Total Eclipse of the Heart It's fun to mock the barrage of '80s rock ballads that came out of the rock and hair metal scene that decade, but as much as we'd like to pretend that upbeat anthems brought everyone out to the big arena rock shows, it was the ballads that got everyone singing along with their cigarette lighters in the air. So, maybe it made sense for them to slow things down from their previous balls-out approach and sing about heartbreak on this highly polished, bass-heavy '80s rock ballad. Motley Crue adds piano to their sonic palette and comes up with a truly touching, heartfelt shout-out to their loved ones back home from 1985's Theatre of Pain. Regrettably, the compilation still suffers, a victim of Cleopatra Records' illogical track assembly and indifferent packaging. Fans would do better to track down Razor & Tie's Monster Ballads series, which is much more indispensable to the genre than this "Essential '80s Box" can ever claim to be. Before they made themselves the butt of decades worth of jokes for "Cherry Pie," their clumsy attempt at double entendre, Warrant released this touching rock ballad from 1989's Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich. Back then, they sure knew how to write and sing slow love songs and power ballads. The song's lyrics can be read as the tale of a blue-collar father's struggles to be a positive role model for his young child. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. '80s Rock Ballads Wherever you go, whatever you do, your favorite '80s ballads will be right here waiting for you. You didn't think you were getting through this list without the most durable power ballad of the '80s, did you? An unexpectedly sophisticated classical guitar duet opens this otherwise straight ahead hit from the California band's 1989 album The Great Radio Controversy. Why in the world is B.J. So while we're treated to two Warrant tunes (including a lackluster remake of "Heaven," complete with noodling piano and a drum machine), only the label execs know which era they're from, and only true Warrant fans will be able to deduce that it's Jani Lane singing, not his subsequent replacement Jaime St. James. From Motley Crue to Def Leppard to Van Halen, hard rock bands loved to slow it down from time to time. Another blunder is the collection's track listing, which inexplicably pairs bands like Starship and Atlanta Rhythm Section with a slew of hair metal heavyweights. What is Howard Jones doing here? 1 (I Just) Died In Your Arms Cutting Crew-Broadcast: 4:40. 80s Rock Ballads explores the sensitive side of 80s rock and metal delivered by the best of the decade's hair bands. But it's also thoroughly misguided, as Cleopatra Records has simply cobbled together a loose assortment of live tracks, covers, and re-recorded songs. So we might as well ask if he was trying to warn us about the patience his fans would need in the future, with all the line-up changes and decades-long delays between albums. Thomas' "Hooked on a Feeling" sandwiched between selections from Winger and Poison? Axl Rose would probably be ticked that his delicate, Exile-era Stones-reminiscent acoustic rock ballad from 1988's Lies shares space on this list with a bunch of '80s rock ballads… 100 songs (7 hours and 48 minutes) curated by Amazon's Music Experts. There's nothing like a rock ballad from the '80s and '90s. Next: Your Choices for Top 10 80's Rock Ballads. In an era full of grown men loaded up on makeup and hairspray, Tesla were delightfully no-frills, going so far as to title this anthemic love song, simply, well, "Love Song.". Def Leppard went through all kinds of hell, such as their drummer losing an arm, in the four years between their commercial breakthrough, 1983's Pyromania, and 1987's Hysteria. Jon Bon Jovi betrays his love for Bruce Springsteen's small town character-driven storytelling style by remembering when he lost his keys, and his date lost more than that, on this alternately conversational and anthemic ballad from 1986's Slippery When Wet. That album was so packed with hit singles this song didn't even get put out on it's own, but it's still clearly well remembered. But somehow that gritty voice sits perfectly amidst the stately pianos and strings, expressing the pain of lost love on this mega-hit from 1988's Long Cold Winter. 2. Great White sound surprisingly tight on a cover of "Stairway to Heaven," and Cinderella's Tom Keifer retains his platinum-selling, banshee-styled screech on a live cut of "Nobody's Fool." Love it or secretly love it, the power ballad was the definitive sound that ruled the airwaves and MTV. Listen to the '80s Rock Ballads playlist with Amazon Music Unlimited. Here’s our list of the top 12 power ballads of the 1980s. By Classic Rock (Classic Rock) 14 February 2015. It also helped people see depth in the previously image-reliant glam-rock of Poison, paving the way for them to have a long, successful career that continues for decades.

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