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Monster Ballads

Index Monster Ballads

Monster Ballads is the first in a series of compilation albums that feature popular power ballads, usually from the glam metal and soft rock genre, many of which charted in the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100. [1]

74 relations: Alias (band), AllMusic, Almost Paradise, Amanda (Boston song), Ann Wilson, Bad English, Billboard Hot 100, Billy Idol, Boston (band), Can't Fight This Feeling, Carrie (Europe song), Cinderella (band), Compilation album, Damn Yankees (band), Danger Danger, Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone), Eddie Money, Eternal Flame (song), Europe (band), Extreme (band), Eyes Without a Face (song), Faster Pussycat, FireHouse (band), Foreigner (band), Glam metal, Great White, Hard rock, Headed for a Heartbreak, Heaven (Warrant song), High Enough, Honestly (Stryper song), INXS, Is This Love (Whitesnake song), John Waite, Kix (band), L.A. Guns, Love Is on the Way (song), Loverboy, Mike Reno, Missing You (John Waite song), Monster Ballads Volume 2, Monsters of Rock (album), More Than Words, More Than Words Can Say, Mr. Big (American band), Nelson (band), Never Tear Us Apart, Night Ranger, Poison (American band), Pop rock, ..., Razor & Tie, REO Speedwagon, Saigon Kick, Scorpions (band), Second Chance (38 Special song), Sentimental ballad, Sheriff (band), Soft rock, Something to Believe In (Poison song), Steelheart, Stryper, Take Me Home Tonight (song), The Bangles, This Could Be the Night (Loverboy song), To Be with You, Waiting for a Girl Like You, Warrant (American band), When I Look Into Your Eyes, When I See You Smile, When I'm with You, Whitesnake, Wind of Change (Scorpions song), Winger (band), 38 Special (band). Expand index (24 more) »

Alias (band)

Alias is a Canadian rock supergroup, formed in 1988 in Toronto by vocalist Freddy Curci and guitarist Steve DeMarchi of the Canadian arena rock band Sheriff, along with Heart founding members Roger Fisher, Steve Fossen, and Mike Derosier.

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AllMusic

AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide or AMG) is an online music guide.

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Almost Paradise

"Almost Paradise...

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Amanda (Boston song)

"Amanda" is a power ballad by rock band Boston written by Tom Scholz.

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Ann Wilson

Ann Dustin Wilson (born June 19, 1950) is an American musician, best known as the lead singer and songwriter of the hard rock band Heart.

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Bad English

Bad English was an English/American hard rock/glam metal supergroup formed in 1987.

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Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the music industry standard record chart in the United States for songs, published weekly by Billboard magazine.

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Billy Idol

William Michael Albert Broad (born 30 November 1955), known professionally as Billy Idol, is an English musician, singer, songwriter, and actor.

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Boston (band)

Boston is an American rock band from Boston, Massachusetts, who had their most notable successes during the 1970s and 1980s.

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Can't Fight This Feeling

"Can't Fight This Feeling" is a power ballad performed by the American rock band REO Speedwagon.

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Carrie (Europe song)

"Carrie" is a power ballad by the Swedish hard rock band Europe released in 1987.

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Cinderella (band)

Cinderella was an American rock band formed in 1982 from the suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Compilation album

A compilation album comprises tracks, either previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one or several performers.

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Damn Yankees (band)

Damn Yankees were an American rock super group formed in 1989 consisting of Tommy Shaw of Styx, Jack Blades of Night Ranger, Ted Nugent of The Amboy Dukes and a successful solo career, and Michael Cartellone (then an unknown drummer who would later join Lynyrd Skynyrd).

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Danger Danger

Danger Danger is an American hard rock band, formed in 1987 in Queens, New York.

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Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone)

"Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone)" is a power ballad written and performed by the glam metal band Cinderella, from their second album Long Cold Winter.

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Eddie Money

Edward Joseph Mahoney (born March 21, 1949), known professionally as Eddie Money, is an American singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who had success in the 1970s and 1980s with a string of Top 40 hits and platinum albums.

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Eternal Flame (song)

"Eternal Flame" is a love song by American rock group the Bangles from their 1988 album Everything.

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Europe (band)

Europe is a Swedish rock band formed in Upplands Väsby in 1979,http://www.dn.se/arkiv/teater/hardrock-tog-priset-enkopingsband-vann-rock-sm/ by vocalist Joey Tempest, guitarist John Norum, bass guitarist Peter Olsson, and drummer Tony Reno.

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Extreme (band)

Extreme is an American rock band, currently headed by frontman Gary Cherone and guitarist Nuno Bettencourt.

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Eyes Without a Face (song)

"Eyes Without a Face" is a song by English rock musician Billy Idol, from his second album Rebel Yell (1983).

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Faster Pussycat

Faster Pussycat is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California formed in 1985.

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FireHouse (band)

FireHouse is an American rock band formed in Richmond, Virginia before moving to Charlotte, North Carolina where they were signed to Epic Records in 1989.

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Foreigner (band)

Foreigner is an English-American rock band, originally formed in New York City in 1976 by veteran English musician Mick Jones ex-Spooky Tooth and fellow Briton and ex-King Crimson member Ian McDonald along with American vocalist Lou Gramm.

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Glam metal

Glam metal (also known as hair metal and often used synonymously with pop metal) is a subgenre of heavy metal, which features pop-influenced hooks and guitar riffs, and borrows from the fashion of 1970s glam rock.

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Great White

Great White is an American hard rock band, formed in Los Angeles in 1977.

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Hard rock

Hard rock is a loosely defined subgenre of rock music that began in the mid-1960s, with the garage, psychedelic and blues rock movements.

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Headed for a Heartbreak

"Headed for a Heartbreak" is a single by American rock band Winger, from their self-titled debut album Winger.

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Heaven (Warrant song)

Heaven is a song by American glam metal band Warrant.

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High Enough

"High Enough" is a song by American supergroup Damn Yankees from their self titled debut album.

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Honestly (Stryper song)

"Honestly" is a power ballad by the American Christian metal band Stryper.

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INXS

INXS (a phonetic play on "in excess") were an Australian rock band, formed as The Farriss Brothers in 1977 in Sydney, New South Wales.

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Is This Love (Whitesnake song)

"Is This Love" is a song by English rock band Whitesnake.

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John Waite

John Charles Waite (born 4 July 1952) is an English musician.

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Kix (band)

KIX is an American hard rock band that achieved popularity during the 1980s.

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L.A. Guns

L.A. Guns are an American hard rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1983.

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Love Is on the Way (song)

"Love Is on the Way" is a song recorded by American rock band Saigon Kick on their 1992 second studio album The Lizard.

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Loverboy

Loverboy is a Canadian rock band formed in 1979 in Calgary, Alberta.

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Mike Reno

Mike Reno (born Joseph Michael Rynoski; January 8, 1955) is a Canadian musician, singer and the lead singer of the rock band Loverboy.

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Missing You (John Waite song)

"Missing You" is a song co-written and recorded by English musician John Waite.

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Monster Ballads Volume 2

Monster Ballads Volume 2 is the sequel to Monster Ballads.

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Monsters of Rock (album)

Monsters of Rock is a heavy metal/hard rock compilation album released by Razor & Tie, which includes 16 hits of the 1980s "hair metal" scene (except for.38 Special's 1981 hit "Hold on Loosely"), many of which charted in either the Top 10 or Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100.

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More Than Words

"More Than Words" is the fifth track and third single from Extreme's 1990 LP Pornograffitti.

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More Than Words Can Say

"More Than Words Can Say" (also known as "(I Need You Now) More Than Words Can Say" for promotional purposes) is a song by Canadian rock band Alias.

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Mr. Big (American band)

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Nelson (band)

Nelson is an American rock band founded by singer/songwriters Matthew and Gunnar Nelson (twin sons of Ricky Nelson and Kristin Nelson).

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Never Tear Us Apart

"Never Tear Us Apart" is a single released by Australian rock group INXS in August 1988.

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Night Ranger

Night Ranger is an American rock band from San Francisco formed in 1979 that gained popularity during the 1980s with a series of albums and singles.

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Poison (American band)

Poison is an American rock band that achieved great commercial success in the mid-1980s through the mid-1990s.

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Pop rock

Pop rock (also typeset as pop/rock) is rock music with a greater emphasis on professional songwriting and recording craft, and less emphasis on attitude.

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Razor & Tie

Razor & Tie is an American entertainment company that consists of a record label and a music publishing company.

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REO Speedwagon

REO Speedwagon (originally styled as R.E.O. Speedwagon) is an American rock band from Champaign, Illinois.

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Saigon Kick

Saigon Kick is an American rock band from Miami, Florida, that formed in 1988.

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Scorpions (band)

Scorpions are a German rock band formed in 1965 in Hanover by Rudolf Schenker.

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Second Chance (38 Special song)

"Second Chance" is a song by American rock band 38 Special, from their eighth studio album, 1988's Rock & Roll Strategy.

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Sentimental ballad

Sentimental ballads, also known as pop ballads, rock ballads or power ballads, are an emotional style of music that often deal with romantic and intimate relationships, and to a lesser extent, war (protest songs), loneliness, death, drug abuse, politics and religion, usually in a poignant but solemn manner.

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Sheriff (band)

Sheriff was a Canadian rock band in the early 1980s, best known for their hit song "When I'm with You".

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Soft rock

Soft rock (or lite rock) is a subgenre of pop rock that largely features acoustic guitars and slow-to-mid tempos.

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Something to Believe In (Poison song)

"Something to Believe In" is a power ballad by American Glam metal band Poison, being the 2nd single from their 1990 album Flesh & Blood.

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Steelheart

Steelheart is a rock band based in Norwalk, Connecticut, United States, formed in 1990.

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Stryper

Stryper is an American Christian metal band from Orange County, California.

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Take Me Home Tonight (song)

"Take Me Home Tonight" is a song by American rock singer Eddie Money.

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The Bangles

The Bangles are an American pop rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1981.

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This Could Be the Night (Loverboy song)

"This Could Be the Night" is a song written by Paul Dean, Mike Reno, Bill Wray and John Friga (Jonathan Cain) and recorded by the Canadian rock band Loverboy from their hit album, Lovin' Every Minute of It, released in 1985.

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To Be with You

"To Be with You" is a soft rock ballad by American hard rock band Mr. Big.

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Waiting for a Girl Like You

"Waiting for a Girl Like You" is a 1981 power ballad by the British-American rock band Foreigner.

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Warrant (American band)

Warrant is an American glam metal band formed in 1984 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, that experienced success from 1989 to 1996 with five albums reaching international sales of over 10 million.

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When I Look Into Your Eyes

"When I Look Into Your Eyes" is the sixth single released by American rock band FireHouse.

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When I See You Smile

"When I See You Smile" is a song written by Diane Warren and performed by American/British band Bad English.

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When I'm with You

"When I'm with You" is a power ballad by Canadian arena rock band Sheriff.

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Whitesnake

Whitesnake are an English hard rock band formed in 1978 by David Coverdale, after his departure from his previous band Deep Purple.

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Wind of Change (Scorpions song)

"Wind of Change" is a power ballad by the German rock band Scorpions, recorded for their eleventh studio album, Crazy World (1990).

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Winger (band)

Winger is an American rock band that has combined elements of glam metal and progressive metal.

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38 Special (band)

38 Special (also, uncommonly, written.38 Special) is an American rock band that was formed by neighborhood friends Don Barnes and Donnie Van Zant in 1974 in Jacksonville, Florida.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monster_Ballads

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