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GnR's Ballad Battle.....rank their ballads!


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November Rain

Estranged

There Was A Time

Madagascar

Catcher in the Rye

Don't Cry (clean version)

Think About You

The Blues

Prostitute

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My issue with street of dreams is that the 2001/2002 version was such a great, upbeat song, while the album version is slow and depressing.... The 2001/2002 version could've been a hit, while the album version was released as a single and failed miserably... it's just too boring.

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Mine:

1. Sweet Child O' Mine (fast tempo ballads are rare, arguably gnr's best song period)

2. November Rain (epic but still captures the rawness of classic gnr)

3. Don't Cry original (this song got the band signed, easy to see why. Axl/Izzy masterpiece)

4. Estranged (epic, powerful, Axl/Slash at their best)

5. Patience (catchy acoustic ballad, Axl really shines)

6. TWAT (epic, powerful, Axl getting the best out of Bucket/Finck, best NUgnr song)

7. Breakdown (Always been a personal fav of mine)

8. This I love (I think Axl wrote an amazing, honest song. Finck does a great Slash solo)

9. Since I don't have you (I love the Axl/Slash combo on this cover, truly amazing)

10. Tie: Catcher & Knockin'

Catcher in the rye (Another great song written by Axl, the first time I heard it I loved it. One of my fav NUgnr songs)

Knockin' on Heavens Door (despite the fact that I am pretty much sick of this song, it is a great cover version. The classic band really made this song something special)

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I went with the Slow Dance method. If played at a bar, would you slow dance with your partner or fast dance. That's how I came up with my 12. That's why songs like TWAT, Yesterdays, Breakdown and Locomotive didn't make it.

SCOM?

You do realize this is a rock n roll forum and nobody takes it that seriously, right?

I ranked 12 GnR songs that I consider their ballads.

I think you can find a lot of other things on this forum, and in this world, to pick apart. :shrugs:

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‘Ballad’ is a bit of a nebulous term really. In its original medium, it referred to medieval poetry and dancing songs. These days, it could refer to a lyrical love song, a slow song, an acoustic song - or any combination of those things. I consider Sweet Child (and Think About You) to be medium-paced ballads, but it is all semantics.

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I don't consider There Was A Time a ballad, otherwise it would be on top of my list.

1. Sweet Child O' Mine

2. Don't Cry [Alternate Lyrics]

3. Estranged

4. Patience

5. Madagascar

These are also the only GN'R ballads I thoroughly enjoy (honourable mention to the end of November Rain).

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Obviously it's a bit hard to define which song are ballads exactly, but this is a top list of GNR songs that I personally consider ballads:

12. Street Of Dreams

11. Yesterdays

10. Catcher In The Rye

9. Patience

8. Prostitute

7. Knockin´ On Heavens Door

6. This I Love

5. There Was A Time

4. Don't Cry

3. Estranged

2. Sweet Child O' Mine

1. November Rain

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What's this??? Someone starting something positive instead of just making snide remarks about all the haters and how awful this place is? Unbelievable.

To you Groghan, I say "Huzzah and celebramous!"

Here's my ranking off the top of my head:

12 Catcher In The Rye

11 So Fine

10 Since I Don’t Have You

09 Madagascar

08 Patience

07 Prositute

06 Don’t Cry (Atl Lyrics)

05 Sweet Child O’ Mine

04 This I Love

03 The Blues

02 November Rain

01 Estranged

No love for Street Of Dreams????

#3 with a bullet for me.

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What's this??? Someone starting something positive instead of just making snide remarks about all the haters and how awful this place is? Unbelievable.

To you Groghan, I say "Huzzah and celebramous!"

Here's my ranking off the top of my head:

12 Catcher In The Rye

11 So Fine

10 Since I Don’t Have You

09 Madagascar

08 Patience

07 Prositute

06 Don’t Cry (Atl Lyrics)

05 Sweet Child O’ Mine

04 This I Love

03 The Blues

02 November Rain

01 Estranged

No love for Street Of Dreams????

#3 with a bullet for me.

You are a good man. NO matter what all these other posters say about you.

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My favourite GnR ballads/power ballad

1)Estranged (also my favourite guns song in general

2)Don't cry (original)

3)November rain

4)Street of dreams

5)Knocking on heavens door (original UYI version, new live one is far too long for me)

6)This I love

7)Patience

8)Since I don't have you (a GnR guilty pleasure)

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