When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Night Ranger in 1984 (from left): Alan Fitzgerald, Jeff Watson, Jack Blades, Kelly Keagy, Brad ...

The thing about soft rock is that it was never an exclusive genre. Cross-pollinating among pop, rock, country rock and, especially, adult contemporary music of the day, the best soft rock records ...

Ambrosia is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in the early 1970s. Known for their smooth harmonies and mix of progressive rock with soft pop, the band gained major attention in the late ’70s ...

In the summer of 1975, a soft rock ballad dominated the charts in both the United States and the U.K. The song was 10cc’s “I’m Not in Love,” written by former Neil Sedaka backup band members Eric ...

It’s a tradition as old as pop music itself: A band discovers how much money can be made by crossing over to the pop market and starts crafting softer music accordingly. It has happened to the best of ...

“Jive Talkin’” is based around some appropriated lingo the Bee Gees shouldn’t have been using. There’s a reason you don’t hear it today. The fact that this song topped the Billboard Hot 100 in the ...

Soft rock songs can’t rock hard, can they? I mean, the name says they can’t. But if soft rock has taught us anything, it’s that you don’t always need volume to be impactful. Rock’s lighter side often ...

When the Bee Gees released their single “Jive Talkin’” in May 1975, it marked a major stylistic turning point in the band’s history. The brotherly trio had already enjoyed success. Between 1967 and ...