Some reviewers praised its appeal and aggression, whilst others appreciated the power ballad elements within it. See all examples of power ballad. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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As Mr. But, surely there HAS to be some criteria. So what gives? This is when I ask the tiebreaker question:. Did a rocker sing it? Was it made in the 80s? Are the lyrics sincere? So, as you can see, the scale is fluid. Kinda irrelevant. But, alas, it exists because I tend to overthink these kinds of things.
Your email address will not be published. If only. By the end of a marathon judging session the assembled Classic Rock scribes were tearing their hair out. The atmosphere got more heated than our curlers. Does the song ebb and flow gently, and then suddenly — when you least expect it — erupt with the gush of a tsunami? Does the song fly like an eagle, or does it ponce about like a penguin?
Is the song gut-wrenching? In short: does it come from the ideally shattered heart? This relates to over-the-top lyrics sung in a pleading, often tormented, manner.
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