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To some, Starz were Kiss' "little brother band," due to the fact that--like the masked quartet--Starz debuted in the 1970s, were managed by Bill Aucoin, hailed from the East Coast, and specialized in hook-heavy arena rock. And to a certain degree, this is true. But the 2000 compilation BRIGHTEST STARZ: ANTHOLOGY makes clear that Starz really were their own band--capable of penning ditties that should have stormed the charts, especially on their occasional detours into power pop territory. Highlights from all four Starz studio albums are here, and for admirers of smartly penned mainstream rock, the power pop nugget "Cherry Baby" and the mid-paced "Sing It Shout It" surely won't disappoint. And like Cheap Trick early on, Starz manage to throw a few curve balls when it comes to subject matter, straying from the expected "party rock" topics on "Pull the Plug" (which appears to be about "pulling the plug" on a lover on her deathbed) and "Subway Terror" (which details the risks of riding the subway, indeed no safe haven circa 1970s N.Y.C.). Start with a tablespoon of Kiss, stir in a teaspoon of Cheap Trick, and add a dash of Aerosmith, and you get Starz, and BRIGHTEST STARZ: ANTHOLOGY is a fine intro to this oft-overlooked band.
Starz: Michael Lee Smith (vocals); Richie Ranno, Brendan Harkin (guitar); Peter Sweval (bass guitar); Joe X. Dube (drum).
Additional personnel: Bob Messano (guitar); Orville Davis (bass guitar); Doug Madick (drum).
Starz Anthology Songs | 1. | She's Just a Fallen Angel |
| 2. | Boys in Action |
| 3. | Detroit Girls |
| 4. | Live Wire |
| 5. | Pull the Plug |
| 6. | Cherry Baby |
| 7. | All Night Long |
| 8. | Rock Six Times |
| 9. | Sing It Shout It |
| 10. | Subway Terror |
| 11. | Violation |
| 12. | X-Ray Spex |
| 13. | Waitin' on You |
| 14. | Hold on to the Night |
| 15. | She |
| 16. | (Any Way That You Want It) I'll Be Ther |
| 17. | So Young So Bad |
| 18. | Coliseum Rock |
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Arguably, pop-metal is a form of power pop, or, at the very least, the two have some things in common. Like the Raspberries, the Go-Go's, or Blondie, a pop-metal act will typically blend rockin', guitar-powered aggression with pop sensibilities. Cheap Trick and Sweet, in fact, are perfect examples of bands that are relevant to both pop-metal and power pop. So it seemed logical when Starz provided a big dose of outright power pop on its third album, Attention Shoppers!. The band didn't eliminate the pop-metal factor on this 1978 LP; "X-Ray Spex" and "Good Ale We Seek," for example, are the type of pop-minded hard rock items that one expected from Starz. But tunes like "I'll Be There," "She" (not to be confused with the Kiss favorite), and "Hold on to the Night" are power pop ditties that wouldn't have been out of place at a Raspberries session; this isn't to say that Attention Shoppers! is in a class with the Raspberries' best work. Starz's third album isn't a masterpiece, but it's competent and enjoyable. Further, Starz deserves credit for trying something different and not turning this LP into a carbon copy of Starz or Violation. ~ Alex Henderson
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