You know, those songs that hard rock/metal bands tend to do. Some good, some cheesy, and some getting overplayed to hell.
How would you define the term "power ballad" and give some good examples of such ballads over the decades.
2007-09-18 09:38:38 · 16 answers · asked by The Ghurag 5 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ Rock and Pop
I was wondering myself about Stairway to Heaven. But what about other heavy metal bands?
2007-09-19 03:07:24 · update #1
Power Ballads are like rock or hard metal songs that explore the love or heartbrake theme
and November Rain- Gun N Roses is the best one I've heard as well as Sweet Child O' Mine, What it takes by Aerosmith
and songs from this website : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_ballad
2007-09-18 09:43:14 · answer #1 · answered by Ben's Snake Pit 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Power Ballad is a poem/song mostly composed by 80's to 90's rock/metal band that often release a massive emotions or heartbreak. It made some of 80's - 90's girl slit their wrist because it's just so emotional. Here are some great power ballads:
Always - Bon Jovi
November Rain - Guns of Roses
Still Loving You - Scorpions
Bed of Roses - Bon Jovi
I don't wanna miss a thing - Aerosmith
When Love and Hate Collide - Def Leppard
2014-05-07 07:10:47 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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How would you define the power ballad? And List some good ones by decades...?
You know, those songs that hard rock/metal bands tend to do. Some good, some cheesy, and some getting overplayed to hell.
How would you define the term "power ballad" and give some good examples of such ballads over the decades.
2015-08-07 19:17:33 · answer #3 · answered by Natasha 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I say a Power Metal is a Rock Ballad, so emotional rock song usually about love, that starts soft but get's really heavy at the end. Well, not neccarily really heavy, but the key factor is the buildup the song has, and it needs to be a ballad, not just like a prog metal song or something, needs to be long and emotional.
2013-12-20 04:51:42 · answer #4 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A power balad is a slow dramatic usally long song. It usally brings out heartbreak and emotion. The power part of it is added by Electric guitar,drums and bass. Here are some Powers balads
Open Arms (journey) November Rain (Guns N roses) Babe (styx) Love hurts (Nathereth) Angel (Aerosmith) The search is over (survivor) and the flame (cheap trick). Most of the power ballads were from the 70s and 80s. It has been pretty much dead as of latley
2007-09-18 09:48:30 · answer #5 · answered by trippplethreat333 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I believe those songs are more associated with the "hair bands" from the 1980s. Those were the groups where the members had spiked long hair, wore lots of makeup, and had on spandex outfits. Groups that fit into this category are Poison, Cinderella, Whitesnake, Night Ranger, and Rainbow. These groups were mainly known for their hard rocking songs but every now and then, they did something slow and mellow. Those songs were the ones called the power ballads.
2007-09-18 10:26:14 · answer #6 · answered by RoVale 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Power ballads are usually not so much ballads as they are love songs by some pretty awesome groups. Some of which i'll list but the list will always go on and on and on and on..
Skid Row "I Remember You"
Def Leppard "Love Bites"
Journey "Faithfully"
Europe "The Final Countdown"
Guns N Roses "November Rain"
Poison "Something To Believe In"
Poison "Every Rose Has Its Thorn"
Ozzy Osbourne "Mama I'm Comin Home"
Tesla "Love Song"
Guns N Roses "Don't Cry"
Firehouse "Love Of A Lifetime"
Tesla "Paradise"
Led Zepplin "Stairway To Heaven"
Motley Crue "Home Sweet Home"
Night Ranger "Sister Christian"
Whitesnake "Is This Love"
Sherriff "When I'm With You"
Meatloaf "Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad"
REO Speedwagon "Keep On Loving You"
And the list goes on and on. Power Ballads are how we each percive them as individual people. Someone else who answered your question was correct in saying they can make you laugh or make you cry. There will never be Power Ballads like there were in the 80's the hairbands will live forever in all of us!!
2007-09-18 14:54:19 · answer #7 · answered by Sharon S 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Power ballads are generally metal's version of love songs.
Some of the more popular one you might be familiar with
Aerosmith - "Angel"
Bon Jovi - "I'll Be There for You"
Cinderella - "Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone)"
Def Leppard - "Love Bites"
Guns N' Roses - "Sweet Child o' Mine"[6]
Lita Ford & Ozzy Osbourne -"Close My Eyes Forever"
Meat Loaf - "I'd Do Anything for Love (but I Won't Do That)
Mötley Crüe - "Home Sweet Home"
Night Ranger - "Sister Christian"
Poison - "Every Rose Has Its Thorn"
Scorpions - "Still Loving You"
Heart - "These Dreams"
Cheap Trick - "The Flame"
2007-09-18 13:25:19 · answer #8 · answered by The Corinthian 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
60's - Hey Joe (Jimi Hendrix) 70's - We Want The Funk (Parliamant-Funkadelic) 80's - Hit the Lights (Metallica) 90's - Smells Like Teen Spirit (Nirvana) Present Day - Judith (A Perfect Circle)
2016-03-13 05:31:22 · answer #9 · answered by Simonne 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thought about this for a while and Rush's "Closer to the Heart" live is vastly underated whereas Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse of the Heart" is totally overrated (especially the screechy bit). Michael Bolton? Don't even go there.
2007-09-18 11:04:02 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋