'Stay Hungry' was the Twisted Sister album that a friend of a friend used to hide under his bed because his mother was offended by the sleeve!! Dee Snider, adorned like some transvestite clown, mocking behind a bloody bone, it was typical '80s metal, the whole works, guts and all, much like W.A.S.P. but watered down, yet still with the anthems although more subdued.After the debut 'Under The Blade' and 'You Can't Stop Rock n Roll', 'Stay Hungry' was TS's real meaty outing, and it rocked big time, being heavier than the first two records yet just as anthemic, but rawer.
The title cut pumps, and Snider's vocals, very distinguishable are loud and colourful, just like his clothes, and although backed by a cheesy bunch of pompous dudes, who looked more like some one's embarrassing uncle than the New York Dolls, musically, they were still adequate, at times thundering along on the rumbling 'Burn In Hell' and 'Horror-teria' double of 'captain Howdy' (brooding), and 'Street Justice'. Unfortunately, TS always had a knack of throwing in too much bubblegum rock, and the sickly 'We're Not Gonna Take It' was a little too pretentiously rebellious even for the kids who didn't want to go to school but stay at home and rock instead.
'I Wanna Rock' remains self-explanatory in its quest, and as a track is symbolic of the band's frequent gestures to society, but whether such hollow anthems could really be taken as messages was another thing. When the band concentrated more on more brooding affairs, they became more than just a gimmick glam-rock band, but with tracks such as the corny 'The Price', there was just a little too much cheese at times. Good fun all the same.
7.5/10
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