The ballads are back - and they're better than ever following up the success of platinum - certified, best - selection Monster Ballads (1.6 million units sold across two volumes), you've got a brand new chance to remember yesterday with Monster Ballads: platinum edition! Bringing together the highest power ballads with more mega-stars, more hair than ever before, platinum edition is going to take you higher with the biggest pop metal acts ever, including Damn Yankees, Skid Row, Warrant, Whitesnake and more of the legendary artists who taught US how to love. The original Monster Ballads became a retail and pop cultural phenomenon and gave rise to the reinvigoration of the hair band genre - now, seven years later, feel the power of platinum with this expanded 18-track collection. Razor. 2006.
Throughout the age of hair metal, the power ballad stood as the obligatory inclusion on every album by any sensible band. This 18-song offering takes some of the best from that era and puts it all on one disc. Thankfully, these are all the original recordings, avoiding the trend of re-recording songs and presenting them as originals, which has recently become more common than ever. Some of the biggest numbers are here, including Poison's "Every Rose Has Its Thorn," Warrant's "Heaven," and Extreme's "More Than Words." For the power ballad fan, this is a solid record from start to finish, and a compilation well worth the sticker price. ~ Rob Theakston, All Music Guide
