Best Rock Ballads

[darren]

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never heard that song before hats off.


id include holding out for a hero by bonnie tyler.

or does this qualify.

[Hats Off]

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My favourite rock ballad is Deep Purple's `Soldier of fortune`, a beautiful tune sung with feeling.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_4GVm9adaU

[dickthespic]

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Free Fallin'...Tom Petty

[mark1970]

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I can honestly say no-one has mentioned a duff song yet! You have all been listening to my mp3 player....

To add a few others may I suggest Black Velvet by Allannah Myles, Love is a Killer by Vixen and the classic Coke ad First Time by Robin Beck?

[AndyGranda]

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Can that really be classed as Rock?

Nilsson made that song his own, ..as did Mariah Carey! But it was apparently composed by one (or more) of the members of a Seventies group called 'Badfinger', who sang a song called, 'No Matter What' ..er, ...which is not the song that was sung by 'Boyzone'. So, I guess if it has an origin from 70's pop/rock, ...maybe we can let it count!!

[mrs-big]

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I liked a few mr big songs but usually when a song gets recognition like "be with you" and gets played relentlessly on the radio then i get a bit cheesed off with the band...it happened with Extreme too.. I liked their version of "wild world" (mr big im back onto now) and green tinted 60s mind...i had the 12 inch with a song called "shadows on the borderline" i think and an amazing version of baba o reilly... i cant find it anywhere now..

Yeah, i love green tinted sixties mind & wild world, i know what you mean about being over played though... And with extreme, more than words

[frame]

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Great tune Kaz,this was my next choice.
Frame.x

[kazboot]

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPKDS5QP0Tc Great bit of saxophone![/QUOTE]
The sax on this always gives me goosebumps.

[RetroAEROSMITH]

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I liked a few mr big songs but usually when a song gets recognition like "be with you" and gets played relentlessly on the radio then i get a bit cheesed off with the band...it happened with Extreme too.. I liked their version of "wild world" (mr big im back onto now) and green tinted 60s mind...i had the 12 inch with a song called "shadows on the borderline" i think and an amazing version of baba o reilly... i cant find it anywhere now..

[frame]

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This is as close to a 'rock ballad' that I dare to get,'ve always liked this tune...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMTmVbERE8Q
Frame.
Oh,and this one..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPKDS5QP0Tc Great bit of saxophone!

[jamesoc]

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here is a favourite of mine,,,,,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ec0XKhAHR5I

[mrs-big]

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Cinderella - Dont know what youve got till its gone
Aerosmith - Seasons Of Wither
Boston - More Than A feeling (full length version)
Bon Jovi - Ill be there for you
Slade - How Does It Feel
Thunder - Love Walked In
Van Halen - Dont Tell Me What Love Can Do.
Whitesnake - is this love.

Probably many more but most have been listed before....

a few I hate though Include

Aerosmiths -I dont want to miss a thing (people assume its all they sang)
Guns N Roses - Sweet child o mine - it seems to have been hijacked by townies that hated us in the 80s yet are only too chuffed to belt it out now on karaoke with 8 other lard belly blokes.
Mr Big - To be with you - As above

For some reason power ballads even though usually about losing someone always end up being first dance songs at weddings...bizarre.

Thats probably one of my lists as well...
even though, i am a fan of Mr. Big!

[scotchmist]

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Valentine- T'Pau
Bed of Roses-Bon Jovi
Old-Dexy's Midnight Runners
Because The Night-Patti Smith
These Dreams-Heart
Purple Rain-Prince
November Rain-Guns n' Roses

[RetroAEROSMITH]

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Cinderella - Dont know what youve got till its gone
Aerosmith - Seasons Of Wither
Boston - More Than A feeling (full length version)
Bon Jovi - Ill be there for you
Slade - How Does It Feel
Thunder - Love Walked In
Van Halen - Dont Tell Me What Love Can Do.
Whitesnake - is this love.

Probably many more but most have been listed before....

a few I hate though Include

Aerosmiths -I dont want to miss a thing (people assume its all they sang)
Guns N Roses - Sweet child o mine - it seems to have been hijacked by townies that hated us in the 80s yet are only too chuffed to belt it out now on karaoke with 8 other lard belly blokes.
Mr Big - To be with you - As above

For some reason power ballads even though usually about losing someone always end up being first dance songs at weddings...bizarre.

[MommaMystique]

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My ultimate Rock ballad is by WASP from the Crimson Idol album..... Hold on to my Heart. Its awesome.