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Death by Power Ballad: Night Ranger, “Goodbye”

Death by Power Ballad: Night Ranger, “Goodbye”

Rob Smith May 24, 2010 2

Rob Smith explores regret, redemption and "closure" in the form of Night Ranger's "Goodbye," in this week's Death by Power Ballad only at Popdose.com

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Death by Power Ballad: Kansas, “All I Wanted”

Death by Power Ballad: Kansas, “All I Wanted”

Rob Smith May 10, 2010 5

Rob Smith revisits Kansas' "All I Wanted" and singer Steve Walsh's toned pecs in this week's "Death by Power Ballad," only at Popdose

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Death by Power Ballad: Van Halen, “Love Walks In”

Death by Power Ballad: Van Halen, “Love Walks In”

Rob Smith April 19, 2010 3

Rob Smith gets back into the "Dave vs. Sammy" argument in this week's Death by Power Ballad column on Van Halen's "Love Walks In," on on Popdose.com

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Death by Power Ballad: Aerosmith, “What It Takes”

Death by Power Ballad: Aerosmith, “What It Takes”

Rob Smith April 5, 2010 7

Rob Smith looks back with longing at Aerosmith's "What It Takes," in this week's Death by Power Ballad, only on Popdose.com

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Death by Power Ballad: The Darkness, “Love Is Only a Feeling”

Death by Power Ballad: The Darkness, “Love Is Only a Feeling”

Rob Smith March 22, 2010 11

Rob Smith explores the meaning, emotion, and grammar of The Darkness' "Love Is Only a Feeling," in this week's Death by Power Ballad, only at Popdose.com!

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Death by Power Ballad: Journey, “Open Arms” (2008)

Death by Power Ballad: Journey, “Open Arms” (2008)

Rob Smith March 1, 2010 8

Rob Smith recalls the first time he heard Journey's Arnel Pineda sing "Open Arms" in this week's Death by Power Ballad, only at Popdose.com

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Death by Power Ballad: Robbie Williams, “Angels”

Death by Power Ballad: Robbie Williams, “Angels”

Rob Smith February 15, 2010 12

We in the States have grown accustomed to the idea that Robbie Williams can be safely ignored, but in his latest Death by Power Ballad, Rob Smith shows us the error of our ways

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Death by Power Ballad: Bad English, “Don’t Walk Away”

Death by Power Ballad: Bad English, “Don’t Walk Away”

Rob Smith February 1, 2010 15

Rob Smith talks gibberish, nonsense, and Bad English in the new "Death by Power Ballad," only at Popdose.com

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Death by Power Ballad: Queen, “Sail Away Sweet Sister”

Death by Power Ballad: Queen, “Sail Away Sweet Sister”

Rob Smith January 18, 2010 5

Rob Smith explores the great Queen ballad "Sail Away Sweet Sister" in the latest installment of Popdose's Death by Power Ballad

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Death by Power Ballad: Alias, “More Than Words Can Say”

Death by Power Ballad: Alias, “More Than Words Can Say”

Rob Smith January 4, 2010 10

Rob Smith ponders the connection between reality TV and Alias' classic power ballad "More than Words Can Say" in this week's Death by Power Ballad

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