What ever happened to the Power Ballad?
I was wandering around Future Shop's CD section yesterday and came across this two CD set of power ballads. As a little bit of a nostalgia trip and guilty pleasure I decided to get it. This was the soundtrack for my formative years and has been a fun listen. I've always loved a good power ballad.
Disc: 1
1. Lady Styx
2. Love Hurts Nazareth
3. Feel Like Makin Love Bad Company
4. Beth KISS
5. I Want To Know What Love Is Foreigner
6. Goodbye Night Ranger
7. Amanda Boston
8. Honestly Stryper
9. Carrie Europe
10. Is This Love Whitesnake
11. Save Your Love Great White
12. When The Children Cry White Lion
13. What Love Can Be Kingdom Come
14. Every Rose Has Its Thorn Poison
15. Dont Know What You Got (Till Its Gone) Cinderella
Disc: 2
1. Headed For A Heartbreak Winger
2. Dont Close Your Eyes Kix
3. Heaven Warrant
4. When I See You Smile Bad English
5. Love Song Tesla
6. I Remember You Skid Row
7. The Ballad Of Jayne L.A. Guns
8. Fly To The Angels Slaughter
9. High Enough Damn Yankees
10. Silent Lucidity Queensryche
11. Love Of A Lifetime Firehouse
12. More Than Words Extreme
13. Only Time Will Tell Nelson
14. Love Is On The Way Saigon Kick
15. Id Do Anything For Love (But I Wont Do That) Meat Loaf
None of them are 3 minutes and 16 seconds though.
Whatever happened to the Power Ballad?
It's alive and well and festering in its own evil...in Europe...I hold Bert responsible.
The original:
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The newer model, talk about not holding up well...
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The singer sounds like he stopped singing about five minutes after the first one was in the can and never again sang a note until he found himself onstage twenty years later.
I would, however, like any info any of y'all can gimme about finding a tiger-striped tux.