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 ...

Music in the 1980s was distinct. While artists today seem to borrow from the gamut of music history, musicians in the ’80s were doing their own thing, carving out a unique sound that couldn’t be ...

"Don't Stop Believin'" by Journey was ranked No. 3 on a list of the greatest power ballads ever written by Ultimate Classic ...

In 1987, Starship released an unforgettable love anthem that quickly became one of the biggest hits of the era. Their song "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in April ...

Power ballads might just be the perfect type of songs to listen to if you want a hefty dose of anthemic, emotional lyrics, with enough rock elements to jam out to. In 1981, power ballads were all the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 1979, Styx released a song that would become both a chart-topping success and a turning point in their sound. Written by ...

'Alone' could have been lost to history if Heart didn't cover it.

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 ...