Rock ballads are the perfect vehicle for feelings of nostalgia. The slower tempos often cause listeners to slow down and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While most rock bands are known more for their uptempo tunes, even the hardest rocking albums out there feature at least a ballad ...

This Janis Joplin hit was actually written by Kris Kristofferson. However, Joplin’s posthumously-released version of the song from 1971 ended up becoming one of her signature tunes. And it outshone ...

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 ...

While most rock bands are known more for their uptempo tunes, even the hardest rocking albums out there feature at least a ballad or two. And even if audience members can't wave their lighters in the ...