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)]

Surprised Scott's list didn't have New Orleans Ladies by Louisiana's LeRoux.

[Scott]

That may have been an oversight

[Niels (Mod)]

My turn:

SCOTT:

5. Holiday - Scorpions

4. Heaven - Bryan Adams

3. The Song Is Over - The Who

2. Closer To The Heart - RUSH

1. If You Leave Me Now - Chicago

JON:

5. Comfortable Numb - Pink Floyd

4. One - Metallica

3. Who Wants To Live Forever - Queen

2. I Want To Know What Love Is - Foreigner

1. Bringin' On The Heartbreak - Def Leppard

RJHOG:

5. Ain't Quite Right - Paul Stanley

4. Drive - The Cars

3. Waiting For A Girl Like You - Foreigner

2. More Than A Feeling - Boston

1. Angie - Rolling Stones

MIKE:

5. Alone Again - Dokken

4. Still Loving You - Scorpions

3. Closer To The Heart - RUSH

2.  Sweet Child Of Mine - Guns'N'Roses

1. Love Hurts - Nazareth

[Jon]

Of course, the best goes last. That's me. The best.

Scott

1. The Song Is Over--The Who

2. Holiday--Scorpions

3. Midnight--Chilliwack

4. Runaway--Jefferson Starship

5. Closer To The Heart--Rush

Rjhog:

1. Out Of Love--Blue Murder

2. Suite Madame Blue--Styx

3. Edie (Ciao Baby)--The Cult

4. Only The Lonely--The Motels

5. Time For Me To Fly--REO Speedwagon

Niels:

1. Behind Blue Eyes--The Who

2. I Want To Know What Love Is--Foreigner

3. Bringin' On The Heartbreak--Def Leppard

4. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road--Elton John

5. Wuthering Heights--Kate Bush

Mike:

1. Who Wants To Live Forever?--Queen

2. November Rain--Guns 'N Roses

3. Mama, I'm Coming Home--Ozzy Osbourne4

4. Silent Lucidity--Queensryche

5. Love Hurts--Nazareth

And the best top 5, courtesy of me:

1. Comfortably Numb--Pink Floyd

2. Without You--Harry Nillson

3. Love To Love--UFO

4. One--Metallica

5. Child In Time--Deep Purple

[Bren Jones]

I want to play.

20. I Can't Fight This Feeling (REO Speedwagon)

19.When We Die (Bowling for Soup)

18. When the Children Cry (White Lion)

17. The Flame (Cheap Trick)                            

16. Rough Boy (ZZ Top)

15.Dream On (Nazareth)

14.Winds of Change (Scorpions)

13.Carrie (Europe)

12.Only Women Bleed (Alice Cooper)

11.I Saw Red (Warrant)

10. Dust in the Wind (Kansas)

9.Romeon and Juliet (Dire Straits)

8. Burning Heart (Vandenberg)

7.Ballad of Jayne (L.A. Guns)

6.Stay Together (Suede)

5.It Must Have Been Love (Roxette)

4.Slippin' Away (Junkyard)

3.House of Pain (Faster Pussycat)

2. Sister Christian (Night Ranger)

1. The Flame (Cheap Trick)

 

 

                                                                                  

[Scott]

Winds of Change is a miss on my list...  And I love the hidden treasures you call out..  Burning Heart, Romeo and Juliet, nice nice picks!

Did you know you have The Flame at #17 and #1?  You must really like that one....

[RJhog (Admin)]

The Flame is The Bomb!  I'll take a Top 5 from Bren's list:

5. House Of Pain (Faster Pussycat)

4. Only Women Bleed (Alice Cooper)

3. Carrie (Europe)

2. Burning Heart (Vandenberg)

1. Dust In The Wind (Kansas)

[Mike Mills]

You listed some good ones. A few just missed my list.

Sister Christian & Carrie are good & would be on my list if I named 30, but my Top 5 off of your list would be :

5. Burning Heart - Vandenberg
4. House Of Pain - Faster Pussycat
3. When The Children Cry - White Lion
2. The Flame - Cheap Trick
1. Winds Of Change - The Scorpions

[Bren Jones]

Oops. It was supposed to be only Number One. Replace Number 17 with Kix-Don't Close Your Eyes

[Jon]

And my take (the one that matters)

1. Romeo And Juliet--Dire Straits 

2. Sister Christian--Night Ranger

3. Burning Heart--Vandenberg

4. Can't Fight This Feeling--REO Speedwagon

5. Dust In The Wind--Kansas

[Mike Mills]

Good list Stuart!

[Scott]

YES! ...  Its been resurrected, I've been hoping that we could get to a point where we have a top 20 from the folks on here, so a few more responses and I will give it a shot.