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Title: Best ballads of rock?
Post by: DarkglamJG52 on June 02, 2003, 11:25:54 AM: My favorite ones:

- I'am rough boy -- ZZ Top
- Empty rooms -- Gary Moore
- All my love -- Led Zeppelin
- Cementery Gates -- Pantera
- In a darkned room -- Skid Row
- Crystal eyes -- L.A. Guns
- Estranged -- Guns and Rose
- Wicked game -- Cris Isaak
- If I close my eyes forever -- Ozzy Osbourne and Lita Ford
- I could have lied -- RHCP
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Post by: loser on June 02, 2003, 12:28:03 PM: First that comes to mind:

"Hurricane" Bob Dylan
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Post by: OverBkil on June 02, 2003, 01:23:05 PM: There's so many great ballads, but these 2 are the best. Can't decide which is better...

Gary Moore - Still Got The Blues
Gary Moore - Separate Ways
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Post by: Arfann on June 02, 2003, 01:26:45 PM: Behind Blue Eyes. Say no more, say no more!!
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Post by: capt. apathy on June 02, 2003, 01:31:37 PM: lynyrd skynyrd- the ballad of curtis lowe
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Post by: Wlfgng on June 02, 2003, 01:32:37 PM: Kashmir
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Post by: Curval on June 02, 2003, 01:37:04 PM: Gordon Lightfoot - "The Wreak of The Edmund Fitzgerald"
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Post by: gofaster on June 02, 2003, 01:41:50 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Wlfgng
Kashmir

The ultimate rock-n-roll song of all time. Nobody will top it, just like nobody will top Jimi Hendrix "Star Spangled Banner" guitar solo as best instrumental rock-n-roll song.
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Post by: loser on June 02, 2003, 01:50:06 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Curval
Gordon Lightfoot - "The Wreak of The Edmund Fitzgerald"

Dammit, I forgot about that one, i wanna switch my choice.
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Post by: rogwar on June 02, 2003, 02:12:24 PM: Candy Colored Clown

- Roy Orbison

:D
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Post by: midnight Target on June 02, 2003, 03:09:27 PM: Wreck

wreak is a whole other problem... ;)
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Post by: Sixpence on June 02, 2003, 03:14:45 PM: ballads suk
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Post by: Pongo on June 02, 2003, 03:23:01 PM: Gordon lightfoot is folk.
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Post by: midnight Target on June 02, 2003, 03:27:29 PM: Goin to California - LZ
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Post by: Skuzzy on June 02, 2003, 03:49:47 PM: Gordon is folk, but "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" is definately a ballad. A very good at that.

Also, Harry Chapin's "Sniper" is one I consider very good.
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Post by: Curval on June 02, 2003, 03:53:57 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Pongo
Gordon lightfoot is folk.

Can't be...I like Gordon Lightfoot.
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Post by: Pongo on June 02, 2003, 03:55:41 PM: you better come to grips with that..
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Post by: Skuzzy on June 02, 2003, 03:57:53 PM: I like his music too Curval,...but he is more folk than anything else.
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Post by: Nash on June 02, 2003, 04:09:05 PM
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Post by: DarkglamJG52 on June 02, 2003, 04:11:02 PM: Any scorpions fan here?
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Post by: SunKing on June 02, 2003, 04:50:42 PM: Edie (Ciao Baby) -The Cult
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Post by: Makofan on June 03, 2003, 07:33:56 AM: There's also Love Hurts by Nazareth, maybe the original rock power ballad, Still Loving You by the Scorpions, Bringing on the Heartache by Def Leppard - wow, so many hair bands to choose from!

I kind of like Heaven Can Wait by Meat Loaf
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Post by: GrimCO on June 03, 2003, 08:34:23 AM: Quote
Originally posted by DarkglamJG52
Any scorpions fan here?

Best rock ballad for me is "Still Loving You" by the Scorpions... Talk about a singer with a powerful voice... Klaus Meine is incredible.

"Winds of Change" by the Scorpions being a close second. Anyone who has seen the video and keeps a dry eye has no heart.

Funny I'm somewhat of a metal head, but I have to admit, I love Gordon Lightfoot. Wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald is one of those songs that raises the hair on the back of your neck. It's haunting...
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Post by: GrimCO on June 03, 2003, 03:57:06 PM: Oh, I forgot...

Hate to admit it, but I agree with MT... Goin to California is the best Led Zeppelin song
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Post by: midnight Target on June 03, 2003, 06:40:42 PM: Quote
Originally posted by GrimCO
Oh, I forgot...

Hate to admit it, but I agree with MT... Goin to California is the best Led Zeppelin song

Sorry, best ballad maybe, but "Ramble On" gets my vote as best song by LZ.
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Post by: Saurdaukar on June 03, 2003, 07:10:57 PM: No contest - Winds of Change - Scorpians.
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Post by: Sandman on June 03, 2003, 08:43:52 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Makofan
There's also Love Hurts by Nazareth, maybe the original rock power ballad,

I thought that this distinction belonged to Aerosmith... Dream On.
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Post by: Octavius on June 03, 2003, 09:35:40 PM: This one isnt the best, but I always liked "High Enough" by the Damn Yankees.

What exactly qualifies a song as a ballad?
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Post by: Octavius on June 03, 2003, 09:36:36 PM: nevermind:

Quote
Main Entry: bal·lad
Pronunciation: 'ba-l&d
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English balade ballade, song, from Middle French, from Old Provençal balada dance, song sung while dancing, from balar to dance, from Late Latin ballare
Date: 14th century
1 a : a narrative composition in rhythmic verse suitable for singing b : an art song accompanying a traditional ballad
2 : a simple song : AIR
3 : a popular song; especially : a slow romantic or sentimental song
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Post by: Airscrew on June 03, 2003, 09:48:46 PM: One of the best

Holiday - Scorpions

starts slow, quietly, then rips it out, then ends quietly

Played it to death from 1979 to 1980 when the tape finally got ate up. Then got the album, and finally the cd
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Post by: RightF00T on June 03, 2003, 09:49:41 PM: The Best Of Times- STYX
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Post by: loser on June 03, 2003, 11:46:41 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Octavius
This one isnt the best, but I always liked "High Enough" by the Damn Yankees.

What exactly qualifies a song as a ballad?

A ballad is a lyrical story. Therefore 90% of the songs mentioned above dont qualify.
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Post by: GrimCO on June 04, 2003, 12:23:35 AM: I think the Scorpions have it so far :)
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Post by: Pongo on June 04, 2003, 12:28:09 AM: Summer of 69. Bryan Adams.
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Post by: Dago on June 04, 2003, 12:36:53 AM: I always kinda liked "Faithfully" by Journey.

dago
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Post by: Curval on June 04, 2003, 07:34:41 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Pongo
Summer of 69. Bryan Adams.

Not a ballad.
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Post by: Eagler on June 04, 2003, 07:51:36 AM: Simple Man (http://www.lynyrdskynyrd.com/lyrics/simple_man.html) - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Seagull - Bad Company
Nights in White Satin - Moody Blues

best video:
Girls, Girls Girls (http://mfile.akamai.com/6555/rm/muze.download.akamai.com/2890/us/usrm/526/127526_1_02.ram?obj=v30331) Motley Crue :)
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Post by: XNachoX on June 19, 2003, 02:54:58 AM: Dream Theater - A Change Of Seasons
Blind Guardian - And Then There Was Silence
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Post by: bounder on June 19, 2003, 03:49:52 AM: Quote
The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead - XTC
Peter Pumpkinhead came to town
Spreading wisdom and cash around
Fed the starving and housed the poor
Showed the vatican what gold's for

But he made too many enemies
Of the people who would keep us on our knees
Hooray for Peter Pumpkin
Who'll pray for Peter Pumpkinhead?
Oh my!

Peter Pumpkinhead pulled them all
Emptied churches and shopping malls
Where he spoke, it would raise the roof
Peter Pumpkinhead told the truth

But he made too many enemies...

Peter Pumpkinhead put to shame
Governments who would slur his name
Plots and sex scandals failed outright
Peter merely said
Any kind of love is alright

But he made too many enemies...

Peter Pumpkinhead was too good
Had him nailed to a chunk of wood
He died grinning on live TV
Hanging there he looked a lot like you
And an awful lot like me!

But he made too many enemies...

Hooray for Peter Pumpkin
Who'll pray for Peter Pumpkin
Hooray for Peter Pumpkinhead
Oh my oh my oh!
Doesn't it make you want to cry oh?
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Post by: Nash on June 19, 2003, 05:28:14 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Makofan
There's also Love Hurts by Nazareth, maybe the original rock power ballad,

Can it count as "the original rock power ballad" if it's neither original nor a rock power ballad? :)

(country song written by Boudleaux Bryant... First performed and made famous as a duet by Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris.)
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Post by: fffreeze220 on June 19, 2003, 05:31:49 AM: Nothing else matters - Metallica

There is no better than that. #1
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Post by: Duedel on June 19, 2003, 05:56:53 AM: Bela Lugosi's dead - Bauhaus (but i guess its neither a ballad nor rock :) )
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Post by: fffreeze220 on June 19, 2003, 07:12:11 AM: Schwarz Braun ist die Haselnuss - Heino
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Post by: Monk on June 19, 2003, 08:00:54 AM: Quote
Originally posted by fffreeze220
Schwarz Braun ist die Haselnuss - Heino

thats sick!!
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Post by: devious on June 19, 2003, 08:48:13 AM: "Ballad of Jimi Hendrix" by S.O.D.

The complete words for those who don`t know it:

You`re dead.

"Reign in blood" by Slayer.
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Post by: stegor on June 19, 2003, 09:03:00 AM: John Barleycorn must die - Traffic
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Post by: Ripper29 on June 19, 2003, 10:18:12 AM: Bob Seger "Turn the page"
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Post by: JB73 on June 19, 2003, 10:33:07 AM: Something to Believe in by Poison

as for LZ... Ten years Gone is way good

N.F.B. (Dallabnikufesin) by Anthrax is funny as hell.

any song by Chris Issack

any song by Mazzy Star
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Post by: Wlfgng on June 19, 2003, 11:42:03 AM: Quote
Bob Seger "Turn the page"

Metallica "Turn the Page" :)

sorry.. I had to
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Post by: snafu on June 19, 2003, 12:50:08 PM: I'm sure some are stretching as Ballads or Rock but here's my list.....

Empty Rooms, Still got the Blues - Gary Moore
Heaven can wait, For Crying out loud - Meatloaf
Stolen Prayer, Only Women Bleed, I never cry, It's me - Alice Cooper
When a man loves a women - Percy Sledge
My lovers prayer, A change is gonna come - Otis Redding
The famous final scene, We've got tonight, Against the wind - Bob Seger
Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton
When a blind man cries - Deep Purple
Changes - Black Sabbath
Mother Earth - Ozzy Osbourne
Ballad of Easy rider, It's alright ma (I'm only bleeding) - Roger McGuinn

Am I showing my age or what!

Hell now I'm gonna have to have an LP -> CD recording session

TTFN
snafu
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Post by: Wlfgng on June 19, 2003, 05:39:26 PM: Quote
Am I showing my age or what!

mmmm hmmmm
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Post by: Horn on June 19, 2003, 06:10:33 PM: Alice's Restaurant

:D
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Post by: TracerX on June 19, 2003, 07:58:11 PM: I have to agree with Grim, Scorpions rock if they are considered ballads. Winds of Change and Still Lovin' You are songs for the ages.

I can't believe that no one has mentioned the Eagles "Hotel California." I believe that is a story set to music.

Also, Journey has to have at least one good ballad.
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Post by: Montezuma on June 19, 2003, 08:07:14 PM: 'Date Rape' by Sublime
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Post by: -ammo- on June 19, 2003, 09:17:16 PM: Quote
Originally posted by GrimCO
Oh, I forgot...

Hate to admit it, but I agree with MT... Goin to California is the best Led Zeppelin song

Different opinion here, but "The Rain Song" is the best from LZ.
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Post by: Reschke on June 20, 2003, 12:31:54 AM: Misty Mountain Hop, All my Love, Rain Song, Goin' to California, Song remains the same, When the Levee Breaks, In the Evening, Kashmir, Achilles Last Stand....And the list could go on and on and on for my favorite LZ songs. Yes I know they are not all ballads but damn they are good.

Kansas - Dust in the wind
Boston - Amanda
Nazareth - Love Hurts
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Post by: Arlo on June 20, 2003, 12:35:01 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Horn
Alice's Restaurant

:D

Hehe .... hey ...

Folk song .....

but a good one. :D
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Post by: Suave on June 20, 2003, 01:23:49 AM: 1916- Motorhead
Revelations- Iron Maiden
Big Balls- ACDC
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Post by: Habu on June 20, 2003, 06:39:17 AM: Ok I can tie two of the artists here into one post.

My first overseas job when I was fresh out of school was working at a place called Rustinberg Platinium Mines in Rustinburg South Africa. I flew down there in May and left my girlfriend and family and friends all behind. Because it was such a big adventure I didn't have time to miss them.

I bought a small car (Golf GTI) that had a tape deck and the guy that had owned it before had left a tape in the car. It was just a bunch of songs taped from the radio but a good selection of them.

The first day I had the car I was listening to the tape and this Gorden Lightfoot song comes on. I am not sure what it is called but it had the line "Did she mention my name" over and over in it. It is about two friends meeting far away from home. He sings about things like the local hockey team and a bunch of other small town Canadian topics.

All of a sudden I was overwhelmed by homesickness. I almost stated bawling. To this day that song reminds me of being far away from home and lonely.

Just 40 minutes north or so of Rustenburg is a place called Sun City which is like a mini Las Vegas resort. At the time due to sanctions there were no good acts coming to tour in South Africa. One band that did come down was Nazerith. They were rusty and past their prime but they played "Love Hurts" which was a show stopper. Totally awesome. I give it my vote for best rock ballad.
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Post by: Wanker on June 20, 2003, 08:01:57 AM: It's a tie between:

Open Arms- Journey

Keep on Lovin' you- REO Speedwagon