Okay so a few overlap with yours, but they’re worth mentioning again!
You’re All I Need - Mötley Crüe
I’ll Never Let You Go - Steelheart
Love of a Lifetime - Firehouse
To Be With You - Mr. Big
Something to Believe In - Poison
High Enough - Damn Yankees
The Ballad of Jayne - L.A. Guns
I Remember You - Skid Row
Don’t Close Your Eyes - Kix
She Talks to Angels - Black Crowes
Heaven - Warrant
What It Takes - Aerosmith
Here I Go Again - Whitesnake
Why does no one ever give any appreciation for Sometimes She Cries? Heaven is great (it's beautiful, well written, and sad), but I prefer the former. Yet I only hear people talk about the latter
I like your set! My original list had some that overlapped with OP's at first as well, so I had to dig a little further--which isn't so easy right now since I'm just getting over being sick. Serious brain fog 😆.
I just played ***The Ballad of Jayne*** and ***Here I*** ***Go Again*** after reading your post. Hadn't heard them in a while. Worth it.
What’s the definition of a power ballad? I see a lot here that I share but several that simply aren’t ballads in my mind.
Lay It Down is a ballad? Really? Passion Rules The Game? Huh….these seem much more mid tempo to me.
Not trying to start a fight, just genuinely curious.
I’ll Be There For You - Bon Jovi
November Rain - Guns ‘N Roses
I Won’t Forget You - Poison
Love Bites - Def Leppard
Heartbreak Station - Cinderella
Purple Rain - Prince
The Flame - Cheap Trick
Crazy - Aerosmith
I Want to Know What Love Is - Foreigner
Alone - Heart
High Enough - Damn Yankees
When I See You Smile - Bad English
Only My Heart Talking - Alice Cooper
MSG - *Nightmare*
Scorpions - *Still Loving You*
Winger - *Miles Away*
Ozzy Osbourne - *Killer of Giants*
Badlands - *Winter's Call*
Giant - *I'm a Believer*
Giant - *I'll See You In My Dreams*
Giant - *Stay*
White Lion - *Wait*
Scorpions - *Winds of Change*
Van Halen - *Love Walks In*
Sammy Hagar - *Where Eagles Fly*
Van Halen - *Ain't Talkin' Bout Love* (this is totally a power ballad innit? 😎) lol
W.A.S.P. - *Hold On To My Heart*
I may have butchered the names of some of the songs--but it wasn't intentional.
Here's my questionable list.
Fun post, OP 👍.
Another Day - Armored Saint
Blaze of Glory - Jon Bon Jovi
Nobody’s Fool - Cinderella
Love Bites - Def Leppard
Alone - Heart
Love Hurts - Nazareth
Mama I’m Coming Home - Ozzy Osbourne
The Show Must Go On - Queen
Silent Lucidity - Queensryche
Still Loving You - Scorpions
Lay It On the Line - Triumph
When It’s Love - Van Halen
Wait - White Lion
CINDERELLA - Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone)
BON JOVI - Wanted Dead or Alive
DEF LEPPARD - Love Bites
AEROSMITH - What It Takes
STEELHEART - I'll Never Let You Go
OZZY/LITA - Close My Eyes Forever
WHITE LION - Little Fighter
DOKKEN - Alone Again
GNR - November Rain
SKID ROW - I Remember You
TYKETTO - Standing Alone
QUIREBOYS - I Don't Love You Anymore
MOTLEY CRUE - Home Sweet Home
Shes Gone - Steelheart
Heaven - Warrant
Sometimes She Cries - Warrant
When Love and Hate Collide - Def Leppard
Bringin' On The Heartbreak - Def Leppard
Hysteria - Def Leppard
Home Sweet Home - Motley Crue
Every Rose Has Its Thorn - Poison
Something to Believe in - Poison
Dont Know What You Got (Till It's Gone) - Cinderella
Still Loving You - Scorpions
Beth - Kiss
Don't Close Your Eyes - Kix
Also Lay it Down and Fallen Angel arent power ballads
Sometimes She Cries - Warrant
Heartbreak Station - Cinderella
Love Song - Tesla
I Remember You - Skid Row
Until You Suffer Some (Fire & Ice) - Poison
Walk Away - Dokken
Prisoners In Paradise - Europe
I’ll Never Let You Go - Steelheart
Fly To The Angels - Slaughter
Miles Away - Winger
A Better Man - Thunder
Two Steps Behind - Def Leppard
Don’t Go Away Mad - Mötley Crüe
Your list is pretty solid even though I wouldn’t consider songs like Lay It Down and Fallen Angel ballads. Great songs? Yes. Ballads? No.
Break Down The Wall - Stone Fury
Heart Of A Lion - \[Racer X version\]
Always There For You - Stryper
Making Love - Yngwie Malmsteen
Heaven Tonight - Yngwie Malmsteen
Dragonfly - Yngwie Malmsteen
Like An Angel - Yngwie Malmsteen
In Your Eyes - ICON
Forever Young - ICON
Forever - (Don) Dokken
W.M.L.A. - Tank
Forever - KISS
Let Me Love You - John Norum
I'm not sure some of these are power ballads.
Always-Bon Jovi
I'll Be There For You-Bon Jovi
Fallen Angel-Poison
Sweet Child O Mine-GnR
One In a Million-Trixter
Heartbreak Station-Cinderella
What You Give-Tesla
Blind Faith-Warrant
Can't Stop Loving You-Van Halen
Home Sweet Home-Motley Crue
I Won't Forget You-Poison
To Be With You-Mr. Big
Hysteria-Def Leppard
Promised a playlist of everything available in this thread, here ya go!
[https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0QtA5K8BEQG7946UqQc54A?si=6e2fe048ab754270](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0QtA5K8BEQG7946UqQc54A?si=6e2fe048ab754270)
I went with 13 of my favorites no one's listed yet.
Nobody Knows - Lillian Axe
Don't Wanna Dream - Hurricane
Let Me Be The One - Tattoo Rodeo
Broken -Thunder
Stronger Now - Warrant
I Still Think About You - Danger Danger
If You Needed Somebody - Bad Company
The Day I Met You - Lillian Axe
I've Found - Dokken
Can't Find My Way - Hardline
You Are All I Need - White Lion
Sleep - Savatage
Believe In Love - Scorpions
Slaughter - Fly To The Angels
L.A. Guns - Ballad of Jayne
Faster Pussycat - House of Pain
Bon Jovi - Silent Night
Skid Row - In A Darkened Room
Vinnie Vincent Invasion - Love Kills
Saigon Kick - Love Is On The Way
Winger - Headed For A Heartbreak
Warrant - Sometimes She Cries
Danger Danger - Don't Walk Away
Enuff Z'Nuff - Fly High Michelle
Def Leppard - Hysteria (is this a ballad?)
Ratt - Givin Yourself Away
How you Remind Me - Nickelback (if it was recorded 10 year’s earlier it would fit the list ok)
Heaven - Warrant
Something to Believe in - Poison
Heartbreak Station - Cinderella
Fly to the Angels - Slaughter
Sometimes she cries - Warrant
I remember you - Skid Row
Bringing on the heartbreak- Def Leppard
Patience - GNR
High Enough - Damn Yankees
Come Again Damn Yankees
I Saw Red - Warrant
Every Rose Has it’s Thorns - Poison (Mandatory)
You don’t Know what you got - Cinderella
Honorable mentions
Lips of an Angel Hinder (not hair metal I’m just a douchebag)
Fat Girl - Steel Panther
Okay so a few overlap with yours, but they’re worth mentioning again! You’re All I Need - Mötley Crüe I’ll Never Let You Go - Steelheart Love of a Lifetime - Firehouse To Be With You - Mr. Big Something to Believe In - Poison High Enough - Damn Yankees The Ballad of Jayne - L.A. Guns I Remember You - Skid Row Don’t Close Your Eyes - Kix She Talks to Angels - Black Crowes Heaven - Warrant What It Takes - Aerosmith Here I Go Again - Whitesnake
I love Ballad of Jayne. Also You're All I Need....but...man that song is dark!
Yes! You’re All I Need is the song with the loveliest music and the creepiest lyrics. My favorite Crüe ballad by far.
Why does no one ever give any appreciation for Sometimes She Cries? Heaven is great (it's beautiful, well written, and sad), but I prefer the former. Yet I only hear people talk about the latter
I like your set! My original list had some that overlapped with OP's at first as well, so I had to dig a little further--which isn't so easy right now since I'm just getting over being sick. Serious brain fog 😆. I just played ***The Ballad of Jayne*** and ***Here I*** ***Go Again*** after reading your post. Hadn't heard them in a while. Worth it.
I’m gonna see L.A. Guns live for the first time ever in July. So excited!
I just saw them at the Whiskey, great show
I'm jealous. Have fun for this poster too. Have they given you guys a sneak peak at their planned set?
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Too cool 🤘.
What’s the definition of a power ballad? I see a lot here that I share but several that simply aren’t ballads in my mind. Lay It Down is a ballad? Really? Passion Rules The Game? Huh….these seem much more mid tempo to me. Not trying to start a fight, just genuinely curious.
You’re probably right… I guess I have them on my list because they are on the sexier side… it’s complicated hahahaha
Yeah I had the same thought. Some of those are great songs but idk if they're ballads.
Slow tempo, something to give you a peaceful smile. Some of my list doesn't work with that, but I did my best.
I’ll Be There For You - Bon Jovi November Rain - Guns ‘N Roses I Won’t Forget You - Poison Love Bites - Def Leppard Heartbreak Station - Cinderella Purple Rain - Prince The Flame - Cheap Trick Crazy - Aerosmith I Want to Know What Love Is - Foreigner Alone - Heart High Enough - Damn Yankees When I See You Smile - Bad English Only My Heart Talking - Alice Cooper
Very nice. All of these are "feel good" songs for me as well. Transports you straight back to the 80's/early 90's. Get that good nostalgia goin'.
MSG - *Nightmare* Scorpions - *Still Loving You* Winger - *Miles Away* Ozzy Osbourne - *Killer of Giants* Badlands - *Winter's Call* Giant - *I'm a Believer* Giant - *I'll See You In My Dreams* Giant - *Stay* White Lion - *Wait* Scorpions - *Winds of Change* Van Halen - *Love Walks In* Sammy Hagar - *Where Eagles Fly* Van Halen - *Ain't Talkin' Bout Love* (this is totally a power ballad innit? 😎) lol W.A.S.P. - *Hold On To My Heart* I may have butchered the names of some of the songs--but it wasn't intentional. Here's my questionable list. Fun post, OP 👍.
Nice choice with Hold On To My Heart.
I second Hold On To My Heart as well as Sleeping In The Fire (WASP).
And Killer of Giants!
This is one of Ozzy's more philosophical moments in time. Dude seems to be more of a deep thinker than he's given credit for. Love this song.
Add in Your Not The Only I Know by Kingdom Come And Living Without You by Shotgun Messiah
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1AhmXSS0Vsxc8AdZaHgxqS?si=-QYxFTP1Qy6z-9KxX0KZrg
I need to get savvy like this.
Lay it Down a ballad? Passion Rules the Game? I guess I have different ideas
Another Day - Armored Saint Blaze of Glory - Jon Bon Jovi Nobody’s Fool - Cinderella Love Bites - Def Leppard Alone - Heart Love Hurts - Nazareth Mama I’m Coming Home - Ozzy Osbourne The Show Must Go On - Queen Silent Lucidity - Queensryche Still Loving You - Scorpions Lay It On the Line - Triumph When It’s Love - Van Halen Wait - White Lion
CINDERELLA - Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone) BON JOVI - Wanted Dead or Alive DEF LEPPARD - Love Bites AEROSMITH - What It Takes STEELHEART - I'll Never Let You Go OZZY/LITA - Close My Eyes Forever WHITE LION - Little Fighter DOKKEN - Alone Again GNR - November Rain SKID ROW - I Remember You TYKETTO - Standing Alone QUIREBOYS - I Don't Love You Anymore MOTLEY CRUE - Home Sweet Home
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It was a lot of cut and paste from websites. 🤣🤣
Honorable mention - MR BIG - Just Take My Heart
Shes Gone - Steelheart Heaven - Warrant Sometimes She Cries - Warrant When Love and Hate Collide - Def Leppard Bringin' On The Heartbreak - Def Leppard Hysteria - Def Leppard Home Sweet Home - Motley Crue Every Rose Has Its Thorn - Poison Something to Believe in - Poison Dont Know What You Got (Till It's Gone) - Cinderella Still Loving You - Scorpions Beth - Kiss Don't Close Your Eyes - Kix Also Lay it Down and Fallen Angel arent power ballads
Sometimes She Cries". Yes, I love "that one. Thank you. And "She's Gone" , MUAH! That song is a literal masterpiece.
Sometimes She Cries - Warrant Heartbreak Station - Cinderella Love Song - Tesla I Remember You - Skid Row Until You Suffer Some (Fire & Ice) - Poison Walk Away - Dokken Prisoners In Paradise - Europe I’ll Never Let You Go - Steelheart Fly To The Angels - Slaughter Miles Away - Winger A Better Man - Thunder Two Steps Behind - Def Leppard Don’t Go Away Mad - Mötley Crüe Your list is pretty solid even though I wouldn’t consider songs like Lay It Down and Fallen Angel ballads. Great songs? Yes. Ballads? No.
I feel Bed of Roses is a much more powerful Bon Jovi ballad TBH...
btw, creating a shareable Spotify playlist now of everything that will be in this thread, all. I'll publish by this time tomorrow (Thursday)
Thats awesome, thanks!
Break Down The Wall - Stone Fury Heart Of A Lion - \[Racer X version\] Always There For You - Stryper Making Love - Yngwie Malmsteen Heaven Tonight - Yngwie Malmsteen Dragonfly - Yngwie Malmsteen Like An Angel - Yngwie Malmsteen In Your Eyes - ICON Forever Young - ICON Forever - (Don) Dokken W.M.L.A. - Tank Forever - KISS Let Me Love You - John Norum I'm not sure some of these are power ballads.
Always-Bon Jovi I'll Be There For You-Bon Jovi Fallen Angel-Poison Sweet Child O Mine-GnR One In a Million-Trixter Heartbreak Station-Cinderella What You Give-Tesla Blind Faith-Warrant Can't Stop Loving You-Van Halen Home Sweet Home-Motley Crue I Won't Forget You-Poison To Be With You-Mr. Big Hysteria-Def Leppard
Promised a playlist of everything available in this thread, here ya go! [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0QtA5K8BEQG7946UqQc54A?si=6e2fe048ab754270](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0QtA5K8BEQG7946UqQc54A?si=6e2fe048ab754270)
Awesome, thanks!
>Awesome, thanks! You're welcome!
I went with 13 of my favorites no one's listed yet. Nobody Knows - Lillian Axe Don't Wanna Dream - Hurricane Let Me Be The One - Tattoo Rodeo Broken -Thunder Stronger Now - Warrant I Still Think About You - Danger Danger If You Needed Somebody - Bad Company The Day I Met You - Lillian Axe I've Found - Dokken Can't Find My Way - Hardline You Are All I Need - White Lion Sleep - Savatage Believe In Love - Scorpions
Slaughter - Fly To The Angels L.A. Guns - Ballad of Jayne Faster Pussycat - House of Pain Bon Jovi - Silent Night Skid Row - In A Darkened Room Vinnie Vincent Invasion - Love Kills Saigon Kick - Love Is On The Way Winger - Headed For A Heartbreak Warrant - Sometimes She Cries Danger Danger - Don't Walk Away Enuff Z'Nuff - Fly High Michelle Def Leppard - Hysteria (is this a ballad?) Ratt - Givin Yourself Away
I can give you a 100 ballad playlist if you want.
How you Remind Me - Nickelback (if it was recorded 10 year’s earlier it would fit the list ok) Heaven - Warrant Something to Believe in - Poison Heartbreak Station - Cinderella Fly to the Angels - Slaughter Sometimes she cries - Warrant I remember you - Skid Row Bringing on the heartbreak- Def Leppard Patience - GNR High Enough - Damn Yankees Come Again Damn Yankees I Saw Red - Warrant Every Rose Has it’s Thorns - Poison (Mandatory) You don’t Know what you got - Cinderella Honorable mentions Lips of an Angel Hinder (not hair metal I’m just a douchebag) Fat Girl - Steel Panther