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www.thepowerballadz.com

Have to agree with Geoff. The drums are miles in the back of the mix ... no punch.

IF they had used the ethereal vox as an intro and then used more of the song "as is" ... i'd have loved it. The entire song stripped down and techo-fied is ... meh.

On 10/14/2023 at 2:17 PM, Delbert said:

Wow....just discovered this thread.   This is my Youtube channel and I currently have over 2100 videos posted of obscure bands and demos. 

Great Job! Keep me posted on any great obscure ballads you run across and i'll add them to thepowerballadz.com

Wha! I'm pumped!

Thanks! That's the goal!

On 10/21/2023 at 10:26 AM, Kristian said:

Compiled a list for you, but I can't see it in the comment section of your site, so here it is anyways:

Thanks so much! What a list!!!

 

1. Yes, i TRY to listen to every suggestion, however if the song if suggested by a friend/colleague who knows my criteria, i'll add the song without having hearing it. I'd welcome any info on ballads by the bands you mentioned.

2. Modern ballads absolutely qualify. I'm excited about bands like H.E.A.T. and Lipz, for example - i just struggle finding the time to check out all the great new music coming out.

A site attempting to create an all-encompassing list of power ballads by AOR/Hard Rock/Hair Band artists.

OK, i just approved it.  Thanks!

6 hours ago, Kristian said:

Sorry for your loss.

Cool site, I get an error message when trying to post a comment?

Thanks, can you tell me what the message was?

Was just redrawing the VAIN logo in Adobe Illustrator when i saw this post. Great news.

i can't bring myself to listen to it

Lipz - Scaryman

12 hours ago, nyoilers said:

Also sorry for the loss of your son. 

Thanks Darkstone, i remember you being very helpful back then.

Thanks so much, my friend. i've run into some miserable people in building this site and asking for recommendations, positive guys like you make my day.

Yep, that video is my doing. There was ZERO copies of that ballad on the interwebs, so i fixed that. I plan to do that with more obscure/rare/unreleased ballads. I'm currently working on a writeup about the song for my "Ballad of the Week" blog posts.

The Cry Tuff album is pretty good, not mind-blowingly great.

Thanks, again

Hi guys, i'm back after a hiatus of a couple of years. A couple of years ago i posted about my website where I've created a list of all the Hard Rock/AOR/Hair Metal power ballads from the 80s and beyond. You guys were a great help in giving me suggestions of ballads i was missing. (One of you suggested "Only Way Out (Rosalita)" by Cry Tuff which has become one of my top 5 ballads ever.)

in 2020 i lost my oldest son to addiction and i just didn't have the energy or the will to continue with the site, so the domain lapsed and the site vanished (except for wayback machine). A few months ago, i got the desire to resurrect the project and the site is back up and running at www.thepowerballadz.com.

The site is purely a hobby, a passion project, and i make no money from the endeavor. You can click on the name of the band and it brings you to the band's index site on heavyharmonies. The country flag can be clicked on and you see a list of all the bands from that country. The year of the ballad's release also links to a list of every ballad from that year.

Anyone that knows of any rare/obscure AOR/Hard Rock/Glam/Hair Bands that i don't have on my list - let me know! I really appreciate it, it keeps me busy and sane.

On 7/27/2022 at 3:28 PM, AlphaMale said:

Looks like Ron Taylor and Darrin Delatte are still playing together:

(1) Taylor-DeLatte | Facebook

Ron has ZERO interest in being in a national touring band anymore. I've spoken with him several times, and he wants to be close to home and spend time with family and loved ones. So wanting him back is a moot point. I wish both bands success.

Meh, i'm a fan of it all. Bands grow, evolve and that's a good thing. I'm not expecting the next "Show a little Love" any more than i'm expecting to fit the jeans i wore in 1989.

Dream Theater covering Zebra's Take Your Fingers From My Hair

On 11/30/2021 at 12:41 AM, Darkstone said:

HOLY FUCKING FUCK OF A FUCK!!!

One of my favourite songs ever!

How did I not know of this KILLER cover!? 

I'm not familiar with the album either, I'll have to check it out.

 

 

What version was this? Video unavailable.

Check out Derrick LeFevre's (ex Lillian Axe) cover of Dreams. *chef's kiss*