1978 studio album by Starz
Coliseum Rock is the fourth and final studio album by the American hard rock band Starz .[ 1] [ 2] The album was released in 1978. Recorded in Toronto, it was produced by Jack Richardson .[ 3]
Critical reception
The Daily Breeze wrote that the album "offers a mixed assortment of hard rock and harsh guitar play," and criticized the band's "lack of imagination."[ 6] The Spokane Daily Chronicle panned the "power chords, strained vocals and thudding drums."[ 7]
Track listing
Side one Title Writer(s) 1. "So Young, So Bad" Michael Lee Smith 3:27 2. "Take Me" Richie Ranno , Smith, Bobby Messano3:58 3. "No Regrets" Ranno, Smith, Messano, Orville Davis, Joe X. Dube 4:53 4. "My Sweet Child" Smith, Davis 3:58 5. "Don't Stop Now" Ranno, Smith, Davis, Messano 3:40
Side two Title Writer(s) 6. "Outfit" Smith, Ranno, Davis 3:17 7. "Last Night I Wrote a Letter" Ranno, Smith 4:59 8. "Coliseum Rock" Ranno 3:32 9. "It's a Riot" Ranno, Smith 3:33 10. "Where Will It End" Ranno, Smith, Dube 4:25
2005 CD edition bonus tracks Title Writer(s) 11. "Vidi O.D." Ranno, Smith 3:31 12. "You Called His Name" Ranno, Smith 4:22
Personnel
Starz
Production
Jack Richardson - producer
Cub Richardson - engineer, mixing, mastering
Robert Hrycyna, Mike McCarty - recording technicians
References
^ "Starz". Get Out. St. Louis Post-Dispatch . 23 Sep 2004. p. 24.
^ Lanham, Tom (16 Dec 2005). "Starz: Band that should have made it makes comeback". Music. Oakland Tribune . p. 1.
^ Westbrook, Bruce (12 Nov 1978). "New Starz album back to basics". The Daily Oklahoman . p. 33.
^ Henderson, Alex. "Starz Coliseum Rock review" . AllMusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved 2013-02-24 .
^ Popoff, Martin (October 2003). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 1: The Seventies . Burlington, Ontario , Canada : Collector's Guide Publishing . p. 254. ISBN 978-1894959025 .
^ Bensoua, Joseph (1 Dec 1978). "You can Kiss these LPs off". Daily Breeze . p. E12.
^ Wetzel, Carol (1 Dec 1978). "Discritique". Spokane Daily Chronicle . p. 7.