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.

[Scandal 2000]

20-Wanted Dead or Alive-Bon Jovi

19-Open Arms-Journey

18-I Never Cry-Alice Cooper

17-Catch the Rainbow-Rainbow

16-Beyond the Realms of Death-Judas Priest

15-House of Pain-Faster Pussycat

14-Goodbye to Romance-Ozzy Osbourne

13-Sister Christian-Night Ranger

12-Just Between You and Me-April Wine

11-Alone Again-Dokken

10-What Does It Take-Honeymoon Suite

9-Changes-Black Sabbath

8-Wasted Time-Skid Row

7-Tuesday's Gone-Lynyrd Skynyrd

6-Amanda-Boston

5-The Famous Final Scene-Bob Seger

4-Who Wants to Live Forever-Queen

3-Lady-Styx

2-Glory of Love-Peter Cetera

1-Stairway to Heaven-Led Zeppelin

[Scott]

That Honeymoon Suite tune is awesome!  Great addition!  And Peter Cetera and Zeppelin and #1 and #2, awesome list!

[Scandal 2000]

Thanks I tried to mix them up. I have always liked Honeymoon Suite for some reason. Those were one of those bands I always thought were close to making it big. Stairway is kind of predictable I know but if you think about it, it sort of set the standard for what power ballads would become. I don't know why the Peter Cetera tune stood out to me but I remember it being on the soundtrack for the Karate Kid 2, lol. I always liked that song.

[TageRyche]

Honeymoon Suite is a vastly underrated band. I have their first three albums and they are just great.

[RJhog (Admin)]

Love the inclusion of Seger's The Famous Final Scene.  I forgot about that one.

[Scott]

Think I totally spaced out Lady by Styx!   Nice pick there too!

[Mike Mills]

Lady is a great song! I had it on my list, it just missed the final cut.

[RJhog (Admin)]

It would've been on my list, but Suite Madame Blue edged it.

[RJhog (Admin)]

I don't think I picked a Top 5 from Scandal yet:

5. Wanted Dead Or Alive - Bon Jovi

4. I Never Cry - Alice Cooper

3. Tuesday's Gone - Lynyrd Skynyrd

2. Lady - Styx

1. The Famous Final Scene - Bob Seger

[TageRyche]

While the Stryper "Honestly" song is definitely a power ballad, it is such a BAD song...

[Mike Mills]

Thanks Tage, I knew I would get bashed on the Stryper, but I always thought that Michael Sweet had a powerful voice. It may be a little sappy, but it has some nice changes in it.

[TageRyche]

Not so much bashed as me adding my two cents.

I've never been a fan of Stryper.