Favorite Power Ballad

[sammysucks65]

whats your favorite power ballads

(in no order)

dance the night away-vh
dont go away mad just go away-motley crue
november rain-gnr
goodbye to romance-ozzy
free bird!-skynard
home sweet home-motley crue

DISCUSS

:rockit2:

[m4dm4x]

Love Song-Tesla

[thome]

Free bird its so american.. ingrained in rock and my head.

[sammysucks65]

Originally posted by thome
Free bird its so american.. ingrained in rock and my head.

its so true

[Dave's Bitch]

November rain - Guns N Roses
Always - Bon Jovi
Dont Wanna Miss A Thing - Aerosmith

[Unchainme]

Dream On- Aerosmith (God I Hate The Fact Buick uses this in their commercials, Dreaming on about a Shitty car get real, This is THE BEST POWER BALLAD EVER!)

Brigin' On The Heartbreak- Def Lep (Def Lep first hit on MTV)

Don't Stop Believin'- Journey (The inspiration for every Van Hagar Power Ballad, I Still like Journey despite thi, and I still like this song.)

Stairway To Heaven- Led Zep (The orignal Power Ballad.)

One- Metallica (Has To Be the Most Depressing Power Ballad Ever, One Of Metallica's Beast songs.)

Home Sweet Home- Motley Crue (I love The Video,

Every Rose Has It Thorn- Poison (Sorry I kind Of like Poison)

18 and Life- Skid Row (Sebastian Bach has An Amazing Voice)

Behind Blue Eyes- The Who (The Limp Bizkit Version Sucks Ass.)

One- U2 (Gotta Love U2 I would put them on the level of The Rolling Stones , I mean think about it out of all the new wave bands they are probably the only ones producing hits, much like the Stones.)

These are some of my Favorites

[diamondsgirl]

Originally posted by sammysucks65
whats your favorite power ballads

(in no order)

dance the night away-vh
dont go away mad just go away-motley crue
november rain-gnr
goodbye to romance-ozzy
free bird!-skynard
home sweet home-motley crue

DISCUSS

:rockit2:

DTNA a power ballad???:confused:

can't agree with that, sorry

I dig GNRs Patience

[SloBurn]

Edie (Ciao Baby) - The Cult.

No question, this song has layers, crunching guitars, sweeping strings and Ian Astbury powering above it all. Magik!!!

[Matt White]

POWER BALLAD is the most overused term in ROCK.

"ONE"...a "power Ballad"?!?!WTF?!?!

[LoungeMachine]

Originally posted by Matt White
POWER BALLAD is the most overused term in ROCK.

"ONE"...a "power Ballad"?!?!WTF?!?!


LMAO :D

Indeed.

Dance the night away?


Why, oh why do parents feed paint chips to children?

IMO, you should have your music listening priveldges revoked for even using the term "power ballad"

But at least know what the FUCK you're talking about :rolleyes:



Gee, my favorite power ballad would have to be Sugar Sugar by the Archies

:cool:

[The Scatologist]

The Finaaaaal Countdowwwn
:D

[Matt White]

Originally posted by LoungeMachine
LMAO :D

Indeed.

Dance the night away?


Why, oh why do parents feed paint chips to children?

IMO, you should have your music listening priveldges revoked for even using the term "power ballad"

But at least know what the FUCK you're talking about :rolleyes:



Gee, my favorite power ballad would have to be Sugar Sugar by the Archies

:cool:

FREE BIRD a power Ballad?!?

STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN?!?! A FUCKING POWER BALLAD?!?!?:mad:

The mind boggles!!!

[canadiandlrgirl]

Originally posted by diamondsgirl
DTNA a power ballad???:confused:

can't agree with that, sorry

I dig GNRs Patience

I agree DTNA is NOT a power ballad... but it is one of my favorite CVH songs:)
But as for power ballads my favorites are...(not in order)

Love bites by Def Leppard
Angel eyes by Van halen
Sensable Shoes by David Lee Roth
The Flame by Cheap Trick
Lethal Weapon by Honeymoon Suite
All I Wanna do is make love to you by Heart
Forever by Kiss
mama i`m comming home by Ozzy
i saw red by Warrant
November rain by Guns`n Roses
just to name a few:)

[Panamark]

Gods of Wrath - Metal Church

[weesfreewheelin]

Alone Again - Dokken. George Lynch makes this one worth while.

House of Broken Love - Great White

I'll Never Let You Go - Steel Heart

The Ballad of Jane - LA Guns

Fly to the Angels - Slaughter

All from the 80s of course :D

[DrMaddVibe]

Fuck ballads!

[LoungeMachine]

Originally posted by DrMaddVibe
Fuck ballads!

Ah, the Fuck Ballad, a whole 'nother genre in and of itself:D

There's the seduction Fuck Ballad

The "i've only got a few minutes sweetie" Fuck Ballad

and The I Want to Fuck you like an Animal Fuck Ballad

:cool:

[Big Fat Sammy]

Originally posted by canadiandlrgirl
I agree DTNA is NOT a power ballad... but it is one of my favorite CVH songs:)
But as for power ballads my favorites are...(not in order)

Love bites by Def Leppard
Angel eyes by Van halen
Sensable Shoes by David Lee Roth
The Flame by Cheap Trick
Lethal Weapon by Honeymoon Suite
All I Wanna do is make love to you by Heart
Forever by Kiss
mama i`m comming home by Ozzy
i saw red by Warrant
November rain by Guns`n Roses
just to name a few:)

Sensable Shoes a power ballad? Thats a blues, honay! ;)

[DrMaddVibe]

Originally posted by LoungeMachine
Ah, the Fuck Ballad, a whole 'nother genre in and of itself:D

There's the seduction Fuck Ballad

The "i've only got a few minutes sweetie" Fuck Ballad

and The I Want to Fuck you like an Animal Fuck Ballad

:cool:

No...fuck ballads!

Its a desperation point a band hits when they think they need a breather during a concert and nothing more.

[LoungeMachine]

Originally posted by DrMaddVibe
No...fuck ballads!

Its a desperation point a band hits when they think they need a breather during a concert and nothing more.

yeah, i got it the first time:rolleyes:

it was a joke


nevermind:cool:

[LoungeMachine]

Originally posted by DrMaddVibe
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Its a desperation point a band hits when they think they need a breather during a concert and nothing more.

Bullshit?

Nothing more?

It's called airplay.

It's called publishing

It's called royalties

The drum solo is for the band to take a break, moron

The "power ballad" is about money. :rolleyes:

nevermind:cool:

[sammysucks65]

ok i agree now that dtna is not a ballad it isnt


FREE BIRDS A POWER BALLAD....it just has a really long solo

ok a power ballad to me is a song that makes you stop what your doing and listen..yea usuallyit is a slow song but...ah hell your right its the highlight of a concert yes...

power ballad blame vh1 they raised me on what power ballads were

[diamondsgirl]

the definition of a power ballad has always kind of confused me :confused:

a ballad is a slow, simple, romantic song

so is a power ballad just a ballad with more guitar?

[superdave]

Dance The Night Away is NOT a fucking power ballad--99 percent of power ballads bite the big one--and why is it that most bands feel obligated to put at least one (or more) per CD (Aerosmith)??

[thome]

A power ballad is a real or so so good or great song purposefully

streched in length time (with filler) not substance in order to garner

more listening power and air time power ballads in thier condensed

version are probably great tunes.

[sammysucks65]

should have made this a poll

[Matt White]

BON JOVI invented the "Power Ballad".


Chick song....with cheesey "hair metal" guitars.

"DEAD OR ALIVE"

"HOME SWEET HOME"

"FLY TO THE ANGELS"

These are power ballads........

LED ZEPPELIN, ORIGINAL VAN HALEN.....these bands wrote NO power ballads........

[Shaun Ponsonby]

Power ballads are often misunderstood. For example, Aerosmith's "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing" is NOT a Power Ballad, its just a ballad, "Wind of Change" is not a power ballad, its just a ballad.

There is a TV station in the UK called Magic, and every couple of weeks it will have "Power Ballads Week" and they play people like Westlife (boyband) and Bionnie Tyler. They domn't actually play power ballads, just ballads.

Now, as for REAL Power Ballads, I'm not a big fan of them. There are very few that I actually like.

[canadiandlrgirl]

Originally posted by Big Fat Sammy
Sensable Shoes a power ballad? Thats a blues, honay! ;)

it's still gets me in the slow dance loving kind of mood...
it gots that "sexy" kind of feel to it...
so does "Ladies Nite in Buffalo.";)

[Panamark]

I always thought a Power ballad was one where the Singer really
belted it out.. Put some guts into the vocals..

I could be wrong..

Is that Celine Dion Titanic song a Power Ballad ?? :p

[LoungeMachine]

Originally posted by Panamark
I always thought a Power ballad was one where the Singer really
belted it out.. Put some guts into the vocals..

I could be wrong..

Is that Celine Dion Titanic song a Power Ballad ?? :p

No, it's a ballad

There's nothing powerful about it.


Cheap Trick's The Flame would be a "power ballad":cool:

And you now must go stand in the corner for 5 posts, for even TYPING the name C***** D*** in here :D

[Dave's Bitch]

is poison by Alice Cooper a power ballad

[Shaun Ponsonby]

No, thats just a pop song.

[diamondsgirl]

I thought for sure Aerosmiths Don't Wanna Miss a Thing is a power ballad.

[academic punk]

Originally posted by diamondsgirl
I thought for sure Aerosmiths Don't Wanna Miss a Thing is a power ballad.


It is.

So is Night Ranger's "Sister Christian", the archetype of this suck-ass genre.

[stringfelowhawk]

"I Remember You"-Skid Row
"I Wish It Would Rain"-Phil Collins with Eric Clapton
"House Of Pain"-Fasterpussy Cat-Not your typical "She left me, I want her back" song.

Knew that was Slowhand on the first note weeks before I ever saw the video. Still love that song. Though I'm not huge fan and realize the slow songs he has written over the years are just ballads I still believe a case can be made for the Collins song I mentioned above. I guess "You're No Son Of Mine" could possibly be one. Or maybe its just my own personal connection with that one that makes me think so.

[Panamark]

Originally posted by LoungeMachine
No, it's a ballad

There's nothing powerful about it.


Cheap Trick's The Flame would be a "power ballad":cool:

And you now must go stand in the corner for 5 posts, for even TYPING the name C***** D*** in here :D

C'mon Loungemachine, I know that your heart will go on !! :D

[Shaun Ponsonby]

Originally posted by diamondsgirl
I thought for sure Aerosmiths Don't Wanna Miss a Thing is a power ballad.

The song was written by Dianne Warren, the bitch who writes for boybands. ANYTHING she writes can not be considered "Power" anything. Plus, the song isn't powerful in the least, anyone could do that song, thats the thing about a power ballad, if you can see a boyband doing it, it isn't a power ballad.

[ashstralia]

'what it takes'

from the 'pump' album.

methinks steve reached his zenith, there.

(apart from supplying half of liv's dna)

insert smiley.

[rockchick]

I'll go with beth by Kiss' former drummer peter criss because the lyrics are so moving and he has an wonderful voice.

[Dirty Duck]

One of the best out there is without a doubt:

Close my eyes forever...Ozzy and Lita.

[Dirty Duck]

Originally posted by Matt White
BON JOVI invented the "Power Ballad".


Chick song....with cheesey "hair metal" guitars.

"DEAD OR ALIVE"

"HOME SWEET HOME"

"FLY TO THE ANGELS"

These are power ballads........

LED ZEPPELIN, ORIGINAL VAN HALEN.....these bands wrote NO power ballads........

When he's right...he's right!

[Coyote]

Originally posted by LoungeMachine
No, it's a ballad

There's nothing powerful about it.


Cheap Trick's The Flame would be a "power ballad":cool:

And you now must go stand in the corner for 5 posts, for even TYPING the name C***** D*** in here :D

Actually, there IS something powerful about "that Titanic Song". The bowel movement that it generates.



Anyway, "Carrie" by Europe

[NATEDOG001976]

Metallica - Creeping Death

[ThrillsNSpills]

Aerosmith

You See Me Crying.

that to me is a power ballad

Don't Want to miss a thing
is a cheese ballad
(it was nauseating the first time, moreso the second, etc.)

You see me Crying builds and has power.

[NATEDOG001976]

Originally posted by ThrillsNSpills
Aerosmith

You See Me Crying.

that to me is a power ballad

You see me Crying builds and has power.

Classic Toys song, good call!

[ashstralia]

and one thrillsnspills and i like,

'wonderful' on stp's album ' shangri la dee da'

(album title alone deserves a grammy)

[ALinChainz]

"Hollywood Ending"

Motley Crue

New Tattoo

Lately anyway ...

[LoungeMachine]

Originally posted by Coyote
Actually, there IS something powerful about "that Titanic Song". The bowel movement that it generates.



LMMFAO

5 stars, yote

[ELVIS]

Originally posted by sammysucks65
whats your favorite power ballads

(in no order)

dance the night away-vh
dont go away mad just go away-motley crue
november rain-gnr
goodbye to romance-ozzy
free bird!-skynard
home sweet home-motley crue

DISCUSS

:rockit2:


First of all, Dance The Night Away is NOT a freakin' power ballad...

Idiot...:rolleyes:

[ELVIS]

Neither is Freebird or Goodbye To Romnce...

[Mr. Vengeance]

The Flame- WASP

[NATEDOG001976]

On Fire - Van Halen

[saint]

Originally posted by Matt White
BON JOVI invented the "Power Ballad".


Chick song....with cheesey "hair metal" guitars.

"DEAD OR ALIVE"

"HOME SWEET HOME"

"FLY TO THE ANGELS"

These are power ballads........

LED ZEPPELIN, ORIGINAL VAN HALEN.....these bands wrote NO power ballads........

Actually I think The Scorpions began doing power ballads then others, bands like Bon Jovi, took the concept and perverted it,

1979 Holiday -Ok It's not 100% Power Ballad but it’s a good first attempt

1982 No One Like You – Ok we’re getting there

1984 Still Loving You – Yeah there it is a Power Ballad

[NATEDOG001976]

Still loving you - Scorpions!

[DavidLeeNatra]

suspicious minds...elvis...all the above suck ass...

[LoungeMachine]

Originally posted by DavidLeeNatra
suspicious minds...elvis...all the above suck ass...

Yo, DLN

Love ya, bro....but you're hitting the hash pipe too much

LMMFAO

Suspicious Minds, killer tune, but faaaaar from a Power Ballad

Yes, all of the previous "tunes" suck ass

:D

[LoungeMachine]

Originally posted by NATEDOG001976
On Fire - Van Halen

:rolleyes:

Were you raised eating paint chips?

[Unchainme]

Every Rose Has Its Thorn
Patience

Yes I like 80's hair metal.

[DavidLeeNatra]

Originally posted by LoungeMachine
Yo, DLN

Love ya, bro....but you're hitting the hash pipe too much

LMMFAO

Suspicious Minds, killer tune, but faaaaar from a Power Ballad

Yes, all of the previous "tunes" suck ass

:D

should I've written "never say good bye" :D

serious...scorpions had some... "always somewhere" and "still lovin' you" are songs that you can listen to without puking immediately but they are cheesy, too...

the only "ballads" I can take by a rock band are queen's bombast-ballads...

[Terry]

Originally posted by sammysucks65
whats your favorite power ballads

(in no order)

dance the night away-vh
dont go away mad just go away-motley crue
november rain-gnr
goodbye to romance-ozzy
free bird!-skynard
home sweet home-motley crue

DISCUSS

:rockit2:


Never considered Dance The Night Away a power ballad.

Freebird is a great song, but I've just heard it too many times.

November Rain was so-so.

Goodbye To Romance was decent. Not really one of my faves of Blizzard.

Don't Go Away Mad...yeah, whatever. Next.

Home Sweet Home. This song, more than a lot of others, seems to be the template for the 1980s hair metal power ballad explosion, with most of these tunes ending up on the various MONSTER BALLADS cds. I remember when this came out, maybe a year or so after me and my buds saw the Crue open up for Ozzy on the Bark At The Moon tour, and basically blew Oz off the stage. Crue were shit-hot then, out there promoting the Shout At The Devil album.

Theater of Pain was the end of my use for that band, and this song was a big part of it. Just a cloying, forced sentimentality calculated to sell records to 13 year old girls. Opened the door for a lot of other bands with a minimal amount of talent to go and do the same thing (Fuck, Bon Jovi's made a CAREER off this shit). Someone once said that Stairway To Heaven was really the first power ballad, but I couldn't put that track in the same room with shit like Home Swet Home and the drek that followed.

[Matt White]

POWER BALLADS were the creation of 80's Hair bands......

No revisionist history please........

A cheap excuse to get chicks to go to concerts & to get radio play....PERIOD


Killed the entire genre

[DavidLeeNatra]

Originally posted by Matt White
POWER BALLADS were the creation of 80's Hair bands......

No revisionist history please........

A cheap excuse to get chicks to go to concerts & to get radio play....PERIOD


Killed the entire genre

true dat!!! the "third" single was always the ballad...

[NATEDOG001976]

An oldie but goodie:

April Wine "Just between you and me"

[Diamondjimi]

Motorhead - "JAILBAIT"

"Power ballads" are for bitches !!!

[ppg960]

The Scorps were the best at this one.
From the 70's up to now.
Klaus has a incredible voice with power.
Rudolf Schenker and Mattius Jabs were always very under rated.