Comments on: Balladism https://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/10/balladism Lollards in the high church of low culture Wed, 11 Oct 2006 13:04:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 By: Tom https://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/10/balladism/comment-page-1#comment-40564 Sat, 07 Oct 2006 10:34:19 +0000 https://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/10/balladism/#comment-40564 John Cale gives good ballad.

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By: Marcello Carlin https://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/10/balladism/comment-page-1#comment-40562 Sat, 07 Oct 2006 10:22:54 +0000 https://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/10/balladism/#comment-40562 Well I definitely need to check out that Simon Warner album properly now.

Great to see “I Keep A Close Watch” in there – the Music For A New Society version as well!

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By: mark sinker https://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/10/balladism/comment-page-1#comment-40557 Sat, 07 Oct 2006 09:28:00 +0000 https://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/10/balladism/#comment-40557 o sød i forgot to pick up a cøpy — have they all gone?

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By: Pete Baran https://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/10/balladism/comment-page-1#comment-40456 Fri, 06 Oct 2006 15:42:28 +0000 https://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/10/balladism/#comment-40456 Would I be right in thinking that most songs with the words “The Ballad Of…” in the title are not actually ballads as we understand them now?

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By: Tom https://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/10/balladism/comment-page-1#comment-40449 Fri, 06 Oct 2006 15:11:44 +0000 https://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/10/balladism/#comment-40449 This isn’t meant to be “TEH BEST BALLADS EVER” – Alone wd definitely have a shout (as would Phil Collins!) – just an erm examination of the form (or my diffuse definition of same with help from Tim and Steve).

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By: CarsmileSteve https://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/10/balladism/comment-page-1#comment-40448 Fri, 06 Oct 2006 15:10:46 +0000 https://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/10/balladism/#comment-40448 surely a picture of Alone is what you see when you look up “power ballad” in the dictionary?

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By: Marcello Carlin https://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/10/balladism/comment-page-1#comment-40446 Fri, 06 Oct 2006 15:07:20 +0000 https://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/10/balladism/#comment-40446 “Alone” is a great, great (power?) ballad.

Reminding myself of “Make It With You,” I note the intro’s extreme similarity to “Who Knows Where The Time Goes.”

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By: mark c https://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/10/balladism/comment-page-1#comment-40415 Fri, 06 Oct 2006 12:58:58 +0000 https://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/10/balladism/#comment-40415 No HEART = no credibility

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