Heavy Metal: Sweetie, Fluffy, Sugar-coated, "Love Ballads"

[Crazy Dave]

Your opinion

[Orsino]

1. I *hate* metal ballads. Hate 'em.

[Crazy Dave]

2. With the exception being: Motörhead

Even what was their version of a ballad would kick you in the balls really hard. Or in the same area for the lady metalheads.

[Phillycat]

3. I always really liked "Angel" by Aerosmith.

Otherwise, no, not a fan.

[Lyric]

4. I loved most of them, although I don't really consider them "metal".

Maybe the closest thing to a "metal ballad" that I can think of would be that Ozzy and Lita Ford song, "If I Close My Eyes Forever."

But if you're talking about those 80's "hair band" power ballads from groups like Poison, Whitesnake, Warrant, Bon Jovi, etc....then yes, I fully admit to loving most of them. Although that god-awful "When The Children Cry" song needs to DIE DIE DIE. *stabs it*

[Crazy Dave]

6. I think there should be a law or agreement among musicians

Singers like Barry Manilow agree not to do heavy metal songs and heavy metal bands should likewise agree not to do songs like his.

[LeftyMom]

7. I have a weakness for power ballads.

It's a generational thing.

[east texas lib]

5. I considered most of them a desperate attempt at sensitivity by the bands producers...

To appeal to the widest possible demographic and thus maximize album sales. A wasted effort IMHO.
If metal rage is your band's strong suite, then go with what you know and just go KICK SOME ASS!:headbang:

[Zodiak]

8. Motley Crue started it

Tommy Lee should have been beaten within an inch of his life for it, but since it got girls interested in metal, every album by a hair band afterwards had to have at least one power ballad on it.

(well if you discount "Beth" by Kiss)

[east texas lib]

15. Interesting, thanks!

I suscribe to your vids on youtube and hope to see more.(I'm basserx 78)See ya!:hi:

[Zodiak]

18. Wow...thanks....I'm humbled.

Didn't think that my two internet worlds had cross-over!

[DS1]

9. It was all about getting chicks. But Testament's obvious "The Ballad" was pretty good

[Crazy Dave]

10. Bands always get "chicks" no matter what they play

I'll even bet the first caveman who started banging sticks and rocks in some kind of rhythm was gettin' lots of trim.

[DS1]

19. I meant, it was for the metal fan dudes to have a remote chance of getting a girl to a concert

or, more of them, anyway.

[Redstone]

11. I can't participate, because I'd barf from thinking about them.

Redstone

[Crazy Dave]

13. Always keep an mp3 player with some Motörhead on it

In case of emergencies like hearing or getting one stuck in your head and carry a picture of them with you in case you see a heavy metal hair band on TV

[madeline_con]

12. Metallica's Nothing Else Matters ...

very sweet sentiment :loveya:

[Throd]

14. "I'm Gonna Kill You" by GWAR is a pretty decent metal ballad.

Sensitive and haertfelt

[GreenPartyVoter]

16. I swooned over them

[hellbound-liberal]

17. I think this Heavy-Metal ballad rocked!

Sweet Child of Mine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oobDQ0vdm8M

[tigereye]

21. I have to admit a fondness for this song

now none of my hipster musician friends will talk to me anymore.... I will be banished....


:hide:



I think of it as music "shadow," in the Jungian sense... ;)

[redqueen]

23. Ack! Ack! Ack! Ack! Ack!

Oh, that voice... I don't understand how anyone could like that. Just about everyone else loved that song, and it seemed to be on the radio or tv *constantly*.

Bad earworm. :(

[Iggo]

20. Hate 'em, hate 'em, hate 'em.

Screw you! Go die!

[Forkboy]

22. I'd rather smear my balls with fish paste and dangle them in a tank of hungry piranhas....

..than listen to a metal ballad.

[redqueen]

24. Both 2 and 3.

I voted for 2 though.