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ugotitdude · 05-06-2005, 04:54 PM

Here are 5 of my faves (in no particular order):

Home Sweet Home - Motley Crue
Every Rose Has Its Thorn - Poison
Sister Christian - Night Ranger
Never Say Goodbye - Bon Jovi
Nobody's Fool - Cinderella

I'm sure I'll think of more later.

phoebe7165 · 05-06-2005, 05:15 PM

Oh, goody! I was so into the 'hair bands'!!!

"I Won't Forget You"--Poison
"Something to Believe In"--Poison
"Still Loving You"--Scorpions
"Nobody's Fool"--Cinderella
"Don't Know What You Got(Til It's Gone)"--Cinderella
"Fly to the Angels"--Slaughter
"Fly High Michelle"--Enuff Z'nuff
"Love Song"--Tesla
"Love is on the Way"--Saigon Kick
"Wait"--White Lion
"Is This Love"--Whitesnake
"The Deeper the Love"--Whitesnake
"Love of a Lifetime"--Firehouse
"Headed for a Heartbreak"--Winger
"Save Your Love"--Great White
"To Be With You"--Mr. Big

I'm not sure if some of these can be defined as 'power ballads', but they were definitely slower than what the bands usually played.

Nighthawk76 · 05-06-2005, 06:42 PM

Love Bites-Def Leppard
Hysteria-Def Leppard
Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad-Def Leppard
Sweet Child 'O Mine-Guns N' Roses
Patience-Guns N' Roses
November Rain-Guns N' Roses
Don' Cry-Guns N' Roses
Dreams-Van Halen
Why Can't This Be Love-Van Halen
Love Walks In-Van Halen
When It's Love-Van Halen
Angel-Aerosmith
What it Takes-Aerosmith
Home Sweet Home-Motley Crue
I' ll Be There For You-Bon Jovi

Jrnygrl · 05-06-2005, 11:49 PM

Open Arms - Journey
Send Her My Love - Journey
Who's Cryin Now - Journey
Faithfully - Journey
Patiently - Journey
When You Love A Women - Journey
When I See You Smile - Bad English
Love is A 4 Letter Word - Bad English
These Dreams - Heart
When Its Love - Van Halen
Woman - John Lennon
I'll Stand By You - The Pretenders
More Than Words - Extreme

Honorable mentions from the '70's:
Beth-KISS
Baby I Love Your Way - Peter Frampton
Somebody to Love - Queen

ugotitdude · 05-09-2005, 08:26 AM

When the Children Cry - White Lion
Heaven Isn't Too Far Away - Warrant
18 & Life - Skid Row

TripperFan · 05-09-2005, 10:06 AM

Bed of Roses - Bon Jovi
Always - Bon Jovi
I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston
Against All Odds - Phil Collins

Penny Lane · 05-09-2005, 10:13 AM

Sara- Starship

Careless Whisper- Wham

vashti1999 · 05-09-2005, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by phoebe7165

"Love is on the Way"--Saigon Kick

"Is This Love"--Whitesnake

"Love of a Lifetime"--Firehouse

"To Be With You"--Mr. Big

Those.

ABlairican Pie · 05-10-2005, 12:47 AM

Technically a power ballad was a slow or soft song by a so-called "hair metal" band that showed the band's sensitive side (to impress the chicks) while featuring a ripping guitar solo to show their heavy side (to impress the dudes).

Good examples:

Alone Again--Dokken
Headed For a Heartbreak--Winger
Sometimes She Cries--Warrant
Still Loving You--The Scorpions
Ballad of Jayne--L.A. Guns
Don't Close Your Eyes-- Kix
Close My Eyes Forever--Lita Ford and Ozzy Osbourne
Silent Lucidity--Queensryche
Something to Believe In--Poison

phoebe7165 · 05-10-2005, 01:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Captain ABlairica

Technically a power ballad was a slow or soft song by a so-called "hair metal" band that showed the band's sensitive side (to impress the chicks) while featuring a ripping guitar solo to show their heavy side (to impress the dudes).

Good examples:

Alone Again--Dokken
Headed For a Heartbreak--Winger
Sometimes She Cries--Warrant
Still Loving You--The Scorpions
Ballad of Jayne--L.A. Guns
Don't Close Your Eyes-- Kix
Close My Eyes Forever--Lita Ford and Ozzy Osbourne
Silent Lucidity--Queensryche
Something to Believe In--Poison

Thank you, Cap'n!! I really didn't have the heart to point out that "I Will Always Love You" and "Careless Whisper" weren't power ballads.

ABlairican Pie · 05-10-2005, 01:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phoebe7165

Thank you, Cap'n!! I really didn't have the heart to point out that "I Will Always Love You" and "Careless Whisper" weren't power ballads.

Yep, they were ballads, but not power ballads.

ugotitdude · 05-10-2005, 08:20 AM

'House of Pain' by Faster Pussycat is another good one.

TripperFan · 05-10-2005, 08:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phoebe7165

Thank you, Cap'n!! I really didn't have the heart to point out that "I Will Always Love You" and "Careless Whisper" weren't power ballads.

Well being restricted to the 80s and early 90s only there's not a lot of REALLY good ones to choose from like there would have been in the 70s and 80s. (Actually 90% of the garbage released in the last 15 years is mostly crap)!

Dude111 · 10-06-2014, 05:05 AM

Ya got that right!!!

Here are some I like

Sister Christian - Night Ranger
Wait - Night Lion
Is this love - Whitesnake
Hysteria - Def Leppard
Have you ever needed someone so bad - Def Leppard
Open Arms - Journey
Send her my love - Journey
Whos Crying Now - Journey
Faithfully - Journey
These Dreams - Heart
Against all Odds - Phil Collins

AB · 10-06-2014, 05:25 PM

High Enough - Damn Yankees
When You Close Your Eyes - Night Ranger
The Deeper the Love - Whitesnake
Heaven - Warrant
Is This Love - Whitesnake
Save Your Love - Great White
Carrie - Europe
Every Rose Has It's Thorn - Poison
Still Loving You - Scorpions
Too Late For Love - Def Leppard
Nobody's Fool - Cinderella

05-06-2005, 04:54 PM	#1
ugotitdude Member Forum Regular Join Date: May 27, 2004 Posts: 511	Favorite Power Ballads of the 80's/Early 90's Here are 5 of my faves (in no particular order): Home Sweet Home - Motley Crue Every Rose Has Its Thorn - Poison Sister Christian - Night Ranger Never Say Goodbye - Bon Jovi Nobody's Fool - Cinderella I'm sure I'll think of more later.

05-06-2005, 05:15 PM	#2
phoebe7165 Pop Culture Goddess Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 15, 2003 Location: US of A - the country of "really bad music" lovers Posts: 11,600	Oh, goody! I was so into the 'hair bands'!!! "I Won't Forget You"--Poison "Something to Believe In"--Poison "Still Loving You"--Scorpions "Nobody's Fool"--Cinderella "Don't Know What You Got(Til It's Gone)"--Cinderella "Fly to the Angels"--Slaughter "Fly High Michelle"--Enuff Z'nuff "Love Song"--Tesla "Love is on the Way"--Saigon Kick "Wait"--White Lion "Is This Love"--Whitesnake "The Deeper the Love"--Whitesnake "Love of a Lifetime"--Firehouse "Headed for a Heartbreak"--Winger "Save Your Love"--Great White "To Be With You"--Mr. Big I'm not sure if some of these can be defined as 'power ballads', but they were definitely slower than what the bands usually played.
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05-09-2005, 10:06 AM	#6
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05-10-2005, 12:47 AM	#9
ABlairican Pie Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Dec 12, 2001 Location: Living where cats reign more Supreme than a pizza. Posts: 31,619	Technically a power ballad was a slow or soft song by a so-called "hair metal" band that showed the band's sensitive side (to impress the chicks) while featuring a ripping guitar solo to show their heavy side (to impress the dudes). Good examples: Alone Again--Dokken Headed For a Heartbreak--Winger Sometimes She Cries--Warrant Still Loving You--The Scorpions Ballad of Jayne--L.A. Guns Don't Close Your Eyes-- Kix Close My Eyes Forever--Lita Ford and Ozzy Osbourne Silent Lucidity--Queensryche Something to Believe In--Poison
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05-06-2005, 06:42 PM	#3
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05-06-2005, 11:49 PM	#4
Jrnygrl Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 03, 2003 Location: wheel in the sky Posts: 4,540	Open Arms - Journey Send Her My Love - Journey Who's Cryin Now - Journey Faithfully - Journey Patiently - Journey When You Love A Women - Journey When I See You Smile - Bad English Love is A 4 Letter Word - Bad English These Dreams - Heart When Its Love - Van Halen Woman - John Lennon I'll Stand By You - The Pretenders More Than Words - Extreme Honorable mentions from the '70's: Beth-KISS Baby I Love Your Way - Peter Frampton Somebody to Love - Queen

05-09-2005, 08:26 AM	#5
ugotitdude Member Forum Regular Join Date: May 27, 2004 Posts: 511	When the Children Cry - White Lion Heaven Isn't Too Far Away - Warrant 18 & Life - Skid Row

05-10-2005, 08:20 AM	#12
ugotitdude Member Forum Regular Join Date: May 27, 2004 Posts: 511	'House of Pain' by Faster Pussycat is another good one.

10-06-2014, 05:05 AM	#14
Dude111 Forum Legend Join Date: Nov 05, 2013 Posts: 36,545	Ya got that right!!! Here are some I like Sister Christian - Night Ranger Wait - Night Lion Is this love - Whitesnake Hysteria - Def Leppard Have you ever needed someone so bad - Def Leppard Open Arms - Journey Send her my love - Journey Whos Crying Now - Journey Faithfully - Journey These Dreams - Heart Against all Odds - Phil Collins

10-06-2014, 05:25 PM	#15
AB Member Eternal Member Forum Icon Join Date: Dec 26, 2006 Location: The South Posts: 59,428	High Enough - Damn Yankees When You Close Your Eyes - Night Ranger The Deeper the Love - Whitesnake Heaven - Warrant Is This Love - Whitesnake Save Your Love - Great White Carrie - Europe Every Rose Has It's Thorn - Poison Still Loving You - Scorpions Too Late For Love - Def Leppard Nobody's Fool - Cinderella