๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ - ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ย ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ & ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐โฆ
August 13, 1987 โ Twisted Sister released their fifth studio album, Love Is For Suckers via Atlantic Records, with the single Hot Love (Watch video) being released on August 1. (Listen: Apple Music or Spotify)
The album was recorded at Atlantic Studios in New York City and was produced by Beau Hill (RATT, Winger). It was the band's last album before their breakup and subsequent reunion and release of Still Hungry in 2004. It was also the only studio album that long time drummer A.J. Pero did not perform on. He was replaced by Widowmaker drummer Joey โSevenโ Franco.
The album also featured many additional musicians including;
โข Reb Beach (Winger/Dokken/Alice Cooper) โ additional guitars, additional shouts
โข Beau Hill โ keyboards, backing vocals
โข The New West Horns โ horns
โข Jimmy Chalfant (KIX), Steve Whiteman (KIX), Kip Winger (Winger) โ backing vocals
โข Bob Gamm, Gary Kris, B. Smith, Chris Cintron, Joe Gerber, Jodie Segall, Peter Love, Luke Perry (yes, the actor) - additional shouts
Background:
The sound of the album was strongly influenced by Glam Metal, and was one of the causes of conflict which led to the band splitting after its release.
According to interviews contained in the Live at Wacken DVD and in Dee Snider's autobiography, the material was originally meant to be a solo album by the Twisted Sister frontman, but the label pushed for it to be released under the Twisted Sister name instead. The tour for the album lasted just over one month and ended in Minneapolis, Minnesota on October 10, 1987. Two days later, on October 12, 1987, vocalist Dee Snider announced his departure from the band.
No songs from this album appeared on the band's 1992 greatest hits album Big Hits and Nasty Cuts. It would be Twisted Sister's final studio album of original material, as all albums since have been compilations, live albums or re-recordings of already written material.
Seven of the album's songs were played live during the brief 1987 tour. Snider has stated that he likes many of the songs on the album, vocally. However he feels that if they play any of them live, it may bring back bad memories for the band.
In 2012, the band introduced Wake Up (The Sleeping Giant) into their set, following demands from fans for material to be included from all of the band's studio albums.
In a 2009 interview by Ruben Mosqueda, Snider spoke of his thoughts on the album;
"๐๐๐๐๐โ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐! ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐, ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ข ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐. ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ข ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐. ๐๐๐๐๐โ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐. ๐ธ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ข ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ธ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ข ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐.
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ป๐๐๐ ๐ธ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐. ๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ข ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐. ๐พ๐ ๐๐๐โ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐โ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐!"
In 2012, Dee Snider commented to an audience at the annual concert festival in Dessel Belgium, known as the Graspop Metal Meeting, "๐ฝ๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ข๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ป๐๐๐ ๐ธ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐... ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐พ๐ถ๐, ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ณ.๐ฒ. ๐ธ๐โ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ (๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ถ๐๐๐๐)", which the band then performed.
Critical Reception:
Upon its release, Billboard wrote;
"๐ป๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฝ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐, ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐. ๐ฐ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ขโ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐."
Sharon Liveten of the Los Angeles Times wrote;
"๐พ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐โ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ข. ๐ธ๐โ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ข ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐. ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐, ๐ป๐๐๐ ๐ธ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐. ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ข ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐,๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ณ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐โ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐."
Robin Welles of The Press-Courier described Love Is for Suckers as "๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐".
Pete Bishop of the Pittsburgh Press commented;
"๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, "๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐โ ๐ท๐๐๐๐ข ๐ผ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐. ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐-๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐๐ข-๐๐๐๐๐๐ข ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ข ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐."
He selected Hot Love, One Bad Habit and You Are All That I Need as "๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ข ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐."
Michael Dowding of The Boston Globe wrote;
"๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ข, ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐. ๐๐๐๐๐โ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ข ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ข ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐โ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ข ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐. ๐ต๐๐ ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐พ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐. ๐ต๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ข ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐."
Barbara Jaeger of The Record wrote;
"๐๐๐ ๐ท๐ถ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ข ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐. ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ณ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ข ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐. ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐ข-๐ผ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐. ๐๐, ๐๐ ๐ข๐๐โ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ , ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐."
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