Balance of Power
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Balance of Power was started in 1995 by keyboardist Ivan Gunn who put the band together with a handful of well-known London area rockers. Their first album, When the World Falls Down, was started in October of 1996. Upon it’s completion it was quickly picked up by Pony Canyon for Japan. The album received major airplay on the 11 huge metal syndicated shows in Japan with famous radio personalities Captain Wada and Masa Itoh playing it in hot rotation. After the first album the band were put under pressure by their Japanese label Pony Canyon to create a follow-up.
The original line upAbout this time, Paul Curtis (guitar) was becoming fed up with life in London, and decided it was time for him to retire from music all together. Pete Southern was brought in to fill the vacant slot, and was the perfect fit. Tony Ritchie (vocals) and Lionel Hicks (drums) had both worked with Pete previously, and in fact the three of them had grown up together, so they knew Pete would be the perfect candidate.
And then
After hearing the new direction of the new songs written with Pete, Pony Canyon pressured BoP about Tony’s vocal style saying that BoP needed a vocalist with more dynamics and a higher range for the new sound. This was a huge blow to the band and after much discussion and soul searching they agreed to look around and see if they could find someone. Tony would continue to fulfill the role of songwriter within the band. This was a very hard decision to make for all concerned. The band held auditions for over 50 singers from the UK but were unsuccessful in finding the perfect person.
The original line upAbout this time, Paul Curtis (guitar) was becoming fed up with life in London, and decided it was time for him to retire from music all together. Pete Southern was brought in to fill the vacant slot, and was the perfect fit. Tony Ritchie (vocals) and Lionel Hicks (drums) had both worked with Pete previously, and in fact the three of them had grown up together, so they knew Pete would be the perfect candidate.
And then
After hearing the new direction of the new songs written with Pete, Pony Canyon pressured BoP about Tony’s vocal style saying that BoP needed a vocalist with more dynamics and a higher range for the new sound. This was a huge blow to the band and after much discussion and soul searching they agreed to look around and see if they could find someone. Tony would continue to fulfill the role of songwriter within the band. This was a very hard decision to make for all concerned. The band held auditions for over 50 singers from the UK but were unsuccessful in finding the perfect person.
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No Place Like Home
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Do You Dream of Angels
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Searching for the Truth
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One Voice
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avreon escreveu:
I recently found that band but .. OMG ... I'm totally inspired by them! Can't close the book, 'Til you've finished the story, Can't live your life, 'Til your dreams alive,
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figlt escreveu:
Pete Southern is a great guitarist. Fast yet melodic solos - some of my favorites.
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TheeDoomsayer escreveu:
No Place Like Home is a great song!
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Vidinski escreveu:
Seventh Avenue? Thats classic metal, Balance of Power is progressive!!
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ArkoldThos escreveu:
._. i know it since many time ago but first time I scrobble it, (well, not first but I haven't that much) , and first time I join into their last.fm profile, sadly found out that is an underrated band.
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Kudaman escreveu:
Awsome! But Seventh Avenue is better.
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akarshshekhar escreveu:
Shame on me that I didn't even know about this band until last week :P
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GrantRS escreveu:
Criminally unrecognised band
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Mannemarsu escreveu:
I guess they aren't coming up to Finland...
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haupassia escreveu:
tenozuma is just a troll. ignore him.
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Tenozuma escreveu:
Decent. But I wouldn't buy the CDs or have them keep hard drive space. Respectable band, just not my cuppa.
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BurningRemnant escreveu:
Superb band! Prog-power metal of the highest caliber! And both vocalists rule!
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wonderwaffe escreveu:
awesome
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Ru5her escreveu:
IMO, Book of Secrets is their best album! :)
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Mannemarsu escreveu:
Join my new group Balance Of Power
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Shned escreveu:
John's vocals really went with the sound. I wish he'd stuck around a bit more, but obviously he had to deal with Biomechanical.
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Mannemarsu escreveu:
I do.
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BurningRemnant escreveu:
Nobody else listens to them?
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BurningRemnant escreveu:
painbearer and gwrtheyrn: have a great time watching these masters!!! They simply rule!! What a fantastic voice and well-crafted melodic prog/power metal.. Absolutely top quality!
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gwrtheyrn escreveu:
me 2!
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