Favorite rock ballads?

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What are your favorite slow songs in rock? Mine are:
"One Way Highway" - 707
"Whole Lot Better" - 707
"Amanda" - Boston
"Far Behind" - Candlebox
"The Flame" - Cheap Trick
"High Enough" - Damn Yankees
"Carrie" - Europe
"Call To The Heart" - Giuffria
"Alone" - Heart
"Catch My Heart" - Jimmy Davis & Junction
"Play The Game Tonight" - Kansas
"Sister Christian" - Night Ranger
"Night Wines" - The Outlaws
"Keep On Loving You" - REO Speedwagon
"Take It On The Run" - REO Speedwagon
"Love Is On The Way" - Saigon Kick
"Lady" - Styx
"Africa" - Toto
"Get You On The Run" - Treat
"Sometimes She Cries" - Warrant
"Here I Go Again" - Whitesnake

Hotel California, November Rain

Blue Öyster Cult - Don't Fear The Reaper

Come Sail Away - Styx

Let It Be - The Beatles

I can't think of anymore lol

Bohemian Rhapsody, "Queen"
Stevie Wright "Evie"
Fox on the run, "the Sweet"
Baby it's you, "Promises"
My Chemical Romance , "Welcome to the black parade"
Bob Seiger "Give me that old time rock and roll"
Joan Jet and the Blackhearts, "I love Rock and Roll"
Hotel California "Chicargo"
Sweet child of mine "Guns and Roses"
Boulevarde of Broken Dreams "Green Day"
Jailhouse Rock "Elvis Presley"
Africa "Toto"
Nothing else Matters "Metallica"
A long way to the top "ACDC"
Some people I know "Billy Thorpe"

(Couple of modern ones there on the list that I liked,
but they are mostly oldies like me).

They all really put the "C" back into rap

"Sounds of Silence" ~ Simon & Garfunkel

Fox On The Run? Isn't that a mid-tempo rocker? Come to think of it, I don't know many ballads Sweet did. They were more of a party-rock band.

Lita Ford - Close my eyes forever
Evanescence - Lithium
Seether with Amy Lee - Broken
Motley Crue - Don't Go Away Mad, Just Go Away
Ozzy Osbourne - Dreamer
Ozzy Osbourne - Mama, I'm Coming Home
Smashing Pumpkins - Disarm
Silverchair - Ana's song
Audioslave - I Am the Highway
Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares to you
Kid Rock - Only God Knows Why
Creed - With Arms Wide Open
Skid Row - 18 and Life
Skid Row - Quicksand Jesus
Skid Row - In a Darkened Room
Skid Row - Wasted Time
Aerosmith - Amazing
Aerosmith - Crazy
Aerosmith - Cryin'
30 Seconds to Mars - A Beautiful Life
Ozzy Osbourne - Shot in the Dark
Ozzy Osbourne - Killer of Giants
Ozzy Osbourne - I just want you
Whitesnake - Here I go Again
Def Leppard - Love Byte
U2 - With or without you
Rolling Stones - Wild Horses
Red Hot Cilli Peppers - Californication
Red Hot Cilli Peppers - Road Trippin
Red Hot Cilli Peppers - Soul to Squeeze
Red Hot Cilli Peppers - Strip My Mind
Red Hot Cilli Peppers - Under the bridge
Pantera - Cemetery Gates
No Doubt - Don't Speak
Moist - Silver
Motley Crue - Home sweet home
Jewel - Foolish Games
Guns n' Roses - Don't Cry
Guns n' Roses - November Rain
Guns n' Roses - Civil War
Guns n' Roses - Patience
Alice in Chains - Rooster
Bon Jovi - Wanted dead or alive
Poison - Every rose had it thornes
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird
Eric Clapton - Tears in heaven
Live - The Dolphin's Cry

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Girlschool did a cover of that song, cool version.

A song which I consistently refer to as "Don't Fear the Reefer", because it sounds like they were on a trip when they conceived this piece.

*slings rotten spuds at Top 40 radio*

Song still rules... most rock bands make better music when high or stoned...

I know a few Rush songs that could qualify as ballads... let's see...

Rush - The Trees
Rush - Red Barchetta
Rush - Tom Sawyer
Rush - Xanadu

(and a few others i can't name off the top of my head)

I have two CD's worth of Rush, they're the best band ever

You're a "Rush" fan, EH?!? My favorite ballad by Rush would have to be "Subdivisions". The chorus goes something like this:


(Subdivisions)
In the high school halls
In the shopping malls
Conform or be cast out
(Subdivisions)
In the basement bars
In the backs of cars
Be cool or be cast out
Any escape might help to smooth the unattractive truth
But the suburbs have no charms to soothe the restless dreams of youth

Oh, so THAT's the name of the song i've been looking for! I heard it once on the waves (radio) and wanted to find it, but didn't know the name of the song. Thanks a ton!

Dire Straits - Telegraph Road is up there for me. also their song Tunnel Of Love i like

Rock On!! !

1. Smells like teen spirit- Nirvana
2.Thundersturck- AC/DC
3. Laid to Rest- Lamb of God
4. Seek and Destroy- Metallica
5. Infected- Bad Religon
6.Breaking the Law- Judas Priest
7.Regin in Blood-Slayer
8.Sweet Child of Mine- Guns n Roses
9.Black in Black- AC/DC
10. We are the Champions- Queen

Heard that on the waves last night



Stuck in my head... but rules



Classic... Still rules

Rock on back atcha.