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 ...

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 ...

47. Pat Benatar, “Shadows of the Night” Given her incredible vocal talents, it’s no surprise that Pat Benatar knows how to power a ballad. In 1982 she was offered “Shadows of the Night ...