Rick N. Backer Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 2. White Lion - When the Children Cry /thread C'mon man. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordgalaxy Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 The Flame - Cheap Trick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 2. White Lion - When the Children Cry /thread C'mon man.Gonna challenge me to a pushup contest next? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick N. Backer Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 2. White Lion - When the Children Cry /thread C'mon man.Gonna challenge me to a pushup contest next? Listen, fat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek19 Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 (edited) 1. What It Takes - Aerosmith2. When the Children Cry - White Lion3. Lady - Styx4. Eyes Without A Face - Billy Idol5. I Want to Know What Love Is - Foreigner6. Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) - Journey7. Angel - Aerosmith8. Alone Again - Dokken9. Hello, It's Me - Todd Rundgren10. Love Is the Answer - Utopia11. Just Between You and Me - April Wine12. Heaven - Bryan Adams13. (Everything I Do) I Do It For You - Bryan Adams14. Goodbye to Love - the Carpenters15. I Won’t Hold You Back - Toto16. Purple Rain - Prince and the Revolution17. Alone - Heart18. Without You - Badfinger19. Amanda - Boston20. Heaven - Warrant21. Every Rose Has Its Thorn - Poison22. I’ll Be There For You - Bon Jovi23. the Flame - Cheap Trick24. Only My Heart Talkin’ - Alice Cooper25. Without You - Motley Crue26. Hysteria - Def Leppard27. Magic Power - Triumph28. Love Walks In - Van Halen29. Home Sweet Home - Motley Crue30. All My Love - Led Zeppelin31. Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin Edited September 2, 2021 by Derek19 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova Carmina Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 1. What It Takes - Aerosmith2. When the Children Cry - White Lion3. Lady - Styx4. Eyes Without A Face - Billy Idol5. I Want to Know What Love Is - Foreigner6. Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) - Journey7. Angel - Aerosmith8. Alone Again - Dokken9. Hello, It's Me - Todd Rundgren10. Love Is the Answer - Utopia11. Just Between You and Me - April Wine12. Heaven - Bryan Adams13. Everything I Do (I Do It For You) - Bryan Adams14. Goodbye to Love - the Carpenters15. I Won’t Hold You Back - Toto16. Purple Rain - Prince and the Revolution17. Alone - Heart18. Without You - Badfinger19. Amanda - Boston20. Heaven - Warrant21. Every Rose Has Its Thorn - Poison22. I’ll Be There For You - Bon Jovi23. the Flame - Cheap Trick24. Only My Heart Talkin’ - Alice Cooper25. Without You - Motley Crue26. Hysteria - Def Leppard27. Magic Power - Triumph28. Love Walks In - Van Halen29. Home Sweet Home - Motley Crue30. All My Love - Led Zeppelin31. Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin 32. High Enough -- Damn Yankees 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apetersvt Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 28. Motley Crue - Home Sweet Home Pretty much the first tune that comes to my mind when I hear the phrase 'power ballad'. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 1. What It Takes - Aerosmith2. When the Children Cry - White Lion3. Lady - Styx4. Eyes Without A Face - Billy Idol5. I Want to Know What Love Is - Foreigner6. Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) - Journey7. Angel - Aerosmith8. Alone Again - Dokken9. Hello, It's Me - Todd Rundgren10. Love Is the Answer - Utopia11. Just Between You and Me - April Wine12. Heaven - Bryan Adams13. Everything I Do (I Do It For You) - Bryan Adams14. Goodbye to Love - the Carpenters15. I Won’t Hold You Back - Toto16. Purple Rain - Prince and the Revolution17. Alone - Heart18. Without You - Badfinger19. Amanda - Boston20. Heaven - Warrant21. Every Rose Has Its Thorn - Poison22. I’ll Be There For You - Bon Jovi23. the Flame - Cheap Trick24. Only My Heart Talkin’ - Alice Cooper25. Without You - Motley Crue26. Hysteria - Def Leppard27. Magic Power - Triumph28. Love Walks In - Van Halen29. Home Sweet Home - Motley Crue30. All My Love - Led Zeppelin31. Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin 32. High Enough -- Damn Yankees33. Spinal Tap - Lick My Love Pump 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apetersvt Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 33. Spinal Tap - Lick My Love Pump :smoke: :) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek19 Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 (edited) You're very welcome, Entre. 1. What It Takes - Aerosmith2. When the Children Cry - White Lion3. Lady - Styx4. Eyes Without A Face - Billy Idol5. I Want to Know What Love Is - Foreigner6. Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) - Journey7. Angel - Aerosmith8. Alone Again - Dokken9. Hello, It's Me - Todd Rundgren10. Love Is the Answer - Utopia11. Just Between You and Me - April Wine12. Heaven - Bryan Adams13. (Everything I Do) I Do It For You - Bryan Adams14. Goodbye to Love - the Carpenters15. I Won’t Hold You Back - Toto16. Purple Rain - Prince and the Revolution17. Alone - Heart18. Without You - Badfinger19. Amanda - Boston20. Heaven - Warrant21. Every Rose Has Its Thorn - Poison22. I’ll Be There For You - Bon Jovi23. the Flame - Cheap Trick24. Only My Heart Talkin’ - Alice Cooper25. Without You - Motley Crue26. Hysteria - Def Leppard27. Magic Power - Triumph28. Love Walks In - Van Halen29. Home Sweet Home - Motley Crue30. All My Love - Led Zeppelin31. Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin32. High Enough - Damn Yankees33. Lick My Love Pump - Spinal Tap34. Silent Lucidity - Queensryche Edited September 2, 2021 by Derek19 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted September 2, 2021 Author Share Posted September 2, 2021 No more double posting! I'm not even gonna try to sort that all out. Please be courteous going forward. Anyway there's also been some arguing about what is and isn't a power ballad, which I anticipated but didn't say anything about. The long and the short of it is it doesn't much matter if someone posts a song here that you don't think qualifies, because once we get to the voting round, you'll have the power to not vote for anything you don't think belongs. I don't think Separate Ways qualifies, personally, but there's nothing for it at the moment. Also thank you to anyone who's been organizing the list so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted September 2, 2021 Author Share Posted September 2, 2021 1. What It Takes - Aerosmith2. When the Children Cry - White Lion3. Lady - Styx4. Eyes Without A Face - Billy Idol5. I Want To Know What Love Is - Foreigner6. Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) - Journey7. Angel - Aerosmith8. Alone Again - Dokken9. Hello, It's Me - Todd Rundgren10. Love Is the Answer - Utopia11. Just Between You And Me - April Wine12. Heaven - Bryan Adams13. (Everything I Do) I Do It For You - Bryan Adams14. Goodbye to Love - The Carpenters15. I Won’t Hold You Back - Toto16. Purple Rain - Prince And The Revolution17. Alone - Heart18. Without You - Badfinger19. Amanda - Boston20. Heaven - Warrant21. Every Rose Has Its Thorn - Poison22. I’ll Be There For You - Bon Jovi23. The Flame - Cheap Trick24. Only My Heart Talkin’ - Alice Cooper25. Without You - Motley Crue26. Hysteria - Def Leppard27. Magic Power - Triumph28. Love Walks In - Van Halen29. Home Sweet Home - Motley Crue30. All My Love - Led Zeppelin31. Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin32. High Enough - Damn Yankees33. Lick My Love Pump - Spinal Tap34. Silent Lucidity - Queensryche 35. Time For Me To Fly - REO Speedwagon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IbanezJem Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 36. These Dreams - Heart. *Definition of power ballad - I would have liked this song when I was 14, but probably not so much now. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek19 Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 1. What It Takes - Aerosmith2. When the Children Cry - White Lion3. Lady - Styx4. Eyes Without A Face - Billy Idol5. I Want to Know What Love Is - Foreigner6. Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) - Journey7. Angel - Aerosmith8. Alone Again - Dokken9. Hello, It's Me - Todd Rundgren10. Love Is the Answer - Utopia11. Just Between You and Me - April Wine12. Heaven - Bryan Adams13. (Everything I Do) I Do It For You - Bryan Adams14. Goodbye to Love - the Carpenters15. I Won’t Hold You Back - Toto16. Purple Rain - Prince and the Revolution17. Alone - Heart18. Without You - Badfinger19. Amanda - Boston20. Heaven - Warrant21. Every Rose Has Its Thorn - Poison22. I’ll Be There For You - Bon Jovi23. the Flame - Cheap Trick24. Only My Heart Talkin’ - Alice Cooper25. Without You - Motley Crue26. Hysteria - Def Leppard27. Magic Power - Triumph28. Love Walks In - Van Halen29. Home Sweet Home - Motley Crue30. All My Love - Led Zeppelin31. Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin32. High Enough - Damn Yankees33. Lick My Love Pump - Spinal Tap34. Silent Lucidity - Queensryche35. Time For Me to Fly - REO Speedwagon36. These Dreams - Heart37. Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad? - Def Leppard 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted September 2, 2021 Author Share Posted September 2, 2021 1. What It Takes - Aerosmith2. When the Children Cry - White Lion3. Lady - Styx4. Eyes Without A Face - Billy Idol5. I Want To Know What Love Is - Foreigner6. Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) - Journey7. Angel - Aerosmith8. Alone Again - Dokken9. Hello, It's Me - Todd Rundgren10. Love Is the Answer - Utopia11. Just Between You And Me - April Wine12. Heaven - Bryan Adams13. (Everything I Do) I Do It For You - Bryan Adams14. Goodbye to Love - The Carpenters15. I Won’t Hold You Back - Toto16. Purple Rain - Prince And The Revolution17. Alone - Heart18. Without You - Badfinger19. Amanda - Boston20. Heaven - Warrant21. Every Rose Has Its Thorn - Poison22. I’ll Be There For You - Bon Jovi23. The Flame - Cheap Trick24. Only My Heart Talkin’ - Alice Cooper25. Without You - Motley Crue26. Hysteria - Def Leppard27. Magic Power - Triumph28. Love Walks In - Van Halen29. Home Sweet Home - Motley Crue30. All My Love - Led Zeppelin31. Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin32. High Enough - Damn Yankees33. Lick My Love Pump - Spinal Tap34. Silent Lucidity - Queensryche35. Time For Me To Fly - REO Speedwagon36. These Dreams - Heart37. Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad? - Def Leppard 38. Keep On Loving You - REO Speedwagon 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ST3V Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 39. Can't Cry Anymore - Kansas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova Carmina Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 1. What It Takes - Aerosmith2. When the Children Cry - White Lion3. Lady - Styx4. Eyes Without A Face - Billy Idol5. I Want To Know What Love Is - Foreigner6. Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) - Journey7. Angel - Aerosmith8. Alone Again - Dokken9. Hello, It's Me - Todd Rundgren10. Love Is the Answer - Utopia11. Just Between You And Me - April Wine12. Heaven - Bryan Adams13. (Everything I Do) I Do It For You - Bryan Adams14. Goodbye to Love - The Carpenters15. I Won’t Hold You Back - Toto16. Purple Rain - Prince And The Revolution17. Alone - Heart18. Without You - Badfinger19. Amanda - Boston20. Heaven - Warrant21. Every Rose Has Its Thorn - Poison22. I’ll Be There For You - Bon Jovi23. The Flame - Cheap Trick24. Only My Heart Talkin’ - Alice Cooper25. Without You - Motley Crue26. Hysteria - Def Leppard27. Magic Power - Triumph28. Love Walks In - Van Halen29. Home Sweet Home - Motley Crue30. All My Love - Led Zeppelin31. Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin32. High Enough - Damn Yankees33. Lick My Love Pump - Spinal Tap34. Silent Lucidity - Queensryche35. Time For Me To Fly - REO Speedwagon36. These Dreams - Heart37. Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad? - Def Leppard38. Keep On Loving You - REO Speedwagon 39. To Be With You -- Mr. Big 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted September 2, 2021 Author Share Posted September 2, 2021 1. What It Takes - Aerosmith2. When the Children Cry - White Lion3. Lady - Styx4. Eyes Without A Face - Billy Idol5. I Want To Know What Love Is - Foreigner6. Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) - Journey7. Angel - Aerosmith8. Alone Again - Dokken9. Hello, It's Me - Todd Rundgren10. Love Is the Answer - Utopia11. Just Between You And Me - April Wine12. Heaven - Bryan Adams13. (Everything I Do) I Do It For You - Bryan Adams14. Goodbye to Love - The Carpenters15. I Won’t Hold You Back - Toto16. Purple Rain - Prince And The Revolution17. Alone - Heart18. Without You - Badfinger19. Amanda - Boston20. Heaven - Warrant21. Every Rose Has Its Thorn - Poison22. I’ll Be There For You - Bon Jovi23. The Flame - Cheap Trick24. Only My Heart Talkin’ - Alice Cooper25. Without You - Motley Crue26. Hysteria - Def Leppard27. Magic Power - Triumph28. Love Walks In - Van Halen29. Home Sweet Home - Motley Crue30. All My Love - Led Zeppelin31. Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin32. High Enough - Damn Yankees33. Lick My Love Pump - Spinal Tap34. Silent Lucidity - Queensryche35. Time For Me To Fly - REO Speedwagon36. These Dreams - Heart37. Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad? - Def Leppard38. Keep On Loving You - REO Speedwagon39. Can't Cry Anymore - Kansas40. To Be With You -- Mr. Big 41. Save Me - Queen 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ST3V Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 42. Clair De Lune/Ballerina - Styx 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible airwave Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 1. What It Takes - Aerosmith2. When the Children Cry - White Lion3. Lady - Styx4. Eyes Without A Face - Billy Idol5. I Want To Know What Love Is - Foreigner6. Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) - Journey7. Angel - Aerosmith8. Alone Again - Dokken9. Hello, It's Me - Todd Rundgren10. Love Is the Answer - Utopia11. Just Between You And Me - April Wine12. Heaven - Bryan Adams13. (Everything I Do) I Do It For You - Bryan Adams14. Goodbye to Love - The Carpenters15. I Won’t Hold You Back - Toto16. Purple Rain - Prince And The Revolution17. Alone - Heart18. Without You - Badfinger19. Amanda - Boston20. Heaven - Warrant21. Every Rose Has Its Thorn - Poison22. I’ll Be There For You - Bon Jovi23. The Flame - Cheap Trick24. Only My Heart Talkin’ - Alice Cooper25. Without You - Motley Crue26. Hysteria - Def Leppard27. Magic Power - Triumph28. Love Walks In - Van Halen29. Home Sweet Home - Motley Crue30. All My Love - Led Zeppelin31. Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin32. High Enough - Damn Yankees33. Lick My Love Pump - Spinal Tap34. Silent Lucidity - Queensryche35. Time For Me To Fly - REO Speedwagon36. These Dreams - Heart37. Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad? - Def Leppard38. Keep On Loving You - REO Speedwagon39. Can't Cry Anymore - Kansas40. To Be With You -- Mr. Big41. Save Me - Queen42. Clair De Lune/Ballerina - Styx43. Wind Of Change - Scorpions 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek19 Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 (edited) 1. What It Takes - Aerosmith2. When the Children Cry - White Lion3. Lady - Styx4. Eyes Without A Face - Billy Idol5. I Want to Know What Love Is - Foreigner6. Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) - Journey7. Angel - Aerosmith8. Alone Again - Dokken9. Hello, It's Me - Todd Rundgren10. Love Is the Answer - Utopia11. Just Between You and Me - April Wine12. Heaven - Bryan Adams13. (Everything I Do) I Do It For You - Bryan Adams14. Goodbye to Love - the Carpenters15. I Won’t Hold You Back - Toto16. Purple Rain - Prince and the Revolution17. Alone - Heart18. Without You - Badfinger19. Amanda - Boston20. Heaven - Warrant21. Every Rose Has Its Thorn - Poison22. I’ll Be There For You - Bon Jovi23. the Flame - Cheap Trick24. Only My Heart Talkin’ - Alice Cooper25. Without You - Motley Crue26. Hysteria - Def Leppard27. Magic Power - Triumph28. Love Walks In - Van Halen29. Home Sweet Home - Motley Crue30. All My Love - Led Zeppelin31. Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin32. High Enough - Damn Yankees33. Lick My Love Pump - Spinal Tap34. Silent Lucidity - Queensryche35. Time For Me to Fly - REO Speedwagon36. These Dreams - Heart37. Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad? - Def Leppard38. Keep On Loving You - REO Speedwagon39. Can't Cry Anymore - Kansas40. to Be With You - Mr. Big41. Save Me - Queen42. Clair De Lune/Ballerina - Styx43. Wind of Change - Scorpions44. Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone) - Cinderella Edited September 2, 2021 by Derek19 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick N. Backer Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 Had a couple of power ballad threads a week or so ago, but today we begin a contest to see which song is truly the greatest power ballad of all time. In this first round, we're simply compiling contenders for the title. We'll list out 120 power ballads, one post at a time, and once we reach 120 I'll randomize them and start a series of polls to determine the winner. No double posting please! Wait until at least one other person has made a contribution before you add your next song to the list. I'll start: 1. What It Takes - Aerosmith This song will always remind me of a girl who figuratively broke me over her knee like Bane did to Batman in The Dark Knight Rises. Great song. "It was easy to keep all your lies in disguise. 'Cause you had me in deep with the devil in your eyes." 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ST3V Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 45. Hearts - Yes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat 3 Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 (edited) 1. What It Takes - Aerosmith2. When the Children Cry - White Lion3. Lady - Styx4. Eyes Without A Face - Billy Idol5. I Want to Know What Love Is - Foreigner6. Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) - Journey7. Angel - Aerosmith8. Alone Again - Dokken9. Hello, It's Me - Todd Rundgren10. Love Is the Answer - Utopia11. Just Between You and Me - April Wine12. Heaven - Bryan Adams13. (Everything I Do) I Do It For You - Bryan Adams14. Goodbye to Love - the Carpenters15. I Won’t Hold You Back - Toto16. Purple Rain - Prince and the Revolution17. Alone - Heart18. Without You - Badfinger19. Amanda - Boston20. Heaven - Warrant21. Every Rose Has Its Thorn - Poison22. I’ll Be There For You - Bon Jovi23. the Flame - Cheap Trick24. Only My Heart Talkin’ - Alice Cooper25. Without You - Motley Crue26. Hysteria - Def Leppard27. Magic Power - Triumph28. Love Walks In - Van Halen29. Home Sweet Home - Motley Crue30. All My Love - Led Zeppelin31. Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin32. High Enough - Damn Yankees33. Lick My Love Pump - Spinal Tap34. Silent Lucidity - Queensryche35. Time For Me to Fly - REO Speedwagon36. These Dreams - Heart37. Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad? - Def Leppard38. Keep On Loving You - REO Speedwagon39. Can't Cry Anymore - Kansas40. to Be With You - Mr. Big41. Save Me - Queen42. Clair De Lune/Ballerina - Styx43. Wind of Change - Scorpions44. Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone) - Cinderella 46. Edited September 2, 2021 by The Cat 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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