There are ballads...and then there are power ballads that break the ballad barrier.

Arguably, with Phish, it's difficult to separate the them because often their deepest valleys become fathomless peaks.

Nonetheless, the top ten ballads (authored by Phish--no side projects) that really mellow me out and rock me in the arms of mother infinity's tender arms are: Secret Smile, Driver, Talk, Sleep, Thunderhead, Billy Breates, Fast Enough for You, Dog Faced Boy, and Train Song.

Top ten power ballads: If I Could, Lifeboy, Bittersweet Motel, Tela, Roggae, Bug, All of These Dream, Twenty Years Later, Waste, and Dirt.