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Death by Power Ballad: Night Ranger, “Goodbye”
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
Read More »Death by Power Ballad: Kansas, “All I Wanted”
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
Read More »Death by Power Ballad: Van Halen, “Love Walks In”
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
Read More »Death by Power Ballad: Aerosmith, “What It Takes”
Rob Smith looks back with longing at Aerosmith's "What It Takes," in this week's Death by Power Ballad, only on Popdose.com
Read More »Death by Power Ballad: The Darkness, “Love Is Only a Feeling”
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!
Read More »Death by Power Ballad: Journey, “Open Arms” (2008)
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
Read More »Death by Power Ballad: Robbie Williams, “Angels”
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
Read More »Death by Power Ballad: Bad English, “Don’t Walk Away”
Rob Smith talks gibberish, nonsense, and Bad English in the new "Death by Power Ballad," only at Popdose.com
Read More »Death by Power Ballad: Queen, “Sail Away Sweet Sister”
Rob Smith explores the great Queen ballad "Sail Away Sweet Sister" in the latest installment of Popdose's Death by Power Ballad
Read More »Death by Power Ballad: Alias, “More Than Words Can Say”
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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