Still Hungry is an album by the American heavy metal band Twisted Sister, released in 2004. The album is a re-recording of the 1984 album Stay Hungry, with seven bonus tracks. "Never Say Never" and "Blastin' Fast & Loud", were demoed during the original 1984 sessions, completed by the classic line-up in 2001 and recorded for the release of Club Daze Volume II: Live in the Bars in 2002. "Come Back", "Plastic Money", "You Know I Cry" and "Rock 'n' Roll Saviors" are brand new 2004 studio tracks. "Heroes Are Hard to Find" was originally recorded and released in 1998 by the reunited band for the soundtrack of Strangeland, a horror movie written by and starring frontman Dee Snider based on the character Captain Howdy from "Horror-Teria".
| Still Hungry | ||||
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| Studio album of re-recorded songs by | ||||
| Released | October 19, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | January–July 2004 | |||
| Studio | Pie Studios, Glen Cove, New York | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, hard rock | |||
| Length | 71:26 | |||
| Label | Spitfire (US) Drakkar (Europe) Armoury (Japan) | |||
| Producer | Mark Mendoza, Jay Jay French, Phil Carson | |||
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The version of "I Wanna Rock" from this album is featured in the video games Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s (2007) and Burnout Paradise (2008).
British rock band Cryogen have a song on their first album Daylight named “Still Hungry”, which they have confirmed is a reference to this album.[citation needed]
Reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles | 9.0/10[2] |
| Classic Rock | [3] |
Alex Henderson of AllMusic suggested that casual listeners "start out with Stay Hungry, not Still Hungry", but he also added: "for collectors and hardcore fans, Still Hungry paints an enjoyable, interesting picture of the sound that Snider and friends originally had in mind for their most famous album."[1]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Dee Snider, except "Heroes Are Hard to Find" by Dee Snider and Bernie Tormé
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Stay Hungry" | 3:14 |
| 2. | "We're Not Gonna Take It" | 4:36 |
| 3. | "Burn in Hell" | 5:37 |
| 4. | "Horror-Teria (The Beginning): a) Captain Howdy b) Street Justice" | 8:42 |
| 5. | "I Wanna Rock" | 3:15 |
| 6. | "The Price" | 4:08 |
| 7. | "Don't Let Me Down" | 4:45 |
| 8. | "The Beast" | 3:25 |
| 9. | "S.M.F." | 3:28 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 10. | "Never Say Never" | 2:19 |
| 11. | "Blastin' Fast & Loud" | 3:00 |
| 12. | "Come Back" | 6:25 |
| 13. | "Plastic Money" | 4:05 |
| 14. | "You Know I Cry" | 4:21 |
| 15. | "Rock 'n' Roll Saviors" | 5:04 |
| 16. | "Heroes Are Hard to Find" | 5:00 |
Personnel
editTwisted Sister
edit- Dee Snider - lead vocals
- Eddie "Fingers" Ojeda - guitars, backing vocals
- Jay Jay French - guitars
- Mark "The Animal" Mendoza - bass
- A. J. Pero - drums
Production
edit- Jay Jay French - executive producer
- Mark "The Animal" Mendoza - producer, mixing
- Danny McNerney - engineer, mixing
- Dylan Ely - assistant engineer
- Joe Lambert - mastering
- Phil Carson - executive producer
Charts
edit| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[4] | 18 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[5] | 28 |
References
edit- ^ a b Henderson, Alex. "Twisted Sister Still Hungry review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved December 4, 2011.
- ^ Gromen, Mark (November 17, 2004). "Twisted Sister - Still Hungry". Bravewords.com. Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
- ^ Hotten, Jon (February 2005). "Let's Twist Again". Classic Rock. Vol. 76. London, UK: Future Publishing Ltd. p. 96.
- ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 30, 2023.