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STARZ |
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| Location: | New York, New York |
| Country: |  United States |
| Last Login: | Nov 1, 2007 (793 days back) |
About Me |
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| During the Seventies when disco and punk were the rage, only a handful of bands were daring enough to play hard rock and heavy metal music. "You could almost count those bands on one hand," said Starz lead guitarist Richie Ranno. "They were Aerosmith, KISS, Queen, Ted Nugent, Starz and Angel. We kept the flame alive between the original hard rock groups and heavy metal today." All together Starz recorded four studio albums, Starz, Violation, Attention Shoppers, and Colesium Rock and gathered critical acclaim with their ability to mesh the smooth with the hard. "We loved pop melodies," admitted Ranno in retrospect, "and we also loved heavy guitars. We liked to combine hooks with a harder edge. Our singer Michael Lee Smith had a great sense of melody. In the course of four albums, we only used orchestrations or keyboards once, preferring to mix heavy rock productions with melodic overtones." Their success has been documented in the historical chapters of hard rock and heavy metal. In Kerrang's critical listing of the 100 greatest heavy metal albums of all time, Starz was listed at ..94, with Violation at ..84. In a similar poll in Hit Parader magazine, Violation was listed at ..82. Starz's greatest asset was their live performance and until a chance meeting between Metal Blade's founder and Starz guitarist Richie Ranno, one of rock's greatest secrets was buried in the archives. At the height of their career, Starz released a special "radio only" live record intended for broadcast, bot not liscenced for sale. It was called Live In Louisville and only a scant 2,000 copies were pressed. It was heralded by Kerrang as the greatest live record never released! "We always considered ourselves a live band," Richie confessed. "In fact, we toured with Peter Frampton in major halls before we even had any product to sell! We felt confident that we could get any audience up on their feet and got encores wherever we played." Many of the Eighties most successful bands were influenced by Starz, from Cinderella and Poison to Bon Jovi and Mötley Crüe. Tom Keifer said the first concert he ever went to was a Starz show... "They really kicked ass," he remembered. Jon Bon Jovi met guitarist Richie Ranno backstage at a Bon Jovi concert in New Jersey and took the time to tell 30,000 screaming fans that when he was young, he looked up to Starz. They were the band he imitated when practicing in the garage. In Jon's words, "What ever your dreams may be, always shoot for the Starz!" In 2003,Starz reunited for the first time in over 20 years. Original members Michael Lee Smith,Richie Ranno,Brendan Harkin,and Joe X. Dube,along with new bass player George DiAna replacing the late Peter Sweval played 3 East Coast dates.The fans were thrilled,and the band sounded as good as ever. By popular demand,Starz hit the road again in 2004,playing Texas,as well as shows through the Midwest and the East Coast. Once more,the band killed,and the fans in every city went home happy. In 2005,Rykodisc reissued the 4 Starz studio albums on CD,remastered,and with bonus tracks. The band made Starz history by performing at the first Starzfest in New Jersey. In front of their most loyal fans,the band played every song from all 4 of their classic albums.Starz also played on the West Coast for the first time in 25 years. There are some very exciting things on the horizon for Starz and their fans. Keep watching this site, along with www.starzcentral.com for the latest news. |
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Music:Member Since: 6/3/2006Band Website: starzcentral.com Band Members: Michael Lee Smith - lead vocals Richie Ranno - guitar Bobby Messano - guitar Joe X. Dube - drums George DiAnna - bass Sounds Like: .. Record Label: Rykodisc Type of Label: Indie |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Rock / Classic Rock) |
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Richie Rannos All-Stars |
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| Friday, November 2nd @ Breezy Point, ..:NAMESPACE PREFIX = ST1 />Greenwood Lake, NY last live band at Breezy Point until May, 2008!!Saturday, November 3rd Private Party -- Having A Party? We'll Pl... Posted by STARZ on Mon, 29 Oct 2007 08:08:00 PST |
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STARZ BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND |
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| Start planning your road trip! Starz is playing two shows in September!
Friday, September 14 at the Beachland Ballroom in Cleveland, Ohio www.beachlandballroom.com
Saturday, September 15th at th... Posted by STARZ on Thu, 12 Jul 2007 09:12:00 PST |
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CHAT with STARZ |
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Posted by STARZ on Sun, 27 May 2007 11:37:00 PST |
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STARZ Come Out At Night - Live in Ohio |
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| Release date: June 11, 2007
Track Listing
Disc 1
Live Wire
Fallen Angel
Rock Six Times
Subway Terror
Pull The Plug
Cherry Baby
Take Me
So Young, So Bad
It's A Riot
X-Ray Spex
Disc 2
... Posted by STARZ on Mon, 14 May 2007 07:54:00 PST |
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DETROIT and CLEVELAND Live Recordings!! |
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| Hi Everyone in StarzSpace!!
Just want to let you all know that Bobby Messano, who re-joined us for our shows in Detroit & Cleveland is now in the studio mixing the live recording from the B... Posted by STARZ on Sun, 13 May 2007 05:54:00 PST |
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MICHAEL LEE SMITH Interview May 13 |
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| Mark your calendars for Sunday, May 13th at 8:00 p.m. (CT) to hear the latest interview with Michael Lee Smith.
Michael did the interview about a month ago and will be broadcast on the internet rock s... Posted by STARZ on Sat, 05 May 2007 09:03:00 PST |
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May Update from Road Manager Michael Pazuzu |
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| I am sure that many of you have heard rumors about upcoming Starz live dates. As of now, California is a possibility, as are several other dates. As soon as the dates are co... Posted by STARZ on Mon, 30 Apr 2007 09:16:00 PST |
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Michael Lee Smith - Command Performance! |
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| Michael Lee Smith - Friday, March 23 - 8:30 PM (EST)
"Metal On Metal" radio program w/Bill Peters
WJCU 88.7 FM Cleveland, Ohio
www.wjcu.org
Back by popular demand! Encore performance.
Hav... Posted by STARZ on Mon, 19 Mar 2007 08:52:00 PST |
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STARZ Radio Interview - streaming on the 'net |
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| WJCU 88.7 FM in Cleveland, Ohio will be doing an interview with Richie and just added -- Michael Lee. Richie will be on at 8:30 p.m. EST and Michael Lee will be on at 9:00 p.m. EST .. Friday, March 16... Posted by STARZ on Fri, 09 Mar 2007 05:14:00 PST |
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STARZ IN STORE APPEARANCE |
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| STARZ IN STORE APPEARANCE
Thursday, March 29th at 7:00 p.m.
SAM ASH MUSIC
5700 Mayfield Road, Lyndhurst, OH
DON'T MISS BOTH STARZ SHOWS!!!!
... Posted by STARZ on Sat, 10 Feb 2007 07:43:00 PST |
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