- Balance (band)
Balance was an early 1980s pop rock group based out of New York City and fronted by
Illinois native, Peppy Castro, formerly ofBlues Magoos . Other members includedguitarist Bob Kulick , arranger andkeyboardist Doug Katsaros ,drummer Chuck Burgi , andbassist Dennis Feldman.The group's most noteworthy hit was 1981's "Breaking Away". The song peaked at #22 on the "Billboard"
Hot 100 chart. An incredibly naff pop song with a Latin beat, it managed to include some nifty guitar work from Kulick, thereby anchoring the band in the soft-rock tradition. Their second album,In For The Count , was much heavier. However, Peppy Castro's pop vocals while differentiating Balance from so many other heavy metal wannabes, rendered their music a little camp and vageuly Las Vegas. The best song on the album, "Slow Motion", was incredibly poppy, and confused hard rock fans.Album discography:
*"Balance" (1981 Portrait 85114)
*"In For The Count" (1982 Portrait 85787)External links
* [http://www.rockdetector.com/artist,856.sm Balance artist page on Rock Detector]
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