Bands like Cheap Trick, Heart, and Chicago had a lot of success only to have it dry up at a certain point. These power ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Back in the '80s, there few women in rock cooler than Pat Benatar. The combination of her powerhouse vocals and punkish style made ...

It was written by two hitmakers, recorded by a short-lived band, nearly forgotten and even performed by John Stamos—then Heart got hold of it.

In the early years of hair metal, the Sunset Strip bands were more akin to The New York Dolls’ glam punk than what emerged on MTV in the mid-80s. Some bands, like Faster Pussycat and L.A. Guns, ...

The ballad originated as a poem to be sung. But also as a song you could dance to. You’ll notice the word “ball” inside the word, as in a social dance. I tell you this not for the English lesson, but ...

Richard Marx, 62, may have ruled the late 1980s and early 1990s as the king of love songs and ballads, but more than three decades after he dominated the music charts, the iconic singer still looks ...

Power ballads are often associated with the 1980s. This is mostly due to the rise of power ballads, which paired traditional ballads with modern distorted rock guitar. Many power ballads dominated the ...