Epic Rock Ballads - Got Steel?

There is something steely and hard edged about a good rock ballad. Post what you think is made of steel.

Five Finger Death Punch - Far From Home



Hurt - War



Staind - It's Been Awhile



LYNYRD SKYNYRD - SIMPLE MAN



GOB - Underground

This..... tho not quite ballady, but love the melody... and the s417-storm it created.. over nothing..

Metallica: Fade To Black

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and my all-time fave:

Skid Row: I Remember You.

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(Yes, i'm still stuck on 80's Hard/Sleaze/Glam/Metal....
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Good thread snf

There's gonna be some good music here

Cody

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I took the liberty of embedding them
Hope you don't mind ScorpiusMaximus





Cody

Runner up...

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Dear Infidel,

Firstly an instrumental ballad. Buckethead - Soothsayer

Secondly, YouTube - Heart - Alone.

At least those are my choices.

Oh, and...

A true Epic

Enjoy!

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Dear Hefficide,

YouTube - Kiss Beth with Lyrics

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How awesome! THAT is the first song that got me into hard rock and onto metal! Kiss Alive II. I saved my allowance up, as a kid, to buy it!

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Just to annoy Heff





Sorry Heff couldn't resist it
The cow ghost made me do it

Feel free to remove for extreme violatoin of t's and c's

Originally posted by AQuestion
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Dear Infidel,

Firstly an instrumental ballad. Buckethead - Soothsayer

Secondly, YouTube - Heart - Alone.

At least those are my choices.

Beauty, thanks for the heart, love it.


SCORPIONS - ALWAYS SOMEWHERE



Thornley - Beautiful


What could be more beautiful than you and I falling from grace?

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Dearest Heff,

I remember when it came out, I didn't even like KISS, I was an Alice Cooper fan and thought they ripped him off. Beth was the first and best heavy metal ballad that I can think of. The one area they beat Alice at. He wrote some slow songs; but, I don't consider then ballads. I shall post the one I think is the closest.

YouTube - Alice Cooper - Crazy Little Child

I consider this song to be more jazz than a ballad. By the way, one of the moderators was very nice to me recently. I still think you guys and ladies do a great job.

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Dear Infidel,

I didn't think anyone would like my old school choices. Here is another by heart that the men they dumped thought was their absolute best and I really like it. I am just not sure if it is a ballad, it starts as one but becomes very metal. I leave it for others to decide if it qualifies.

YouTube - HEART - Mistral Wind

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That reminds me



and



Never to be forgotten

well it starts slow, goes and ends up fast.

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Dear cody599,

I guess I am not sure where I think the line is between jazz and ballads. I really loved that version of Hallelujah, than you so much for posting that. I personally really enjoy this version of the song YouTube - Carly Rose Sonenclar - Hallelujah - X Factor USA Finals . I am not sure I think it is a rock ballad.

Originally posted by AQuestion
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Dear Infidel,

I didn't think anyone would like my old school choices. Here is another by heart that the men they dumped thought was their absolute best and I really like it. I am just not sure if it is a ballad, it starts as one but becomes very metal. I leave it for others to decide if it qualifies.

YouTube - HEART - Mistral Wind

I wouldn't know a ballad if it jumped up and kicked me in the gunions, so don't worry. LOL

Heart - Dreamboat Annie (Reprise)


Hurt - Fighting Tao


Hinder - Better Than Me

Listen sweety, I know me, very well, and you can do a lot better.

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Dear Infidel,

We are definitely touching some of the same road. I always considered Elton John to be pop; but, when he came out, we had never heard anything like him and he had some strong guitar in the background. I still don't consider him metal (Alice, ACDC, KISS, Jimi Hendrix), still, when this song came out it was so odd, it had a metal element, it was sort of a ballad and something else that I don't have words for. Again, you decide.

YouTube - Elton John - Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding (Yellow Brick Road 1 of 21)