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    Quote Originally Posted by JJ88 View Post
    U2 work in a different way, few of their songs feature much in the way of a 'rock' guitar solo. I think a certain production 'slickness' is also a prerequisite of a power ballad too, so Nirvana and The Pixies are out!
    Plus, isn't "power ballad" a hard rock/arena rock term? I've never heard of a grunge power ballad.

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    Mountain excelled with power ballads, and much earlier in time than most that have been mentioned:
    Theme for an Imaginary Western
    For Yasgur's Farm
    My Lady
    Nantucket Sleighride
    etc...

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    I totally agree with Gruno about the Skids' Quicksand Jesus. (Which brings readily to mind In a Darkened Room and Wasted Time off of the same album- 1991's Slave to the Grind).

    In addition, I echo Yaman Aksu in his partiality to Marillion's Sugar Mice. (I'm a Wisconsinite, after all, and to my knowledge it's the only prog tune to mention Milwaukee.)

    5.) Dream Theater- The Spirit Carries On
    4.) Transatlantic- We All Need Some Light
    3.) Nightwish- Swanheart
    2.) Queensryche- Silent Lucidity
    1.) Pink Floyd- Comfortably Numb
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    I've always had a soft spot for this hair-metal power-ballad classic:


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    Quote Originally Posted by progeezer View Post
    PG's Ghost - Nice to see you here, my block off the old chip!

    Now keep posting. There are too many people here who want to know you're here to keep the old man honest, Pete!
    Nice to see your son here, Geezer.

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    Headed for a Heartbreak - Winger
    Great power ballad enhanced by amazing solo by Reb Beach evoking Allan Holdsworth in the outro.

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    For the record "power ballads" can come from pop, blues, hard rock, metal, they aren't restricted to heavy rock.
    Last edited by PeterG; 02-22-2013 at 03:24 AM.

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    Some great ones here with "I Saw Red," "When I'm with You," "Headin' for a Heartbreak," "Silent Lucidity" - love 'em all.
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    An answer later but expect something from some of the following Whitesnake, Bad Company, Rainbow, Springsteen, Dire Straits, ELO, Styx, Meat Loaf, Queen, Thin Lizzy, Fleetwood Mac, Supertramp, Foreigner on my list!

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    Quote Originally Posted by arj View Post
    Headed for a Heartbreak - Winger
    Great power ballad enhanced by amazing solo by Reb Beach evoking Allan Holdsworth in the outro.
    Agreed! Awesome track! I actually didn't like it when it was first released. Somewhere in the '90s, I reconnected with it and rank it very high.

    Quote Originally Posted by PeterG View Post
    For the record "power ballads" can come from pop, blues, hard rock, metal, they aren't restricted to heavy rock.
    Yeah, but the best ones come from hard rock.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PeterG View Post
    For the record "power ballads" can come from pop, blues, hard rock, metal, they aren't restricted to heavy rock.
    If it's possible to have a blues "power ballad", then I have to add Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble's Life Without You, particularly the typically incendiary live versions (such as the one on the In Step remaster), where SRV would take off on the guitar solo and wail for several minutes.

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    re: More than a Feeling.
    I fall into the 'not a power ballad' camp...No one feels the urge to whip out a lighter for that one....anything with that kind of 'chugging' chorus is not a power ballad, IMO.

    Now the other Boston tunz mentions (e.g. Amanda, Holly Ann): power ballad.

    What about:
    "Nobody's Fool" - Cinderella? 1st time @ 2nd base with that one!
    "When the Children Cry" - White Lion (though lyric-wise, doesn't really fit the power ballad theme)
    "Carrie" - Europe
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    So Gruno's response to Winger got me thinking about the amazing Tears For Fears and one of my favourite songs of all time, Woman In Chains.
    I never would have classed it as a power ballad but it has all the attributes? Plenty of power when Phil Collins comes in with his signature style - Oleta Adams deserves equal billing on this one.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Library Jon View Post
    Todd Rundgren "Hello, It's Me", "I Saw The Light"


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    Those don't rock hard enough to be "power ballads". They're just great pop tunes.

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    re: More than a Feeling.
    I fall into the 'not a power ballad' camp...
    I'm with you on that. I think "power ballad" is a product of 80s hair metal. Now I know many will disagree, and that's fine. But when I think of power ballads I think 80s, commercial, sticky sweet, hairspray bands with teased hair and puppy dog eyes ...

    There've been some good rock ballads though. Boston has done a couple I've liked, but I stopped caring about Boston because it seems like all they do is sappy ballads with big guitar chords. Ballads have ruined a few bands over the last 3-4 decades.

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    Not Necessarily...

    Quote Originally Posted by Vic2012 View Post
    Ballads have ruined a few bands over the last 3-4 decades.
    Oh? How so? Ruined in your eyes or ruined commercially?

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    Ruined in my eyes I guess. The ballads helped those bands commercially, obviously. I mainly thinking of Chicago and Journey. They started out as adventurous, fusiony rock bands, then they had a few very popular ballads and that was that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Vic2012 View Post
    Ruined in my eyes I guess. The ballads helped those bands commercially, obviously. I mainly thinking of Chicago and Journey. They started out as adventurous, fusiony rock bands, then they had a few very popular ballads and that was that.
    Yeah, I would guess in your eyes (and possibly others). For some, the ballad is what opened the door to others learning about the band and buying the albums. Sounds like a good thing.

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    Being a child of the '80s, I'm a sucker for some power ballards:

    Corey Hart - Never Surrender
    Heart - Alone , These Dreams , What About Love , All I Want To Do Is Make Love To You
    Jefferson Starship - Miracles
    Pat Benatar - We Belong
    Great White - Save Your Love

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    Quote Originally Posted by sonic View Post
    Being a child of the '80s, I'm a sucker for some power ballards
    Your list is impressive. I think I love you, sonic.

    What about these other power ballads & standard ballads from the artists you chose. Do you like these below:

    Quote Originally Posted by sonic View Post
    Heart - Alone , These Dreams , What About Love , All I Want To Do Is Make Love To You
    "Stranded", "The Woman In Me"

    Quote Originally Posted by sonic View Post
    Pat Benatar - We Belong
    Ever heard the original? How about her other ones like "One Love", "Painted Desert", "Somebody's Baby", "Everytime I Fall Back"?

    Quote Originally Posted by sonic View Post
    Great White - Save Your Love
    "House Of Broken Love"?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gruno View Post
    Your list is impressive.
    Actually I cheated. I used a list of power ballads to quickly compile some good ones I know. If I worked at it I'm sure I could dig up more. But Heart and Pat Benatar were artists that first came to mind ... along with Vixen. Chalk in this one:
    Vixen — Cryin', On the Edge of a Broken Heart.

    Pat Benatar - We Belong
    Ever heard the original?
    That is the original is it not? The writers apparently did their own version later, but I haven't heard it yet.
    Great White - Save Your Love
    "House Of Broken Love"?
    Great White have quite a few I think. Can't remember them all though.
    And then there's Whitesnake — Whitesnake - Is This Love , Here I Go Again, Don't Break My Heart Again
    Ozzy Osbourne — Goodbye To Romance

    Too many to mention.
    Last edited by sonic; 02-24-2013 at 02:37 PM.

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