"After the commercial disappointment of their second album "Violation", Starz decided to court AM radio with a more tune oriented, less aggressive approach. "Anyway You Want It " was the single that brushed the charts, and that was about it. The rest of the album has some good stuff ("Hold On To The Night", "She", "Don't Think", "The Third Time Is The Charm"), but nothing that would grab a radio programmer's ear. It was also a let down for fans after the classic "Violation", and the solid debut album. Rather than building their core audience, Starz grabbed for the brass ring, and came up empty."
I liked it
pauly | 12/20/2009
(4 out of 5 stars)
"i actually liked this release, problem was, nobody else did, and it spelled the end of starz, it was poppier and i'm sure the band was trying to appease the label with a more radio friendly sound, but alas, it was too late"
Overlooked and underrated
Chris Kaiser | The comfort of home | 01/25/2009
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Starz has the sound of a band that was once a mutli platinum success. Unfortunately, they were overlooked by many and did not get the praise they deserved. I recently purchased all the remastered CD's by Starz and found an incredible sounding band with great, catchy songs. I am guilty of just now discovering them too and I am happy that I did."
Don't read this unless you love 70s POWERPOP and hard rock..
Chris Church | 12/01/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)
"It's frustrating to read "reviews" of an album that is so misunderstood. This is a collection of ear candy that sounds really good really loud. What the hell is wrong with that? They were skirting the edges of hard rock and power pop at a time when guitars ruled the world, and the judgements can be harsh if the only critique points are the solos...which, as we know, is a lamentable fact among some hard rock fans. Sure, it's not quite as heavy as Kiss [although "Good Ale We Seek" will rip your speakers apart}, as clever as Cheap Trick [although "X-Ray Spex" does capture the lustful, twitchy giddiness of some of that band's work"], or as catchy as The Raspberries {but yes girls, Starz knew you were there--"Hold On To The Night" and "Any Way That You Want It" were both poppy and gleeful odes to the fairer sex that were melodic without becoming saccharine] . But if you enjoy what those bands were doing in the 70's, you will enjoy this record. I will always love it. It feels a bit unnecessary to have included the two bonus tracks on the CD release, but I am very glad that one of the best overlooked rock albums of that amazing decade has been made available."