The hit transformed from a deeply personal ballad into one of the defining rock anthems of the 1980s.

Hair metal flexed its muscle in the late 70s. These four power ballads showed the softer side of these heavy acts.

Sometimes, you just need to crank up those old rock tunes and let yourself feel all the feels. The ‘80s were a golden era for rock music, and among the headbangers and anthems, there was a treasure ...

We're changing things up a bit this week, asking you for your preferred hard rock style. Do you always have your lighter ready for a killer tender-hearted power ballad or would you prefer a little ...

Everybody loves power ballads, whether or not they admit it. There’s just something about a rock band slowing things down and cranking up the emotion. For generations, the force of power ballads has ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...