You Can't Stop Rock 'n' Roll
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| You Can't Stop Rock 'n' Roll | ||||
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| Studio album by Twisted Sister | ||||
| Released | June 27, 1983 | |||
| Recorded | Sol Studios, Cookham, England, early 1983 | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 37:53 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Stuart Epps | |||
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| Singles from You Can't Stop Rock 'n' Roll | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Kerrang! | (very favorable)[2] |
You Can't Stop Rock 'n' Roll is the second studio album by American heavy metal band Twisted Sister, released on June 27, 1983.
The songs "The Kids Are Back", "I Am (I'm Me)," and the album's title track were released as singles. The album was certified as a Gold Album for USA for selling over 500,000 items.[3] “Metal-rules.com” put the album in their list of “The Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums”.[4]
Contents
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Dee Snider.
| Side one | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "The Kids Are Back" | 3:16 |
| 2. | "Like a Knife in the Back" | 3:03 |
| 3. | "Ride to Live, Live to Ride" | 4:04 |
| 4. | "I Am (I'm Me)" | 3:34 |
| 5. | "The Power and the Glory" | 4:20 |
| Side two | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 6. | "We're Gonna Make It" | 3:44 |
| 7. | "I've Had Enough" | 4:02 |
| 8. | "I'll Take You Alive" | 3:08 |
| 9. | "You're Not Alone (Suzette's Song)" | 4:02 |
| 10. | "You Can't Stop Rock 'n' Roll" | 4:40 |
| Re-release bonus tracks | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 11. | "One Man Woman" | 3:09 |
| 12. | "Four Barrel Heart of Love" | 3:04 |
| 13. | "Feel the Power" | 3:12 |
Personnel
Twisted Sister
- Dee Snider – lead vocals
- Jay Jay French – lead & rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Eddie "Fingers" Ojeda – lead & rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Mark "The Animal" Mendoza – bass, backing vocals, studio assistant
- A. J. Pero – drums, percussion
Production
- Stuart Epps - producer, engineer, mixing
Cultural references
- In one series of Brainiac: Science Abuse, the song "You Can't Stop Rock 'n' Roll" was used as an experiment to show what things could be used to stop rock and roll, using various chemicals and a stereo.
- In the 2010 film Jackass 3-D, "The Kids Are Back" is played during the opening credits.
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- ↑ Prato, Greg. You Can't Stop Rock 'n' Roll at AllMusic
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- ↑ http://www.metal-rules.com/polls/index.php?id=6 The Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums
