Classic Rock Ballads

on the previous blog theme of soft rock ballads from the 80s & 90s .. i thought it fitting to continue the tribute to some of the top soft rockers that etched their way into my musical memory when i was a mere teen.

i remember hanging out with the year 10 galswhen i was in year 8 - because we caught the same train line .. probably another influence in my diverse musical tastes .. one of the girls had the hots for jon bon jovi. i didn't really understand all the fuss back then - but then again, i was only 13 .. i did however grow to like a couple of their ballads a year or two later - 'i'll be there for you' & 'always' brought back some gory cute memories of high school .. haha ..

then there was meatloaf with 'two out of three ain't bad' & 'i'd do anything for love (but i won't do that)' .. ahh - such classics they were .. i mean he really sang from a raw state, didn't he?

we can't forget the chics either - i absolutely adore concrete blonde's 'joey' .. the empathy of her deep voice just tore open my heart when i first heard it at 15 or something - i loved this song way before i even really got it ..

i just stand by and watch you
fight your secret war
although i used to wonder why -
i used to cry till i was dry
still sometimes i get a strange pain .. inside

and if I seem to be confused
i didnt mean to be with you
and when you said I scared you,
well I guess you scared me too



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABnPx-gcn6g&feature=related

oh oh .. and i have a soft spot for whitesnake's 'is this love' - man, i reckon i must've lived parallel lives back then .. i don't know how some of these songs resonated with me so much when i was younger .. freaky shit !!

is this love .. that i'm feeling
is this the love .. that i've been searching for
is this love .. or am i dreaming
this must be love
cos it's really got a hold on me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujnH4yNqL8E

but i'd have to say - guns n roses' 'november rain' was one of the definitive rock ballads of that era ..

i mean, that brilliant piano intro, stephanie seymour looking white hot & slash's guitar solo all in a tragic twisted dark theme of death & transition .. rock meets classical - GNR pulled it off better than any other rock band of their genre ain their time i reckon - again, i probably got the subtle archetypal behind the song long before i really understood its relevance on a more conscious level .. what is with that?

and when your fears subside
and shadows still remain
i know that you can love me
when there's no one left to blame