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EmoJoe · 07-09-2005, 09:07 PM

What's a ballad? I've heard people say "oh that's songs a ballad" or "i heard that their new song is a ballad!" so yeah, what's a ballad?

Hollow · 07-09-2005, 09:09 PM

it pretty much means a slow song about sincere feelings.

Mr. Television · 07-09-2005, 09:11 PM

A ballad is a song that tells a story. For Example the theme song of The Beverly Hillbillies is called The Ballad of Jed Clampett because it tells a story during the opening credits.

Tuesday Weld · 07-09-2005, 09:28 PM

No question is dumb.

HuntingtonM15 · 07-09-2005, 10:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DallasCowboysFanatic

A ballad is a song that tells a story. For Example the theme song of The Beverly Hillbillies is called The Ballad of Jed Clampett because it tells a story during the opening credits.

Yeah, I never really knew about that until I took a music class last semester. The professor told us people usually associate ballads with being slow songs, but they are really story songs.

ABlairican Pie · 07-10-2005, 12:12 AM

A ballad is either a song that tells a story or, in more common usage, is a slow song which shows people's passionate feelings, as some have mentioned.
In the 80's there was the power ballad, a soft song by a metal band which showed their sensitive side (generally to attract chicks) yet featured a killer metal guitar solos so the dudes would have something to enjoy as well (so it wouldn't sound so effeminate to say you liked them).

Some classic power ballads include:

Every Rose Has Its Thorn--by Poison
Still Loving You--The Scorpions
Alone Again--Dokken
Headed For a Heartbreak--Winger
Heaven--Warrant
Ballad of Jayne--L.A. Guns
Patience--Guns N' Roses
Something to Believe In--Poison
Sometimes She Cries--Warrant
Don't Cry--Poison
The Ballad--Testament (who played last night in Tacoma)
Don't Close Your Eyes--Kix
Nobody's Fool--Cinderella
Don't Know What You Got Until It's Gone--Cinderella
Home Sweet Home--Motley Crue
Without You--Motley Crue
Wanted Dead or Alive--Bon Jovi
Nothing Else Matters--Metallica
Goodbye to Romance--Ozzy Osbourne
So Tired--Ozzy Osbourne
Is This Love--Whitesnake
Silent Lucidity--Queensryche
To Be With You--Mr. Big
Love Bites--Def Leppard

07-09-2005, 09:07 PM	#1
EmoJoe Cool cool cool Forum Addict Join Date: Apr 23, 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 71,478	Sorry if I sound dumb, but... What's a ballad? I've heard people say "oh that's songs a ballad" or "i heard that their new song is a ballad!" so yeah, what's a ballad?
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07-09-2005, 09:11 PM	#3
Mr. Television 23 Years at Sitcoms Online Forum Icon Join Date: Jun 06, 2003 Location: Somewhere you're Not Posts: 62,132	A ballad is a song that tells a story. For Example the theme song of The Beverly Hillbillies is called The Ballad of Jed Clampett because it tells a story during the opening credits.
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07-09-2005, 09:28 PM	#4
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07-10-2005, 12:12 AM	#6
ABlairican Pie Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Dec 12, 2001 Location: Living where cats reign more Supreme than a pizza. Posts: 31,619	A ballad is either a song that tells a story or, in more common usage, is a slow song which shows people's passionate feelings, as some have mentioned. In the 80's there was the power ballad, a soft song by a metal band which showed their sensitive side (generally to attract chicks) yet featured a killer metal guitar solos so the dudes would have something to enjoy as well (so it wouldn't sound so effeminate to say you liked them). Some classic power ballads include: Every Rose Has Its Thorn--by Poison Still Loving You--The Scorpions Alone Again--Dokken Headed For a Heartbreak--Winger Heaven--Warrant Ballad of Jayne--L.A. Guns Patience--Guns N' Roses Something to Believe In--Poison Sometimes She Cries--Warrant Don't Cry--Poison The Ballad--Testament (who played last night in Tacoma) Don't Close Your Eyes--Kix Nobody's Fool--Cinderella Don't Know What You Got Until It's Gone--Cinderella Home Sweet Home--Motley Crue Without You--Motley Crue Wanted Dead or Alive--Bon Jovi Nothing Else Matters--Metallica Goodbye to Romance--Ozzy Osbourne So Tired--Ozzy Osbourne Is This Love--Whitesnake Silent Lucidity--Queensryche To Be With You--Mr. Big Love Bites--Def Leppard
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07-09-2005, 09:09 PM	#2
Hollow Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Dec 16, 2001 Posts: 30,406	it pretty much means a slow song about sincere feelings.