Below are three power ballads—a hallmark of the '80s—that could've only come out of that decade. Revisit these bygone hits.

These rock love ballads were written about the real-life relationships of the rock stars who produced them.

It’s been 40 years since we were first introduced to this rock band with the searing guitar riffs and sky-high hairstyles. But Bon Jovi ’s arena-ready anthems and heart-wrenching power ballads ...

In the era you came up in, a lot of the rock ballads kind of sucked. But when you sing a ballad, it sounds cooler and soulful. What’s the key to making a rock ballad not suck?