Those are the types of ballads we’re highlighting here. Read on to see The Best Ballad by 15 Bands of the Hair Metal Era. Tom ...

What is a power ballad, in its purest, most intensity-drenched form? Hyper-emotional? Agonising? Loud? Quiet? In-between? In short: it’s a ballad with power. You’d have thought compiling a list of the ...

They’re majestic, often misunderstood, and undeniably awesome - but to most of us, they’re known as power ballads. Any list of killer power ballads has to include some absolute titans of the genre. We ...

In the case of grunge, most of the ballads weren’t about love, but focused on inner turmoil and pain instead. Sadly, many of the musicians who wrote the songs on this list died at a young age, so it ...

The best rock ballads of all time are also some of the best ballads period, from "Bridge Over Troubled Water" to "Dust in the ...

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 ...

In 1972, ballads were typically soft, slow, and rooted in traditional pop or folk melodies, until the Carpenters released a smash song that set the stage for every power ballad that followed.

Look, man, I get it. Power ballads are cheesy, sappy, and outright lame, right? At least, that’s what we say when our metalhead friends are around. Like you, there’s no way I have ever in my life ...

What are Greg Puciato's favorite power ballads? The Better Lovers singer who is currently getting some attention for the band's latest power ballad "At All Times" from the Highly Irresponsible album ...