Really Good Ballads...

[Officer Nice]

Recently, I said on the anthrax board that "bare" from stomp442 was a terrible ballad. A couple people there said I was wrong and that it was a great
ballad. I'm not much of an Anthrax fan without Joey and Danny playing in
the lineup.

Everyone has their own ideas of what good metal ballads are and are not,
so I pose the question here, what are the good metal ballads? and what
makes a metal ballad good or bad?

I was hopin' folks here would share their opinions...


OfficerNice

 

[ScientistOfDarkness]

What actually defines a "ballad"? I have my opinion but then I say a song I think qualifies as a good ballad in my opinion, and the comment arises that my choice is not a ballad.

 

[Officer Nice]

What actually defines a "ballad"? I have my opinion

share it...

what are you favorite ballads?


-OfficerNice

 

[ms. anthrope]

i like a ballad that shredder guitarist gary moore did - "empty rooms." he's not the greatest singer, but the song is very moving.

i also like an OLD ballad by cheap trick called "mandocello."

testament has some of *the best* metal ballads.

 

[ScientistOfDarkness]

share it...

what are you favorite ballads?


-OfficerNice

"A formalized story, often choral, told in a situational rather than a narrative style, which is sung to a tune."

 

[Officer Nice]

"A formalized story, often choral, told in a situational rather than a narrative style, which is sung to a tune."

me no grok.

-OfficerNice

 

[FretsAflame]

"Sail Away" by Styx

Best.Ballad.Ever.

"come sail away, come sail away, come SAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIL AWAY WITH MEEEHEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

lmao

 

[ms. anthrope]

"Sail Away" by Styx

Best.Ballad.Ever.

"come sail away, come sail away, come SAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIL AWAY WITH MEEEHEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

lmao

at least you didn't choose "babe" by styx !

 

[unknown]

To Bid You Farewell by Opeth

I think that qualifies as a ballad

 

[buzz21]

Agree on TBYF by Opeth....also Benighted is another favorite...was great to see both live on the last tour!

Tomorrow Turned Into Yesterday is pretty solid as far as Nevermore goes....great solo by Jeff with lots of emotion.

 

[[0hr]Sunlapse]

Pantera do a lot of great ballads..... "Cemetary Gates", "Hollow", "Suicide Note Pt. 1", "Floods", etc....

 

[Reverand Joint Smoker]

at least you didn't choose "babe" by styx !

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[IOfTheStorm]

Queensryche - Someone Else ?
Psychotic Waltz - I Remember
Crimson Glory - Lost Reflection
Solitude Aeturnus - Mirror Of Sorrow
Skyclad - The One Piece Puzzle
from Nevermore : "The Sorrowed Man"

 

[FretsAflame]

Blowing Chunks in a HUGE way, AAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRGHHHHHHPHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHBLLLLLLLLLLLAAAAAAAAAACHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHWRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHMWWWHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAGRRRRRRRRRPHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

HAHAHA lmao!!

 

[FretsAflame]

at least you didn't choose "babe" by styx !

hahahaha true

i say that everything evergrey does is a damn ballad - so, there ya go