Best rock/metal ballads?

Spawn of Cthullu · 02-12-2010, 12:28 AM

Metalica - Fade to Black (perhaps not a ballad per se, but in Ride the Lightning, it IS a ballad compared to the thrashing monsters in the album)

Savatage - All that I Bleed

Hammerfall - Glory to the Brave

Dream Theater - Anna Lee

Unknown Soldier · 02-12-2010, 02:13 AM

Like the first poster with Journey "Who`s Crying Now" Toto "I Won`t Hold You Back" and Aerosmith "Dream On" These are three ballad/slow songs that I love.

Mikey13 · 11-09-2010, 07:48 AM

Seize the Day - Avenged Sevenfold
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUkoL9RE72o&ob=av3e

Love-song · 03-17-2011, 07:38 PM

I Love ballads of all types...

...and I Love Hammerfall

--------

Dreams Come True

never thought I'd feel again...
...feel the darkness fade...and see the morning Sun arise
never thought I'd feel alive...again...
...senses dull and blunt from all the lies

now...when I hold Your Face so close to mine...
...I see a place where the Sun will shine...with You it is divine

looking down into Those Eyes...
...I know...I'll be lost and never found again
kiss me once and I will surely melt and die...
...kiss me twice and I will never leave Your Side

dreams come true...

sopsych · 03-24-2011, 03:19 PM

Journey has some great ballads (although "Open Arms" annoys me). However, I don't think of Journey as clearly a rock band. Great White, on the other hand, obviously rocks more than not; and "Save Your Love" and "The Angel Song" are great, forgotten ballads.

King_Matt · 03-24-2011, 08:55 PM

Pantera - Cemetery Gates
Metallica - Fade to Black
Megadeth - A Tout Le Monde

~~Fockster~~ · 03-26-2011, 10:01 AM

Zakk's farewell ballad

Howard the Duck · 03-26-2011, 10:23 AM

all my fave power ballads come from the hair metal era:-

White Lion - When the Children Cry
Bon Jovi - I'll Be there For you, Bed of Roses
Skid Row - Wasted Time
Bad English - When I See you Smile
Bad Company - If You Needed Somebody
Tesla - More than Words Can Say
Extreme - More than Words
Mr. Big - To Be With You

yes, I was a huge hair metal fanatic

and a coupla non-hair metal ones:-

Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb
Kansas - Dust in the Wind

Howard the Duck · 03-28-2011, 04:01 AM

hey lizzybenny, you didn't do an intro thread, some of us are dying to know you and about you

stephen1181 · 03-28-2011, 08:57 AM

Ozzy's Mama I'm Coming Home is a great ballad.

03-24-2011, 08:55 PM	#26 (permalink)
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02-12-2010, 12:28 AM	#21 (permalink)
Spawn of Cthullu Groupie Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 14	Metalica - Fade to Black (perhaps not a ballad per se, but in Ride the Lightning, it IS a ballad compared to the thrashing monsters in the album) Savatage - All that I Bleed Hammerfall - Glory to the Brave Dream Theater - Anna Lee

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Unknown Soldier Horribly Creative Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: London, The Big Smoke Posts: 8,265	Like the first poster with Journey "Who`s Crying Now" Toto "I Won`t Hold You Back" and Aerosmith "Dream On" These are three ballad/slow songs that I love.

11-09-2010, 07:48 AM	#23 (permalink)
Mikey13 Groupie Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Posts: 24	Seize the Day - Avenged Sevenfold http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUkoL9RE72o&ob=av3e

03-17-2011, 07:38 PM	#24 (permalink)
Love-song Music Addict Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 400	I Love ballads of all types... ...and I Love Hammerfall -------- Dreams Come True never thought I'd feel again... ...feel the darkness fade...and see the morning Sun arise never thought I'd feel alive...again... ...senses dull and blunt from all the lies now...when I hold Your Face so close to mine... ...I see a place where the Sun will shine...with You it is divine looking down into Those Eyes... ...I know...I'll be lost and never found again kiss me once and I will surely melt and die... ...kiss me twice and I will never leave Your Side dreams come true...

03-24-2011, 03:19 PM	#25 (permalink)
sopsych Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: indoors Posts: 722	Journey has some great ballads (although "Open Arms" annoys me). However, I don't think of Journey as clearly a rock band. Great White, on the other hand, obviously rocks more than not; and "Save Your Love" and "The Angel Song" are great, forgotten ballads.

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~~Fockster~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 4	Zakk's farewell ballad

03-26-2011, 10:23 AM	#28 (permalink)
Howard the Duck Live by the Sword Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Posts: 9,075	all my fave power ballads come from the hair metal era:- White Lion - When the Children Cry Bon Jovi - I'll Be there For you, Bed of Roses Skid Row - Wasted Time Bad English - When I See you Smile Bad Company - If You Needed Somebody Tesla - More than Words Can Say Extreme - More than Words Mr. Big - To Be With You yes, I was a huge hair metal fanatic and a coupla non-hair metal ones:- Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb Kansas - Dust in the Wind

03-28-2011, 04:01 AM	#29 (permalink)
Howard the Duck Live by the Sword Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Posts: 9,075	hey lizzybenny, you didn't do an intro thread, some of us are dying to know you and about you

03-28-2011, 08:57 AM	#30 (permalink)
stephen1181 Groupie Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 18	Ozzy's Mama I'm Coming Home is a great ballad.