It’s quite ironic how many of the so called great musicians of said “ hair band” era have come and gone, yet Winger has survived, if not progressed, to one of the most proficient, talented and widely recognized talented musicians in the rock world!
Are you shitting me? This is quite simply brilliant! Winger just keep getting better and better with age - truly amazing stuff, which puts many other older rock bands to shame. It doesn''t get much heavier than this!! And tight as fuck on all the time changes!! Bravo!!!
I am just amazed at how Kip's voice continues to be great 25 years after their first record. He's hitting full voice high notes that are just insane. I would say his tone is actually better now than in the 80's.
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Honestly...just seeing these guys back bought a tear to my eye. Finally, music is making sense again. Reb, your guitar sounds just as good as it did in the 80's. This a great progressive song with once again kip's killer vocals.
Watching Kip’s journey into orchestral composition, it’s so very cool seeing this type of cross-over. Very rarely do you hear such music with these musical elements AND a message on top. Kudos brother! Never disappointed......
The early stuff they put out was fairly cheesy but no worse than a lot of the rubbish put out in the hair metal era. The “Pull” album had some really great stuff and they were and remain stellar musician that always seem to get a tough time in the media unfortunately.
Anybody written a comprehensive lyrical song recently? It ain’t easy. Recognize this band who has been writing music, for the love of music, for almost four decades now, as one of the great rock bands in Amercan rock history. Very talented group of musicians.
Every musician in this band is incredible. This song is proof. Each on of them has to be dead-on, or you could hear it even if you aren't a musician. The timing in this song is extremely difficult. They are very tight. Its very strange to me that this is first time I've heard this song. But definitely not the last.
I love the intro on the piano, Reb and John never seize to amaze me at their guitar playing, Kip still can kill it on the base and vocals. Rod still amazes me on the drums. Just love the whole feel on this song from the composition, lyrics, music and especially the video.
YES! Kip is using the strap I lent (Dave) his guitar tech a straplock at the Charlotte show...my straplock is now in a WINGER video...and the video is KILLER!!! LOVE IT!
So far I have really liked all 3 songs off the new album. Cannot wait to hear the entire thing. Kip's voice is in fine form and as always the entire band sounds excellent. Really hope people give this album a chance and listen.
I'm hoping that this reopens the door to great rock music here in American. I think we have been without it long enough. Enough of all that modern music, hip hop club BS. The world needs our rock heros back, musicians that actually know how to play
wow. 5/4 vrs 4/4 time is so progressive. This is a very creative song. And then the vocals about all the inner struggles that we all go through. Wow. This is not your normal 80's hair band. This band is up there with Opeth and Dream theater as far as talent goes. wow
Great, as they always have been. Even in the early 90s their music was carefully made and arranged; even more so since "Pull". Some people saw them as "pretty pop-rock band" but they were overlooking the material made by someone who, at the time, was becoming one of the greatest rock composers of his time: Kip Winger. This guy went to music university. In 2010 he even composed classical pieces. His musical knowledge and good taste can be best appreciated in his solo albums.
I bet Rod loved this one being a Fusion/Prog type drummer (yes he can play anything you throw at him)! Awesome playing from all on board and Kip still had his voice wow! 👍
I lost track of Winger after their second release, but always liked them. Look at the back catalog I have to catch up on now. Kip! Dude, thanks for keeping the dream alive!
they were the poster children for all that was wrong about 80s metal for a while, which is sorta sad as they are all killer musicians and were really eaten alive by the machine as it were.
Their first album was unfortunately in the midst of this 80's hair metal era but In The Heart Of The Young was a major leap forward for them, Unfortunately, again, this was released around the time Grunge was in full swing. Pull suffered the same fate and nobody listened. IV for me was their magnum opus and I was hooked from the first listen. Karma mixed the old with the new and I was hooked immediately. I have had Better Days Comin' for over two weeks now and I can say that this is their best album yet! It mixes all I loved about IV with the immediacy of rock with Karma. Tin Soldier is them at their progressive best but those looking for more will be disappointed. The title track is their tribute to Kiss, Rat Race is their early Maiden at their best, but Out Of This World is the best track Winger has ever done! I cannot stop listening to it! This album is for ALL Winger fans past and present as it is so diverse, constantly changing from one track to the next. The ballads are the only let down, especially Be Who You Are, Now. It's not a bad track but it belongs o a Kip solo album, not here! 96/100 for me. Trust me, it will be worth the wait!
Wow! This is certainly an extension of IV, which is my favorite Winger album to date. As much as I look forward to the new release and enjoy the other songs I have heard, it would be incredible to hear more material like this in the future.
Amazing as always.... Kip and the guys have never disappointed me (except by taking so damn long between albums). I hope they can make it through Seattle soon!
wonderful.. incorporating classical into "classsical" masterpiece riffs..the rhythm & lead guitar are simply replacing the piano.. & it works..incredibly ...wonderfully well..this relatively new album is w/o a doubt Winger's best rock work yet...just like a fine wine
Note to X-Factor...this is big boys (and girls) grown up music with talent,not the poisonous spew you come out with every week..thank fuck bands like these from the 70's and 80's are still rockin!
Great song especially if you understand music. They are constantly changing from major to minor chords and being that I sing with a group, it's not easy to sing what Kip is singing. Great stuff!
Right on! Liking his use of sustain at "Come hide inside, come in under.' His voice almost floats on top of the other sounds and it works so well with what Reb is doing on guitar there. Love the use of odd meter, too.
In the days that true metal became competitive with one another and slammed WINGER for what they stood for, I would sit in my English class saying "one day it will all fade away and the memories of tis great rock era will be their torchure" and finally when it did and modern life killed the rock star..I just looked at them now decaying and wishing they had it all back. I'm thankful I liked everything from WINGER to DEICIDE...I always stayed faithful to the art of rock and metal. Feels good to actually hear a guitar rck solo after all these year..??.
Very Dream Theater sounding :) I like it. Always love to see Winger coming up with new material in this new era of music. A million times better than that electronic gash the young folk like. This is music
I love how people who thought these guys sucked back in the 80s now are listening to their most recent material and are like 'oh fuck yeah this rocks!' They ALWAYS were GREAT musicians! They could make Metallica definitely look like pussies now.
Couldn't have said it better! Once a Winger fan, always! Back in the day i saw Winger live on Arsenio Hall and had to go downtown to Sam the record man to pick up the album. They have always made great tunes and Reb Beach is a fav for sure! Cheers, MBN
Laur Fagadar Metallica isn't even in the same solar system as Winger in terms of talent. Metallica are a bunch of washed up has-beens that were never better than average even at their best. Although I admit I did like most of their music up until And Justice For All (their last decent album). Kip Winger himself said this: "That is why it's the great irony that we ended up on that geeky guy's shirt on Beavis & Butt-head, because Metallica couldn't play what we play, they couldn't do it, they literally - technically - couldn't do it. And I'll challenge those chumps to that any day of the week, but we could play their music with our hands tied behind our back. And so, I was a little teed off about that, but in the end, none of that shit matters..."
Alright lets not BASH Metallica! I like both bands a lot. I heard of Winger from their first album on up! They are all great musicians.I am loving Wingers new music. Reb, Kip, Rod, and John are very talented and even the guys from Metallica so stop the bashing and just listen to the music. Rock and Roll!
