WINGER

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But let's see what the All Music Guide's Steve Huey has to say about them in his 4 1/2 star review:

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.

I'll give Winger credit for turning me onto the Dixie Dregs, though, in which Rod Morgenstern be the drummer.

Naaaww. Whitesnake existed as many threads, none covered by Winger in the least. You had Whitesnake, the arena boogie band. Then there was Whitesnake - Deep Purple when there was no Deep Purple. Then there was
Whitesnake as the very rich man's Kingdom Come or as front for session men making the hit single Keith Olsen and David Coverdale wanted. Then there was the Whitesnake as a front for Steve Vai.

Whitesnake was too schizo, just a brand name and a changing one. Way too bluesy also; Winger was solid white-white-white handsome American, but not thud-like or even slightly Brit white-boy blues.

They're playing really loudly next to my head right now.

i just (moments ago, really) read in the new yorker (presumably thanks to Alex in NYC?) that Winger are playing tonight at the BB King Blues Club. so are you listening to their sound check? or is it a REALLY early show?

sound check. Possibly opener?

Yeah, that was mine. Well spotted.

I really like "Madeleine," esp the "ah-ah-aaah" part.

People really really love this guy! I ran into an old friend while leaving the building and we both did the kind of "What are YOU doing here?" back and forth that normally gets reserved for cathouses and funeral homes.

In all candor, if I found out that a dear friend of mine was a devout fan of Winger, I'd have to euthanize them immediately.

When I was in college (Illinois State) Winger played our basketball shed - when they were done with the show, Kip made his way to 'sorority row' where he picked one (Tri sigs) and went in with a polaroid - orgy madness ensued with him gettin' hummers and groupsex with the house whilst the young maidens took pix with the instamatic. Those pix made their way around campus for a few weeks - truly disgusting. One girl in the house brought 'em into pizza place where we worked and delivery guys would stuff one pict in with outgoing pies - what a surprise in every box.

More power to him.

See, if that was today, it woulda been all over the internet and he woulda been catapulted to supermegastardom.

are you implying that kip winger is not a supermegastar?

No. No, I am not.

Kip Winger is a assuredly many, many things - cheese monkey, ass clown, ballerina, doofus, embarrassment, douchebag -- but supermegastar does not apply.

But i'm not implying it is what I'm saying.

Alex in NYC = my id
Big HOOS = my ego
Ned Raggett = my superego

I remember an interview with Reb Beach (who I guess was the guitarist, thought the name doesn't sound that familiar to me) in which he described the recording process. When it came time to record the solo, Beach stated that as the process was beginning, Kip would be 'jumping up and down in the studio' and would be saying 'Now Reb, you're going to play the most awesome solo in the history of rock now, right? OK, here we go, here we go...'

Kip Winger played for Alice Cooper for a while, although not on any of the Coop's decent albums.

Also, while we're discussing it, fuck sorta name is "Kip" for a grown man?

Courtesy of aero, headed for a pas de deux.

nice find you two!

reminds me - start this just before the 1 minute mark:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4x519IjE7KM

https://twitter.com/kipwinger/status/806164024782098432

holy shit i gotta hear that

also lol Charles Frederick Kip Winger

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWDtjLR6rwU

that's right

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FbGLTykXoAA2m44?format=jpg&name=small

lol