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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
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These young fellers do not have a clue as to what real "Rock and Roll" was live..
Music today comes out of a can...yuck, no class.
Animals House of the rising sun...
Door's Come baby light my fire The End
Crosby Stills and Nash Live 1969 can't remember to much about that one, think I was in Hawaii at Diamond Head Crater for the concert..LOL
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Hey jordon, do you refrain from laughter when ya see all these wanna bee Harley bikers?
Damn man, where are the Hard Tails? running these guys riding Harleys in white shorts and pretty little shirts off the road!! LMAO
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quote:Originally posted by MagicK: Rock Power Ballad groups.
Journey
Reo Speedwagon
Yep, as far as pop power ballad groups go, REO couldn't be beat in their heyday. "Roll With The Changes" might be the ultimate ballad.
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Joe Walsh. One of my all time favorites. Ever hear "The Confessor" he did on a solo album? Talk about a speaker blower, that's it.
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This is a little off topic but i heard the group the Strokes sing a song and their lead singer sounded a lot like Jim Morrison.
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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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If success had anything to do with looks in the 60's can you imagine where Mick Jagger and Bob Dylan would have been.
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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!
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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!
ya...how bout Ashley fricken Simpson?
what a joke!!
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