Balldads... hm... a picky subject...
for now, let's just say, my favorite ballad of all times is The Wall by Kansas...
Closely followed by songs such as "Lady Of The Snow", "Lullaby" by Zebra, "Honestly" by Harem Scarem, "I'll See You In My Dreams' by Giant, "Silent Lucidity", "London" and "I Will Remember" by Queensryche....
This list could go on, but my favorite ballads are mainly from the AOR genre (you know, the "cheesy" stuff )
Metallica - Fade To Black
Savatage - All That I Bleed
Savatage - Believe (RIP Criss)
Dio - All The Fools Sailed Away
HammerFall - Glory To The Brave
Evergrey - Different Worlds (...still drooling)
there are of course others...but my mind gone blank
HELLOWEEN - Forever & one
IVANHOE - By a feeling
SYMPHONY X - Lady of the snow
TRESHOLD - Falling away
SONATA ARCTICA - Last drop falls
DREAM THEATER - Through her eyes
EVERGREY - For every tear that falls
HELLOWEEN - If I knEW