Balance - In For The Count (1982) (Rock Candy Remastered 2006)

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Balance - In For The Count (1982) (Rock Candy Remastered 2006)

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Balance - In For The Count (1982) (Rock Candy Remastered 2006)

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Year : 1982 (Rock Candy Remastered 2006)
Style : Melodic Rock , AOR
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 129 mb


Bio:

Balance was an early 1980s American hard rock band. based out of New York City, United States, and fronted by Peppy Castro, formerly of Blues Magoos.They are perhaps best known for their minor 1981 hit, "Breaking Away".In addition to Castro, original members included guitarist Bob Kulick and arranger/keyboardist Doug Katsaros.The trio recorded their self-titled debut album with session musicians, one of whom, drummer Andy Newmark also co-wrote one of the songs on the album and was apparently an official member of the band at one point. Newmark was later replaced by Gregg Gerson, who departed soon thereafter to play with Billy Idol. Prior to recording their follow-up album, Balance added the rhythm section of drummer Chuck Burgi (ex-Brand X) and bassist Dennis Feldman (ex-Speedway Blvd.) to the lineup.The group's most noteworthy release was 1981's "Breaking Away" from their eponymous debut album which reached No. 133 on the Billboard 200. The song peaked at No. 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. The album's follow-up single, "Falling in Love", peaked at No. 58. The band failed to reach the chart again.In early 1982, Balance entered The Power Station in New York, now Avatar Studios, to produce their sophomore album, In For The Count,with Tony Bongiovi, a cousin of Jon Bon Jovi, engineering and co-producing. After a massive house cleaning on so-called 'Black Friday', when 200 staffers at CBS, Epic and Portrait were let go, Balance would lose their supporters at the label and In For The Count became a direct casualty of the turnover.Although things looked bleak at home, the band experienced one last hurrah when they were asked to write a song for a major Japanese commercial to launch the new Daihatsu Charade.The resulting song was "Ride the Wave" which was also commercially released through Polydor, with album leftover "She's Alone Tonight" on the B-side. Balance played a short tour of Japan before calling it quits due to lack of interest from their label and management company.Castro, Katsaros, Burgi, and Feldman (along with Bob Kulick's younger brother, Bruce) reunited briefly when they appeared on Michael Bolton's 1985 album, Everybody's Crazy. Kulick and Feldman, the latter adopting the name Dennis St. James and handling lead vocals, would re-team again in the band Skull whose sole album, No Bones About It, was released in 1991; Bruce Kulick and Chuck Burgi guested on various tracks.In the wake of the 2006 re-issue of In For the Count, Italian label Frontiers Records inquired about a possible new Balance album. Equilibrium was released in 2009 and features original core members Kulick, Castro and Katsaros, along with drummer Brett Chassen, who also co-produced with Kulick, as well as guest spots from Bruce Kulick on bass and Jesse Castro on drums.In 2014, the band reunited for its first live shows in 31 years for a short three-date tour in Sweden. Peppy Castro, Bob Kulick and Doug Katsaros were joined by Dan Larsson on bass and Jonas Wikström on drums. Sweden Rock Magazine gave the band a rave review of their gig at the Rockland Club in Sala, Sweden, on August 26, 2014.On October 6, 2015, Peppy Castro was interviewed by Swedish Radio about the continued and renewed interest in the band, such as fans of the band recently setting up a Facebook page wanting the band to play at Sweden Rock Festival in 2016.

Album:

An essential band in any Melodic Rock / AOR collection are without a doubt Americans BALANCE. Both their ’80s albums were officially released on CD & remastered by Rock Candy Records and are must haves for sure.“In For The Count” was Balance’s second effort, originally appeared in 1982 and a recording that defined the sound & style for the genre in years to come. In short; this is A MUST HAVE.After the moderated success of their self titled debut, Balance hardened their sound for the second effort according to the trend of the scene with bands like Journey raising as future superstars.Balance’s core members Peppy Castro (lead and backing vocals), Bob Kulick (guitars) and Doug Katsaros (keyboards, backing vocals) added to the lineup future Rainbow drummer Chuck Burgi and ex Speedway Boulevard bassist Dennis Feldman as stable band members, resulting in a more powerful unit.Seeing this line up now, almost thirty five years later, it’s a dream-team of AOR talent that made an album every bit as good as expected.With stronger, biting guitars courtesy of Bob Kulick, awesome keyboard/synth runs, and terrific vocals by Castro (a cross between Franke Previte of Franke & The Knockouts and Loverboy’s Mike Reno), “In For The Count” is pure AOR magic.The title track, ‘All The Way’, the killer ‘Slow Motion’, ‘Is It Over’, ‘We Can Have It All’, ‘Undercover Man’, in fact, the entire tracklist are pure delight for true fans of the genre.Even the artwork of “In For The Count” is awesome. With a pristine remastering this Rock Candy ‘Remastered & Reloaded’ reissue is a must have.Includes the two impossible to find B-sides ‘Ride The Wave’ and ‘She’s Alone Tonight’ (both great) plus a 4,000 word essay about the making of the album, rare photos and memorabilia spread out over a wonderful full colour booklet.Balance’s “In For The Count” is a mandatory record for any self-respecting AOR fan.

Line Up:

Peppy Castro: Lead and Backing Vocals
Bob Kulick: Guitars
Doug Katsaros: Keyboards, Backing Vocals
Dennis Feldman: Bass
Chuck Burgi: Drums

Tracklist:

01. In For The Count
02. Is It Over
03. Slow Motion
04. Undercover Man
05. On My Honor
06. All The Way
07. Pull The Plug
08. Bedroom Eyes
09. We Can Have It All
10. Ride The Wave (Bonus Track)
11. She’s Alone Tonight (Bonus Track)


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