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PostPosted: Thu May 24, 2007 11:20 pm 
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I have a soft spot for these songs, as would many who came of age in the '80s and early '90s.

The textbook music snobs can look elsewhere--I enjoy some highbrow as well, but what about the memories of some of these?

--I'll Never Let You Go (Angel Eyes): Steelheart
--Poison / House of Fire: Alice Cooper
--Livin' on a Prayer: Bon Jovi
--Something To Believe In / Every Rose Has its Thorn: Poison
--Love Song: Tesla
--Fly to the Angels: Slaughter
--The Flame: Cheap Trick

I'm sure there are many others. Any other suggestions?


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Power ballads pretty much suck.

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I must confess that I greatly enjoy rocking out to "Livin' on a Prayer". Not sure I would label it a power ballad, though.

Incidentally, I think Cheap Trick's "Surrender" is one of the best American pop songs of the past thirty years.


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Slow jams > power ballads


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"when i see you smile" - bad english
"sister christian" - night ranger
"love bites" - def leppard
"don't cry" - guns n' roses

and i still consider "amazing" and "crazy" by aerosmith to be a power ballad.


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"Heaven" by Warrant
"More than Words" by Extreme (maybe just a ballad...not so much a power ballad)
The song by Scorpion where they do all of the whistling
"Patience" by GNR

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Never say goodbye - Bon Jovi
I remeber you - Skid Row
Hig Enough - Damn Yankees
Don't know what you've got - cinderella
The Unforgiven - metallica
Nothing Else matters - metallica

I've seen these guys b4 @ shark city, good time if you get into these songs.
http://www.loungepuppets.com/

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Rob...we have a shared love of crap.

the one and only power ballad of all time is
high enough by damn yankees.

greatest cheesiest guitar pose of all time by the Nuge in that video.
he's rocking the solo in a doorway or something with ridiculous oakleys on and an ugly ass white guitar. simply perfect.

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"What it Takes" by Aerosmith
"To Be With You" by Mr. Big

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greatest cheesiest guitar pose of all time by the Nuge in that video.
he's rocking the solo in a doorway or something with ridiculous oakleys on and an ugly ass white guitar.


3:14-3:35 of the link, and the guitar is a Zuba like Zebra pattern. :lol:
Classic.
I'm gonna request it on Jack FM on the way home today.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwjnIkZnowk

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If you're going Areosmith, "Dream On" has to make the cut.

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My cousin's first dance with his new bride at his wedding reception was Firehouse's "Love Of A Lifetime".

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If you're going Areosmith, "Dream On" has to make the cut.
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But wasn't that pre-Power Ballad era? I thought that was late 70s?

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My cousin's first dance with his new bride at his wedding reception was Firehouse's "Love Of A Lifetime".


That made me laugh out loud uncontrollably. Priceless.

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My cousin's first dance with his new bride at his wedding reception was Firehouse's "Love Of A Lifetime".


That made me laugh out loud uncontrollably. Priceless.


I'll add to it.

Mr. & Mrs. Mustang first dance was:

"I Belive" - Joe Satriani

Man did we rock back in the day :roll:

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All chuckles aside, at least the Mustangs and my cousin put some thought into it beyond "The Way You Look Tonight".

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our first dance was "Luna" by the Smashing Pumpkins....we walked in to "Today"

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Bulldog Sarah and I danced to "Someone Like You" by Van Morrison.

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our first dance was "Luna" by the Smashing Pumpkins....we walked in to "Today"

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My idiot friend and his new bride entered to "Eye of The Tiger" by Survivor last year, which immediately caused me and one of the other groomsmen to each do a huge pull off the flask of Jameson.

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freeze it at the 3:29 mark, and there it is:

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http://tedoswalt.ytmnsfw.com/

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that's fucking great...

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All these are good but I wanted to add Without You and Home Sweet Home by Motley Crue.

My hubby and I were introduced to the tune of Monday Night Football Theme. Not the Hank Willimas JR the other one.


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I'm burning my finger tips while holding the goddamn childproof lighter up in the air as we speak.
I'm sure the other people in the office are wondering why I'm doing the slow head bang as well. :D

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greatest cheesiest guitar pose of all time by the Nuge in that video.
he's rocking the solo in a doorway or something with ridiculous oakleys on and an ugly ass white guitar.


3:14-3:35 of the link, and the guitar is a Zuba like Zebra pattern. :lol:
Classic.

IT'S ALL CLASSIC.

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"When it's Love" - Van Halen
"Still Loving You" - Scorpions
"Don't Close Your Eyes" - Kix
"Love is on the Way" - Saigon Kick
"Is This Love?" - Whitesnake
"Headed for a Heartbreak" - Winger

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"Winds of Change" by the Scorpions makes me tear up.


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Don't Cry - Guns N Roses
Love of a Lifetime - Firehouse
Have you Ever Needed Someone So Bad - Def Leppard
I'll Be There For You - Bon Jovi
I want to Know What Love Is - Foreigner

For the record, yes Dream On was before the power ballad era, but that's cause it INVENTED the power ballad. Later perfected with Cryin, Crazy, Amazing......


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Later perfected with Cryin, Crazy, Amazing......
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There was a great SNL skit that made fun of those three songs...since they are basically all the same song...

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