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Yes I know the power ballad ruined heavy metal, much to my chagrin. My favorite band, AC/DC stayed loyal to the heavy metal genre, but many metal groups went for the money and recorded.... the power ballad. A loose definition would be a heavy metal, or I will accept hair metal band, that recorded a love song with an electric guitar solo in the middle. Now this song had one purpose, to draw women to heavy metal, and to prove that metal performers had a sensitive side. The debate rages as to who is directly responsible to this dark blotch on humanity. Some say Home Sweet Home was first. Other's say Van Halen's jump, complete with synthesizer, was the trend setter.
My vote: Home Sweet Home - Motley Crue
Others that were popular: Still of the Night - White Snake Every Rose - Poison
Please post your favorite, or just one you remember being popular.
quote:Originally posted by Gordon Bennett: 'All The Young Dudes' by Mott The Hoople is a good one.
you just gave me goose bumps, Gordon...
you're a man after my own heart..
That song has got to be one of my all time favorites...
Bought the album when it first came out and was hooked on "Mott"...
come to think of it...Wasnt David Bowie playin sax on that?..I'll have to check..
not that one..but i think he played sax on "all the way to Memphis"...I'll let you know later...if youre interested...that kind of stuff is what i love to find out
It's so sad what has happened to music. The lyrics are crap; the recordings are computerized loops, designed to end up as background music for a Volkswagen ad. Every vocalist is autotuned, every groove quantized, every singer apparently from the same annoying Whitney Houston vocal school. The new "artists" are chosen for sex appeal over talent.
A real artist like Neil Young wouldn't have a chance if he were starting out today.
Also, remember what buying a record used to feel like? Peeling the shrink wrap off, putting the stylus on it for the first time, cranking it up...
Bliss.
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quote:Originally posted by Gordon Bennett: 'All The Young Dudes' by Mott The Hoople is a good one.
you just gave me goose bumps, Gordon...
you're a man after my own heart..
That song has got to be one of my all time favorites...
Bought the album when it first came out and was hooked on "Mott"...
come to think of it...Wasnt David Bowie playin sax on that?..I'll have to check..
not that one..but i think he played sax on "all the way to Memphis"...I'll let you know later...if youre interested...that kind of stuff is what i love to find out
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Rod Stewart was on Larry King a while back. He stated, matter-of-factly that with today's technology anyone can be a singer. It's true. Ever heard Pink or Janet Jackson sing without an Antares (realtime pitch corrector) on their vocal feed? They can't sing in tune at all!
-------------------- "Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
quote:Originally posted by Gordon Bennett: Rod Stewart was on Larry King a while back. He stated, matter-of-factly that with today's technology anyone can be a singer. It's true. Ever heard Pink or Janet Jackson sing without an Antares (realtime pitch corrector) on their vocal feed? They can't sing in tune at all!