Forever yours—faithfully: What is a power ballad? My new #HitParadePod episode on @slate.com explores how these climaxing…cringy…kinda awesome mini-melodramas took over the charts in the ’70s–’80s—from Styx to Skid Row. Does a PB require spandex…or an Olympic voice? And who’s keeping them alive now?
From intimate whispers to soaring glory notes—plus a wicked guitar solo—the everlasting reign of the power ballad.
