Power Ballads
 

After watching the VH1 special on 80's hair bands my gf wants a compilation of a bunch of power ballads from the 80s/early 90s. So far this is what I have. Can anyone share any I'm not thinking of right now?

What I have:


Scorpions - Wind Of Change
Scorpions - No One Like You
Scorpions - Still Loving You
Warrant - Heaven
Skid Row - I Remember You
Skid Row - 18 and Life
White Lion - When The Children Cry
Cinderella - Nobody's Fool
Saigon Kick - Love Is On The Way
Fire House - Love Of A Lifetime
Kix - Don't Close Your Eyes
Def Leppard - Love Bites
La Guns - The Ballad Of Jayne
Tesla - Love Song

Poison - Every Rose Has Its Thorn
Cinderella - Don't Know What You Got (Til It's Gone)
Bon Jovi - I'll be There For You
Bon Jovi - Never Say Goodbye
Foreigner - I Want to Know What Love Is
Whitesnake - Is This Love
Lita Ford & Ozzy - Close My Eyes Forever

hmmm...I want to go make a compilation of my own now... :)

Guns N Roses - Sweet Child o' Mine
Bon Jovi - Living on a Prayer
Pantera - Cemetary Gates
Extreme - More Than Words
Meatloaf - I would do anything for love (but I wont do that)

Would you guys consider anything by Manowar a power ballad or just something else entirely? Other than that, my submission is

Damn Yankees - High Enough

Crazy Train!

A little off topic, but don't you think that Evanescence's "My Immortal" is the ultimate 21st Century Power Ballad? It's the song that Warrant wish they wrote 15 years ago

It's a beautiful song, but I like "My Last Breath" better... :)

A few more suggestions:

Boston - Amanda
Aerosmith - Angel
Bad English - When I See You Smile
Cheap Trick - The Flame

Well, it is power metal ...

Bryan Adams - summer of '69
Genesis - i can't dance
thats all i got

Oh c'mon boys;

Motley Crue's - Home Sweet Home.

It DEFINES the term power ballad.

you can't have a power ballad album without November Rain or Sweet Child of Mine!!!

Well, it's not technically from a metal band, but "In Time" by Robbie Robb is pretty power balladish.

Mr. Big - To Be With You

Some of my favorites that haven't been mentioned:

Aerosmith - Crazy
Aerosmith - Cryin
Guns n' Roses - Knockin on Heaven's Door

Never been a huge fan of this particular niche. That said, Ozzy has a couple: Mama I'm Comin' Home and Road to Nowhere.

I saw that VH1 episode also and want to make a power ballad mix cd. Oh, the memories are rushing back :rolleyes: .

I would say that Firehouse's "When I Look Into Your Eyes" is a better power ballad than "Love of a Lifetime."

And I don't think that Skid Row's "18 and Life" would be consider a power ballad, and neither would "Crazy Train" or Genesis' "I Can't Dance" despite all of them being great songs.

Styx- Suite Madam Blue