Beautiful soft love songs by nasty heavy bands

[thismonkeyhere]

One of my favourite songs of all time:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqDU-j9Q4nM

Judas Priest, 'Last Rose of Summer'

[DocJock]

I never dreamed - Black Label Society

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCVGSzTD02U

[ShawCrossShark]

Maybe not a love song but definitely a ballad, and one of my favourites

One Last Breath by Creed

Also love The Calling version of Wherever You Will Go, although it is becoming at risk of being overplayed, especially after Ellie Goulding crucified it

[DWS]

Don't know if it can be classed as a love song, but "Changes", Black Sabbath

[OldSkoolRS]

I can't help but think of the arpeggio piano piece in 'This is Spinal Tap' which he then announces is called 'Suck my...'. Now I can't get that out of my head to make any more useful thread suggestions.

[prand]

Not that nasty but when old ladies came into the Woolworth's I worked and asked for the album by "those nice young men who sing that lovely song" (Extreme, More Than Words) I used to chuckle imagining when they'd hear the rest of the album when they got home!

Edit: Here's a link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrIiLvg58SY

Edited by prand on Thursday 12th June 17:06

[SydneyBridge]

Scorpions wind of change

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=n4RjJKxsamQ

[gazza285]

OldSkoolRS said:

I can't help but think of the arpeggio piano piece in 'This is Spinal Tap' which he then announces is called 'Suck my...'. Now I can't get that out of my head to make any more useful thread suggestions.

"Lick My Love Pump" surely?

[944fan]

Not sure if they are love songs but they have a ballad like feel to them:

Metallica - Unforgiven /Nothing Else Matters

[Honk]

Tenacious D.
fk her gently.

[kiseca]

thismonkeyhere said:

One of my favourite songs of all time:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqDU-j9Q4nM

Judas Priest, 'Last Rose of Summer'

I've not heard that one before, beautiful song. I've always liked their song Before The Dawn, I think it's a good fit here too.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zOa3S2SJxtg

Within Temptation might be stretching the Nasty Heavy Band bit but they do one hell of a love ballad. My favourite is this live version of Forgiven:
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qn1_zdT29Sk

Alice Cooper - Stolen Prayer
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uHj-HzMobSQ

EDIT: Oh, and Billy Squier, also stretching the Nasty part somewhat, with In Your Eyes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEB6Zs7zUCs

Finally, Led Zeppelin, not sure if the Rain Song is a love song but it's a ballad at least.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4v-_p5dU34

Edited by kiseca on Thursday 12th June 20:41

[H22observer]

Whitesnake - Is this love

[TheChampers]

944fan said:

Not sure if they are love songs but they have a ballad like feel to them:

Metallica - Unforgiven /Nothing Else Matters

Like both of those a lot.

Rainbow Eyes and Catch The Rainbow are lovely Dio ballads, during Ronnie's Rainbow years.

Always Somewhere by Scorpions is a great love song, not completely a ballad.

Some Kind Of Stranger by The Sisters Of Mercy is lyrically and musically very powerful, albeit about a one-off encounter rather than "romantic".

[CatfishCKY]

Annihilation, a Canadian metal band have done what I consider to be two soft love songs called Holding On, and The One from the 'All for You' album. The One still remains one of my favourite songs.
On their 'Refresh the Demon' album, there is song called Innocent Eyes which is I think about his child coming into his life.
Another one that comes to mind is Phoenix Rising from the album Set The World on Fire, that's another good one.
When you hear some of the other songs they do, these songs seem to be a polar opposite!

There is a band called CKY (my username influence) who did a ballad called Close Yet Far, but not really a love song per se.

Holding On:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pmiMtsbe7s

The One:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RHrFihtKTM

Innocent Eyes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unI3tU6gr9k

Close yet Far if interested:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOKIe0zK0nk

[CatfishCKY]

Honk said:

Tenacious D.
fk her gently.

Fantastic answer! Hilarious song too!

[vournikas]

I'm not sure if Thin Lizzy could ever be classed as "nasty", but they certainly had their heavy moments. This piece is exquisite (if a bit cheesy on the lyrical front):

Still In Love With You (Live)

John Sykes' solo is in my top 5 favourites; utterly dazzling for feel, note selection, and phrasing IMO.

[Animal]

Type O Negative's cover of Summer Breeze...

[Tom_C76]

Every hair metal band did one. Even Mötley Crüe managed Home a Sweet Home.

[OldSkoolRS]

gazza285 said:

"Lick My Love Pump" surely?

Aye, that's the one. I didn't like it much myself, as his piano didn't go up to 11.

[JaymzDead]

Anthrax - NFB: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBzGc2mfeSw /thread