Roman Gods (album)

Roman Gods
Studio album by The Fleshtones
Released	January 7, 1982
Recorded	Skyline Studios NYC RKO Studios London
Genre	Punk, garage rock
Length	34:00
Label	IRS
Producer	Richard Mazda
The Fleshtones chronology
Up-Front EP (1980) Roman Gods (1982) Hexbreaker! (1983)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	B+[2]

Roman Gods is the first album by The Fleshtones. Trouser Press called it a "big leap forward" from the band's debut EP, Up-Front, noting that its adds "new personality and passion to the beat". The album was largely recorded at Skyline Studios in New York City in June 1981, with the exception of one track ("The World Has Changed"), which was recorded at RKO Studios in London in February 1981, and produced by Richard Mazda. The record sleeve was designed by lead singer Peter Zaremba.

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Dreg (Fleshtone-77)"	Keith Streng, Peter Zaremba	3:17
2.	"I've Gotta Change My Life"	Keith Streng, Peter Zaremba	2:32
3.	"Stop Fooling Around!"	Peter Zaremba	4:06
4.	"Hope Come Back"	Keith Streng, Peter Zaremba	2:25
5.	"The World Has Changed"	Keith Streng, Peter Zaremba	3:10

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"R-I-G-H-T-S"	Keith Streng, Peter Zaremba	2:32
2.	"Let's See the Sun"	Peter Zaremba	2:40
3.	"Shadow-line (to J. Conrad)"	Keith Streng, Peter Zaremba	3:13
4.	"Chinese Kitchen"	Keith Streng, Gordon Spaeth	2:12
5.	"Ride Your Pony"	N. Neville	3:21
6.	"Roman Gods"	The Fleshtones	4:40

Personnel

The Fleshtones Bill Milhizer – drums Jan Marek Pakulski – bass guitar Keith Streng – guitar Gordon Spaeth – alto saxophone, harmonica, art direction Peter Zaremba – vocals, illustrations, design

Additional musicians and production David Arnoff – photography Carl Grasso – illustrations David Lichtenstein – engineering Richard Mazda – production Dave Le Neve-Foster – engineering (The World Has Changed) Arthur Payson – engineering John Weiss – tenor saxophone

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1982	The Billboard 200	174

Single

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1982	"Roman Gods/Ride Your Pony"	Billboard Dance Music/Club Play Singles	29

References

1. Deming, Mark. "Roman Gods". Allmusic. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
2. Christgau, Robert. "The Fleshtones". Robert Christgau.com. Retrieved August 1, 2012.