The eighties can be best defined by power ballads, T-tops, and pop-up headlights. The fuel crises was over, cars were lighter and smaller, and this new-fangled CD technology was finding its way ...

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 ...

Traditional ballads express emotions through down-tempo melodies and somber tones. While that can certainly be the vibe for some of our moodiest days, they don’t hit quite as hard as their anthemic ...

There have been few musical sins committed in the name of rock 'n' roll as egregious as the power ballad. Not really rock and not really a good idea to begin with, the rock power ballad was born in ...

Which do you prefer — the tender-hearted power ballads or the aggressively rocking mosh pit anthems? Vote in the Loudwire ...

Because of social media and the internet, it would seem that no matter where one goes, music has a prominent role. Whether it is in the foreground by choice or in the background, it may remind one of ...

Jimmy Psycho’s hair metal heartbreak. Jimmy Psycho continues pillaging his musical past on his latest themed album, “Love on the Rocks: Heart Broken Power Ballads.” The local musician’s sci-fi-tinged, ...