![]() (There may or may not be more power ballads on our iPods that did not make this list. We scrolled through our iTunes libraries and each chose five standouts that, yes, we must sheepishly admit, remain in our regular musical rotations. While reflecting on “Hysteria’s" birthday and the borderline frightening power of “ Love Bites" (that dude who says “That’s right - love bites" still kind of freaks me out), my Post colleague Ben Sumner and I started to think about which cheesy metal power ballads remain on our iPod playlists. ![]() The answer was sugar.) It spawned six hit singles, including the aforementioned “Pour Some Sugar on Me," “Animal" and the cheesy power ballad “Love Bites."Īnd it’s the mention of those three sacred words - cheesy power ballad - that inspired this Friday list. It helped a generation understand which substance we should pour on someone in the name of love. But there’s no denying that this infectious dose of Def Leppard was a massive hit for the British hair metal rockers. (Photo by Pierre Dury/Washington Post file photo)Īdmittedly, “Hysteria" is not “Exile on Main Street." It’s not even Guns ‘N Roses’s “Appetite for Destruction," which also arrived at your neighborhood Tower Records in the summer of 1987.
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