Rock ballads are the perfect vehicle for feelings of nostalgia. The slower tempos often cause listeners to slow down themselves. Reflect on the past, perhaps long for it. Music can be like a great ...

The timeless farewell ballad found a new generation of fans when it was transformed into a polished rock hit.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While most rock bands are known more for their uptempo tunes, even the hardest rocking albums out there feature at least a ballad ...

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 ...