Twisted Sister no doubt had a glam-rock image going on, especially the vocalist (Dee Snider), who wore wigs and a nice-load of make-up, but what's often overlooked is the fact that their music had a whole lot more influence from bands such as Judas Priest (evident in their riffs) and Motorhead (their tempos).
Every band has a breakthrough album that launched them to the bigtime. For Twisted Sister it was 1984's Stay Hungry, the band's third studio album, which gained instant success due to MTV. 'We're Not Gonna Take It' comes in with a basic, bass-drum driven drum intro with Dee shouting 'We're not gonna take it! No, we ain't gonna take it!', that bangs its way right into the palm-muted verse. And who can forget the pre-chorus lyrics, with Dee and the gang shouting ' We're right!/Yeah!. We're free! We'll fight! You'll see!'. The chorus, which is highly anthemic, features the same lyrics that Dee was shouting in the beginning, with the guitars taking more of a backseat to the drums and climbing bassline.
Every band has a breakthrough album that launched them to the bigtime. For Twisted Sister it was 1984's Stay Hungry, the band's third studio album, which gained instant success due to MTV. 'We're Not Gonna Take It' comes in with a basic, bass-drum driven drum intro with Dee shouting 'We're not gonna take it! No, we ain't gonna take it!', that bangs its way right into the palm-muted verse. And who can forget the pre-chorus lyrics, with Dee and the gang shouting ' We're right!/Yeah!. We're free! We'll fight! You'll see!'. The chorus, which is highly anthemic, features the same lyrics that Dee was shouting in the beginning, with the guitars taking more of a backseat to the drums and climbing bassline.
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