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Originally Posted by TheBig3
They aren't, but I wouldn't say One is either.
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The worst thing you can say about "One" it is it's half a ballad, but then I'll counter that it's Metallica pushing the boundries of what a power ballad should sound like.
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Originally Posted by Vertigo
There's only really 'Fade To Black' and 'Nothing Else Matters' that I'd consider as power ballads.
Out of those two, the former is by far the better song.
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"One" begins very well within the boundaries of a standard ballad by telling a story of a sad young man, melodically with acoustic instruments, before thrashing out. Just because they change up the pace half-way through the song, doesn't stop it from being a ballad. This is a "power ballad" so these types of songs always get heavier and faster as they proceed. Because of the way it's composed, I find "One" much more interesting structurally, than "Fade to Black'. Metallica adds nothing to the power ballad form on NEM, so it's pretty conventional and boring.