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Skylark - Wildflower

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyKXW3ioY1Q
They were pretty damn good. Too bad they didn't last long. I love, love the guitar!

steveo777 wrote:Skylark - Wildflower

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0vGjQmnLhs

They were pretty damn good. Too bad they didn't last long. I love, love the guitar!

Who in the Holy Hell is Skylark? And you melodic rockers wonder why this musical genre is almost extinct?!

My first ballad was good ol Open Arms. or was it I Can't Fight This Feeling? Which came out first?

The first one I thought of when I read this was Open Arms...reminds me of Jr. High School dances.

portland wrote:The first one I thought of when I read this was Open Arms...reminds me of Jr. High School dances.

good question... whats that Chicago song??? or something by Bread. (god I hated that group).

Rockindeano wrote:

steveo777 wrote:Skylark - Wildflower

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0vGjQmnLhs

They were pretty damn good. Too bad they didn't last long. I love, love the guitar!

Who in the Holy Hell is Skylark? And you melodic rockers wonder why this musical genre is almost extinct?!

My first ballad was good ol Open Arms. or was it I Can't Fight This Feeling? Which came out first?

This was waaaaaayyyyy before OA. It was one of the closest to a power ballad and earliest I can remember.
1972 Pal, before Journey.

steveo777 wrote:

Rockindeano wrote:

steveo777 wrote:Skylark - Wildflower

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0vGjQmnLhs

They were pretty damn good. Too bad they didn't last long. I love, love the guitar!

Who in the Holy Hell is Skylark? And you melodic rockers wonder why this musical genre is almost extinct?!

My first ballad was good ol Open Arms. or was it I Can't Fight This Feeling? Which came out first?

This was waaaaaayyyyy before OA. It was one of the closest to a power ballad and earliest I can remember.

Well you're the only one who knows it or recognizes it as a power ballad ...the two Dean listed are at constant war for which
one came first and made Power Ballads for Rock Bands famous!! They were both well known chart toppers ...not some unheard of crap!!

Keep on Loving You was the first song I heard actually described as a power Ballad. Open Arms came out a little bit later and then the term really took off.

Gunbot wrote:Keep on Loving You was the first song I heard actually described as a power Ballad. Open Arms came out a little bit later and then the term really took off.

Still from HI~INFi

Take it on the run

Michigan Girl wrote:

steveo777 wrote:

Rockindeano wrote:

steveo777 wrote:Skylark - Wildflower

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0vGjQmnLhs

They were pretty damn good. Too bad they didn't last long. I love, love the guitar!

Who in the Holy Hell is Skylark? And you melodic rockers wonder why this musical genre is almost extinct?!

My first ballad was good ol Open Arms. or was it I Can't Fight This Feeling? Which came out first?

This was waaaaaayyyyy before OA. It was one of the closest to a power ballad and earliest I can remember.

Well you're the only one who knows it or recognizes it as a power ballad ...the two Dean listed are at constant war for which
one came first and made Power Ballads for Rock Bands famous!! They were both well known chart toppers ...not some unheard of crap!! :wink:

Lady, I'll have you know that song was on every popular radio station. Unheard of?!?! Crap?!?! It's a good song, no?:cry:

I don't consider Open Arms a power ballad. Faithfully? Yes. There's no "power" in Open Arms at all. Faithfully, on the other hand, is loaded with power! I'll say Faithfully.

That skylark crap ...I don't know it!!!

found the Chicago song...



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJIiWpgZ3nE

Blueskies wrote:Beethovens 5th.I remember when it first came out as if it was yesterday. Hearing him playing it live was out of this world!!

Michigan Girl wrote:one came first and made Power Ballads for Rock Bands famous!!

I think Stairway To Heaven did that, MG. I repectfully disagree.

Saint John wrote:

Michigan Girl wrote:one came first and made Power Ballads for Rock Bands famous!!

I think Stairway To Heaven did that, MG. I repectfully disagree.

I forgot about that one...and Dream On....but are those power ballads??

Did the term power ballad come from the 80's music???

What I just realized is nobody clicked my fucking link. I had Europe in there, not Skylark.
It's fixed. lolz

steveo777 wrote:What I just realized is nobody clicked my fucking link. I had Europe in there, not Skylark.
It's fixed. lolz

It's gotta be hard to breathe with your head constantly in your ass.

Michigan Girl wrote:

steveo777 wrote:

Rockindeano wrote:

steveo777 wrote:Skylark - Wildflower

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0vGjQmnLhs

They were pretty damn good. Too bad they didn't last long. I love, love the guitar!

Who in the Holy Hell is Skylark? And you melodic rockers wonder why this musical genre is almost extinct?!

My first ballad was good ol Open Arms. or was it I Can't Fight This Feeling? Which came out first?

This was waaaaaayyyyy before OA. It was one of the closest to a power ballad and earliest I can remember.

Well you're the only one who knows it or recognizes it as a power ballad ...the two Dean listed are at constant war for which
one came first and made Power Ballads for Rock Bands famous!! They were both well known chart toppers ...not some unheard of crap!!

REO's tune went number 1 IIRC, while OA was at #2. I can't remember which I heard first.

portland wrote:

Saint John wrote:

Michigan Girl wrote:one came first and made Power Ballads for Rock Bands famous!!

I think Stairway To Heaven did that, MG. I repectfully disagree.

I forgot about that one...and Dream On too....so I retract my first post.

Dream On isn't a ballad you stupid twit.

Saint John wrote:

steveo777 wrote:What I just realized is nobody clicked my fucking link. I had Europe in there, not Skylark.
It's fixed. lolz

It's gotta be hard to breathe with your head constantly in your ass.

I just left myself wide open for that. On that note I think I'll leave work early today. See ya!

Rockindeano wrote:

portland wrote:

Saint John wrote:

Michigan Girl wrote:one came first and made Power Ballads for Rock Bands famous!!

I think Stairway To Heaven did that, MG. I repectfully disagree.

I forgot about that one...and Dream On too....so I retract my first post.

Dream On isn't a ballad you stupid twit.

HEY.....Mr. Personality I edited my post above....Jeez!!!

Saint John wrote:

Michigan Girl wrote:one came first and made Power Ballads for Rock Bands famous!!

I think Stairway To Heaven did that, MG. I repectfully disagree.

But I had never heard the term applied to STH then, did you?!?! ...now we can say it was a PB!!!

Saint John wrote:I don't consider Open Arms a power ballad. Faithfully? Yes. There's no "power" in Open Arms at all. Faithfully, on the other hand, is loaded with power! I'll say Faithfully.

If you think about it Father, Open Arms has a nastier(if you can call it that) guitar than Faithfully does. Faithfully has that soaring, smooth guitar and it sounds awesome, but OA has the Crunch to it, and the drumming is deeper on OA.

Rockindeano wrote:

Michigan Girl wrote:

steveo777 wrote:

Rockindeano wrote:

steveo777 wrote:Skylark - Wildflower

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0vGjQmnLhs

They were pretty damn good. Too bad they didn't last long. I love, love the guitar!

Who in the Holy Hell is Skylark? And you melodic rockers wonder why this musical genre is almost extinct?!

My first ballad was good ol Open Arms. or was it I Can't Fight This Feeling? Which came out first?

This was waaaaaayyyyy before OA. It was one of the closest to a power ballad and earliest I can remember.

Well you're the only one who knows it or recognizes it as a power ballad ...the two Dean listed are at constant war for which
one came first and made Power Ballads for Rock Bands famous!! They were both well known chart toppers ...not some unheard of crap!!

REO's tune went number 1 IIRC, while OA was at #2. I can't remember which I heard first.

KOLY hit #1 the first week of March 1981. Open Arms wasn't released as a single until January 82 although it had been featured on the Heavy Metal soundtrack in August of 81.

portland wrote:

Rockindeano wrote:

portland wrote:

Saint John wrote:

Michigan Girl wrote:one came first and made Power Ballads for Rock Bands famous!!

I think Stairway To Heaven did that, MG. I repectfully disagree.

I forgot about that one...and Dream On too....so I retract my first post.

Dream On isn't a ballad you stupid twit.

HEY.....Mr. Personality I edited my post above....Jeez!!!

Oh Hell, I am burning bridges apparently left and right. I really don't care who I piss off or de-friend any more. Basically, I stopped giving a shit.

Rockindeano wrote:

portland wrote:

Rockindeano wrote:

portland wrote:

Saint John wrote:

Michigan Girl wrote:one came first and made Power Ballads for Rock Bands famous!!

I think Stairway To Heaven did that, MG. I repectfully disagree.

I forgot about that one...and Dream On too....so I retract my first post.

Dream On isn't a ballad you stupid twit.

HEY.....Mr. Personality I edited my post above....Jeez!!!

Oh Hell, I am burning bridges apparently left and right. I really don't care who I piss off or de-friend any more. Basically, I stopped giving a shit.

Apology accepted!

Rockindeano wrote:

portland wrote:

Rockindeano wrote:

portland wrote:

Saint John wrote:

Michigan Girl wrote:one came first and made Power Ballads for Rock Bands famous!!

I think Stairway To Heaven did that, MG. I repectfully disagree.

I forgot about that one...and Dream On too....so I retract my first post.

Dream On isn't a ballad you stupid twit.

HEY.....Mr. Personality I edited my post above....Jeez!!!

Oh Hell, I am burning bridges apparently left and right. I really don't care who I piss off or de-friend any more. Basically, I stopped giving a shit.

You should buy your own private island then you can stop giving a shit all alone and not have to put up with any fucking humans.

Rockindeano wrote:
Oh Hell, I am burning bridges apparently left and right. I really don't care who I piss off or de-friend any more. Basically, I stopped giving a shit.

Stopped??? Just now??

Gunbot wrote:

Rockindeano wrote:

Michigan Girl wrote:

steveo777 wrote:

Rockindeano wrote:

steveo777 wrote:Skylark - Wildflower

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0vGjQmnLhs

They were pretty damn good. Too bad they didn't last long. I love, love the guitar!

Who in the Holy Hell is Skylark? And you melodic rockers wonder why this musical genre is almost extinct?!

My first ballad was good ol Open Arms. or was it I Can't Fight This Feeling? Which came out first?

This was waaaaaayyyyy before OA. It was one of the closest to a power ballad and earliest I can remember.

Well you're the only one who knows it or recognizes it as a power ballad ...the two Dean listed are at constant war for which
one came first and made Power Ballads for Rock Bands famous!! They were both well known chart toppers ...not some unheard of crap!!

REO's tune went number 1 IIRC, while OA was at #2. I can't remember which I heard first.

KOLY hit #1 the first week of March 1981. Open Arms wasn't released as a single until January 82 although it had been featured on the Heavy Metal soundtrack in August of 81.

KOLY was a number 1 also? And I apologize, I Can't Fight this Feeling was off Wheels and that wasn't out til much later..my bad. Hard to believe that REO has a couple number 1's and Journey has zero. Anyone remember what Herbie said about that? he never wanted a number 1 song. He always wanted high charting tunes, but not number 1's. Guess he changed his mind when Roxette rolled onto the scene, eh?