Description

Purple splatter vinyl

The fourth Monsters of Rock at Donington were held on the 20th of August 1983 and it featured a variable line-up with a solid bedrock of hard rock and heavy blues – represented by Whitesnake and ZZ Top respectively . Otherwise the nights offering was fairly ordinary. The remaining bands were Meat Loaf, Twisted Sister, Dio and Diamond Head. Twisted Sister arrived on stage with the announcement, This ain’t no muthafuckin Tube tv show!. Dee Snider, looked like a Mae West caricature in neon pink and black. A six foot drag queen, he had the audience in the palm of his hand from the get-go. He had them chanting, with relish, I’m a sick muthafucka and, as tired as it sounds now, it worked a treat at that moment. The band were loud and obnoxious and when you are 15-18 you just love all that and the band won over many new fans. Dee Snider said, This next song’s a bit slow for Twisted Sister……but its f*****g mean”. The song in question was Destroyer from their Under The Blade album. They put on a great show and sounded really good, The Kids Are Back got everybody involved and I Am, Im Me was another rapturous moment. One of those classic Twisted Sister moments.

Track list:
1. What You Dont Know (Sure Can Hurt You)
2. The Kids Are Back
3. Shoot Em Down
4. Destroyer
5. Like A Knife In The Back
6. Ride To Live Live To Ride
7. Were Gonna Make It
8. You Can’t Stop Rock N Roll
9. I Am Me (Im Me)
10. Its Only Rock N Roll