# Most underrated power ballad of the 80's. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 23, 2010, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-underrated-power-ballad-of-the-80s/544206 "2010-06-23T03:47:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cubsfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2010, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-underrated-power-ballad-of-the-80s/544206/1 "2010-06-23T03:47:45Z")
Faster Pussycat - House of Pain [Here](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1ntsBXdK88) Moderator Close Thread. No one can top this. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2010, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-underrated-power-ballad-of-the-80s/544206/2 "2010-06-23T04:11:54Z")
It is impossible for a power ballad to be underrated. NOW the thread can be closed. ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2010, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-underrated-power-ballad-of-the-80s/544206/3 "2010-06-23T22:25:26Z")
[Kix - Don’t Close Your Eyes](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcEu47mR43U) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Real\_Regency\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@The\_Real\_Regency\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Real_Regency_Elf)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2010, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-underrated-power-ballad-of-the-80s/544206/4 "2010-06-23T22:51:07Z")
[W.A.S.P. - Hold On To My Heart](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0h7925vYU0) What do I win? ---
**Author:** ![sqweels](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f19dbf/32.png) [@sqweels](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sqweels)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2010, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-underrated-power-ballad-of-the-80s/544206/5 "2010-06-24T02:28:11Z")
[Zebra: Who’s Behind the Door?](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgW3VgCk0aQ&feature=related) ---
**Author:** ![MTCicero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a4c791/32.png) [@MTCicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MTCicero)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2010, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-underrated-power-ballad-of-the-80s/544206/6 "2010-06-24T02:52:02Z")
[Though](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i28UEoLXVFQ)[these](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OiMboi7wgE) [are](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukmobha2krY) [all](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivFYVAntpw0) [good](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cCVmMLFI2U), there can be only one: [“Love Song”, by Tesla](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2q_-xN2N54) (And I left out a _ton_ of contenders.) ---
**Author:** ![Hippy\_Hollow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hippy_hollow/32/4841_2.png) [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2010, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-underrated-power-ballad-of-the-80s/544206/7 "2010-06-24T02:55:29Z")
> [@Cubsfan](#): > > Faster Pussycat - House of Pain [Here](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1ntsBXdK88) > > Moderator Close Thread. > > No one can top this. For a moment I thought the artist was The Pussycat Dolls. This definitely caught my attention, and not in a good way. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![MTCicero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a4c791/32.png) [@MTCicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MTCicero)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2010, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-underrated-power-ballad-of-the-80s/544206/8 "2010-06-24T03:12:19Z")
Of course, despite what I said above, a serious argument could well be made for [King’s X’s “Summerland”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVpjSoFpERc) winning this thing in a walk. ---
**Author:** ![kingbighair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/13edae/32.png) [@kingbighair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kingbighair)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2010, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-underrated-power-ballad-of-the-80s/544206/9 "2010-06-24T04:47:54Z")
[Motley Crue - Without You](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2n3aipuRus) ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2010, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-underrated-power-ballad-of-the-80s/544206/10 "2010-06-24T08:36:17Z")
[Aerosmith - Angel](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBTOGVb_cQg) ---
**Author:** ![Cardinal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardinal/32/4000_2.png) [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2010, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-underrated-power-ballad-of-the-80s/544206/11 "2010-06-24T11:33:28Z")
> [@MTCicero](#): > > Of course, despite what I said above, a serious argument could well be made for [King’s X’s “Summerland”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVpjSoFpERc) winning this thing in a walk. King’s X is one of the most underrated metal/rock bands EVAR. I forget how good they are, and when I listen again, I’m blown out. Summerland is a good example. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2010, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-underrated-power-ballad-of-the-80s/544206/12 "2010-06-24T14:24:26Z")
Have you people not heard of a little song called “When the Children Cry” by White Lion? Second choice would be “Still Loving You” by the Scorpions. “…I’m still lofffink yewwwwww” ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2010, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-underrated-power-ballad-of-the-80s/544206/13 "2010-06-24T15:24:20Z")
[Europe - Open Your Heart](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qX4LC1HBmag) [Europe - Superstitious](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gU5Vg2JokU) [Europe - Carrie](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFam6-f4OHk) These guys were awesome! I saw them in concert with Def Leppard, back in the day. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2010, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-underrated-power-ballad-of-the-80s/544206/14 "2010-06-24T15:37:11Z")
> [@MTCicero](#): > > …there can be only one: > > [“Love Song”, by Tesla](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2q_-xN2N54) Second this. ---
**Author:** ![jk1245](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/49beb7/32.png) [@jk1245](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jk1245)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2010, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-underrated-power-ballad-of-the-80s/544206/15 "2010-06-24T16:01:53Z")
I still like [The Ballad of Jayne](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ec7eYnGcoW8) by LA Guns. “I Remember You” is a great choice too. Course, I can’t judge that one objectively, since I have certain “memories” (or should I say “mammaries” ) strongly associated with that one. ---
**Author:** ![Marlitharn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/779978/32.png) [@Marlitharn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marlitharn)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2010, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-underrated-power-ballad-of-the-80s/544206/16 "2010-06-24T16:08:00Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > Second this. Third. Tesla wins. Now you can close the thread. ---
**Author:** ![GargoyleWB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gargoylewb/32/199_2.png) [@GargoyleWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GargoyleWB)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2010, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-underrated-power-ballad-of-the-80s/544206/17 "2010-06-24T16:40:49Z")
Dear Og, you guys are trotting out some horrid glurge. Most of these deserve to be immolated in their own Aqua Net. 😉 My vote, **Krokus** “Screaming in the Night” ---
**Author:** ![Sateryn76](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Sateryn76](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sateryn76)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2010, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-underrated-power-ballad-of-the-80s/544206/18 "2010-06-24T16:41:53Z")
> [@Marlitharn](#): > > Third. > > Tesla wins. Now you can close the thread. I concur - one of the best ballads of any genre. ---
**Author:** ![robardin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/43a26b/32.png) [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2010, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-underrated-power-ballad-of-the-80s/544206/19 "2010-06-24T17:09:24Z")
\*\*Heaven \*\*by Bryan Adams, the king of the Power 80s. Thread closed. …what, he’s not “powerful” enough for you? Has **Tesla** ever opened an Olympic Games? I think not! And as far as 1980s Aerosmith “power ballad” go, my nod goes to [What It Takes](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_7qh00-UvQ).[URL=“[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLKZCVvBcBU](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLKZCVvBcBU)”] ---
**Author:** ![MTCicero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a4c791/32.png) [@MTCicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MTCicero)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2010, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-underrated-power-ballad-of-the-80s/544206/20 "2010-06-24T20:08:15Z")
> [@robardin](#): > > And as far as 1980s Aerosmith “power ballad” go, my nod goes to [What It Takes](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_7qh00-UvQ).[ [quibble] Wasn’t “What It Takes” part of their '90s _oeuvre_? [/q] [url=“[Pump (album) - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pump_%28album%29)”]I stand corrected]([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLKZCVvBcBU](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLKZCVvBcBU)). [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-underrated-power-ballad-of-the-80s/544206.md?page=2)