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.

and don't forget the upbeat rock anthems and power ballads. Band members donned their flashiest and tightest clothing, extreme make-up, and, of course, BIG HAIR. The genre was inspired by heavy ...

Guitarist John Sykes, who played with the rock bands Whitesnake and Thin Lizzy, has died at 65. He helped compose one of the defining power ballads of the late-1980s hair-metal scene in “Is This ...