In 1988, Poison released “Every Rose Has Its Thorn”. Written by band members Bret Michaels, C.C. DeVille, Bobby Dall, and ...

Sometimes, you just need to crank up those old rock tunes and let yourself feel all the feels. The '80s were a golden era for rock music, and among the headbangers and anthems, there was a treasure ...

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 ...

The song was primarily written by the band's guitarist.

The ballad originated as a poem to be sung. But also as a song you could dance to. You’ll notice the word “ball” inside the word, as in a social dance. I tell you this not for the English lesson, but ...

These were our favorite breakup songs from the '80s: Do you agree? The 1980s did not do heartbreak quietly. The decade turned up the reverb, plugged in the power ballad, and handed the microphone to ...