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  1. "Silent Lucidity" is a song by the American #heavyMetal band #Queensrÿche, released in March 1991 as the third single from their fourth studio album, #Empire (1990). The #powerBallad, which was composed by lead guitarist #ChrisDeGarmo, was the biggest hit for the band, peaking at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 and at number one on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart. "Silent Lucidity" was also nominated in 1992 for the #GrammyAwards for Best Rock Song.
    youtube.com/watch?v=ZghUYokWJHE

  2. "Silent Lucidity" is a song by the American #heavyMetal band #Queensrÿche, released in March 1991 as the third single from their fourth studio album, #Empire (1990). The #powerBallad, which was composed by lead guitarist #ChrisDeGarmo, was the biggest hit for the band, peaking at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 and at number one on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart. "Silent Lucidity" was also nominated in 1992 for the #GrammyAwards for Best Rock Song.
    youtube.com/watch?v=ZghUYokWJHE

  3. "Silent Lucidity" is a song by the American #heavyMetal band #Queensrÿche, released in March 1991 as the third single from their fourth studio album, #Empire (1990). The #powerBallad, which was composed by lead guitarist #ChrisDeGarmo, was the biggest hit for the band, peaking at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 and at number one on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart. "Silent Lucidity" was also nominated in 1992 for the #GrammyAwards for Best Rock Song.
    youtube.com/watch?v=ZghUYokWJHE

  4. "Silent Lucidity" is a song by the American #heavyMetal band #Queensrÿche, released in March 1991 as the third single from their fourth studio album, #Empire (1990). The #powerBallad, which was composed by lead guitarist #ChrisDeGarmo, was the biggest hit for the band, peaking at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 and at number one on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart. "Silent Lucidity" was also nominated in 1992 for the #GrammyAwards for Best Rock Song.
    youtube.com/watch?v=ZghUYokWJHE

  5. "Silent Lucidity" is a song by the American #heavyMetal band #Queensrÿche, released in March 1991 as the third single from their fourth studio album, #Empire (1990). The #powerBallad, which was composed by lead guitarist #ChrisDeGarmo, was the biggest hit for the band, peaking at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 and at number one on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart. "Silent Lucidity" was also nominated in 1992 for the #GrammyAwards for Best Rock Song.
    youtube.com/watch?v=ZghUYokWJHE

  6. "Sister Christian" is a song by the #American band #NightRanger. A #powerBallad, it was released in March 1984 as the second single from their second album #MidnightMadness (1983). It was written and sung by the band's drummer, #KellyKeagy, for his sister. It was the band's biggest hit, peaking at number five on the US Billboard Hot 100, and staying on the charts for 24 weeks. It also reached No. 1 in Canada. The song is used in several films.
    youtube.com/watch?v=8L_la1ojEy0

  7. "The Search Is Over" is a 1985 #powerBallad by the American rock band #Survivor. It was the band's third single and second top-ten hit from their 1984 album #VitalSigns.
    youtube.com/watch?v=xELTfJ-ZVBc

  8. Manufacturing Love Songs

    Love is one of the biggest themes in music for its relatability, but its use in practice oversimplifies and reinforces obsession and codependency.

    gutterputter.com/2026/08/31/ma

  9. "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" is a song by American #hardRock band #Aerosmith that served as the theme song for the 1998 science fiction disaster film #Armageddon, in which lead singer #StevenTyler's daughter #Liv starred. It is one of four songs performed by the band for the film, the other three being "What Kind of Love Are You On", "Come Together", and "Sweet Emotion". The #powerBallad was written by #DianeWarren.
    youtube.com/watch?v=T-doQhcwDS8

  10. "Dream On" is a song by the American rock band #Aerosmith, from their 1973 eponymous debut album. A #powerBallad written by lead singer #StevenTyler, this song was their first major hit and became a #classicRock radio staple. Released in June 1973, it peaked at number 59 on the Billboard Hot 100 but hit big in the band's native #Boston.
    youtube.com/watch?v=JojwHc1MKag

  11. "Always" is a song by American #rock band #BonJovi. The #powerBallad was released in September 1994 by #MercuryRecords as a single from the band's first official greatest hits album, #CrossRoad (1994). The song was bass player #AlecJohnSuch's final single with the band before he left in late 1994. "Always" went on to become one of Bon Jovi's best-selling singles, with a million copies sold in the US and more than three million worldwide.
    youtube.com/watch?v=9BMwcO6_hyA

  12. "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" (also titled "Against All Odds") is a song by English singer and songwriter #PhilCollins recorded for the soundtrack to the 1984 film of the same name. The song is a #powerBallad in which its protagonist implores an ex-lover to "take a look at me now", knowing that reconciliation is "against all odds", but worth the gamble. The single reached #numberOne on the #Billboard Hot 100 in the United States.
    youtube.com/watch?v=ZJt-A6SYlYA

  13. "Love Bites" is a song by English #glamMetal band #DefLeppard from their 1987 album #Hysteria. The #powerBallad is Def Leppard's only number-one single on the US Billboard Hot 100 and became a Top 10 hit in Canada, Ireland, and New Zealand. The track peaked at number 11 on the #UKSinglesChart.
    youtube.com/watch?v=xodDxoaF4jk

  14. "November Rain" is a song by American #hardRock band #GunsNRoses. Written by the band's lead vocalist #AxlRose, the #powerBallad was released in February 1992, by #GeffenRecords, as the third single from the band's third studio album, #UseYourIllusionI (1991). The song peaked at number one on the US Cash Box Top 100 and number three on the Billboard #Hot100.
    youtube.com/watch?v=lRmJZIQfjbo

  15. "Amazed" is a song by American #countryMusic group #Lonestar, released on March 22, 1999, to country radio as the second single from their third studio album #LonelyGrill (1999). The #powerBallad is the band's longest-lasting number-one single and biggest hit, spending eight weeks atop the #Billboard #HotCountrySinglesAndTracks chart. The song was written by #MarvGreen, #AimeeMayo, and #ChrisLindsey.
    youtube.com/watch?v=x-skFgrV59A

  16. "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" is a song by American #rock band #Chicago. The #powerBallad was written by bassist #PeterCetera, who also sang the #leadVocals on the track, and producer #DavidFoster. It was released on May 17, 1982, as the lead single from the album #Chicago16. On September 11 of that year, it reached No. 1 for two weeks on the #Billboard Hot 100. It was the group's second No. 1 single. It was their first top 40 hit since "No Tell Lover" in 1978.
    youtube.com/watch?v=1A0MPWseJIE

  17. " #NothingsGonnaStopUs Now" is a song co-written by #DianeWarren and #AlbertHammond and recorded by American #rock band #Starship for their second studio album, #NoProtection (1987). It’s a #powerBallad duet featuring vocalists #GraceSlick and #MickeyThomas and the theme to the 1987 romantic-comedy film #Mannequin. The song reached number one on the US #Billboard Hot 100, Warren's first single to do so. Elsewhere.
    youtube.com/watch?v=-MrK0_5VgdM

  18. "Wind of Change" is a song by German rock band #Scorpions, recorded for their 11th studio album, #CrazyWorld (1990). A #powerBallad, it was composed and written by the band's lead singer, #KlausMeine, and produced by #KeithOlsen and the band. The lyrics were composed by Meine following the band's visit to the #SovietUnion at the height of #perestroika, when the enmity between the communist.
    youtube.com/watch?v=XjFsZj1aHow

  19. "Can't Fight This Feeling" is a #powerBallad performed by the American rock band #REOSpeedwagon, written by lead singer #KevinCronin. The song first appeared on the 1984 album #WheelsAreTurnin. The single reached number one on the #Billboard Hot 100 chart and held the top spot for three consecutive weeks from March 9 to March 23, 1985. It was the second of the group's two number-one hits (the first being 1980's "Keep on Loving You", also written by Cronin).
    youtube.com/watch?v=k4Bo4ZeYrGk

  20. "I'll Be There for You" is a song by American #rock band #BonJovi, released as the third single from their 1988 album, #NewJersey. The #powerBallad was written by #JonBonJovi and #RichieSambora. The single reached number one on the US #Billboard Hot 100 and number five on the #Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart.
    youtube.com/watch?v=mh8MIp2FOhc

  21. "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" is a #powerBallad performed by the American musician #MeatLoaf. It is a track off his 1977 album #BatOutOfHell, written by #JimSteinman. It spent 23 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 11, and earned a million-selling #GoldSingle from the #RIAA, eventually being certified platinum. It remains his second-highest-charting hit in the US, behind "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" (1993).
    youtube.com/watch?v=k5hWWe-ts2s

  22. I don't know if the movie will be any good but that's a damn solid poster design.
    #movie #PowerBallad

  23. "I'm with You" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter #AvrilLavigne from her debut studio album #LetGo (2002). A #powerBallad, it was released to radio as the third #single from the album on November 18, 2002, by #AristaRecords. The song was written by Lavigne and the production team #theMatrix, who solely helmed its production. According to Lavigne, the song was inspired by feelings of loneliness she experienced over being single.
    youtube.com/watch?v=eE-mcJAdCLw