The Greatest Ballads Of All time!

Heathen · Post by **Heathen** » Fri Jan 29, 2010 1:36 pm

Queensryche - The Mission

Definitely.

JonahQuizz wrote:
sovdat wrote:HEATHEN - Prisoner of Fate.
Awesome one!

Red Tears of Disgrace from the latest album is almost as good! Unfortunately the other ballad on the album is plain weak.

mordred · Post by **mordred** » Fri Jan 29, 2010 4:20 pm

pan_Heathen wrote:Queensryche - The Mission

Definitely.

If that's a ballad then every heavy metal song in the world ever must be a ballad!

Heathen · Post by **Heathen** » Fri Jan 29, 2010 5:44 pm

Yeah, it sounds like The Trooper, no doubt about it.

Come on! It's a typical metal ballad, only better than the rest

DMR · Post by **DMR** » Fri Jan 29, 2010 6:52 pm

The Mission starts like a ballad, but it gets heavy about a minute into the song. So no, it's definitely not a typical metal ballad.

Heathen · Post by **Heathen** » Fri Jan 29, 2010 8:17 pm

It's not a delicate ballad like Silent Lucidity - that's for sure - but it's still a power ballad. It's deeply emotional, it's about love, it's slow to midpaced, the solo has "ballad" written all over it, and most importantly - has a typical ballad feel to it, especially in the bridge and chorus section.

mordred · Post by **mordred** » Fri Jan 29, 2010 8:25 pm

Yeah, it's a typical metal ballad, like "Holy Diver" or "Hallowed be thy Name".

Heathen · Post by **Heathen** » Fri Jan 29, 2010 8:26 pm

Well... I hear a significant difference between the ones you mentioned and The Mission, you obviously don't. Maybe let's just leave it that way.

Trigger · Post by **Trigger** » Fri Jan 29, 2010 9:24 pm

This is a privilege owned mainly by "mainsteam" bands,they did it better in most cases,but if we could award a band for great ballads,one of the nominees would be Accept,with the outstanding(among others) "Can't Stand the Night",you can start crying out loud now...

MEXDefenderOfSteel · Post by **MEXDefenderOfSteel** » Fri Jan 29, 2010 11:14 pm

Mirva wrote: Agent Steel - Traveler

never heard that one,in fact i haver never heard any ballad from Agent Steel

Avenger · Post by **Avenger** » Sat Jan 30, 2010 12:54 pm

A ballad isn't determined solely on lyrical content...

MEXDefenderOfSteel wrote:
Mirva wrote: Agent Steel - Traveler
never heard that one,in fact i haver never heard any ballad from Agent Steel

You aren't missing much then. Quite a weak point to end an otherwise outstanding album.

DTP · Post by **DTP** » Wed Feb 10, 2010 9:53 pm

pzman wrote:I really like a lot of the ballads already mentioned but at the moment Watch The Children Pray by Metal Church is probably my fav. Great stuff!

this.

EzraCobb · Post by **EzraCobb** » Wed Feb 10, 2010 11:34 pm

scorps - still loving u!!!!!!!!!

MetalizeR · Post by **MetalizeR** » Thu Feb 11, 2010 3:20 am

2 more in the list:

Exciter - Black Witch
Grave Digger - Yesterday

Ernest Thesiger · Post by **Ernest Thesiger** » Thu Feb 11, 2010 10:52 pm

EzraCobb wrote:scorps - still loving u!!!!!!!!!

The drunk thread is over there -------->

Deathmaster · Post by **Deathmaster** » Fri Mar 05, 2010 7:35 pm

Badge "Something I've Lost"
Judas Priest "Prisoner Of Your Eyes"
Hell "Depths Of Despair"
Dragonfly "Spacebound"
Black Death "When Tears Run Red"
Cirith Ungol "Maybe That's Why" (Good Call!, They don't even need lyrics)
Dark Starr "Lovin' Strangers"
Santa "Sobrevivir"

and the one that kills me the most...

Scorpions "We'll Burn The Sky"

These are the songs I would play if I needed that extra "push" to pull the trigger!!!!!!! Or when I lose the love of my life....