
MSG (McAuley Schenker Group) - Never Ending Nightmare Sleez Beez- I Don't Want To Live Without Youĩ8. Danger Danger- I Still Think About YouĨ9. Lita Ford and Ozzy Osbourne- Close My Eyes ForeverĨ6.

Nelson- (Can’t Live Without Your) Love And AffectionĨ0. REO Speedwagon- Can’t Fight This Feelingĥ3. Alias- More Than Words Can Say (I Need You Now)Ĥ9. MSG (McAuley Schenker Group) - AnytimeĤ2. Steelheart- I’ll Never Let You Go (Angel Eyes)ģ6. Cinderella- Don’t Know What You Got (Till It’s Gone)ģ2. Foreigner- I Want To Know What Love Isģ0. Post 2000 many bands from the 80s and 90s have made a comeback with new albums and reunion concerts. Few hair bands managed to survive the grunge onslaught. Just when it seemed the magical madness would never end, without warning the hard edged sound and lyrical balladry disappeared, making way for a heavier grunge and alternative sound. Record companies released compilations of ballads that disappeared off counters like hot cakes. Hair bands received formidable airplay on music channel MTV in the 80s and 90s. Power ballads released by bands and artists made their way on music charts. Screaming melodic guitar solos in acoustic rock ballads accompanied by shrill high pitched vocal harmonies was manna for the ears. The sheer intensity and delivery of vocalists from bands in the 80s and 90s took emotional quotient to higher ground. Passion driven guitar solos alongside gut wrenching raspy high-pitched vocals in power ballads stamped their authority in the magical 80s and 90.Įvery album released by a rock band or artist during this period had slow songs which had untamed raw power. Glam metal and hair metal bands ruled supreme. Acoustic guitar interspersed with loud strains of electric guitars, bass, drums and keyboards gave acoustic rock ballads new meaning. Here’s a list of the best from that glam age of music.ĪOR (Album-Oriented Rock) format became increasingly popular in the 80s and 90s. Some of the best acoustic rock ballads and power ballads performed by bands and artists came in this era. The 80s and 90s were important decades in music history.
