Favorite Rock Ballads

[Gabriel]

I was just discussing with a friend, the sheer awesomeness of rock ballads... and I thought I'd put the question to EWB. What are some of your favorites?

For me, my absolute favorite is Skid Row's I Remember You.

For more modern stuff along the same lines, the Brides of Destruction's song Only Get So Far, is pretty awesome.

[db07]

INXS- Never Tear us Apart

Foreigner- I Want To Know What Love Is.

Bon Jovi- Always

[EddieG]

Bon Jovi- Always

This.. always

[Liam]

I love 'Never Tear Us Apart', brilliant song.

[darkrayne]

I was just discussing with a friend, the sheer awesomeness of rock ballads... and I thought I'd put the question to EWB. What are some of your favorites?

For me, my absolute favorite is Skid Row's I Remember You.

For more modern stuff along the same lines, the Brides of Destruction's song Only Get So Far, is pretty awesome.

Although this one is awesome...

Warrant's "I Saw Red" might be just a touch better

[MalaCloudy Black]

Nothing tops Small Town Girl by Journey. Thread over, bye ya'll.

[Liam]

Nothing tops Small Town Girl by Journey. Thread over, bye ya'll.

It's called Don't Stop Believing.

[MalaCloudy Black]

Sucks. Nothing compared to Small Town Girl. Try again Y/N?

[Liam]

Sucks. Nothing compared to Small Town Girl. Try again Y/N?

....what?

[Bigal]

I believe he's thinking of Don't Stop Believing.

[MalaCloudy Black]

You heard me.

You guys couldn't be more wrong. Don't Stop Believin' is tripe.

Edited May 12, 2009 by Mael Radec

[Liam]

I believe he's thinking of Don't Stop Believing.

I get that, I just don't get what he meant when he replied.

Although if he is trying to say that 'Small Town Girl' sounds better as a title than 'Don't Stop Believing', then he, my good sir, is a homo.

[MalaCloudy Black]

I believe he's thinking of Don't Stop Believing.

I get that, I just don't get what he meant when he replied.

Although if he is trying to say that 'Small Town Girl' sounds better as a title than 'Don't Stop Believing', then he, my good sir, is a homo.

No, I'm saying that Don't Stop Believin' is shit compared to Small Town Girl. Because it is.

[Liam]

I believe he's thinking of Don't Stop Believing.

I get that, I just don't get what he meant when he replied.

Although if he is trying to say that 'Small Town Girl' sounds better as a title than 'Don't Stop Believing', then he, my good sir, is a homo.

No, I'm saying that Don't Stop Believin' is shit compared to Small Town Girl. Because it is.

Isn't Small Town Girl a Pearl Jam song? >_>

On second thoughts, no is isn't.

[MalaCloudy Black]

.. yes, Liam.

Yes, it's a Pearl Jam song.

what

[DMN in the House]

Livin' on a Prayer and Ever Rose Has its Thorns. Maybe November Rain. Nothing else is white trash enough to qualify.

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

If "More Than A Feeling" by Boston has any hope of being included in the power ballad category that it wins by a few country miles.

[New Damage]

Foreigner- I Want To Know What Love Is.

And every other Foreigner song. Urgent, I Don't Want to Live Without You, Waiting For A Girl etc.

Speaking of Pearl Jam, perhaps Yellow Ledbetter, mainly because that guitar is crying not necessarily the lyrics.

Limp Bizkit - Hold On (seriously)

Shinedown - Burning Bright, Simple Man, Second Chance and Crow and the Butterfly

and of course, Faith No More's Easy cover.

But my god, every time I hear the opening piano to Journey's Don't Stop Believin', it's a deer in the woods hearing a noise, pricking it's ears up, just like they do on the Family Guy episode.

Edited May 12, 2009 by TheModernWay

[mikevandam]

"when the children cry" by White Lion

wasnt hold on a Good Charlotte song ?

[Gabriel]

Looking at what's been named so far, I saw some bands who have songs that immediately popped into my head...

Warrant - Heaven

Guns n' Roses - Don't Cry

When I played Baseball, every time my mom would drive me to a game, we'd be blasting Warrant or Loverboy. Those were the days.