No era embraced power ballads more than the ’80s, a time period when ridiculousness was at an all-time high. Journey, Heart and Bon Jovi were among the acts leading the charge, but power ballads ...

The band teased their hair and broke big with this schlocky power ballad, an MTV favorite and car ride sing-a-long staple that made it all the way to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in fall 1989.

"Rock of Ages" runs through March 23 at the Community Players Theatre in Bloomington. Read John D. Poling's review here: ...

Musicologist David Metzer calls this power ballad a 'continuous escalation' - and probably the key to its massive success is the way it builds more than most as it starts with such with such a ...