Hair Bands and Power Ballads: A Retrospective
There was a time - not so long ago - when hair was high and guitars were louder than your parents yelling "turn that racket down." Just like today, emotions were poured out in heart-to-heart talks, but in falsetto harmonies over guitar solos that seemed magnificently endless. This was the golden age of hair bands and power ballads, where love was loud, heartbreak was theatrical, and the Bee Gees surprised everyone by somehow staying relevant, like a true hard to kill band does. (Someday, maybe you and I should be one.) Also, the average music video budget was probably on par with several small countries. Excellent. Full disclosure: power ballads were not always accurate or insightful. "Romeo is bleeding" - not true, because according to Billy (Shakespeare) Romeo is poisoned . "I can see the heaven in your eyes" has a subtle implication that you're both already dead. Kind of a bummer for date night. "Take me as I am" is just plain wrong if ...