Coliseum Rock

Coliseum Rock
Coliseum Rock
	Cover painting by Todd Schorr
Studio album by Starz
Released	1978
Recorded	1978
Studios	Soundstage, Toronto, Canada
Genre	Hard rock
Length	39:42
Label	Capitol
Producer	Jack Richardson
Starz chronology

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.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	6/10

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." The Spokane Daily Chronicle panned the "power chords, strained vocals and thudding drums."

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"So Young, So Bad"	Michael Lee Smith	3:27
2.	"Take Me"	Richie Ranno, Smith, Bobby Messano	3:58
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
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Vidi O.D."	Ranno, Smith	3:31
12.	"You Called His Name"	Ranno, Smith	4:22

Personnel

Starz

Michael Lee Smith - vocals
Richie Ranno - guitar
Bobby Messano - guitar
Orville Davis - bass
Joe X. Dube - drums

Production

Jack Richardson - producer
Cub Richardson - engineer, mixing, mastering
Robert Hrycyna, Mike McCarty - recording technicians

References

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

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[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.

[martin-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.