Who started the trend for glam bands doing power ballads?

[KoichCPA]

Trent, who was it.

I hate them, most of the stop albums from rocking.

 

[Goreripper]

'Home Sweet Home' rocks.

 

[KoichCPA]

I wanna rock, not serenade.

 

[TRrEiTxIxRiE DTrash]

I'd have to say Motley Crue getting a big hit with "Home Sweet Home" is the turning point where every hair band suddenly started having 1 or 2 ballads on their albums!

 

[Goreripper]

So what caused Def Leppard to start making entire albums of them?

 

[TRrEiTxIxRiE DTrash]

Actually... Twisted Sister had a hit with "The Price" in 1984 and Def Leppard had a hit with "Bringin' On The Heartbreak" in 1981....

But yeah Home Sweet Home was the BIG ONE! They had to change the rules of MTV's request show because that was being requested too much & overplayed! After that song is really when the power ballad became the ticket to success. Release a rockin' first single to get you on MTV and establish your sound and get known, then release a power ballad as the 2nd single and sky rocket into the top 5 singles!

 

[KoichCPA]

their drummer only has 1 arm.

 

[TRrEiTxIxRiE DTrash]

I think with Def Leppard it was more a case of them wanting to me more of a melodic rock band than a heavy metal band. Their songs aren't so much power ballads as melodic rock tracks.

 

[Goreripper]

Kiss was doing power ballads before there was a term for it.

 

[Shannow]

Surely everyone is forgetting Accept doing "Screaming for a Lovebite"

 

[TRrEiTxIxRiE DTrash]

Yeah there were tons of ballads around before Home Sweet Home, but it was after Home Sweet Home that power ballads in hair metal became the trick to mainstream success & tons of bands were doing it!

Though Kiss had their biggest single of the vintage era with Beth as well... but the other bands didn't seem to follow that trend like they did with Motley & Home Sweet Home.

 

[Goreripper]

Surely everyone is forgetting Accept doing "Screaming for a Lovebite"

"Grinding makes so uptight
And you gotta face it, ’cause it decorates your neck
It’s gonna stay there
Stay there for a long time
Just to remind you while you like it
When you went on and on

It hurts just the first time
Ooh, it hurts
It hurts just the very first time"

 

[BlindGuardianKill]

I guess bands like Styx and Kansas must cop some blame in influence too. Power ballads rule.

now playing : Dream Theater - Train of Thought

 

[KoichCPA]

No one blames Styx for anything

Styx kick arse,

 

[mattt]

power ballads are awesome. 'Home Sweet Home', 'I Saw Red', 'I Remember You' etc are all awesome.

 

[TinMan666]

what about NightRanger?

 

[BlindGuardianKill]

and Aldo Nova

 

[Bucko]

Bad English was another , admittily after Crue. Journey, Stxy, REO Speedwagon started it all I reckon..............

oh well off the watch the footy show and catch up on the cricket in Sri Lanka ..

NITE NITE

 

[The Amazer]

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[spawn]

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat me...