"Sweet Child 'O Mine" is not a power ballad!

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More power ballad hairsplitting please!@@@!

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Monday, 26 September 2005 03:45 (eighteen years ago) link

its so close to being there, but just isnt. I was just listening to Luna's version of it today and that's a bit closer to a power ballad. it just needs a bit more of a build up or anthemic quality to it. also, no sentimental instrumentation like synth of acoustic guitar or piano (as mentioned before).

― AaronK (AaronK), Monday, 26 September 2005 12:29 (eighteen years ago) link

Heh heh, but there IS an acoustic guitar in there, isn't there? (Isn't there??)(But I still agree w/you!)

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Monday, 26 September 2005 14:29 (eighteen years ago) link

not prominent enough in the begining of the song.

i agree in theory that a power ballad is more of an emotion than a specific and explicit form, but this song just doesnt have it.

― AaronK (AaronK), Monday, 26 September 2005 14:45 (eighteen years ago) link

Nabisco: OTM.
At a Poison concert, in the beer line, I was given this definition: If it's sappy enough to make your girl want to fuck you in your Camero, yet still rockin' enough that you could listen to it with your denim vest friends, it's a power ballad.

― js (honestengine), Monday, 26 September 2005 14:49 (eighteen years ago) link

power ballads are the white slow jam! come on now people

-- strng hlkngtn (wt...), September 20th, 2005.

....and bryan adams is the barry white of the prairies....

― m0stly clean (m0stly clean), Monday, 26 September 2005 15:32 (eighteen years ago) link

LOL js...

― AleXTC (AleXTC), Monday, 26 September 2005 16:13 (eighteen years ago) link

eight years pass...

this is not a power ballad

also how many rock songs have endings this good, very few, is the answer

― j., Tuesday, 19 November 2013 22:28 (ten years ago) link

It's really more of a suite, I suppose.

― Alex in NYC, Tuesday, 19 November 2013 22:32 (ten years ago) link

three months pass...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJ3BAF_15yQ

― PSY talks The Nut Job (forksclovetofu), Monday, 24 February 2014 00:20 (ten years ago) link

Joyous, thank you.

― I wish to incorporate disco into my small business (chap), Monday, 24 February 2014 02:27 (ten years ago) link

five years pass...

First 80s song to hit 1 billion views on YouTube apparently.

― nashwan, Wednesday, 16 October 2019 09:44 (four years ago) link

It beat Journey?

― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 16 October 2019 13:39 (four years ago) link

Yes if only because Don't Stop Believing never had an official video meaning its views have been spread across numerous fan uploads, TV clips and live versions over the years. SCOM's official clip has been on YT nearly 10 years.

― nashwan, Wednesday, 16 October 2019 14:13 (four years ago) link

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