What's the earliest power ballad you remember?

[steveo777]

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!

[Rockindeano]

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?

[portland]

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

[lights1961]

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).

[steveo777]

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.

[Michigan Girl]

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!!

[Don]

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.

[Michigan Girl]

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

[Everett]

Take it on the run

[steveo777]

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:

[Saint John]

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.

[Michigan Girl]

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

[lights1961]

found the Chicago song...



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

[Behshad]

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

[Saint John]

one came first and made Power Ballads for Rock Bands famous!!

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

[portland]

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???

[steveo777]

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

[Saint John]

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.

[Rockindeano]

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.

[Rockindeano]

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.

[steveo777]

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!

[portland]

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!!!

[Michigan Girl]

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!!!

[Rockindeano]

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.

[Don]

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.

[Rockindeano]

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.

[portland]

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!

[steveo777]

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.

[Jubilee]

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??

[Rockindeano]

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?