Best Rock Ballads

[kazboot]

My top five are :-

1. Always - Bon Jovi. ( The ultimate rock ballad)

2. If You Leave Me Now - Chicago.

3. I Want To Know What Love Is - Foreigner.

4. Somebody To Love - Queen.

5. Nights In White Satin - Moody Blues.

[wispa lover]

Re: Best Rock Ballads

I'm also into rock ballads and those five songs are great.
Here are my five:

Glory of love - Peter Cetera
Waiting for a girl like you - Foreigner
Drive - The Cars
Wind of change - The Scorpions
Because the night - Patti Smith (Bruce Springsteen also did a live version of this song)

[mazzer]

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Not really keen on power ballads, but I do like

Love Is A Battlefield - Pat Benatar
Because The Night - Patti Smith
Drive - The Cars
Take My Breath Away - Berlin
I Need A Hero - Bonnie Tyler

[Ladybird]

Re: Best Rock Ballads

Some of my old favourites would be

Bon Jovi - Never Say Goodbye (I can remember taking my prized 7" into the school disco)
Skid Row - 18 and Life
Def Leppard - Love Bites
Guns n Roses - Patience
INXS - Never Tear Us Apart
Prince - Purple Rain

[Woffski]

Re: Best Rock Ballads

Poison :- Every Rose Has Its Thorn + I wont Forget You
Thunder :- Love Walked In
Bon Jovi :- Bed Of Roses + Ill be there for you
Heart :- Alone + All I wanna Do
GNR :- November Rain + Patience
Def Leppard :- Two Steps Behind + Love Bites

I know theres lots but theres some really awesome rock ballads out there

Woff

[mazzer]

Re: Best Rock Ballads

Nilsson - Without You

[sixtyten]

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Can that really be classed as Rock?

[Heather74]

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Extreme-more than words

[mazzer]

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Dunno, you tell me.
As I said above, I'm not big on power ballads, but there are a few I can tolerate. Heavy Rock is not really on my radar, full stop.

[sixtyten]

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I classify Rock Ballads as ballads sung by Rock Artists..
Power Ballads are a different kettle of Fish

IMHO

(and all bloody appalling)

[tonstu04]

Re: Best Rock Ballads

Def Leppard - When Love and Hate Collide
Kiss - Every Time I look At You
Foreigner - Waiting For A Girl Like You
Little Angels - Womankind
Metallica - Nothing Else Matters

[frame]

Re: Best Rock Ballads

My choices would be rather cheesy depending on what mood Im in and would only be played in the privacy of my house to avoid the embarrasment on being caught.
The last rock 'ballad' I played was probably Beth...Kiss.
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[sixtyten]

Re: Best Rock Ballads

KISS - Sure Know Something

YouTube - KISS Unplugged - Sure Know Someting (Full HD)

Slinky bassline! Saw them live twice, first time they were awesome, second time they sucked

[frame]

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Great tune and one of the first I worked out on the bass.I picked up a 12" of this a few years ago. (went to the cinema to see phantom of the park years ago,bit cheesy but liked the band at the time) Saw them at Donnington monsters of rock in the 80s.Gene Simmons with his famous axe bass,sweet!
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[zip55]

Re: Best Rock Ballads

McArthur Park ... Richard Harris
Galveston ... Glen Campbell
Winter in America ... Doug Ashdown
Hallelujah ... Leonard Cohen
Young Girl ... Gary Puckett & the Union Gap

Sorry if they're not exactly 'Rock' ballads ...