What is "power ballads"

n. (power ballad English)

Power Ballads is the debut album by Aqueduct. It was recorded by Trent Bell at Bell Labs (Flaming Lips, Starlight Mints) and self-released on February 25, 2003. After releasing the album, frontman David Terry relocated to Seattle, Washington. Twelve hours after Terry's arrival in Seattle, Aqueduct opened for Modest Mouse. Ben Gibbard (of Death Cab For Cutie) subsequently recommended Aqueduct to Barsuk Records, who signed the band and released Pistols at Dawn in 2004.

Power Ballads - The Greatest Driving Anthems in the World... Ever! is the first edition in The Greatest Driving Anthems in the World... Ever! series, which is a part of The Best... Album in the World...Ever! brand. Each album includes power ballads from the 1960s onwards, while one album specifically includes Sixties Power Ballads. Two versions of this album were released in 2004 with 39 and 36 epic rock love songs, respectively. The album has also been released in an Australian and a New Zealand edition. These two versions have an album cover similar to those album covers in the 2nd edition of The Greatest Driving Anthems in the World... Ever! series. There is a South African edition with 36 rock love songs.

A power ballad is a ballad performed in a rock music style.

Power Ballads may also refer to:

• Power Ballads (Aqueduct album)
• Power Ballads (compilation series)

Power Ballads is the third studio album by London Elektricity, released in October 2005 through Hospital Records. It features vocals by Liane Carroll and MC Wrec.