Hey You! Shine On your Crazy Diamond Us and Them Wish You Were Here...
For me they're all mostly from one band except "Dazed and Confused" which is closer to the blues. |
Marakanetz Good post! Comfortably Numb too! |
Alone Again-Dokken Don't Close Your Eyes-Kix Don't Let It End- Yngwie Malmsteen Fly To The Angels-Slaughter Cries In The Night- WASP |
tough picking only 5. left some great ones off.
Heroin-Lou Reed Wish You Were Here-Pink Floyd Tuesdays Gone-Lynyrd Skynyrd Cowgirl in the Sand-Neil Young & Crazy Horse Wind Cries Mary-Jimi Hendrix |
Stairway to Heaven- Led Zeppelin (Far and away the best) Us and Them- Pink Floyd November Rain- Gun's and Roses Sarah- Fleetwood Mac Rain ore me- The Who |
come on, no one has the guts to state the much beloved/hated obvious:
1) Stairway to Heaven
2) Don't Stop Believe-in
3) Faithfully - Journey
4) Never Tear Us Apart - INXS
5) Wanted, Dead or Alive - Bon Jovi (yes, I said it!) |
Although not as well known as the 80's glam rock bands, one of my favorites is
Moon by dada
Killer ballad that builds to a tremendous guitar crescendo..
Enjoy,
TIC |
Reign 'Or Me, actually a great song. V Good call. |
How could I forget Home Sweet Home by Motley Crue? |
As a child of the 80's, this is right up my alley.
1) Honestly by Stryper 2) Angel Eyes by Steelheart 3) Don't Know What You Got Til It's Gone by Cinderella 4) When the Children Cry by White Lion 5) Close your eyes forever by Lita Ford w/Ozzy
and a last one to add to the Bon Jovi heap,,,,, how about Every Rose Has Its Thorns by Poison |
#5 Midnight Oil- One Country 5:55 #4 Springsteen- Backstreets(Hammersmith Live) 7:22 #3 Gov't Mule- Soulshine(Deepest End) 10:29 #2 Springsteen- For You(Hammersmith Live) 8:26 #1 Lynyrd Skynyrd (BBC Live) 10:13 |
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I Remember You-Skid Row Good one! Forgotten about it! |
Zepplin's "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You"
Alice Cooper's "Only Women Bleed"
Kiss's "Beth"
Blind Faith's "Can't Find My Way Home"
Ozzy's "Mama I'm Coming Home" |
"More Than Words Can Say", Alias "Love of A Lifetime", Firehouse "Heaven", Warrant "When I'm With You", Sheriff "When I See You Smile", Bad English |
The Who... BEHIND BLUE EYES |
Not a fan of power balads in general, especially from the hair bands. These are as close as I get...
'July Morning'- Uriah Heap 'Broken/Head Over Heals'- Tears for Fears 'Sabra Cadabra'- Black Sabbath 'Astronomy'- Blue Oyster Cult 'Feel Like Making Love'- Bad Company |
Songs from Michael Learns to Rock. |
I Want to Know What Love Is--Foreigner Nights in White Satin--Moody Blues More Than A Feeling--Boston What About Love--Heart Sara--Starship |
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Really a lot of bad music in here. Isn't that the point? I don't think we are talking about our favorite "good" power ballads, right? Any list that includes Bon Jovi and Foriegner "I Want to Know What Love Is" has to suck right? |
Also:
Since I've Been Loving You Bridge of Sighs Voodoo Child Echoes I Want You (She's So Heavy) |
Power Ballad...I've always laughed at that term. Call it what it is,songs to get chicks to buy the record!! This term came out of the 80's hair band era. I'm pretty sure Floyd,Hendrix and Trower would not like to be included in this bunch.This is just my opinion on the subject,everyone is entitled to their own. |
Journey - Who't Crying Now (always liked Schon's simple but beautiful solo on this one) ZZ Top - Rough Boy Joe Satriani - Always With Me Always With You (not sure if it counts) Def Leppard - Hysteria Aerosmith - What it Takes |
Wind of Change - Scorpions Behind Blue Eyes - Who Long Goodbyes - Camel Babe I'm Going to Leave You - Zeppelin When I'm With You - Sheriff
BTW, Andrew Latimer's guitar lead at the end of "Long Goodbyes" is perhaps my favorite of all time. IT takes a tune that is already soaring at that point to an ever higher stratospheric level that is hard to match. |
Another hair metal classic that was overlooked...Nobody's Fool-Cinderella. |
Love Hurts covered by Joan Jett. |
Here's 5 on 1 album- Def Leppards' Vault: Foolin' Bringin' On The Heartbreak Love Bites Hysteria Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad |
Normally not my favorite genre, but Todd Rundgren is a master. He did a power ballad intensive record in the '80's called "Nearly Human" that's loaded with great examples. Videos from the tour supporting that album are all over You Tube. Check out "Parallel Lines" and "Can't Stop Runnin" with Todd and Lyle Workman (now a big hollywood film score guy) on guitar. TR's never been afraid to have a monster second guitar in his band -currently Jesse Gress - and this is used to great effect on these power ballads. If you stretch the definition a bit, the bluesy "Unloved Children" from the same tour might be the best of these You Tube videos.
Marty |
this list must include...
"too drunk to f**k" - dead kennedys |
Queen---We Are the Champions ELP-----Tarkus |
how about Once bitten twice shy by Great White, Take you home tonight by Boston babe by Styx Sweet Melissa by the Alman Brothers Beth by Kiss
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GnR - Sweet Child Poison - Every Rose has it's thorn Skid Row - I will remember . . . Motorhead - Ace of spades. This always seemed to get played around last call while I was in college, it was also when most of my romantic meetings occured. :) |
I'll add "Whats Going On" by 4 Non Blondes |
I'll add "Whats Up" by 4 Non Blondes |
Dream on Free bird Babe im going to leave you Living on a prayer Child in time |
Holy thread resurrection, Mapman !!!!! |
July Morning-Uriah Heep Still Loving You-Scorpions Save Your Love-Great White Fly To The Angels-Slaughter Song And Emotion-Tesla |
Just Between You and Me- April Wine Two Steps Behind- Def Leppard Tuesday's Gone- Lynyrd Skynyrd Beth- Kiss Last Train Out of My Heart- Cinderella
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"Just Between You and Me- April Wine"
I forgot about that one.... |
Not many listed before Mapman's holy thread resurrection were actually power ballads, but we're doing much better here in 2012.
Night Ranger - Sister Christian
You're motoring!!! |
Comfortably numb- David Gilmore/ Pink Floyd Throw down the sword-Wishbone Ash Crossroads-Cream |
Sebrof-Sister Christian good call! Here's 5 more that are great songs that classic rock/retro radio has forgotten... Fire And Ice-Pat Benatar Screaming In The Night-Krokus When The Night Comes Down-Judas Priest That Time Of Year-Vinnie Vincent Invasion It Ain't Love-House Of Lords |
Sister Christian...good call also! |
Not sure these are all power ballads, but my list is:
Love Reign O're me - The Who Since I've been loving you - Led Zeppelin One - U2 Black - Pearl Jam |