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He was replaced by Joey "Seven" Franco, who performed on the group's last album Love Is for Suckers before breaking up in early 1988, following Snider's departure in October 1987. [1] Twisted Sister reunited in 1998 to record "Heroes Are Hard to Find" for the film Strangeland , written and co-produced by Snider. [10]
ImageNameYears ActiveInstrumentsKeith Robert War2023lead and rhythm guitars backing vocalsnone2015–2016 2023drumsMetal Meltdown: Live from the Hard Rock ...1987–1988drumsLove Is for Suckers (1987) Feel Appeal: ...1982 (died 2010)drumsnoneJoe "Seven" Franco (born 1951) is an American drummer best known for his work with the band The Good Rats in the late 1970s and later as a member of Twisted Sister. Biography. Joe Franco, a 1969 graduate of Brooklyn Technical High School, became a member of the band The Good Rats in 1972.
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Early days
In late December 1972, Manhattan resident John Segall (who later renamed himself "Jay Jay French") auditioned for and was asked to join the "glitter band" Silver Star from Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey. Silver Star was formed by drummer Mel Anderson ("Mel Star") as the "New Jersey version of the New York Dolls", and consisted of Billy Diamond (lead guitar), Wayne Brown (lead vocals and guitar), Tony Bunn (bass), and Steve Guarino (keyboards). Michael O'Neill took over the lead singer role from Wayne...
Club days
In February 1976, at the suggestion of the band's agent, Kevin Brenner, Jay Jay was told that the band could only go so far without being able to play Led Zeppelin cover songs and urged Jay Jay to hire Danny Snider (Dee Snider), who had been in the bands Peacock and Heathen. Danny changed his name to Dee at Jay Jay's suggestion and thus began line up number six of Twisted Sister. This version lasted just six weeks, with drummer Grace departing. The group took a heavier musical direction in Ap...
First two albums
In July 1982, the group released its first EP, Ruff Cutts, on the Secret Records label, still featuring Tony Petri on the drums. This was followed shortly by the group's first studio album, Under the Blade, produced by Pete Way of UFO. Despite rather low production quality, the album was an underground hit in the UK, providing the band with sufficient name recognition to open for such metal acts as Motörhead. The album had an overall raw metal sound and included "Tear It Loose", a very fast s...
Twisted Sister is generally classified as heavy metal, glam metal, and hard rock. They have also been called a shock rock band. Despite its classification as glam metal, Greg Prato of AllMusic compared the band's debut album Under the Blade to early 1980s new wave of British heavy metal. Moreover, despite the disdain that thrash metal musicians and...
The following principal lineup recorded on every Twisted Sister studio album (with the exception of Love Is for Suckers, in which only Pero was absent.) 1. Jay Jay French – guitars, backing vocals (1972–1987, 1988, 1997, 2001, 2003–2016, 2023) 2. Eddie "Fingers" Ojeda – guitars, backing vocals (1975–1987, 1988, 1997, 2001, 2003–2016) 3. Dee Snider ...
Extended plays
1. Ruff Cutts(1982) 2. Feel Appeal: Love Is for Suckers Extras(2021)
Compilations
1. Big Hits and Nasty Cuts(1992) 2. Club Daze Volume 1: The Studio Sessions(1999) 3. The Essentials(2002) 4. Still Hungry(2004) 5. We're Not Gonna Take It & Other Hits(2003) 6. The Best of the Atlantic Years(2016)
Live albums
1. Live at Hammersmith(1994) 2. We're Not Gonna Take It!(1999) 3. Club Daze Volume II: Live in the Bars(2002) 4. Live At Wacken: The Reunion(2006) 5. A Twisted Christmas - Live(2007) 6. Live at the Astoria (2008) 7. Live at the Marquee(2011) 8. Rock 'n' Roll Saviors - The Early Years -(2016) 9. Metal Meltdown(2016) 10. Up Against The Wall: Live 1979(2020)
Videos
1. Stay Hungry Tour(1984) 2. Come Out and Play(1985)
DVDs
1. Live at Wacken - The Reunion(2004) 2. The Video Years(2007) 3. A Twisted Christmas Live: A December To Remember(2007) 4. Live At The Astoria(2008, recorded in 2004) 5. Double Live: Northstage '82 & Ny Steel '01 6. Metal Meltdown - Featuring Twisted Sister Live At The Hard Rock Casino - Las Vegas(2016)
Twisted Sister at AllMusicJoey “Seven” Franco. Joey “Seven” Franco joined Twisted Sister in the late 1980s and played drums on the “Love Is for Suckers” album. His tenure came during a turbulent time for the band as they were grappling with changing musical landscapes. Franco brought a different style to the band’s sound during this period.
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Mar 19, 2009 · “I have to tell you,” says Jay Jay French, sitting back and taking a moment to reflect on the more than 30-year history of his band, the New York glam-metal act Twisted Sister. “I honestly don’t think I could have written a script as weird as this.” This writer, for one, couldn’t agree more.
Mar 16, 2024 · Jay Jay French is an American guitarist, manager, record producer and founding member of the heavy metal band Twisted Sister. He is a columnist, author and motivational speaker who oversees licensing and intellectual property rights for the Twisted Sister brand.
He was replaced by ex-Good Rats drummer Joey 'Seven' Franco. In 1986, Snider embarked on a solo project, reportedly approaching future Iron Maiden guitarist Janick Gers, but this did not work out. Snider then recorded an album with Franco programming the drum machine and featuring several session musicians such as Reb Beach on guitar and Kip ...
