Briefs

Rip It Up, Issue 75, 1 October 1983, Page 26

Briefs

Twisted Sister You Can't Stop Rock n' Roll (Atlantic) Dio, Holy Diver (Mercury) " Two examples of trans-Atlantic success. Twisted Sister, unknown in their native America, hit it big

in Britain , and , Dio, comprising two yanks and two limeys, come up trumps with their first album. For Twisted Sister, hard-slog gigging has reaped both live and vinyl . success. Their glam-rock, sub-metal boogie has struck the right chord of escapism for Britteens with the dole queue blues. The band provides raunchy backing for Dee Snider's chant-along anthems like 'I Am (I'm Me)', 'l've Had Enough', and the video gem title track. Danceable, singable and, above all, fun. Meanwhile, back in the incestuous world of heavy metal's old boys, former Elf, Rainbow and Sabbath, vocalist Ronnie James Dio has formed his own band with Vinnie Appice (ex Sabbath) and Jimmy Bain (Rainbow, Wild Horses) and newcomer guitarist Vivian Campbell. Freed from the restraints of lommi and Butler, Dio's fired up a little beauty here: strident, powerful crunch rock, traditional metal at its very best. Kissing The Pink CC Naked (Magnet) A proficient and often clever debut album where a mish-mash of styles (from the pseudo-militarism of The Last Film' to the chiming pop of 'Mr Blunt') blur the band's identity. This shows in the absence of an edge to the music and a certain lack of conviction in the performances. Kissing The Pink need to cloak their nudity in a definite style. DT Gram Parsons and the Fallen Angles Live 1973, (Music World) Now here's an event and a surprise. Ten years after Gram Parson's death comes the release of this album. Recorded in 1973 in the studio of a Long Island radio station before an audience of 50, this album catches Gram (and Emmylou Harris) without the stellar crew used on his studio albums but fronting a very solid and capable group of (mostly) unknowns. The recording and pressing may be a tad rough but the good feeling and spirit of the session is more than intact. Essential for the converted arid highly recommended to all others. AD