Resource Center for its tongue-in-cheek, comical violence. Dee Snider showed up at one of the PMRC meetings, claiming that it was the parents' responsibility to know what their kids listened to or watched.
| What song has these lyrics?
"Turn it down you say, well, all I got to say to you is time and time again I say no!" | Twisted Sister Lyrics
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I Wanna Rock. Twisted Sister's third album, "Come Out and Play" was released in 1985. The album was very unsuccessful, and the tour was cancelled after just eighteen shows.
| What song is this from?
"Are you feeling the fire, are you ready to explode? Are your dreams and desires riding down an open road?" | Twisted Sister Lyrics
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Stay Hungry. After the release of "Love is for Suckers" in 1987, the band broke up. During this time, Dee Snider found himself in debt and troubled with depression.
| These lyrics are from which song?
"It doesn't matter who you are or what you do. You don't need a badge or gun or knife, you can be the chosen one." | Twisted Sister Lyrics
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Heroes are Hard to Find. "Heroes are Hard to Find" was recorded in 2000 and featured on the soundtrack of the movie "Strange Land".
| What song is this from?
"Hello, it's me again, the thing that wouldn't die. You thought you had me beaten, now you can't deny." | Twisted Sister Lyrics
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Never Say Never. Many years later, Twisted Sister reformed, and in 2004, they recorded "Still Hungry" for the 20th anniversary of 'Stay Hungry". "Blastin' Fast and Loud" and "Never Say Never" were recorded for the original album, but didn't make it on.
Secret Records. Originally there were no companies interested in signing them. So they released their first single under their own label Twisted Sister Records. Shortly after, they went to the UK and signed with Secret Records. Later down the road, Secret Records went out of business. In 1983 Twisted Sister signed with Atlantic Records.
Dee Snider. Dee Snider became the lead singer in 1976. Eddie "Fingers" Ojeda was in the band and was the co lead singer and second guitarist in 1975.
"We're Not Gonna Take It" & "I Wanna Rock". They also made many other videos including "Leader of the Pack". But these two videos were their most popular by far.
Joey "Seven" Franco. There were 6 different drummers between 1975 and 1987:
Tony Petri played drums from 1976 to 1980
Mell "Starr" Anderson played drums from 1973 to 1975
Joey "Seven" Franco played from 1986 to 1987
"Fast" Joey Brighton played from 1981 to 1982
Ritchie Teeter 1980-1981
Kevin John Grace 1975-1976
no. Twisted Sister reunited in November 2001 for a benifit concert with various bands to raise money for charity. They raised $100,000 for the charity. It was also in tribute to those lost in the 9/11 attack.
| Is Twisted Sister in the Long Island Music Hall of Fame? | Twisted Sister
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yes. They were inducted on October 15, 2006.
Stay Hungry. This album came out in 1984 and includes the hits "I Wanna Rock" and "We're Not Gonna Take It".
| "How long I have wanted, this dream to come true and as it approaches, I can't believe I'm through" is a line from which song? | Twisted Sister
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The Price. This is the opening line from "The Price". This song is on the "Stay Hungry" album.
Yes. It is titled "A Twisted Christmas" and came out in 2006.
| "Welcome to the abandoned land,come on in child, take my hand, here there's no work or play, only one bill to pay, there's just five words to say as you go down, down, down."
This is the opening lyric to which song? | Twisted Sister - Stay Hungry
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Burn In Hell. Guitarist Eddie Ojeda played the introduction to this popular Twisted Sister rocker. 'Burn In Hell' was included on several Twisted Sister greatest hits compilations.
"We're right, we're free". 'I Wanna Rock' was the follow-up single and video to 'We're Not Gonna Take It'. The song had over the years became the group's trademark song.
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