Best Song on the utterly lolsome 'Soft Metal Ballads' compilation

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This has to be my secret karaoke weapon:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJzNZ1c5C9c

Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Thursday, 20 July 2017 15:58 (seven years ago) link

The Eagles of Soft Metal

Mandal Envy (Old Lunch), Thursday, 20 July 2017 16:13 (seven years ago) link

I love Queen but I have always HATED "You're My Best Friend"

Odysseus, Thursday, 20 July 2017 16:16 (seven years ago) link

This thing is a complete mystery. Many of these artists aren't within the same solar system as metal and they didn't even include someone like Michael Bolton who actually did have some semblance of a hard rock career early on. I guess Richard Marx did write songs for Vixen.

Mandal Envy (Old Lunch), Thursday, 20 July 2017 16:17 (seven years ago) link

Spandau Ballet are on this one
https://www.discogs.com/Various-Pure-Soft-Metal-It-Takes-Your-Breath-Away/master/338746

Queen A Kind Of Magic 4:26
–Cutting Crew (I Just) Died In Your Arms Tonight 4:06
–John Waite Missing You 4:15
–Mr. Mister Kyrie 3:59
–Bryan Adams Summer Of '69 3:27
–Bad English Forget Me Not 4:34
–Poison (3) Every Rose Has It's Thorn 4:17
–Toto Rosanna 4:17
–REO Speedwagon Can't Fight This Feeling 4:43
–Berlin Take My Breath Away 4:10
–Vixen (2) Cryin' 3:24
–W.A.S.P. Forever Free 3:24
–Gary Moore Over The Hills And Far Away 4:17
–Meat Loaf Modern Girl 5:19
–Wasch! Play For Your Life 1:34
–Mammoth (2) Bad Times 4:06
–Spandau Ballet True 5:22
–T'Pau China In Your Hand 5:00

Odysseus, Thursday, 20 July 2017 16:29 (seven years ago) link

This one was MASSIVE in my school at the time

https://www.discogs.com/Various-Hot-City-Nights/release/2736814

There was loads of similar comps in its wake that sold loads and were inescapable from TV adverts

Odysseus, Thursday, 20 July 2017 16:31 (seven years ago) link

https://www.discogs.com/Various-Soft-Metal/release/1205378

This was a huge one

Odysseus, Thursday, 20 July 2017 16:32 (seven years ago) link

Australian version has a slightly different tracklist
https://www.discogs.com/Various-Soft-Metal/release/5898303

Odysseus, Thursday, 20 July 2017 16:32 (seven years ago) link

and the other popular one at school was
https://www.discogs.com/Various-Precious-Metal/master/355872

all the people who owned these or got copies were NOT into metal or heavy rock. The target audience for people too embarrassed to like metal i guess?

Odysseus, Thursday, 20 July 2017 16:34 (seven years ago) link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9QrLDIGCaQ

flappy bird, Thursday, 20 July 2017 16:55 (seven years ago) link

Torn between You're My Best Friend and Manic Monday.

Gavin, Leeds, Thursday, 20 July 2017 17:01 (seven years ago) link

https://www.discogs.com/Various-Soft-Metal/release/1205378

This was a huge one

― Odysseus, Thursday, July 20, 2017 4:32 PM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Ha, when I saw the title of the thread, this is the album I thought you were polling!

The Anti-Climax Blues Band (Turrican), Thursday, 20 July 2017 17:40 (seven years ago) link

This is Queen. It couldn't be anything else.

The Anti-Climax Blues Band (Turrican), Thursday, 20 July 2017 17:42 (seven years ago) link

Half of these had charting techno covers circa 2002.

billstevejim, Friday, 21 July 2017 05:42 (seven years ago) link

Okay maybe not half, but DJ Sammy's "Heaven," DHT's "Listen To Your Heart" and Tupac's posthumous "Broken Wings" cover.

billstevejim, Friday, 21 July 2017 05:43 (seven years ago) link

Those are about as techno as The Bangles are metal.

chap, Friday, 21 July 2017 10:54 (seven years ago) link

voted Alannah Myles - Black Velvet, because it gives me 90's pub jukebox vibes that make me happy.

calzino, Friday, 21 July 2017 11:16 (seven years ago) link

That song was impossible to escape for a few years

Odysseus, Friday, 21 July 2017 13:09 (seven years ago) link

no idea who far corporation are. Anybody know them?

Odysseus, Friday, 21 July 2017 13:10 (seven years ago) link

I had a tape copy of this one https://www.discogs.com/Various-The-Final-Countdown-The-Very-Best-Of-Soft-Metal/release/3103571, which has a bit of crossover. I don't recognise some of the songs so maybe it didn't all fit on a C90 and I cut the songs I didn't know. I'd probably vote Poison by Alice Cooper on that one if ILX existed when I was 14.

Of these I only really like the Bangles, INXS and Queen. I might like the Thin Lizzy song given that I quite like Thin Lizzy but I don't know that one.

Colonel Poo, Friday, 21 July 2017 13:20 (seven years ago) link

Keep On Loving You is awesome

niels, Friday, 21 July 2017 14:02 (seven years ago) link

xp i fucked up

billstevejim, Friday, 21 July 2017 14:08 (seven years ago) link

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

Alternative Ulsterbus, Friday, 21 July 2017 22:41 (seven years ago) link

i love that queen song

The Saga of Rodney Stooksbury (rushomancy), Saturday, 22 July 2017 01:52 (seven years ago) link

So do lots of people and I've never been able to understand why. I loved Queen as a young kid (got a night at the opera for my 3rd birthday) but that song has always annoyed me. Always skipped it on the greatest hits album.

Odysseus, Saturday, 22 July 2017 01:58 (seven years ago) link

Rough choice but I'm going with Richard Marx. So many better 80's choices that this collection.

yesca, Saturday, 22 July 2017 02:04 (seven years ago) link

well it was aimed at a UK audience which never had rock radio so they picked whatever they thought would appeal to casual people... but aye, there was actual rawk bands with hits they could have included. Most are maybe on the other comps I posted above

Odysseus, Saturday, 22 July 2017 02:07 (seven years ago) link

My mate at school became really popular for a week because he got the hot city nights comp and everybody gave him a tape to copy for them.

1 –Queen I Want To Break Free 4:20
2 –Heart Alone 3:37
3 –INXS New Sensation 3:38
4 –Kiss Crazy Crazy Nights 3:44
5 –Bryan Adams Summer Of '69 3:32
6 –Robert Plant Big Log 5:01
7 –Foreigner I Want To Know What Love Is 4:58
8 –Eric Clapton Wonderful Tonight 3:41
9 –Bon Jovi Livin' On A Prayer 4:06
10 –Billy Idol Hot In The City (1988 Remix) 4:21
11 –Magnum (3) Start Talking Love 4:00
12 –Whitesnake Here I Go Again (US Remix) 3:54
13 –Marillion Lavender 3:39
14 –Pat Benatar We Belong 3:36
15 –Big Country Look Away 4:23
16 –Rush Spirit Of Radio 4:57

Odysseus, Saturday, 22 July 2017 02:08 (seven years ago) link

I was the first to get a CD player so almost everyone asked me to make them a copy of the 2 U2 cds I had and the Billy Idol greatest hits comp lol

Nearest i ever got to being popular. School was shit!

Odysseus, Saturday, 22 July 2017 02:09 (seven years ago) link

7 –Foreigner I Want To Know What Love Is 4:58

I mean just put this shit on 16 times on the CD and call it a day.

yesca, Saturday, 22 July 2017 02:10 (seven years ago) link

My dad, who was never a rock fan, had that single on 7" when it came out. I think it was #1 here.

The one song that is surprisingly missing from those comps is Kiss - Crazy Nights, which was by far their biggest hit in the UK (until bill and ted) its on all the rock comps here now and oldies stations actually play it.

Yes, that means its much better known than the 70s stuff.*

Odd innit?

*still shite imo

Odysseus, Saturday, 22 July 2017 02:17 (seven years ago) link

Ha yeah, that's right - 'Crazy Crazy Nights' is far more well known in the UK than 'Rock'n'Roll All Night', 'Love Gun' etc.

The Anti-Climax Blues Band (Turrican), Saturday, 22 July 2017 02:22 (seven years ago) link

gonna have to vote for my fav metal band wilson phillips

dyl, Saturday, 22 July 2017 03:39 (seven years ago) link

Eric Clapton - "Cocaine" is neither soft, nor metal, nor a ballad. Voting

Guy Pidgeotto (Tom Violence), Saturday, 22 July 2017 04:35 (seven years ago) link

I was ALL OVER these compilations for a while there (OK, roughly 1989-1993). I'm appalled not to see any Cinderella here.
I'm going to have to hold my nose and vote for Poison.

The shard-borne beetle with his drowsy hums (Chinaski), Saturday, 22 July 2017 09:32 (seven years ago) link

Eric Clapton - "Cocaine" is neither soft, nor metal, nor a ballad. Voting

Also largely true of "Heartache Tonight", which got my vote.

No purposes. Sounds. (Sund4r), Saturday, 22 July 2017 12:28 (seven years ago) link

This comp should be called "Music."

Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 22 July 2017 13:27 (seven years ago) link

Several of these songs are very important to me but I can't imagine calling any of them "soft metal."

I mean, "soft metal" is already ridicklepickle as a category. I would generally take it to mean the quieter ballads of otherwise-metal or metal-adjacent bands. "Silent Lucidity" is probably soft metal. Kiss's "Hard Luck Woman"? "Every Rose Has its Thorn" maybe. "Patience," definitely.

But those are not on the list. Of these I voted for "Broken Wings," because SOMEBODY has to rep for the best non-Sting Sting song.

leave your emu at the door (Ye Mad Puffin), Saturday, 22 July 2017 14:18 (seven years ago) link

no idea who far corporation are. Anybody know them?

Without looking it up I think it was some kind of charity supergroup a la Hear n'Aid. Their version of Stairway was nowhere near as good as Rolf Harris's if memory serves, but I could be wrong. The singer was Robin MacAuley, who started out in Grand Prix (3rd rate Magnum) and 'progressed' to the Michael Schenker Group, who were re-monickered the MacAuley-Schenker Group in celebration.

I'm sure Neil Murray played bass on it.

めんどくさかった (Matt #2), Saturday, 22 July 2017 14:26 (seven years ago) link

heh, I knew you would know!

Odysseus, Saturday, 22 July 2017 14:46 (seven years ago) link

The things you remember

めんどくさかった (Matt #2), Saturday, 22 July 2017 15:11 (seven years ago) link

Robin MacAuley had hair governed only by Lovecraftian physics.

http://i.imgur.com/rsZPWke.jpg

Loved this album way too much in high school. It is -- horribly, horribly -- "soft metal." Much like Crazy Nights, in fact, which I loved even more. Jesus. Maybe two of the most plastic sounding things in existence but at the time, with a brand new CD player, it made me feel like the guy in the Maxell ad with his hair blowing back and the lamp sliding past his chair.

COMIN AT YA IN CRYSTAL CLEAR HI FIDELITY DIGITAL

Devilock, Saturday, 22 July 2017 16:41 (seven years ago) link

*McAuley rather and it's even right there

Devilock, Saturday, 22 July 2017 16:42 (seven years ago) link

that explains so much

Odysseus, Saturday, 22 July 2017 16:53 (seven years ago) link

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

System, Wednesday, 26 July 2017 00:01 (seven years ago) link

lol amazing CD

votes Bangles

AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Wednesday, 26 July 2017 00:38 (seven years ago) link

McAuley looks like the guy from Caprica and Grimm wearing a fright wig and trying not to laugh while looking serious + chest hair

Guy Pidgeotto (Tom Violence), Wednesday, 26 July 2017 02:22 (seven years ago) link

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

System, Thursday, 27 July 2017 00:01 (seven years ago) link

The right choice! Although I like 'Manic Monday', because Prince.

The Anti-Climax Blues Band (Turrican), Thursday, 27 July 2017 07:12 (seven years ago) link

Is it churlish to point out that it's neither metal nor a ballad? Or are we beyond that at this point?

The shard-borne beetle with his drowsy hums (Chinaski), Thursday, 27 July 2017 08:05 (seven years ago) link

no idea who far corporation are. Anybody know them?

this was frank farian of boney m fame plus a bunch of guys from toto and some other randoms. notable for being the first time stairway got into the singles chart iirc

plp will eat itself (NickB), Thursday, 27 July 2017 11:38 (seven years ago) link

was a huge hit in germany btw, he said to absolutely no-one's surprise

plp will eat itself (NickB), Thursday, 27 July 2017 11:39 (seven years ago) link

If you had posted that before the poll ended then it probably would have won knowing ILM

Did Tom D vote for his fave tina turner song?

Odysseus, Thursday, 27 July 2017 11:43 (seven years ago) link

I didn't vote. I've never liked "Manic Monday". The story here is REO Speedwagon sneaking into third place.

weird echo of the falsies (Tom D.), Thursday, 27 July 2017 11:48 (seven years ago) link

The extreme homeliness of REO Speedwagon appeals to me too, tbh.

weird echo of the falsies (Tom D.), Thursday, 27 July 2017 11:52 (seven years ago) link

I can bet not one single brit voted for reo speedwagon

Odysseus, Thursday, 27 July 2017 12:03 (seven years ago) link

youtubing it now and I quite like it

Odysseus, Thursday, 27 July 2017 12:06 (seven years ago) link

(xp) Why not? It was a big hit.

weird echo of the falsies (Tom D.), Thursday, 27 July 2017 12:10 (seven years ago) link

maybe, but when has it been played on radio since? Ive never heard it

Odysseus, Thursday, 27 July 2017 13:09 (seven years ago) link

Really? I feel like I know it off by heart, or Heart.

weird echo of the falsies (Tom D.), Thursday, 27 July 2017 13:33 (seven years ago) link

... they should have been on this.

weird echo of the falsies (Tom D.), Thursday, 27 July 2017 13:34 (seven years ago) link

Surely that REO Speedwagon track (and Can't Fight This Feeling) is a staple of commercial radio over here along with the likes of Journey, Ace, Rainbow etc

groovypanda, Thursday, 27 July 2017 13:41 (seven years ago) link

haha i doubt many here had heard a journey song until Glee!

Odysseus, Thursday, 27 July 2017 13:45 (seven years ago) link

I think Cant Fight This Feeling has been used on a TV advert recently however

Odysseus, Thursday, 27 July 2017 13:48 (seven years ago) link

Yes, I was going to say they couldn't get arrested over here but, for some reason, they had a Top 10 album in 1983, pretty much out of the blue. (xp)

weird echo of the falsies (Tom D.), Thursday, 27 July 2017 13:50 (seven years ago) link

the reo speedwagon song that i know best is 'in your letter' but only because it was on k-tel's chart hits 81 along with these other false metal non-hits:

Exile - Heart And Soul
Slade - Lock Up Your Daughters
The Scoo - Panic

also there were two rival versions of the birdie song over the two volumes, bit excessive rly

plp will eat itself (NickB), Thursday, 27 July 2017 13:57 (seven years ago) link

oops that should be The Scoop but i don't suppose it matters much

plp will eat itself (NickB), Thursday, 27 July 2017 13:58 (seven years ago) link

Scoos out for summer

Odysseus, Thursday, 27 July 2017 13:59 (seven years ago) link

Only Exile song I know is this one (which is ace):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJJQpSzDgC0

groovypanda, Thursday, 27 July 2017 14:02 (seven years ago) link

The Scoop? wtf?

weird echo of the falsies (Tom D.), Thursday, 27 July 2017 14:05 (seven years ago) link

(xp) Chinn & Chapman!

weird echo of the falsies (Tom D.), Thursday, 27 July 2017 14:06 (seven years ago) link

Pretty sure I voted for REO btw

put your hands on the car and get ready to die (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 27 July 2017 14:15 (seven years ago) link

oh and "Lock Up Your Daughters" is metallic IMO, Slade had a faux metal era in the early 80s that was well liked by metal kids at my school

put your hands on the car and get ready to die (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 27 July 2017 14:17 (seven years ago) link

era when quo patches also made it onto leather jackets iirc \m/

plp will eat itself (NickB), Thursday, 27 July 2017 14:30 (seven years ago) link

Ha, they played "Keep On Loving You" all the time on the campus shuttle bus in Buffalo. Obv a classic but I didn't vote for it because it came close to actually being a soft metal ballad.

No purposes. Sounds. (Sund4r), Thursday, 27 July 2017 14:36 (seven years ago) link

Members of the band Journey were just spotted in the White House briefing room. That is all.

— margaret brennan (@margbrennan) July 27, 2017

Devilock, Thursday, 27 July 2017 14:43 (seven years ago) link

Nick yeah definitely Quo too

put your hands on the car and get ready to die (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 27 July 2017 14:44 (seven years ago) link

and Rush lol

Odysseus, Thursday, 27 July 2017 15:47 (seven years ago) link

Central placement of Ethel The Frog patch a brave move there

めんどくさかった (Matt #2), Thursday, 27 July 2017 18:27 (seven years ago) link

who?

Odysseus, Friday, 28 July 2017 12:46 (seven years ago) link

ETHEL THE FROG

the shape of a hot willie lumpkin (bizarro gazzara), Friday, 28 July 2017 13:08 (seven years ago) link

First REO Speedwagon, now Ethel the Frog.

weird echo of the falsies (Tom D.), Friday, 28 July 2017 13:12 (seven years ago) link

Paul "Doug" Sheppard (lead guitar)

weird echo of the falsies (Tom D.), Friday, 28 July 2017 13:14 (seven years ago) link

there were two other pauls in that four-piece band, you can see why he chose to be called doug

the shape of a hot willie lumpkin (bizarro gazzara), Friday, 28 July 2017 13:17 (seven years ago) link


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