There’s something about a rock ballad that stirs feelings of nostalgia even when the lyrics aren’t particularly wistful.

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 ...

Iconic '80s Rocker, 73, 'Can Do No Wrong' Singing Classic Ballad originally appeared on Parade. As one of the founding members of the legendary rock band The Pretenders, Chrissie Hynde has been ...