Rock Ballads
 

Hi you guys,

I'm having fun these days with my "Rock-Ballad" - playlist by Ayu, whcih, as of now, consists of 26 songs. But! - I cannot come to shake the feeling that i forgot quite a few songs. So which songs, apart from the ones listed below, would you consider rock-ballads (ballad in the sense of slow-emotional song)?

- memorial address
- a song for
- liar
- hope or pain
- sorrows
- momentum
- free & easy
- love song
- NOW & 4 EVA
- return road
- count down
- decicion
- (miss) understood
- criminal
- no way to say
- never ever
- heratplace
- M
- Missing
- endless sorrow
- moon
- reminds me
- duty
- gulity
- last minute

It Was
Marionette
End Of The World
Out of control

Maybe Petal too

I consider Far Away as a rock ballad?

definitely fated. Also maybe kiss 'o kill, and sending mail.

Does Tell All's Team Ayu version count?

Together When...

"Last Links" comes to my mind and does "Letter" still count as a rock ballad, too? :)

Pray
crossroad
beloved
Melody
SAKURA
Gloria
do it again
November
Sweet Season
Will
reminds me
Over

Many may not be your taste, but these are all generally considered rock ballads by more or less many fans.

^how? :shakehead

thanks for the suggestions. i tired them in the list.
I rejected some though.

- tell all is close but has a different feeling...more like Mirrocle World
- fated leans more towards being a ballad than having that sorrowful sound
- kiss o kill is more of a pop-rock tune
- petal was too soft


so far I kept: It was, Mrionette, End of the world, out of control and together when + far away of which I'm not so sure yet

^If you think fated is more of a ballad and petal is too soft, I guarantee that these previously listed songs will also be considered ballads to you ;)

^yes they are
I know all ayu songs... I just thought I may missed a few for this list
Melody and Sweet Seasons are .idtempo for me...and so is Will. do it again is some sort of hybrid. Would call it rockish-upbeat (pop)?
reminds me is in my list though.

Here's my list:

- POWDER SNOW
- End roll
- Who...
- SCAR
- Far away
- still alone
- Dearest
- HANABI ~episode II~
- No way to say
- HOPE or PAIN
- CAROLS
- HAPPY ENDING
- criminal
- It was
- fated
- Together When...
- Marionette
- GREEN
- Last Links
- You were...
- MOON
- crossroad
- reminds me
- SAKURA
- petal
- Last minute
- Sorrows

I chose these because I get a strong rock ballad vibe from these. There may be more but I already had trouble with making this so I'll stop this here.

And M isn't rock. It's power pop ballad with ethereal wave influences in it. If that song is considered a rock ballad, add momentum on the list too. Those two are like sisters with their similar music style (which is pop).

After reading this thread and people defining songs like Who..., Melody, Sweet Season, beloved and so on as rock I have just one question: do you guys ever listened to actual rock music and rock ballads? Honestly, that's like saying Boys & Girls is an electro pop song. Just because a songs' arrangement uses an electric guitar or drums doesn't make it a rock song...

can someone recommend other rock ballads outside of ayus huge music list?

Quoted for truth, sista

On what planet are these considered rock ballads??????

Tsuchiya Anna:
Kuroi Namida
Take me out
FROZEN ROSE

Acid Black Cherry:
Aishitenai
Fuyu no Maboroshi
Kimi ga inai, ano Hi kara
Nemuri Hime
Yasashii Uso
Maria
Mirai Yosouzu II

OLIVIA:
a little pain

ONE OK ROCK:
Heartache
Fight The Night

MUCC:
Orchestra no Ame
JAPANESE
Shinde hoshii hito
Shangrila

X JAPAN:
Forever Love
Say Anything
Endless Rain
Longing ~Togireta Melody~
CRUCIFY MY LOVE
Tears

If you're not specifically looking for japanese artists, try the Scorpions, they're since 50 years famous for their rock ballads like
Send Me an Angel
You and I
Still Loving You
Believe in Love
Lorelei
Humanity
Wind of Change
and many more I probably forgot right now.

I think the so called "rules of rock" doesn't apply to Ayu's music since she has never been a rock artist. Even her rock songs are still pop. Therefore there's no reason to get so pissed off over this like some people here have. It's no use. People's opinions are not going to change. :')

I did not want to make people mad.
Iny own regards, just by naming three songs:

beloved is the most ballady ayu can get for me, where as Memorial address and A Song for XX describe what I was amaing for the most. does it make sense?