What Is The Best Power Ballad Of All Time
I think the Scorpions "Still Loving You " is a crushing power ballad.......
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I'd have to agree. I can't name any better ones right now.
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There's soo many to name....but one stand out at the moment...
Guns N' Roses : November Rain |
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I'm gonna go to the early eighties and throw out Motley Crue's "Starry Eyes". A power ballad that you don't have to feel embarrassed to listen to. |
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Oh c'mon...Scorpions were the probably the best thing outta Germany since...well, ever. |
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Beyond music...how could we forget about the brilliant Uwe Boll. His work is...uhm...sh*t, at best. |
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Thread quickly derailed, in bad forum tradition.
I'll put it back on track. Pick from here or select other songs. Metal Monday–The 100 Best Power Ballads of All-Time | Pastor Matt My two favorites (that I can think of now and don't veer into adult contemporary territory) are not on there. They are "When It's Love" by Van Halen and "Hysteria" by Def Leppard. The keyboards and dual guitars, respectively, elevate them above usual power ballads. |
I love a lot of the songs on that list. My favourites must be Tears of the Dragon, Still Loving You, The Show Must Go On, Cryin' and Wish You Were Here. Can't narrow it down to one of them, though.
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-------------------------------------- but back to the topic at hand My all time Power Ballad is Meatloaf Bat Out Of Hell The score and sound of the song is as pure and powerful as a Harley Davidson original fat boy (which is also a proper description of Meatloaf's vocals), and the lyrics are just as powerful and moving. Though the entire album is chock full of great ballads and the album in its entirety could be considered a great power ballad from front to back Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell (original) - YouTube |
Bat Out of Hell one of the most overblown albums of all time and sure it is like one giant power ballad.
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Klaus Meine is one of the greatest (underrated) rock vocalist of all-time. Scorpions and Def Leppard are two of the best at power ballads.
I thought everybody already knew that ? :p: |
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Dan McCafferty with Love Hurts at #1 ?
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I think that there can be a lot of misconception when defining power ballads with rock ballads in my opinion, which are more love ballad orientated lyrically.
Especially when considering songs like Midnight Rider by The Allman Brothers or one of my favorite 80/early90s songs, Wasted Time by Skid Row to the final countdown. |
I think it (Love Hurts) deserves to BE on the list, though. It's not the best one, and it becomes annoying in the long run, but it did become a hit. Several times.
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Well it is from '75. So .. it could very well sound repetitious and annoying at times I am quite sure of. :laughing: If not cheesy as well.
"Love Hurts" was first recorded by The Everly Brothers in 1960. |
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Anyway, I'm sure I'll be harassed endlessly about this, but I'm a pretty big fan of Whitesnake's "Here I Go Again". It's probably mostly out of nostalgia, but that song really does transport me somewhere else: |
"Still Loving You" is still the best power ballad suggested so far.
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Oh yes, those two are among the best. :) Nothing Else Matters is another example. |
"Send Me an Angel" is a great song, but I don't think it's specifically about love and therefore not my idea of a power ballad, which hasn't been defined in this thread.
As I think of the power ballads I know, I must say most are mediocre - it's like the great lyricists and musicians would rather avoid the format or aren't in the hard rock genre to begin with. |
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"Send Me an Angel" is a power ballad by German heavy metal band Scorpions, released on their 1990 album Crazy World. Along with "Wind of Change", it became the album's signature track, reaching number 44 on Billboard Hot 100 Chart, number 8 on the Mainstream Rock Chart. source: Send Me an Angel (Scorpions song) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
I'm not into Hair Metal, I can't say exactly a what is a power ballad from the standpoint of a metalhead. I think I recall Sam Dunn saying that artist/bands like Nazareth and Dio did influence the Hair Metal Power Ballad craze that happen in the 80s - not exact quote, I'm only paraphrasing what he said.
Nazareth - Love Hurts Dio - Rainbow in the Dark |
Yeah, I'm burnt completely out on listening to very much hair metal myself at any one given time as well. :p:
But there is actually some good rock ballads out there to choose from. Journey and Boston are just a few to mention for example. I prefer listening to good rock ballads over power ballads most of the time. ;) |
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Send Me an Angel is just the same over and over again, and Wind of Change just doesn't hit me. Still Loving You does, though, so I'll stick to it. |
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