These classic rock ballads really resonated with baby boomer listeners in 1963. If you're one of them, I bet you still ...

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 ...

Who doesn’t love a good rock ballad? Even the most vapid of operatic rock love songs are still quite good songs in their own right. However, there’s something so emotional and raw about a song that ...

The power ballads and rave-ups to best have you swooning this Valentine's Day. Rock may first and foremost be about sticking it to the man, as noted expert Ned Schneebly would tell you — but that ...

So have your handkerchiefs at the ready and turn the volume up as we revisit the best rock ballads of the 2000s. Tom DeLonge Gets Teary-Eyed as San Diego Padres Crowd Sings Blink-182 Classic Tom ...

Richmond Hill, Ontario musician Katie Dauson has released “Fresh Sugar,” a country-rock love ballad that draws on classic ...

Jazmin Kylene is a Miami-bred writer and editor with a decade-long career that spans all editorial genres, though she has a particular passion for music journalism. Upon graduating Florida Atlantic ...

The power ballad can be divisive among fans of the rock genre. However, when a power ballad is done right, it usually becomes a crowd favorite that’s nearly impossible not to dramatically sing along ...

In September 1979, J.D. Souther‘s third studio album, You’re Only Lonely, introduced the title track that would become the Amarillo-raised songwriter’s biggest solo hit. The Columbia Records release ...

What rock and metal songs have been turned into piano ballads? Do you know of any rock or metal song that eventually found its counterpart in an equally valid piano ballad version? Because whether a ...