You Can't Stop Rock 'N' Roll in Bloomington, MN

From the solid sales of their independently released debut album, 1982's
Under the Blade
, New York's
Twisted Sister
were finally rewarded with a major record label contract, courtesy of
Atlantic
, who issued their first domestic release,
You Can't Stop Rock & Roll
, a year later. The album followed the same raw
heavy metal
direction of their debut, and was even more consistent from a songwriting and performance standpoint. Several of
's best anthems reside here -- the title track (which was one of the band's first videos to be aired on
MTV
), as well as
"The Kids Are Back,"
"We're Gonna Make It,"
and
"I Am (I'm Me)."
But besides a
ballad
that vocalist
Dee Snider
wrote especially for his wife,
"You're Not Alone (Suzette's Song),"
the album is comprised of 100 percent
--
"Like a Knife in the Back,"
"Ride to Live, Live to Ride,"
"I've Had Enough,"
"I'll Take You Alive."
~ Greg Prato