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Death by Power Ballad: Cathy Richardson and the Macrodots, “Save Me”
Rob Smith finds a new power ballad masterpiece from Cathy Richardson and the Macrodots, in this week's "Death by Power Ballad."
Read More »Death by Power Ballad: John Waite, “If You Ever Get Lonely”
John Waite gives us another classic piece of heartbreak poetry with "If You Ever Get Lonely," causing Rob Smith to swoon in his latest "Death by Power Ballad" column.
Read More »Death by Power Ballad: Def Leppard, “Bringin’ on the Heartbreak”
Rob Smith's "Death by Power Ballad" focuses on the late, great Steve Clark, and Def Leppard's "Bringin' on the Heartbreak."
Read More »Death by Power Ballad: Whitesnake, “Now You’re Gone”
David Coverdale and Whitesnake delivered a poetic kill shot to the heart with 1990's "Now You're Gone." Rob Smith discusses the bloody artifact in Popdose's "Death by Power Ballad."
Read More »Death by Power Ballad: Everclear, “The New York Times”
Rob Smith reflects on the meaning of 9/11 and muses on Everclear's "The New York Times" in this week's "Death by Power Ballad," only at Popdose
Read More »Death by Power Ballad: Jefferson Starship, “No Way Out”
How could Mickey Thomas get away with adultery? Quite slickly, apparently, as Popdose's Rob Smith explores in his Death by Power Ballad column on Jefferson Starship's "No Way Out."
Read More »Death by Power Ballad: REO Speedwagon, “Keep On Loving You”
Why was REO Speedwagon's classic "Keep On Loving You" a hit? Rob Smith explores the topic in his latest Death by Power Ballad column, only at Popdose
Read More »Death by Power Ballad: Rush, “Time Stand Still”
Rob Smith attempts to stop time with Rush, in this week's "Death by Power Ballad," at Popdose.com
Read More »Death by Power Ballad: Heart, “Alone”
Singer Ann Wilson powered Heart's power ballad "Alone." Rob Smith pays tribute to the song and the voice in this week's Death by Power Ballad, at Popdose.com
Read More »Death by Power Ballad: Kenny Loggins, “Forever”
In this week's Death by Power Ballad, Rob Smith explores the Aristotelian undertones at play in Kenny Loggins' "Forever," only at Popdose
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