Your Top 5 Favorite Power Ballads

Normally not my favorite genre, but Todd Rundgren is a master. He did a power ballad intensive record in the '80's called "Nearly Human" that's loaded with great examples. Videos from the tour supporting that album are all over You Tube. Check out "Parallel Lines" and "Can't Stop Runnin" with Todd and Lyle Workman (now a big hollywood film score guy) on guitar. TR's never been afraid to have a monster second guitar in his band -currently Jesse Gress - and this is used to great effect on these power ballads. If you stretch the definition a bit, the bluesy "Unloved Children" from the same tour might be the best of these You Tube videos.

Marty

this list must include...

"too drunk to f**k" - dead kennedys

Queen---We Are the Champions

ELP-----Tarkus

how about Once bitten twice shy by Great White,
Take you home tonight by Boston
babe by Styx
Sweet Melissa by the Alman Brothers
Beth by Kiss

GnR - Sweet Child
Poison - Every Rose has it's thorn
Skid Row - I will remember
.
.
.
Motorhead - Ace of spades. This always seemed to get played around last call while I was in college, it was also when most of my romantic meetings occured. :)