Power ballards
 

Following on from the Aussie "feel good" songs, what is your favourite power ballard and why is it special to you?

Mine's the Power of Love by Jennifer Rush because they played it at my ex-bosses funeral...only joking!

How about Lilac Wine - Elkie Brooks. Why? It's a nice ditty and I like wine.

I'm sure you can all do better than that....

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Do you count Stadium Rock anthems as Power Ballads?

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Why not

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The whole power ballad mob should be invited to a conference on some island somewhere in the south pacific, one of those french islands would be good, it should then have several ICBM's rain down and end the genre once and for all. It is not really my cup of tea.
Leather trousers and long sweaty hair, swinging the guitar around and waistcoats. :rolleyes:
What a waste of space.

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oooer..someone's not getting any... :rolleyes: :p

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Oh come on, I am sure a few missiles could be diverted from the middle east for this bunch of knobs.

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Ha ha! I inclined to agree.

Perhaps we could just let this thread die quietly.

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you started it :p

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What exactly is a power ballad, who are all those people with shockingly bad hair in those pics & more importantly, would they admit to it being them :scared: :eek: :D .

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I do recognise Kiss of course, can I guess that in there is also Bonjovi & TRex? Cant think of anyone else with such bad hair :scared: :D .

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dunno, dunno & probably not...unless they're desperately trying to revive their long dead careers

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Exactly :D :D

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Power Ballards??:confused:

Not a thread to do with turbocharged snooker cues then!:(

Bugger....:(

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Why are they a bunch of knobs? You must have seen some pretty hairy knobs in your time :D

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Mate if I have to explain then your past help. :D

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Bon Jovi aren`t on there. There is however Aerosmith and Poison (I think it is them). Bad hair! It gives a girl something to hold on to :D When they lose their hair they develop jug ears ;)

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Okay! Guilty as charged. Can`t help liking the music! By the way, what is it that you listen to? Agadoo? :scared: The birdy song? :eek: Barry Mannilow? :rolleyes: Leo Sayer? :zzz:
Or do you prefer Abba :D

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You honestly want to come out in a public forum and admit to listening to power ballards;) Me myself, I listen to Coldplay, Oasis, James Blunt, Bob Dylan and even a bit of The Prodigy from time to time.
Sorry no Abba for me but I have been known to humm along to the chicken song. :D

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I can`t help being a sad b*st*rd :D Bob Dylan sounds like he has been fed on a diet of razor blades, and James Blunt sounds like he`s inciting people to use razor blades! Are you a twisted firestarter then :p

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James Blunt has been banned from going to the NME Awards because he's TOO BORING!!!!!!!!! I'd rather shove wasps up my arse than listen to James Blunt.. the boy has some unresolved issues with depression i reckon!!!!
Sonic x

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Do you think that perhaps his surname is rhyming slang ;)

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I think you'll find it is....... :D How was Thunder?!
Sonic x

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EXCELLENT! :) Had a fab time thanks for asking! Have to pop out now, speak to you later.

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Here's a few of my fave Power ballads.

Motorhead, ace of spades.
Sex Pistols, God save the queen.
Pantera, walk.
And anything by those soppy Buggers, Dropkick Murphys!!

Cheers'en (with a pint of katy)

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James Blunt - music to hang yourself to? How that guy got a recording contract is beyond me.

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I like a good power ballard :)

Africa - Toto

I wanna know what love is - Foreigner

oooo and that one what is it 'till now I always got by on my own, I never really cared until i met you blah blah' great hairbrush song :D

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It was Heart I think - they also did 'These Dreams' which was a good one.

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what have abba ever done to you??? nothing wrong with abba

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Ahhhh Aerosmith, that's who I meant, not Bon Jovi! *doh* "I don't want to Miss a Thing" has got to classify as a power ballad, even with the jug ears :)

BTW, what's wrong with ABBA, even my 8 year olds love it :p .

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Bonnie Tyler's Total Eclipse of the Heart and my all time fave, desert island disc

What's Up? by Four Non Blondes...quality tune

Nothing wrong with Abba tho!

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That would be telling ;)

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wow kay....they are two of my favourite records!!!!!
I remember going to see foreigner at sheffield arena yonks ago - they were supported by the doobie brothers......blimey, that brings back memories!!

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On that album cover is one of my old favourite bands and that was Extreme... Now, "More Than Words" would undoubtedly win the title of best Rock Ballad maybe, but not the best Power Ballad being that it's acoustic.

Maybe Meatloaf's "I would do anything for love" or Bryan Adams' "Heaven" could be contenders

My favourite bands' worst single could possibly be classed as a bit of a power ballad....

"Kayleigh I just wanna say I'm sorry
But Kayleigh I'm too scared to pick up the phone
To hear you've found another lover to patch up our broken home

Kayleigh I'm still trying to write that love song
Kayleigh it's more important to me now you're gone
Maybe it will prove that we were right
Or ever prove that I was wrong"

:D

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:D shhhhh your showing your age Sue, I of course only heard of them through my older sister ;)

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lol....yes, it was a bit dire for such an ace band wasnt it?

kay......its our secret, ok?

:D

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Independent Love Song - Scarlet

Africa - Toto

Stay With Me 'Till Dawn - Judie Tzuke

Three more faves

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keep up will you :rolleyes: :p

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I just put those three on Napster - just fantastic. I saw you listed Africa by Toto but thought it worthy of further praise. And what is more, young lady, you've embarassed me again in the quiz! I shall have to fix you!

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I think his album 'Back to Bedlam' was the highest selling UK album last year ahead of X+Y by the tremendously good Coldplay.
I think Mr Blunt is planning a tour taking in the East coast of Australia in a few months, I will be there with my rope. ;) Great album. :)

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and fix me you have!! you've beaten me today :eek: