The '90s produced some of alt-rock's most memorable and defining ballads. These 11 songs showcase the genre at its most ...

Rock ballads are the perfect vehicle for feelings of nostalgia. The slower tempos often cause listeners to slow down and ...

Genre lines are hard to cross. Though those lines are getting muddier by the day, there were times throughout music history when listeners stuck very closely to what they knew. It’s not super common ...

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 ...

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 ...

Here's the best ballad from 11 big prog rock bands! Although they’re largely known for stretching the limits of compositional complexity and track durations, the best progressive rock bands prioritize ...