Metal ballads in Heavy Metal Music

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"Best of Ballads & Blues" (08/05/2003) Heavy Metal Poison (Metal), Capitol/EMI RecordsPoison: Bobby Dall, Bret Michaels, Rikki Rockett, C.C. DeVille. Recorded between 1982 & 2000. Of all the hair-metal bands making the rounds in that genre's late-'80s heyday, Poison had a particular penchant for the art of the power ballad. For the uninformed, this is the type of song that often resulted in many Bics being flicked at arena shows and was oftentimes the quickest route to pop success for bands that might otherwise be too heavy for regular airplay. BEST OF BALLADS & BLUES cherry-picks the best bits from these former denizens of the Sunset Strip. Even non-fans will instantly recognize the Meat Loaf-like title "Every Rose Has Its Thorn," and the inevitable late-'80s prom/wedding song "Something to Believe In" (in both regular and previously unreleased acoustic versions). Diehards will swoon over "Until You Suffer Some (Fire and Ice)" and "Theatre of the Soul," from the line-up featuring temporary C.C. Deville replacement Richie Kotzen. Also included is the harmonica-and-piano-adorned "Be the One," featuring temporary guitarist Blues Saraceno, from the long-shelved CRACK A SMILE album later released as CRACK A SMILE?AND MORE! six years after it was originally recorded.

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"The Ballads III" (04/26/2005) Heavy Metal Pell, Axel Rudi, Steamhammer RecordsPersonnel: Axel Rudi Pell (vocals, acoustic guitar); Johnny Gioeli (vocals, background vocals); Ferdy Doernberg (acoustic guitar, keyboards); Volker Krawczak (acoustic guitar, bass guitar); Mike Terrana (drums, percussion).

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"Metal Ballads" (12/2005) Heavy Metal Various Artists, Sony Music Special Products

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"Monster Metal Power Ballads" (03/14/2006) Heavy Metal Various Artists, Big Eye Music

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"Deep Cuts: Best of Ballads" (08/07/2000) Heavy Metal Mr. Big (US), EastwestDEEP CUTS: BEST OF BALLADS features 15 songs in the vein of the chart-topping power ballad "To Be With You".

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"Ballads" (07/14/2003) Heavy Metal Thunder, EMI Records (UK)

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"The Ballads" (06/01/2004) Heavy Metal Pell, Axel Rudi, Steamhammer RecordsPersonnel: Axel Rudi Pell (guitar); Jeff Scott Soto, Karl Holthaus, Rob Rock (vocals); Kai Raglewski, Rudiger Konig, George Hahn (keyboards); Volker Krawczak, Jorg Deisinger (bass); Jorg Michael (drums); Julie Greaux (background vocals). Producers: Axel Rudi Pell, Ulrich Posselt. Recorded at Rash Studios, Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Digitally remastered by Ulf Horbelt (DMS Studio, Gelsenkirchen, Germany).

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"Hot & Slow: Best Of" (05/05/1997) Heavy Metal Bonfire, RCA Records (Germany)This is a best-of compilation from German heavy-metal band Bonfire.

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"Masters of Rock [Remaster]" (08/20/2001) Heavy Metal Scorpions, EMI Records (UK)This digitally remastered compilation from the Scorpions features 15 UK chart toppers.

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"Ballads" (09/26/1997) Heavy Metal Doro, Mercury Records (Germany)

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"Hot & Slow: The Best of the Ballads" (01/20/2004) Heavy Metal Scorpions, RCA Records (Germany)A collection of songs from 1974-78. Includes 8 songs previously unavailable in the U.S.

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"Ballads II" (08/19/2003) Heavy Metal Pell, Axel Rudi, Steamhammer Records (Germany)This 1999 solo project finds the German metal guitarist Axel Rudi Pell slowing things down for his second collection of ballads. The songs include "Come Back to Me," "Oceans of Time," adn "Innocent Child," among others.

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"The Ballads" (10/08/2002) Heavy Metal Pell, Axel Rudi, Steamhammer Records (Germany)Personnel: Axel Rudi Pell (guitar); Jeff Scott Soto, Karl Holthaus, Rob Rock (vocals); Kai Raglewski, Rudiger Konig, George Hahn (keyboards); Volker Krawczak, Jorg Deisinger (bass); Jorg Michael (drums); Julie Greaux (background vocals). Producers: Axel Rudi Pell, Ulrich Posselt. Recorded at Rash Studios, Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Digitally remastered by Ulf Horbelt (DMS Studio, Gelsenkirchen, Germany). German metal shredder Axel Rudi Pell takes a softer edge in the first of his three albums of ballads.

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"Hot & Slow" (10/16/2000) Heavy Metal Accept, RCA Records (Netherlands)

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"Dream Ballads" (06/08/2004) Heavy Metal Various Artists, Lion Music Ltd. (Finland)

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"Deep Cuts: Best of Ballads [Remaster]" (07/26/2000) Heavy Metal Mr. Big (US), Warner Elektra Atlantic Corp. (JapaAnthemic metal at its best, Mr. Big is an unashamedly romantic metal band that commands a loyal following. DEEP CUTS presents 16 of their best slow songs. CD contains 1 bonus track.

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"Minstrels & Ballads" (09/05/2001) Heavy Metal Blackmore's Night, Pony Canyon Records (Japan)

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"Metal Ballads" (12/2005) Heavy Metal Various Artists, Sony Music Special Products

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"Rock Ballads" (03/20/1996) Heavy Metal Nazareth, BR Music (Netherlands)ROCK BALLADS brings together 19 of the softer hits from 1970s hard rock heroes Narazeth.

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"Love Hurts: The Rock Ballads" (03/22/2002) Heavy Metal Nazareth, MCILOVE HURTS: THE ROCK BALLADS offers 19 love songs from 1970s Scottish rockers Nazareth, best known for the title track. The album also features covers from Janis Joplin and The Rolling Stones.