10 Most Underrated Rock Ballads Of All Time

10. On the Mend - Foo Fighters

Tackling the Foo Fighters' double album In Your Honor is a bit of an odd beast. After already proving themselves to be one of the greatest bands of the modern age, here were two albums packaged in one, with one of them being completely downtempo and acoustic. Though the Foos weren't strangers to the ballad format at this point, On the Mend is where things start to get a bit more interesting.

This is one of the first times where the Foos have tried to make a complete environment with their sound. Granted, all of their albums up until this point cranked it up to 10 all of the time, with most of them turning in amazing songs like Everlong. Since this is a song dealing with someone recovering from some hard times though, it makes perfect sense for this kind of arrangement, especially with a slow acoustic leading the way and Taylor Hawkins really hanging back on the drums.

And with all the pointed lyrical content, it's not even the words that land the killing blow here. Right as the song starts to trail off, you get this little piece of acoustic instrumental, which sounds like Dave trying to create a guitar symphony from the ground up. Compared to the usual great Foo Fighters tracks you blast in your car, this is the one moment where you feel like you've been taken on a journey.