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First time I heard the songs on here, was on the classic rock station playin' over the radio. It has every song on here, plus 17 more. There's nothing bad that can be said about the music it's self.
I just liked the way the music sounded. I think some people let their memory of what made people "cool" back in the 80's, make them too insecure to just like what ever sounds good. So, I had no idea what the bands looked like.
If you like rock with a melody, then there's no reason not to like this. It's funny to hear people who don't like this kind of music, complain and insult it, call it "Hair Metal" etc. The funny thing is, all they can come up with are comments about how the performers looked.
This is a great Cd, but you're better off buying the original 2 Disc version. Here's a link to it - Monster Ballads
If you enjoy blazin' lead vocals, sharp guitars, and a mood for love, this cd is something to celebrate. With bands like Warrant, Poison, Damn Yankees and Mr. Gone are the days of strong bgv's and super air guitar solos. Monster Ballads has plenty of big hair for your liking. Big. Monster ballads is the only one who wants to be with you.
I know many people will turn their head at such a compilation, completely certain it's not worth the money. First of all, I am NOT usually a fan of ballads, especially discs that gather a variety of ballads and stick them all in one place. My head can only absorb a couple ballads at a time, and more often than not, I need a few rockers placed between each of the ballads to change the mood.With that said, I love Monster Ballads. Actually, "High Enough" is probably my favorite song, with "When I'm With You" close behind. I really don't know why I like it so much. Sometimes we can't explain why we love the things we love- we just do.
I just really like this collection of tunes. To me, that's WAY too much. But man. This is clearly an example of that.Some of these songs have been played a lot when they were first released, such as "Almost Paradise", "More Than Words", and "When I'm With You". Other songs have been played more as the years have gone by, such as "Heaven", "Is This Love.", and "Wind of Change" (my personal favorite song). Maybe it's the memories of the late 80's calling, or maybe the vocal melodies just connect with me.
I really do think it's worth owning.
I bought this so the DJ at my Wedding could play some of the songs and give me & the other 80's Rock lovers a blast from the past. We did have a blast, totally. Great CD.
This album has all the songs that made metal so great back in the day, only to lose their sense of humor later on as it's big stars turned into old men. This album epitomizes the cheese apparent in heavy metal. After being the rebellion soundtrack of choice in the 80s, it was overtaken by rap, whose top stars were criminal gangsters. Why would a bunch of jocks turn this into a popularity game. To some one like me who drinks every day, I love most of these songs, but where's the humor.
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