The Show Must Go On isn't a ballad, this is sympho/prog-rocker.
WATC, as well as In the Lap of the Gods... Revisited, is a ballad, but they're much more like arena rock. I don't think so bombastic arena rockers would work well on a ballads CD.
pittrek · Member since
In The Lap Of The Gods Death On Two Legs The Night Comes Down It's A Hard Life (extended version) Innuendo Who Wants To Live Forever (Highlander version) Too Much Love Will Kill You Heaven For Everyone White Queen (BBC version) The March Of The Black Queen (Deep Cuts version) Nevermore (BBC version) Spread Your Wings (BBC version) Sail Away Sweet Sister The Prophet's Song White Man Love Of My Life (Live At Rio) Somebody To Love (Live at Milton Keynes) Bohemian Rhapsody Teo Torriatte (HD remix) In The Lap Of The Gods ...revisited
no idea how long would it be
br5946 · Member since
pittrek - Good choices, but you seem to be blurring the lines. I spot some stuff that I (and I'm sure quite a few others would do this too) put in the 'symphonic-proggish-power ballad' category, such as Heaven for Everyone, Innuendo and Bo Rhap. And Death on Two Legs as a ballad? With respect, truthfully I think that's hard rock, if not heavy metal, far from a ballad! Same decision, if not with more emphasis on the 'heavy metal' aspect, when it comes to White Man! I think Bo Rhap and It's A Hard Life get their own category (apart from being ultra-Queen classics until the end of time!!!) as 'rock-opera'. And what's with the HD remix of Teo Torriatte? Granted, I put that song in my ballad list, but why not use the 1976 originial, not the 2011 remix? Surely 'high-def' in musical terms doesn't mean much difference? And with MOTBQ Deep Cuts... is that version some kind of weird standalone edit? Just asking.
mooghead · Member since
It seems for the purposes of this thread a ballad is a slow/love/sentimental song but looking at the definition on wikipedia its just about undefinable and can mean anything so....
nothing to add really...
paulosham · Member since
mooghead wrote: It seems for the purposes of this thread a ballad is a slow/love/sentimental song but looking at the definition on wikipedia its just about undefinable and can mean anything so....
nothing to add really... -------------------------------------------------------------------
So with that being the case then my favourite ballad is Fun It. Which is 3.4833333343 minutes long.
mahlers.com · Member since
Doing Alright My Fairy King The Night Comes Down White Queen (As It Began) Some Day One Day Nevermore Lily Of The Valley Dear Friends '39 Love Of My Life You Take My Breath Away The Millionaire Waltz Drowse Teo Torriate (Let Us Cling Together) All Dead All Dead Spread Your Wings My Melancholy Blues Jealousy Leaving Home Ain't Easy Sail Away Sweet Sister Las Palabras De Amor (The Words Of Love) It's A Hard Life Is This The World We Created....? One Year Of Love Who Wants To Live Forever Don't Try So Hard These Are The Days Of Our Lives The Show Must Go On Mother Love My Life Has Been Saved A Winter's Tale
ronwoodh · Member since
All brilliant songs, but I'd include :-
Millionaire Waltz (ADATR) Who Needs You (NOTW) Love Of My Life (Live Killers) '39' (ANATO) There Must Be More To Life Than This (Mr Bad Guy) Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (Mr Bad Guy)
