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

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 ...

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 ...