Densely populated with as many head scratchers (Fine Young Cannibals' significantly upbeat "She Drives Me Crazy" and Skid Row's teen-rage brooder "18 and Life") as well as genuine arm-waving anthems (Foreigner's "I Want to Know What Love Is" and the lush, Benjamin Orr-led Cars classic "Drive"), Rhino's Rock Ballads: The Collection mostly lives up to its promise of cigarette lighter-melting stadium jams, and is probably the only box set where you can find Radiohead, Bread, Kate Bush, and Nickelback in the same green room.
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AllMusic Review by James Christopher Monger
Track Listing - Disc 1
| Sample | Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
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| 1 | Roxette | 04:16 | Amazon | ||||
| 2 | Foreigner | 04:58 | Amazon | ||||
| 3 | Yes | 04:24 | Amazon | ||||
| 4 | The Cars | 03:54 | Amazon | ||||
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Biffy Clyro | 04:17 | Amazon | |||
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Mr. Big | 03:25 | Amazon | |||
| 7 | Chicago | 03:52 | Amazon | ||||
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Kate Bush | 03:25 | Amazon | |||
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Marc Cohn | 04:13 | Amazon | |||
| 10 |
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Alannah Myles | 04:32 | Amazon | |||
| 11 |
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Christopher Cross | 04:14 | Amazon | |||
| 12 | Peter Cetera | 04:20 | Amazon | ||||
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Honeymoon Suite | 04:35 | Amazon | |||
| 14 | Marillion | 03:32 | Amazon | ||||
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Fine Young Cannibals | 03:33 | Amazon | |||
| 16 | Faces | 04:38 | Amazon | ||||
| 17 | Sinéad O'Connor | 04:38 | Amazon |
Track Listing - Disc 2
| Sample | Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
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| 1 | Fleetwood Mac | 03:11 | Amazon | ||||
| 2 | Gerry Rafferty | 06:08 | Amazon | ||||
| 3 | Pretenders | 03:57 | Amazon | ||||
| 4 | Bread | 03:41 | Amazon | ||||
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Faith No More | 03:05 | Amazon | |||
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Lou Gramm | 03:53 | Amazon | |||
| 7 | Dream Theater | 04:22 | Amazon | ||||
| 8 | Radiohead | 04:17 | Amazon | ||||
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R.E.M. | 04:27 | Amazon | |||
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Shakespear's Sister / Shakespeares Sister | 03:45 | Amazon | |||
| 11 | White Lion | 04:16 | Amazon | ||||
| 12 | Damn Yankees | 04:45 | Amazon | ||||
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Skid Row | 03:49 | Amazon | |||
| 14 | Ratt | 04:49 | Amazon | ||||
| 15 | Kix | 04:17 | Amazon | ||||
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Quireboys | 05:01 | Amazon | |||
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Athlete | 04:05 | Amazon |
Track Listing - Disc 3
| Sample | Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
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| 1 | Whitesnake | 04:59 | Amazon | ||||
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Thunder | 06:20 | Amazon | |||
| 3 | ZZ Top | 06:13 | Amazon | ||||
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The Darkness | 04:19 | Amazon | |||
| 5 | Nickelback | 03:43 | Amazon | ||||
| 6 | Alice Cooper | 05:47 | Amazon | ||||
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Ash | 04:46 | Amazon | |||
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The Lemonheads | 02:43 | Amazon | |||
| 9 |
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David Lee Roth | 04:04 | Amazon | |||
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UFO | 04:58 | Amazon | |||
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Winger | 04:10 | Amazon | |||
| 12 | Dokken | 04:19 | Amazon | ||||
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Harem Scarem | 04:27 | Amazon | |||
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Funeral for a Friend | 03:25 | Amazon | |||
| 15 |
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Andreas Johnson | 03:27 | Amazon | |||
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Mystery Jets | 04:22 | Amazon |
