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Read an article in Rock Magazine yesterday, the journalist said to the Night Ranger members that Sister Christian was the start of the Power Ballad but to their credit both Keagy and Blades stated Journey were the first to introduce this...discuss

styxman wrote:Read an article in Rock Magazine yesterday, the journalist said to the Night Ranger members that Sister Christian was the start of the Power Ballad but to their credit both Keagy and Blades stated Journey were the first to introduce this...discuss

I think Journey's first "power ballad" was Faithfully. Open Arms didn't have "power" it was just a ballad. You need more drums and guitar....hence the "power" part.

I think Open Arms was the first ballad to be catagorized as a Power Ballad but the nature of the catagory changed as more bands jumped on the wagon.

First rock power ballads:
REO - Take It On The Run

edited - meant to add Keep On Loving You

saint John wrote:

styxman wrote:Read an article in Rock Magazine yesterday, the journalist said to the Night Ranger members that Sister Christian was the start of the Power Ballad but to their credit both Keagy and Blades stated Journey were the first to introduce this...discuss

I think Journey's first "power ballad" was Faithfully. Open Arms didn't have "power" it was just a ballad. You need more drums and guitar....hence the "power" part.

Wrong.

If you listen to Open Arms, it does have some chops, and a omni guitar chord. OA live sounded really powerful when Perry sang it, and then again with Deen.

Journey pioneered it, then Dennis DeYoung heard it, pulled down his pants and started to feed the geese....and fed em until he wrote Babe....Then Kevin Cronin, also heard and he already had his cock in his femenine hands and he shot a ballads load worth all over the music sheet and you had Can't Fight this Feeling. Then of course BA got into the act and wrote the biggest song ever, Everything I Do, I do it for You.

Journey not only pioneered it, but perfected it. It haunts them to this day.

Wally_Hatchet wrote:First rock power ballads:
REO - Take It On The Run

I'm on the fence on that one. More of a "mid-tempo" to me than a power ballad.

Wally_Hatchet wrote:First rock power ballads:
REO - Take It On The Run

I was thinking that myself but what about Meatloaf's contribution?

RockinDeano wrote:

saint John wrote:

styxman wrote:Read an article in Rock Magazine yesterday, the journalist said to the Night Ranger members that Sister Christian was the start of the Power Ballad but to their credit both Keagy and Blades stated Journey were the first to introduce this...discuss

I think Journey's first "power ballad" was Faithfully. Open Arms didn't have "power" it was just a ballad. You need more drums and guitar....hence the "power" part.

Wrong.

If you listen to Open Arms, it does have some chops, and a omni guitar chord. OA live sounded really powerful when Perry sang it, and then again with Deen.

Journey pioneered it, then Dennis DeYoung heard it, pulled down his pants and started to feed the geese....and fed em until he wrote Babe....Then Kevin Cronin, also heard and he already had his cock in his femenine hands and he shot a ballads load worth all over the music sheet and you had Can't Fight this Feeling. Then of course BA got into the act and wrote the biggest song ever, Everything I Do, I do it for You.

Journey not only pioneered it, but perfected it. It haunts them to this day.

REO came out with Keep On Lovin' You well before Open Arms came out, didn't they?

Only Women Bleed - Alice Cooper 1975

Back to my silence.

saint John wrote:

Wally_Hatchet wrote:First rock power ballads:
REO - Take It On The Run

I'm on the fence on that one. More of a "mid-tempo" to me than a power ballad.

I agree WITH THAT NOW SJ, not power but more mid tempo, what about that Air Supply song, makin' love out of...did that COME AFTER OR BEFORE fAITHFULLY? i THINK IT WAS 85, SO IT'S AFTER

WHEN WAS BOSTONS CONTRIBUTION aMANDA, FUCK THIS CAPITALS O THE PC, I'M PISSED AND CAN'T BE ARSED KNOCKED THE Y KEY TO CHANGE IT

RockinDeano wrote:
Wrong.

If you listen to Open Arms, it does have some chops, and a omni guitar chord. OA live sounded really powerful when Perry sang it, and then again with Deen.

Journey pioneered it, then Dennis DeYoung heard it, pulled down his pants and started to feed the geese....and fed em until he wrote Babe....Then Kevin Cronin, also heard and he already had his cock in his femenine hands and he shot a ballads load worth all over the music sheet and you had Can't Fight this Feeling. Then of course BA got into the act and wrote the biggest song ever, Everything I Do, I do it for You.

Journey not only pioneered it, but perfected it. It haunts them to this day.

I LOVE 'Babe', and 'Can't Fight This Feeling' was my junior prom theme song. Weren't the 80's great!!!??

NealIsGod wrote:

RockinDeano wrote:

saint John wrote:

styxman wrote:Read an article in Rock Magazine yesterday, the journalist said to the Night Ranger members that Sister Christian was the start of the Power Ballad but to their credit both Keagy and Blades stated Journey were the first to introduce this...discuss

I think Journey's first "power ballad" was Faithfully. Open Arms didn't have "power" it was just a ballad. You need more drums and guitar....hence the "power" part.

Wrong.

If you listen to Open Arms, it does have some chops, and a omni guitar chord. OA live sounded really powerful when Perry sang it, and then again with Deen.

Journey pioneered it, then Dennis DeYoung heard it, pulled down his pants and started to feed the geese....and fed em until he wrote Babe....Then Kevin Cronin, also heard and he already had his cock in his femenine hands and he shot a ballads load worth all over the music sheet and you had Can't Fight this Feeling. Then of course BA got into the act and wrote the biggest song ever, Everything I Do, I do it for You.

Journey not only pioneered it, but perfected it. It haunts them to this day.

REO came out with Keep On Lovin' You well before Open Arms came out, didn't they?

Keep on Lovin You was in 1980, and OA in 81, but perhaps KOLY was seen as a mid tempo ballad?

styxman wrote:WHEN WAS BOSTONS CONTRIBUTION aMANDA, FUCK THIS CAPITALS O THE PC, I'M PISSED AND CAN'T BE ARSED KNOCKED THE Y KEY TO CHANGE IT

You been hangin' with Moon Beam?

RockinDeano wrote:

saint John wrote:

styxman wrote:Read an article in Rock Magazine yesterday, the journalist said to the Night Ranger members that Sister Christian was the start of the Power Ballad but to their credit both Keagy and Blades stated Journey were the first to introduce this...discuss

I think Journey's first "power ballad" was Faithfully. Open Arms didn't have "power" it was just a ballad. You need more drums and guitar....hence the "power" part.

Wrong.

If you listen to Open Arms, it does have some chops, and a omni guitar chord. OA live sounded really powerful when Perry sang it, and then again with Deen.

Journey pioneered it, then Dennis DeYoung heard it, pulled down his pants and started to feed the geese....and fed em until he wrote Babe....Then Kevin Cronin, also heard and he already had his cock in his femenine hands and he shot a ballads load worth all over the music sheet and you had Can't Fight this Feeling. Then of course BA got into the act and wrote the biggest song ever, Everything I Do, I do it for You.

Journey not only pioneered it, but perfected it. It haunts them to this day.

Several things.

1) "Everything I Do...." is more rancid than 2 year old cum in dog's ass. (Though it was successful)

2) What about "Unchained Melody" as the first power ballad? And that song was Top 5 over 30 years apart. BTW, it blows away BOTH Open Arms and Everything I Do.

donnaplease wrote:

RockinDeano wrote:
Wrong.

If you listen to Open Arms, it does have some chops, and a omni guitar chord. OA live sounded really powerful when Perry sang it, and then again with Deen.

Journey pioneered it, then Dennis DeYoung heard it, pulled down his pants and started to feed the geese....and fed em until he wrote Babe....Then Kevin Cronin, also heard and he already had his cock in his femenine hands and he shot a ballads load worth all over the music sheet and you had Can't Fight this Feeling. Then of course BA got into the act and wrote the biggest song ever, Everything I Do, I do it for You.

Journey not only pioneered it, but perfected it. It haunts them to this day.

I LOVE 'Babe', and 'Can't Fight This Feeling' was my junior prom theme song. Weren't the 80's great!!!??

1989 girl here - My Senior prom song was "why can't this night go on forever!"

Kimterp wrote:

donnaplease wrote:

RockinDeano wrote:
Wrong.

If you listen to Open Arms, it does have some chops, and a omni guitar chord. OA live sounded really powerful when Perry sang it, and then again with Deen.

Journey pioneered it, then Dennis DeYoung heard it, pulled down his pants and started to feed the geese....and fed em until he wrote Babe....Then Kevin Cronin, also heard and he already had his cock in his femenine hands and he shot a ballads load worth all over the music sheet and you had Can't Fight this Feeling. Then of course BA got into the act and wrote the biggest song ever, Everything I Do, I do it for You.

Journey not only pioneered it, but perfected it. It haunts them to this day.

I LOVE 'Babe', and 'Can't Fight This Feeling' was my junior prom theme song. Weren't the 80's great!!!??

1989 girl here - My Senior prom song was "why can't this night go on forever!"

Damn, you're young! Great tune though.

saint John wrote:
2) What about "Unchained Melody" as the first power ballad? And that song was Top 5 over 30 years apart.

Fuck, what an amazin song.

RockinDeano wrote:

saint John wrote:
2) What about "Unchained Melody" as the first power ballad? And that song was Top 5 over 30 years apart.

Fuck, what an amazin song.

True dat.

AR wrote:Only Women Bleed - Alice Cooper

Back to my silence.

wHY THE SILENCE DUDE..FUCK IT WAIT A MINUTE. That's better the capital key has been knocked. I read what you posted yesterday and don't worry we all post some silly shit for time to time.....shout a little more, Wombat's probably cutting the grass anyway

I guess it's not a "power ballad", but Beth by KISS was the first time a hard rock band came out with a ballad, wasn't it?

AR wrote:Only Women Bleed - Alice Cooper 1975

Back to my silence.

Fuck that....get ur ass back on here.

I love Styx but Babe wasn't a song just a waste of space...period. When did the word Power Ballad first come in to circulation?

NealIsGod wrote:I guess it's not a "power ballad", but Beth by KISS was the first time a hard rock band came out with a ballad, wasn't it?

"Beth" is a shit stain of a song. Criss couldn't write, play, or sing. I love Kiss live, but they're a bunch of no-talents. The stage show is second to none, though.

OK, I'll do it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_ballad

Kimterp wrote:

donnaplease wrote:

RockinDeano wrote:
Wrong.

If you listen to Open Arms, it does have some chops, and a omni guitar chord. OA live sounded really powerful when Perry sang it, and then again with Deen.

Journey pioneered it, then Dennis DeYoung heard it, pulled down his pants and started to feed the geese....and fed em until he wrote Babe....Then Kevin Cronin, also heard and he already had his cock in his femenine hands and he shot a ballads load worth all over the music sheet and you had Can't Fight this Feeling. Then of course BA got into the act and wrote the biggest song ever, Everything I Do, I do it for You.

Journey not only pioneered it, but perfected it. It haunts them to this day.

I LOVE 'Babe', and 'Can't Fight This Feeling' was my junior prom theme song. Weren't the 80's great!!!??

1989 girl here - My Senior prom song was "why can't this night go on forever!"

I can't think straight but that's that great Starship tune..correct?

NealIsGod wrote:I guess it's not a "power ballad", but Beth by KISS was the first time a hard rock band came out with a ballad, wasn't it?

I kept thinking about that when I was posting before. I guess it comes down to that ever-changing definition of ballad. To me Open Arms was the first song slow enough to be a ballad but powerful enough to be a "rock" song.

What about Nazareth's "Love Hurts"? 1976. Is "More Than a Feeling" considered a power ballad? I think it's one of the 10 greatest, most enduring rock songs ever, but I don't know how to classify it.

NealIsGod wrote:OK, I'll do it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_ballad

Scorpions NIG..winds of..? Yep that's the first one

7 Wishes wrote:

NealIsGod wrote:I guess it's not a "power ballad", but Beth by KISS was the first time a hard rock band came out with a ballad, wasn't it?

"Beth" is a shit stain of a song. Criss couldn't write, play, or sing. I love Kiss live, but they're a bunch of no-talents. The stage show is second to none, though.

They are a bunch of escapees from Jerry's short bus. "Hey, let's all put on white make-up, and platform shoes, get some lights and fake it!" Um, you guys suck.