Twisted Sister
We are Twisted Fucking Sister

Twisted Sister are currently making their last shows on their way to ending the band, so what better way to celebrate that than to release this documentary about the band’s early years and what led them to get to this point. We also get to see AJ Pero who passed away last year in this documentary, telling you about things he and the band has experienced. Pero isn’t the only one being interviewed on the film, all the members of the band, record label people and fans are also heard in this 137 minute film.

The focus is on the story rather than on the music so the music plays more of a secondary role here and it is about the band’s past starting out as a cover band on the New York club scene. We see parts of their shows and they tell of how they worked six days a week playing on different stages in front of pretty large audiences in the latter years of the seventies. The quality of sound and film varies quite a bit in the archive material, the interviews are well filmed and sounded but the older stuff is not as good but it is well put together. The pace is good and we get to learn many things about Twisted Sister’s early days.

One thing that is striking is the difficulty in getting a record contract, a deal that will help a band getting their stuff out – and this even though they were an excellent live band and drew big crowds on the New York-scene. I find it very interesting to learn about these kinds of thing and I have come to respect this kind of work a lot, my respect for this band has grown from seeing this movie – that being said I am not that much of a fan of these guys but you have to respect all the hard work they did to achieve what they have achieved.

I like this documentary, it may not be the best music documentary I have ever seen but it is entertaining and interesting. Fans of Twisted Sister will surely find this very appealing but those of you who like to know more about how artists find their way to fame and recognition will probably also find this documentary a good film to watch. Definitely recommended for fans of the band, could be worth watching for the casual observer as well – an interesting film, plain and simple.

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