What are some good, modern rock ballads?

Answer 1

In the pop metal and glam metal genres, later developments of the style from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s are exemplified by such hits as
"Sweet Child O' Mine", "November Rain", "Estranged", and "Don't Cry" by Guns N' Roses,
Bon Jovi's "I'll Be There for You",
Poison's "Every Rose Has Its Thorn",
Warrant's "Heaven" and Skid Row's "I Remember You".

For some 1970s arena rock artists, the power ballad was also responsible for helping to revive their careers in the 1980s; examples include
Heart's "These Dreams" and
Cheap Trick's "The Flame".

After the release of
Van Halen's "When It's Love",
the term power ballad started to decline in use.


The term power ballad is still used to this day in reference to songs such as
Lifehouse's "Hanging by a Moment",
"Aerosmith's "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing",
Matchbox Twenty's "Push",
Velvet Revolver's "Fall to Pieces",
The Calling's "Wherever You Will Go" and other such works.

Occasionally, the term is applied more generally to rock songs which start slowly and quietly and then gradually crescendo to a powerful, climactic end. This usage is far less common, however, and seems to be a retroactive application of the genre's name to pre-1980s album-oriented rock songs such as

Queen's "We Are the Champions",
Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven",
Aerosmith's "Dream On",
Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Free Bird", as well as to 1990s songs like

Metallica's "Nothing Else Matters", all of which vaguely fit the power ballad aesthetic but do not exhibit the sentimentality associated with 1980s power ballads. Generally a power (or rock) ballad is considered suitable for slow dancing because of its slow beat.

Answer 2

1. Imagine - John Lennon
2. Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
3. Let It Be - Beatles
4. Crying - Roy Orbison
5. Unchained Melody - Righteous Brothers
6. Only The Lonely - Roy Orbison
7. Hey Jude - Beatles
8. Can't Help Falling In Love - Elvis Presley
9. Tears In Heaven - Eric Clapton
10. Yesterday - Beatles
11. All I Have To Do Is Dream - Everly Brothers
12. Piano Man - Billy Joel
13. Something - Beatles
14. Knockin' On Heavens Door - Bob Dylan
15. God Only Knows - Beach Boys
16. You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling - Righteous Bros.
17. In My Life - The Beatles
18. Candle in the Wind 1997 - Elton John
19. Angie - Rolling Stones
20. American Pie - Don McLean
21. Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
22. Love Me Tender - Elvis Presley
23. Love Hurts - Nazareth
24. Stairway To Heaven - Led Zeppelin
25. Wild Horses - Rolling Stones
26. Last Kiss - J. Frank Wilson & the Cavaliers
27. Running Scared - Roy Orbison
28. Drive - The Cars
29. Desperado - The Eagles
30. Who Wants To Live Forever - Queen
31. You're The Inspiration - Chicago
32. Open Arms - Journey
33. Dust In The Wind - Kansas
34. I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing - Aerosmith
35. November Rain - Guns N' Roses
36. Dream On - Aerosmith
37. Melissa - Allman Brothers Band
38. He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother - Hollies
39. Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd
40. Hard To Say I'm Sorry - Chicago
41. The Long and Winding Road - The Beatles
42. As Tears Go By - Rolling Stones
43. Can't Fight This Feeling - REO Speedwagon
44. Are You Lonesome Tonight - Elvis Presley
45. Baby, I Love Your Way - Peter Frampton
46. Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton
47. Hurricane - Bob Dylan
48. Desolation Row - Bob Dylan
49. Tiny Dancer - Elton John
50. Somebody To Love - Queen
51. She - Elvis Costello
52. Sound of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel
53. New York State Of Mind - Billy Joel
54. It's Over - Roy Orbison
55. Patience - Guns N' Roses
56. I Wish It Would Rain Down - Phil Collins/Eric Clapton
57. Nights in White Satin - Moody Blues
58. Love Reign O'er Me - The Who
59. Lady In Red - Chris De Burgh
60. Take My Breath Away - Berlin
61. Behind Blue Eyes - The Who
62. Candle In The Wind - Elton John
63. Across the Universe - The Beatles
64. Please Forgive Me - Bryan Adams
65. Mandy - Barry Manilow
66. I'll Stand By You - The Pretenders
67. I Just Died In Your Arms Tonight - Cutting Crew
68. When I Look Into Your Eyes - Firehouse
69. Always - Bon Jovi
70. I Want To Know What Love Is - Foreigner
71. Wicked Game - Chris Isaak
72. Everything I Do, I Do It For You - Bryan Adams
73. True Love Ways - Buddy Holly
74. In My Dreams - REO Speedwagon
75. Right Here Waiting For You - Richard Marx
76. You Don't Bring Me Flowers - Neil Diamond
77. Meet Me Half Way - Kenny Loggins
78. We've Got Tonight - Bob Seger
79. The Show Must Go On - Queen
80. Little Wing - Jimi Hendrix Experience
81. Keep On Lovin' You - REO Speedwagon
82. Sometimes When We Touch - Dan Hill
83. Your Song - Elton John
84. Everytime You Go Away - Paul Young
85. Daniel - Elton John
86. One - U2
87. I Can't Tell You Why - Eagles
88. Faithfully - Journey
89. All By Myself - Eric Carmen
90. More Than Words Can Say - Alias
91. These Dreams - Heart
92. Michelle - The Beatles
93. Lady - Styx
94. High Hopes - Pink Floyd
95. Hello Again - Neil Diamond
96. Donna - Ritchie Valens
97. Crystal Ship - The Doors
98. Glory Of Love - Peter Cetera
99. The Love Of A Lifetime - Firehouse
100. With Or Without You - U2

Answer 3

Only One Woman - Alien
Eyes Without A Face - Billy Idol
Laugh N A 1/2 - D.A.D.
Kayleigh - Marillion
Silent Lucidity - Queensryche
Child In Time - Deep Purple
I Don't Love You Anymore - Quireboys
Broken Heroes - Saxon
Love Is A Battlefield - Pat Benatar
Just Between You & Me - April Wine
Fly To The Angels - Slaughter
Lady In Black - Uriah Heep
Missing You - John Waite
Lavender - Marillion
Love Walked In - Thunder
We Belong - Pat Benatar
Take Me Home Tonight - Eddie Money
Because The Night - Patti Smith Group
Harden My Heart - Quarterflash
Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone) - Glass Tiger
Carrie - Europe
I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That) - Meat Loaf
More Than Words Can Say - Alias
Still Loving You - Scorpions
When I'm With You - Sheriff
Show Me The Way - Peter Frampton
Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now - Starship
Sister Christian - Night Ranger
Is This Love - Whitesnake
Heaven - Warrant
Amanda - Boston
Missing You - John Waite
Love Of A Lifetime - Firehouse
More Than Words - Extreme
When I See You Smile - Bad English
Every Rose Has Its Thorn - Poison
Don't Know What You Go (Till It's Gone) - Cinderella
Babe - Styx
Love Hurts - Nazareth

Answer 4

The Academy Is... - Attention
Acceptance - Permanent
Acceptance - So Contagious
Anberlin - Cadence
Red Jumpsuit Apparatus - Your Guardian Angel
The Juliana Theory - We're At The Top Of The World
The Juliana Theory - The Closest Thing
Something Corporate - Konstantine
Something Corporate - Break Myself

Answer 5

Mercy by Mojave 3
Lie to Me by Devics
Come Up by Devics
Salty Seas by Devics
Just You by Kelly's Lot
Shallow by Poets of the Fall
Late Goodbye by Poets of the Fall
Sort of A Prayer by Red Delicious
Casualties by Red Delicious
Your Ghost performed by 50' Wave
Firefly by Greta Gaines

Answer 6

Alone Again - Dokken
Is this love - Whitesnake