Best Ballad from these 80s metal bands

[Don't Damn Me]

I think Warrant takes the honor. It's not a happy ballad, portraying a situation we could probably all relate to, conveying the powerful emotion that comes with being cheated on. Plus I think a portrays a depth of character Jamie Lane rarely revealed.

[cowpins]

Without the success and airplay of Home Sweet Home would the others exist?

[wildside1969]

Without the success and airplay of Home Sweet Home would the others exist?

Yes and maybe, the third song listed is Alone Again by Dokken. Alone Again existed before Home Sweet Home was even written.

1. Dokken's Tooth and Nail album was released on September 14th, 1984.
2. Motley's Theatre of Pain was released almost a year later on June 24th, 1985.

[dmbrocker]

A lot of good ones here, but I'll go with Cinderella just barely over LAG, Warrant, Crue, and the Skids. We really need a part 2 with some other choices, by the way.

[Wednesday 13 Fan]

Without the success and airplay of Home Sweet Home would the others exist?

They had ballads before this, and as far as radio, Home Sweet Home didn't do very well for either version.

[Gibsonite]

Warrant by far. Jani really did write some great songs, in another time & place he could've made bank writing songs for other bands and artists of multiple genres

[Mister Freeze]

I've always liked Damn Yankees' "Higher (Nuff)," but I'm going with "Home Sweet Home". The whole song is great, but it could win on the solo alone.

This idea that it set the template for hair metal ballads is a bit of revisionist history. Ballads were around before then, and more were coming whether the Crue existed or not.

I love the first two L.A. Guns albums, but I've always found "Ballad of Jayne" to be on the boring side. Funny, kinda like a dream.

[Spongie]

Impossible to pick. There are 6 on that list that I’d consider equal.

[BulletProofPoet]

Warrant by far. Jani really did write some great songs, in another time & place he could've made bank writing songs for other bands and artists of multiple genres

This is the right answer!

[LAglamrocker]

Sometimes She Cries > I Saw Red

[LAglamrocker]

Cinderella
Skidrow
GNR

worst 3
Kingdom Come
Dokken
Crue(never liked it) video awesome

[StateOfShock]

Warrant - I Saw Red for both the original version and the acoustic.

[CanadianMetal]

Alone Again - still enjoy this song , even after all these decades , can’t say the same for many of the others .

[pieceofme]

Without the success and airplay of Home Sweet Home would the others exist?

Yes. And what has that got to do with the poll question?

My answer is Warrant I Saw Red

[HueyRamone]

Home Sweat Home

[pieceofme]

Also Patience sucks.

[DemonFilth2001]

Alone Again - still enjoy this song , even after all these decades , can’t say the same for many of the others .

Yep!

[Metal Sludge]

I'm going with The Scorpions, Winds of Change.
I was never a ballad girl, but I love The Scorpions!
And that was a serious song.
I will say, I love Alone Again, but all of Dokken's song are about losing in love.
And they aren't really ballads. Their just Don being Don.

[Bono Nettencourt]

Urgh. If i never hear WoC again, it'll be too soon.