Top 20 Power Ballads?

[Scott]

We all have a soft side, admit it!  Power Ballads play a big part of our musical lives, whether you like them or not.  Remember that first really close slow dance with that special someone ?  I do, and that song is in my list because of it!  Regardless of if you do or don't, these songs do something to us.  So now that Hidden Treasures has previewed some of these for you, lets find out who has the best taste when it comes to Power Ballads (hint: his name starts with "S") ... 

 

Please review each of the 5 lists posted and tell us what we missed, what we got right, what you would have done different, and who's the biggest softie (or wimp if you see it that way ) ...

SCOTT	RJHOG
20. How You Gonna See Me Now - Alice Cooper 19. Sweet and Simple - Journey 18. Goodbye - Night Ranger 17. Hold On - Triumph 16. Holiday - Scorpions 15. Pieces Of April - Three Dog Night 14. Time Bomb - Lake 13. Fool For You Anyway - Foreigner 12. Heaven - Bryan Adams 11. Main Street - Bob Seger 10. That's the Way Of the World - Earth Wind and Fire 9. Comin' Right Down On Top of Me - April Wine 8. If You Leave Me Now - Chicago 7. Love Is Gonna Find You - Jerry Doucette 6. Runaway - Jefferson Starship 5. The Song Is Over - The Who 4. Crazy Love - Poco 3. Closer To The Heart - Rush 2. Midnight - Chilliwack 1. Into The Night - Benny Mardones	20. Out Of Love - Blue Murder 19. Edie (Ciao Baby) - The Cult 18. Save Your Love - Great White 17. High Enough - Damn Yankees 16. Alone - Ted Nugent 15. Nobody's Fool - Cinderella 14. More Than A Feeling - Boston 13. Waiting For A Girl Like You - Foreigner 12. Angel In Blue - J. Geils Band 11. Only The Lonely - The Motels 10. Drive - The Cars 9. Ain't Quite Right - Paul Stanley 8. I Remember You - Skid Row 7. Angie - Rolling Stones 6. Headed For A Heartbreak - Winger 5. Who's Crying Now - Journey 4. Time For Me To Fly - REO Speedwagon 3. Suite Madame Blue - Styx 2. Wasted Time - Eagles 1. For Crying Out Loud - Meat Loaf
JON	NIELS
20. Climax Blue Band--I Love You 19. Extreme--Seven Sundays 18. Joe Satriani--I Believe 17. The Tubes--Don't Want To Wait Anymore 16. AC/DC--Night Prowler 15. Def Leppard--Bringin' On The Heartbreak 14. Blue Oyster Cult--Don't Fear The Reaper 13. Billy Squier--Til It's Over 12. Lynyrd Skynyrd--Simple Man 11. Foreigner--I Want To Know What Love Is 10. Kick Axe--Dreamin' About You 9. Y&T--I Believe In You 8. Queensryche--Silent Lucidity 7. Queen--Who Wants To Live Forever? 6. The Kinks--Celluloid Heroes 5. Deep Purple--Child In Time 4. Metallica--One 3. UFO--Love To Love 2. Harry Nilsson--Without You 1. Pink Floyd--Comfortable Numb	20. I Won't Hold You Back - ToTo 19. Total Eclipse Of The Heart - Jim Steinman (Bonnie Tyler) 18. I Want To Know What Love Is- Foreigner 17. Nothing Else Matters - Metallica 16. Stairway To Heaven - Led Zeppelin 15. Bringin' On The Heartbreak - Def Leppard 14. Before The Dawn - Judas Priest 13. I Will Remember - Queensrÿche 12. Breaking Up Away - Accept 11. Love Hurts - Nazareth 10. Sweet Child Of Mine - Guns'N'Roses 9. What It Takes - Aerosmith 8. Behind Blue Eyes - The Who 7. A Hard Habit To Break - Chicago 6. The World's Greatest Lover - Cheap Trick 5. With Or Without You - U2 4. Yellow Brick Road - Elton John 3. Wuthering Heights - Kate Bush 2. Life On Mars - David Bowie 1. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
MIKE MILLS	YOUR LIST HERE!
20. All I Need - Motley Crue 19. Honestly - Stryper 18. Suite Madam Blue - Styx 17 Home Sweet Home - Motley Crue 16. Closer To The Heart - Rush 15. Mamma, I'm Coming Home - Ozzy Osbourne 14. Dream On - Aerosmith 13. Still Loving You - Scorpions 12. Silent Lucidity - Queensryche 11. Alone Again - Dokken 10. Love Song - Tesla 9. Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd 8. Who Wants To Live Forever - Queen 7. Sweet Child 'O Mine - Guns 'N Roses 6. Old LA Tonight - Ozzy Osbourne 5. Love Hurts - Nazareth 4. Don't Know What You Got (Till it's Gone) - Cinderella 3. Fly To The Angels - Slaughter 2. I Remember You - Skid Row 1. November Rain - Guns 'N Roses	20. 19. 18. 17. 16. 15. 14. 13. 12. 11. 10. 9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1.

[RJhog (Admin)]

At first I thought Mike Mills was giving props to Jack Wagner with his number 20 pick...

You are absolutely right about who's list is best Scott, it's SRJhog's.

[Scott]

I seen that song too, and had the same thought...  Just when I had finally got that song mentally wiped out of my mind, here it comes again!

[TageRyche]

Alllllll IIIIII NEEEEEED!

Actually, I can't make fun of that song, because when it was on the charts, I was a fan of it.

[Mike Mills]

Awww Man, Jack Wagner was in play? I need an edit!

[RJhog (Admin)]

Imagine how much cooler he would have been had his name been Wack Jagner!

[Scott]

We should ban all Jack Wagner discussions and any other discussion that include any form of the word "Wack" ...

[RJhog (Admin)]

C'mon dude, Wack Jagner was very clever.  You really have to "hand" it to me.

[RJhog (Admin)]

This is a personal opinion, but I don't consider Sweet Child Of Mind a Power Ballad, only because it's a bit too fast.  But, although it's been played to death, it is a great song.

Then again, I don't really consider Closer To The Heart a Power Ballad either.

[Niels (Mod)]

Just in case: If anybody wonder why Bohemian Rhapsody is No. 1 on my list, check out what a Power ballad is on wikipedia.

"slow tempo songs often building to a loud and emotive chorus backed by drums, electric guitars and sometimes choirs."

[Scott]

Structurally its the perfect power ballad!  I wrestled with having it on my list, but the fact that its so overplayed took it off my list at the last second...

[Mike Mills]

I wrestled with Bohemian Rhapsody as a power ballad, but it's an awesome song, worthy of any list. Despite the wikipedia definition, I always think hair band era, when I think power ballad.  A lot of the songs listed, I consider to be great rock ballads, but not power ballads. There are even a few songs on my list that push the limits of what I feel is a power ballad & may be better suited on a rock ballad list.

[Scott]

I wrestled with the Power Ballad versus Love song concept as well, at the end of the day I went totally by gut feel and emotional connection to the song.