Winger (Remaster) Winger

• 1Madalaine03:46
• 2Hungry04:00
• 3Seventeen04:11
• 4Without The Night05:07
• 5Purple Haze03:41
• 6State Of Emergency03:41
• 7Time To Surrender04:12
• 8Poison Angel03:26
• 9Hangin On03:38
• 10Headed For A Heartbreak05:14
• Total Runtime40:56

Info for Winger (Remaster)

Rather unfairly Winger were lumped into the '80s hair metal scene. However, it was an easy mistake to make considering Kip Winger's drop dead gorgeous looks and the band's penchant for penning memorable and melodic rock of an altogether addictive nature. However, beneath the fancy looks was a band of enormous depth, containing members that had already notched up years of experience and played with several demanding and high caliber artists. Originally issued in 1988, and produced by man of the moment Beau Hill, the album caused an immediate stir with it's seductive blend of heavy, yet melodic, rock suggesting that Winger's talent was very much in the same realms as Bon Jovi and Foreigner. Indeed, such was the excitement surrounding the album that it achieved platinum status and made them a fixture on MTV, all helped by their good looks and fully formed songs such as 'Madalaine', 'Hungry', 'Headed for a Heartbreak' (a Top 20 US hit single) and the superhumanly catchy 'Seventeen' ; a tour de force of perfection.

„Since Winger was marketed largely on the looks of lead singer Kip Winger, and since their sleazy rockers and lovelorn ballads cover the same old pop-metal territory, the band's high-quality musicianship tended to get overlooked. Guitarist Reb Beach earned wide praise from other musicians, and he, ex-Dixie Dregs drummer Rod Morgenstein, and keyboardist Paul Taylor bring a distinct progressive metal influence to many of the tunes on Winger. Even if the lyrics are standard issue, the album is impeccably composed, crafted, and played, with melodies, riffs, and guitar solos taking off in unexpected directions and keeping the listener slightly off balance -- no easy task in the cookie-cutter hair metal genre. The only misstep is an overdone, tight-assed, totally misguided recasting of 'Purple Haze.' Otherwise, Winger is a surprisingly accomplished debut.“ (Steve Huey, AMG)

Kip Winger, vocals, bass, keyboards, string arrangements
Reb Beach, guitars, vocals
Paul Taylor, keyboards, vocals
Rod Morgenstein, drums, vocals
Additional musicians:
Dweezil Zappa, left side guitar solo on 'Purple Haze'
Beau Hill, vocals
Ira McLaughlin, vocals
Sandra Park, strings
Rebecca Young, strings
Hae Young Ham, strings
Maria Kitsopoulos, strings

Recorded 1988 at Atlantic Studios, New York City
Produced by Beau Hill

Digitally remastered

Winger
A former member of Alice Cooper's band, bassist Kip Winger formed his own group in 1986; in addition to vocalist/bassist Winger, the group featured guitarist Reb Beach, bassist Paul Taylor, and drummer Rod Morgenstein, formerly of the Dixie Dregs. Taking their name from their leader after a last-minute change from Sahara, Winger specialized in the stylish pop-metal that sent Bon Jovi and Poison to the top of the charts. The band's eponymous debut sold over a million copies on the strength of the rocker 'Seventeen' and the ballad 'Headed for a Heartbreak.' Winger's second album, 1990's In the Heart of the Young, was equally successful, selling over a million copies and featuring the hit power ballad 'Miles Away.' However, the band didn't outlast the post-alternative pop-metal backlash and the group faded away after the release of their 1993 album Pull. Kip Winger launched a solo career later that decade, releasing three albums before reuniting with his former bandmates in 2002. After a brief tour alongside fellow pop-metal veterans Poison, the band returned to the studio to craft their first album in more than a decade. 2006's IV stuck close to the formula that made Winger famous, and the resulting reunion tour was captured on the two-disc set Winger Live. Another album called Karma quickly followed in 2009, but the group took its time to deliver Better Days Comin', which appeared in the spring of 2014. (Stephen Thomas Erlewine, AMG)

This album contains no booklet.