Monster Ballads

Various Artists - Rock

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 29, 1999)
• Original Release Date: June 29, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Razor & Tie
• ASIN: B00000JCO1
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #51,156 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Heaven - Warrant

2. Something to Believe In - Poison

3. High Enough - Damn Yankees

4. Almost Paradise - Mike Reno, Ann Wilson

5. Is This Love - Whitesnake

6. To Be With You - Mr. Big

7. Carrie - Europe

8. Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone) - Cinderella

9. More Than Words - Extreme

10. Headed for a Heartbreak - Winger

11. When I Look into Your Eyes - Firehouse

12. Wind of Change - Scorpions

13. I'll Never Let You Go - Steelheart

14. When I See You Smile - Bad English

15. Don't Close Your Eyes - Kix

16. When I'm With You - Sheriff

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Why are these songs seldom played on radio! They're hot!, September 11, 1999

By	Ken Kibby "lover of whatever" (Benicia, CA USA) - See all my reviews

If you want to hear these songs on a radio station, chances are you will have to listen during the station's specialty progamming. Long gone from rotation even on classic rock stations, this is the collection you need to satisfy your intense '80s cravings! OK, early '90s as well. Still, the music that is collecting 50 layers of dust in the MTV storage bins comes to life right here. Even though what amazon is selling is a partial version (I have the full 2-CD set), you will definitely be taken back. The music is on fire!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars BEWARE, July 4, 1999

By A Customer

This is not the same album set as is advertized on television. If you are looking for the 35 track set, go elsewhere.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent! But where are the missing monsters?, August 15, 2003

By	retrowens (Alabama, USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

Compilations, whether by a certain artist or various artists, are usually hit and miss. It's a lot like a gold miner's life. Sometimes you dig up nothing, or unearth fool's gold. But every now and then, you'll get lucky and dig up a great treasure.

Monster Ballads is one of these great treasures. Originally released as a double CD on TV, it has now been split into two and distributed through hundreds of stores, both in real life and on the computer. There are some real gems here, such as "High Enough" (my favorite!), "Don't Know What You Got Til It's Gone", "Wind of Change", and "When I See You Smile". There are also some other nice finds (most of the other songs).

This is where the 'hit and miss' comes into focus, though. If you're real familiar with hair metal and late 80s/early 90s rock, you'll probably find yourself wondering why certain tracks are on here instead of others. Why is "Something To Believe In" on here in place of "Every Rose Has Its Thorn"? Why not include something like Journey's "Open Arms", Bon Jovi's "Livin' On A Prayer", or a Def Leppard song? Or maybe you just like other ballads by certain represented artists better than the one that was included. I know I would've rather had Extreme's "Hole Hearted" instead of "More Than Words," even though I know the latter was their biggest hit.

That's just the way it goes though; unless you create a compilation of songs yourself, you're likely to be dissatisfied with some of the picks. There shouldn't be any argument, however, that Monster Ballads is a really good collection of those old anthems that you used to live by--and now we can call them classics. If you see some songs that you're dying to have on this album, don't think twice about making the purchase. Don't forget to check out Monster Ballads, Vol. 2 while you're at it. It's not as spectacular as this one, but it has some great songs as well.