Subject: 70's "Power Ballads" Mon Dec 19, 2011 10:17 am
I know the term "power ballad" got a bad rap in the 80's when it became the industry standard to include them on every album. But over the weekend, I was playing some old Aerosmith and heard songs like 'Dream On' (the first power ballad?) and 'Home Tonight' and was trying to think of some others. It might make for a cool playlist.
While they might not fit the exact definition of what we now think of the power ballad, I'm looking for slower, melancholy songs by heavy bands. Nothing 80's. Only stuff from the 70's.
Aerosmith - Dream On Aerosmith - Home Tonight Black Sabbath - Changes KISS - Beth Judas Priest - Last Rose of Summer
What else say you?
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Subject: Re: 70's "Power Ballads" Mon Dec 19, 2011 10:26 am
Alice Cooper-Only Women Bleed Nazareth-Love Hurts Deep Purple-Mistreated
MetalGuy71 Bukkake Tsunami
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Subject: Re: 70's "Power Ballads" Mon Dec 19, 2011 10:33 am
manny wrote:
Alice Cooper-Only Women Bleed Nazareth-Love Hurts Deep Purple-Mistreated
Oooooo, good ones. And 3 that I have. Bonus! Can't belive I forgot Alice. He's got a few that could fit this category.
Alice Cooper - I Never Cry Alice Cooper - How You Gonna See Me Now? Angel - Jimi Hendrix
Keep 'em coming...
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Subject: Re: 70's "Power Ballads" Mon Dec 19, 2011 10:43 am
KISS - Hard Luck Woman
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Subject: Re: 70's "Power Ballads" Mon Dec 19, 2011 10:44 am
Accept - Seawinds. One of their best songs IMO. And few touch the greatness of Rainbow's "Catch The Rainbow".
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Subject: Re: 70's "Power Ballads" Mon Dec 19, 2011 11:04 am
BearOnUnicycle wrote:
Accept - Seawinds. One of their best songs IMO. And few touch the greatness of Rainbow's "Catch The Rainbow".
Don't know that Accept tune, but sounds pretty cool on YouTube. 'Catch the Rainbow', another great one.
How bout some more Priest:
Before the Dawn Beyond the Realms of Death
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Subject: Re: 70's "Power Ballads" Mon Dec 19, 2011 11:25 am
Aerosmith-You See Me Cryin' Whitesnake-Aint No Love in the Heart of the City
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Subject: Re: 70's "Power Ballads" Mon Dec 19, 2011 11:34 am
MetalGuy71 wrote:
How bout some more Priest:
Before the Dawn Beyond the Realms of Death
Don't forget "Dreamer Deceiver"
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Subject: Re: 70's "Power Ballads" Mon Dec 19, 2011 11:35 am
In Trance - Scorpions Born to Touch your Feelings - Scorpions Is there Anybody There - Scorpions Holiday - Scorpions Child in Time - Deep Purple Love Don't Mean a Thing - Deep Purple Soldier of Fortune - Deep Purple Since I have been Loving You - Led Zeppelin
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Subject: Re: 70's "Power Ballads" Mon Dec 19, 2011 11:42 am
Good call on those Scopions tunes. I'm not as familiar with their 70's stuff as I'd like to be. I think I have most of those too. At least 3 of the 4.
While the Zep tune is indeed excellent, I've never thought much of it as a "power ballad", just a slow blues number. They've got a few of those in their playlist, like 'I Can't Quit You Baby'. The only one I've ever thought of as a power ballad in the classic sense is 'All of My Love'.
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Don't forget "Dreamer Deceiver"
Nice. This playlist is shaping up better than I thought.
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Hmmmmm, sounds a little too upbeat to fit here I think. It doesn't help that I'm not really a Rush fan either.
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Most songs listed as being a "ballad" aren't. Ballads are supposed to tell stories about specific people/characters. So a song like "The Boys Are Back In Town" is closer to being a true ballad.
Most songs listed as being a "ballad" aren't. Ballads are supposed to tell stories about specific people/characters. So a song like "The Boys Are Back In Town" is closer to being a true ballad.
I'm just using the term power ballad in the loosest sense possible. When I heard Aerosmith's 'Home Tonight' over the weekend, I forgot what a cool, yet different song it was. It wasn't a simple slow blues number like some of Zeppelin's stuff, but it certainly wasn't a balls-out rocker. What else would you call it?
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Most songs listed as being a "ballad" aren't. Ballads are supposed to tell stories about specific people/characters. So a song like "The Boys Are Back In Town" is closer to being a true ballad.
I'm just using the term power ballad in the loosest sense possible. When I heard Aerosmith's 'Home Tonight' over the weekend, I forgot what a cool, yet different song it was. It wasn't a simple slow blues number like some of Zeppelin's stuff, but it certainly wasn't a balls-out rocker. What else would you call it?
A good song speaking of Aerosmith, how about 'Mia'?
Another good one. Haven't heard that song in a long time.
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