What is a power ballad, in its purest, most intensity-drenched form? Hyper-emotional? Agonising? Loud? Quiet? In-between? In short, it’s a ballad with power.
That’s the reason why, when assembling this guide to the best power ballads, we chose Kiss's massive Reason To Live above the less-than-massive Beth; Journey’s Open Arms instead of Don’t Stop Believin’; Bryan Adams’ Heaven in favour of (Everything I Do) I Do It For You. It’s also why Extreme’s More Than Words didn’t make the list at all.
