The Greatest Ballads Of All time!

metaljunkie · Post by **metaljunkie** » Sat Nov 28, 2009 6:16 pm

Warlock - Without You (one of my favorite ballads!)
and
Jacobs Dream - Sara Williams

MEXDefenderOfSteel · Post by **MEXDefenderOfSteel** » Mon Jan 18, 2010 2:02 am

Attacker-Until We Meet Again

wtf with the dramatic feeling perfectly expressed in this song

Zherneboh · Post by **Zherneboh** » Mon Jan 18, 2010 12:12 pm

UriahHeep wrote:Blind Guardian - And Then There Was Silence

Surely 'Lord of the Rings' rather? 'Tales' version natch.

Virgin Steele: 'Blaze of Victory', 'Child of Desolation', 'Garden of Lamentation', 'Gate of Kings', 'Arms of Mercury', 'The Fields of Asphodel', 'When the Legends Die', 'God Above God', 'Angel of Death', 'Forever Will I Roam', 'House of Dust', 'Perfect Mansions', 'Cry Forever'...and the greatest of them all:

'THE SPIRIT OF STEELE'

And also maybe:
Spitfire 'Whispers' (twin guitar boner)
Stygian Shore 'World Wilted Wings' (AMAZING)
Varvar 'Devilish Modorra'
Fates Warning 'Guardian' (!!!)
Accept 'Can't Stand the Night', 'Breaking Up Again'
Adramelch 'Heap of Bones'
Atlantean Kodex 'The White Ship'
Elwing 'Blood on my Hands'
Avantasia 'Farewell'
Bathory 'Ring of Gold'
Grave Digger 'Emerald Eyes'
Crimson Glory 'Lonely'
D.C. Cooper 'Until the End'
I could go on for a while. For you see...I'm rather a sucker.

The Erlking · Post by **The Erlking** » Mon Jan 18, 2010 12:23 pm

Zherneboh wrote:
UriahHeep wrote:Blind Guardian - And Then There Was Silence
Surely 'Lord of the Rings' rather? 'Tales' version natch.

Yes!

One ring to the Dark Lord's hand, sitting on his throne
in the land so dark WHERE I HAVE TO GO!

Zherneboh wrote: Fates Warning 'Guardian' (!!!)

If this qualifies as a ballad then it has to be the greatest. It's actually maybe my favourite song from AtG!

mordred · Post by **mordred** » Mon Jan 18, 2010 12:59 pm

Don't remember if I posted here before, but it's Savatage all the way for me. "Believe", "When the Crowds are Gone", "All That I Bleed", "Alone You Breathe", "If I go Away", "St. Patricks", "Summer's Rain" etc... so many great ones.

GJ · Post by GJ » Mon Jan 18, 2010 1:03 pm

OK, since we can't come to terms with what a ballad really is: Spitfire - Eye of the Storm!

heavymetalmaniac · Post by **heavymetalmaniac** » Mon Jan 18, 2010 1:27 pm

I don't know if this was posted earlier but one of the best ballads of all time is "I Remember" from Psychotic Waltz. I usually put this on tape together with "Sleeping Dogs" as an intro to "I Remember". For me this is one of the best Metal ballads ever.

Other ballads/ half ballads:

Sahara - Changes
Judas Priest - Before The Dawn
Reckless (CAN) - Need You Next To Me
McAuley Schenker Group - When You're Gone

MEXDefenderOfSteel · Post by **MEXDefenderOfSteel** » Mon Jan 18, 2010 7:40 pm

Zherneboh wrote: Crimson Glory 'Lonely'

that has a "soft intro" but everything after that is far from being a ballad i guess

Zherneboh · Post by **Zherneboh** » Mon Jan 18, 2010 8:31 pm

MEXDefenderOfSteel wrote:
Zherneboh wrote: Crimson Glory 'Lonely'
that has a "soft intro" but everything after that is far from being a ballad i guess

You speak the truth sir indeed...but if people are having Blind Guardian's 'And Then There Was Silence' I thought, screw it!

Sgt. Kuntz · Post by **Sgt. Kuntz** » Mon Jan 18, 2010 8:43 pm

mordred wrote:Don't remember if I posted here before, but it's Savatage all the way for me. "Believe", "When the Crowds are Gone", "All That I Bleed", "Alone You Breathe", "If I go Away", "St. Patricks", "Summer's Rain" etc... so many great ones.

You forgot the mighty "Strange Wings"!

I came to like some of the NWOBHM-ballads a lot, like

MILLENNIUM - Traveler
DRAGONSLAYER - Broken Hearts

ION BRITTON · Post by **ION BRITTON** » Mon Jan 18, 2010 10:15 pm

Sgt. Kuntz wrote:
mordred wrote:Don't remember if I posted here before, but it's Savatage all the way for me. "Believe", "When the Crowds are Gone", "All That I Bleed", "Alone You Breathe", "If I go Away", "St. Patricks", "Summer's Rain" etc... so many great ones.
You forgot the mighty "Strange Wings"!

Why is Strange Wings considered a ballad? In what way does the guitar and the screams in the end of the song sound balladesque?
To tell the truth, I've got a bit fed up with Believe or When The Crowds Are Gone. But I still enjoy Summer's Rain a lot, probably my favorite one from the aforementioned bunch.

mordred · Post by **mordred** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 10:44 am

Sgt. Kuntz wrote:
mordred wrote:Don't remember if I posted here before, but it's Savatage all the way for me. "Believe", "When the Crowds are Gone", "All That I Bleed", "Alone You Breathe", "If I go Away", "St. Patricks", "Summer's Rain" etc... so many great ones.
You forgot the mighty "Strange Wings"!

How can "Strange Wings" be taken for a ballad?!?

Regardless, Strange Wings is the weakest song on HOTMK and miles away from any of the songs I mentioned, IMO.

ION BRITTON wrote:To tell the truth, I've got a bit fed up with Believe or When The Crowds Are Gone.

Ah, those are probably the last two songs on earth I will ever get fed up with.

Avenger · Post by **Avenger** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 11:50 am

Sgt. Kuntz wrote:
mordred wrote:Don't remember if I posted here before, but it's Savatage all the way for me. "Believe", "When the Crowds are Gone", "All That I Bleed", "Alone You Breathe", "If I go Away", "St. Patricks", "Summer's Rain" etc... so many great ones.
You forgot the mighty "Strange Wings"!

Because it's already on the first page of this thread...

anthares · Post by **anthares** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 12:22 pm

Killers - Rosalind is great.

Mirva · Post by **Mirva** » Fri Jan 29, 2010 12:45 pm

Pokolgép - Ítélet helyett !!!!!
Agent Steel - Traveler