Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Back in the '80s, there few women in rock cooler than Pat Benatar. The combination of her powerhouse vocals and punkish style made ...

In the early years of hair metal, the Sunset Strip bands were more akin to The New York Dolls’ glam punk than what emerged on MTV in the mid-80s. Some bands, like Faster Pussycat and L.A. Guns, ...

Back in the 1980s, there was something about a good power ballad that could really resonate with brokenhearted radio listeners. That was the case for the following three songs, each of which dove into ...

What’s the first thing that comes to mind when someone mentions slow dancing? For many of us, it’s those slightly awkward but unforgettable school dances, dimly lit gymnasiums, basement parties, or ...

Ann Wilson’s powerful vocals wailing about the rush of falling in love soundtracked the summer of 1987. “Alone,” Heart’s second consecutive No. 1, spent a total of 16 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, ...

“It’s All Coming Back to Me Now,” “My Heart Will Go On,” “Without You,” “I Don’t Wanna Miss a Thing,” and “Total Eclipse of the Heart” are songs that have transcended their original moment and become ...

Richard Marx, 62, may have ruled the late 1980s and early 1990s as the king of love songs and ballads, but more than three decades after he dominated the music charts, the iconic singer still looks ...

Power ballads are often associated with the 1980s. This is mostly due to the rise of power ballads, which paired traditional ballads with modern distorted rock guitar. Many power ballads dominated the ...