Steel Breeze is an American rock group that had a popular video on MTV with "You Don't Want Me Anymore" in 1982, followed by "Dreamin' is Easy" the following year.
Taking their name from a phrase in Pink Floyd's song, "Shine On You Crazy Diamond", the six-member band from Sacramento, California comprised- in its "classic" lineup- of Ric Jacobs (vocals), Ken Goorabian and Waylin Carpenter (guitars), Rod Toner (keyboards), Vinnie Pantaleoni (bass guitar), and Barry Lowenthal (drums) released their self-titled debut album in 1982 on RCA Records. "You Don't Want Me Anymore," the first single from the album, quickly jumped into the Top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 supported by a video that was a favorite of early MTV, and peaked at #16. The next single, "Dreamin' Is Easy" also made it into the Top 40, but could not go higher than #30.
They had originally gotten together a few years earlier in a
different lineup and had enjoyed some local success with "You Don't Want
Me Anymore" with the hard work of manager John Wiseman, before catching
the ear of producer Kim Fowley and attorney David Chatfield, who recorded the band's first album at Rusk studios in Hollywood and got Steel Breeze their recording contract with RCA. Casey Kasem, on the March 12, 1983 edition of American Top 40, describes how Fowley discovered Steel Breeze while going through approximately 1200 demo tapes
that were about to be discarded by a local Hollywood night club, Madam
Wongs. Chatfield and Fowley flew up to Sacramento and signed the band
after Chrysalis Record executive Tom Trumbo told Chatfield he was
looking for a band like Journey. Chatfield left Trumbo's office and went
to Fowley's home where Fowley pulled out the Steel Breeze demo of "You
Don't Want Me Anymore," which they both knew was a hit.
I need some people to listen to the steel breeze of my baseball bat. Not really. I'm just on an anger roll today with all the extremists. crazy assed people. sigh. I'm sorry. I'm really a peaceful person.
ReplyDeleteHonestly don't remember either the song or the band... sigh
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