No era embraced power ballads more than the ’80s, a time period when ridiculousness ... as several of the entries on this list will confirm. In 1991, the singer wrote “Blaze of Glory ...

One of the more underrated bands of the 1980s, Tesla, which is still going strong today, hit it big (reaching No. 10 on the Hot 100) with this ballad from 1989's The Great Radio Controversy. T hat ...

Then - and this is what really sets the Ballads apart - MacColl wrote songs inspired by the stories, with music directed by Peggy Seeger and performed by orchestral and folk musicians. A new ...