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Coliseum Rock

Coliseum Rock is the fourth and final studio album by the American hard rock band Starz. The album was released in 1978. Recorded in Toronto, it was produced by Jack Richardson.

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Coliseum Rock
Cover painting by Todd Schorr
Studio album by
Starz
Released1978
Recorded1978
StudiosSoundstage, Toronto, Canada
GenreHard rock
Length39:42
LabelCapitol
ProducerJack Richardson
Starz chronology
Attention Shoppers!
(1978) 		Coliseum Rock
(1978) 		Live in Action
(1989)

Coliseum Rock is the fourth and final studio album by the American hard rock band Starz.12 The album was released in 1978. Recorded in Toronto, it was produced by Jack Richardson.3

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar4
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal6/105

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
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."So Young, So Bad"Michael Lee Smith3:27
2."Take Me"Richie Ranno, Smith, Bobby Messano3:58
3."No Regrets"Ranno, Smith, Messano, Orville Davis, Joe X. Dube4:53
4."My Sweet Child"Smith, Davis3:58
5."Don't Stop Now"Ranno, Smith, Davis, Messano3:40
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Outfit"Smith, Ranno, Davis3:17
7."Last Night I Wrote a Letter"Ranno, Smith4:59
8."Coliseum Rock"Ranno3:32
9."It's a Riot"Ranno, Smith3:33
10."Where Will It End"Ranno, Smith, Dube4:25
2005 CD edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Vidi O.D."Ranno, Smith3:31
12."You Called His Name"Ranno, Smith4:22

Personnel

Starz
Production
  • Jack Richardson - producer
  • Cub Richardson - engineer, mixing, mastering
  • Robert Hrycyna, Mike McCarty - recording technicians
References

References

  1. "Starz". Get Out. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 23, 2004. p. 24.
  2. Lanham, Tom (December 16, 2005). "Starz: Band that should have made it makes comeback". Music. Oakland Tribune. p. 1.
  3. Westbrook, Bruce (November 12, 1978). "New Starz album back to basics". The Daily Oklahoman. p. 33.
  4. Henderson, Alex. "Starz Coliseum Rock review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  5. 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.
  6. Bensoua, Joseph (December 1, 1978). "You can Kiss these LPs off". Daily Breeze. p. E12.
  7. Wetzel, Carol (December 1, 1978). "Discritique". Spokane Daily Chronicle. p. 7.