Posted on 01/12/2006 11:42:13 AM PST by pissant
25. Close My Eyes Forever-- Lita Ford
24. When It's Love-- Van Halen
23. It's Been Awhile-- Staind
22. Still Loving You-- Scorpions
21. Silent Lucidity-- Queensryche
20. Love Song-- Tesla
19. Only God Knows Why-- Kid Rock
18. Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone)-- Cinderella
17. These Dreams-- Heart
16. How You Remind Me-- Nickelback
15. I Remember You-- Skid Row
14. Keep On Loving You-- REO Speedwagon
13. Again-- Lenny Kravitz
12. Home Sweet Home-- Mötley Crüe
11. Nothing Else Matters-- Metallica
10. Is This Love-- Whitesnake
9. Sister Christian-- Night Ranger
8. Love Bites-- Def Leppard
7. Every Rose Has Its Thorn-- Poison
6. November Rain-- Guns N' Roses
5. I'll Be There For You-- Bon Jovi
4. With Arms Wide Open-- Creed
3. Beth-- Kiss
2. I Don't Want To Miss a Thing-- Aerosmith
1. Open Arms-- Journey
I went through that heavy metal phase in the 1980's as a high school kid. It was my way of rebelling against the world. LOL!
The Rolling Stones "Wild Horses" is one my favorite songs in general. It's just one of those songs that's hard to explain to others why you like it so much :)
I HOPE you were not referring to the Big B!!
One of the good things about preset digital tuners and remote control.
Actually all of these "power ballads" were just written by guys to get into women's pants.
Yep! Just now I headed over to limewire and (ahem...) *did not* illegally download (wink, wink) some old Dokken songs that I probably hadn't heard in 15 years. The first thing I realized was that Don's voice did sound weak! Lynch's guitar playing still blew me away.
Winger had more talent than a lot of them did. Just got a bad rap during the "death to hair bands" days of the 90s...
A few years ago, around 1999, a friend of mine, who was 27 was dating a girl that had JUST turned 18. They were coming over to my house to play some cards that evening and my roommate and I just as they were walking up to the door...
...we started cranking "Seventeen" by Winger! The look our buddy gave us when he walked in was priceless!!
LOL!! I saw that same bill in Billings, Montana! :)
It was the second and last time KISS has been in Montana.
All I remember is that song was in Working Girl. And Melaine Griffith was smokin back then.
"Motley Crue's "Without You" also should have made the list."
Oh man, that song's attached to every breakup I had in high school. Thanks a bunch. ;)
Back then I was more openly into Metallica and stuff. I didn't admit publicly I liked the "softer" metal, except for Dokken, seemed it was OK for guys to like Dokken, and sometimes you could get away with liking Motley Crue, but admit you like Poison, and you're a$$ was gonna get kicked...
I was listening to Dylan/REM/Pretenders/ZZ Top/The Clash/the Dead/Husker Du
Holy crap...you looked like the lead singer of Cinderella!
I'm above that range. I just SEEM young. LOL
"Seventeen" is a great song! : )
HAH! I always cranked up and rolled down the windows when "Seventeen" played on the radio!
I'm 28...but was an early bloomer musically. I started liking Ratt and Dokken, and then soon Metallica, when I was EIGHT years old!!
My parents just LOVED that...
He was the King of the Power ballad!
I've seen them twice and lived to talk about.
They put on really fun concerts that's for sure.
Oh sure~!
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