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Winger (band)

January 01, 1970

Winger is an American rock band formed in New York City, in 1987. Winger gained popularity during the late 1980s and early 1990s with two platinum albums, Winger and In the Heart of the Young, along with charting singles "Seventeen", "Headed for a Heartbreak" and "Miles Away". In 1990, the band was nominated for an American Music Award for "Best New Heavy Metal Band".[4] As the music scene changed in the early to mid-1990s due to the popularity of grunge, their success faded following their third release, 1993's Pull.[1] Winger disbanded less than a year later in 1994.

Winger
Winger in 2007.
L–R: John Roth, Kip Winger, Reb Beach.
Background information
OriginNew York City, U.S.
Genres
Years active
  • 1987–1994
  • 2001–2003
  • 2006–present
Labels
Members
Past membersCenk Eroglu
Websitewingertheband.com

In 2001, the band reunited and have since conducted several successful tours. In 2006, the band's 1993 touring lineup (minus Paul Taylor but including John Roth) reunited to record the band's first studio album in over 13 years, IV, and toured in support of the album into 2008. In 2009, the band released their fifth album, Karma, followed by Better Days Comin' in 2014. Their most recent album, Seven, came out in 2023.

History edit

1980: Early use of the name Winger edit

The first release under the name Winger was a Denver Rainbow Music Hall live recording of the song "Wizard of the Key" on the KAZY Thunder on the Mountain compilation in 1980.[5] The lineup featured brothers Kip, Nate, and Paul Winger and their friend Peter Fletcher (later a member of L.A.'s Pigmy Love Circus). Members Paul and Kip met while recording and touring for Alice Cooper.[6]

1987–1994: Main career and breakup edit

The band's debut album, Winger, was released on August 10, 1988, on Atlantic Records.[7] The record was a success, achieving platinum status in the United States, and gold status in Japan and Canada. On February 11, 1989, the album peaked at number 21 on the Billboard 200,[8] and was in various places on the chart for 63 weeks.[9] Radio and MTV hits from the album included "Madalaine", "Seventeen", "Headed for a Heartbreak" and "Hungry".[7] In 1990, the band was nominated for an American Music Award for "Best New Heavy Metal Band".

Shortly after that tour, Winger released its second album In the Heart of the Young,[7] which went 1-and-1/2 platinum in the U.S. and gold in Japan. Hit radio tracks and MTV videos included "Can't Get Enuff", "Miles Away" and "Easy Come Easy Go".

Winger followed the release of its second album with a 13-month world tour, playing over 230 dates with Kiss, Scorpions, ZZ Top, Extreme and Slaughter. Paul Taylor left the band after the tour, citing exhaustion after years of touring.[10] Their third studio album, Pull, produced by Mike Shipley, was recorded in 1992/1993 as a three-piece band.[7] It was originally to be called Blind Revolution Mad, after the opening song. Reportedly Kip Winger, anticipating that critics would dismiss the album out of hand, renamed it Pull as a tongue-in-cheek reference to the CD being used by critics as a skeet shooting target. The album was not as successful as the previous albums saleswise, but gained solid reviews. On the following tour, John Roth was called in to replace Paul Taylor on rhythm guitar.[7] The album coincided with the rise of grunge, which swept aside the brand of melodic pop-metal that Winger represented.[7]

In the 1990s, Winger was subject to mockery from MTV's animated series Beavis and Butt-Head.[11] Series creator Mike Judge later revealed that he had been incorrectly informed that Kip Winger had asked the network not to make jokes about the band on the series, which led to further jokes about the band, but later learned from Winger himself that he had never made any such stipulation.[12] Stewart, an early character from the TV show, wore a Winger t-shirt during the show's original run on MTV during the 1990s as well both of its revivals in 2011 and 2022. Characterized as a wimp who looked up to Beavis and Butt-head, he wore the t-shirt in an attempt to emulate the duo, whose t-shirts had the logos of AC/DC and Metallica.

After disbanding in 1994, bassist/lead vocalist Kip Winger went on to a solo career, while guitarist Reb Beach went on to touring projects with artists Dokken and Alice Cooper, and has held a permanent guitar spot in Whitesnake since 2002. The band's other members pursued or resumed careers as session musicians.

2000–2019: Reunion edit

 
Winger performing in 2006

In 2001, it was announced that all original members of the band would return to the studio to record the song "On the Inside" for The Very Best of Winger. In 2002, all five members embarked on a reunion tour of the U.S. and Canada on a bill with Poison. According to Kip Winger, in a 2008 interview with rock and roll comic C.C. Banana, it was important to include all five members because "it was the big, long-awaited reunion so I wanted to include everybody who had ever been in the band."[13] In 2003, it was confirmed that activity had been halted due to Reb Beach's touring commitment with Whitesnake as well as his solo album "Masquerade" and involvement with The Mob.

On July 16, 2005, it was announced that Kip Winger would perform as the lead singer for the Alan Parsons Live Project at the Common Ground Music Festival in Lansing, Michigan.[14][15] In May 2006, it was confirmed that Winger had reformed without one of its original members Paul Taylor, to record another album and tour Europe. The album, IV, was released in Europe in October and the nine-country "Winger IV Tour" ran in the last two weeks of the same month.

On February 25, 2008, the band performed in Providence, Rhode Island, as part of a benefit for survivors of the Station nightclub fire. The concert, along with other artists was debuted on VH1 Classic on March 23, 2008. In late 2009, it was confirmed that Winger would record a fifth album Karma, with a tour to support it.

Winger released their sixth studio album titled, Better Days Comin' in April 2014, after teasers were published on Kip Winger's website and on the official Winger Facebook page as well.

2020–present edit

As of 2023, Winger continues to tour theaters and clubs across the United States. According to a 2021 interview with guitarist Reb Beach, Winger's seventh album was in the recording process.[16][17] On March 10, 2023, they announced a new album, Seven, releasing on May 5, and released a new single from the album, "Proud Desperado".[18]

Style and influences edit

Kip Winger, in description of the band's musical ability and style, said, "Our band was known to musicians, and a lot of musicians showed up to see me play — watching, trying to figure out how I'm playing. We were like the 'hair band' [version of] Dream Theater."[11]

Members edit

Timeline edit

Discography edit

Main article: Winger discography
Studio albums

Notes edit

  1. ^ Howie Simon has filled-in for Roth live sporadically since 2018.
  2. ^ Though he was an official band member from 2006 until 2009 and appeared on the 2006 album IV, Eroglu was absent for most live shows during 2007.
  3. ^ Donnie Wayne Smith filled-in for Roth live sporadically between 2014 and 2017.

References edit

  1. ^ a b Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Winger - Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved December 22, 2009.
  2. ^ "'I Never Expected Any of It': Kip Winger on His Classical Grammy Nomination". Billboard.
  3. ^ Huey, Steve. "Winger - Winger review". AllMusic. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  4. ^ . Sleaze Roxx. September 8, 2009. Archived from the original on March 29, 2012. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
  5. ^ "KAZY: Thunder on the Mountain LP 1980". TheCorroseum.org. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  6. ^ BraveWords. "WINGER Keyboardist / Guitarist PAUL TAYLOR Talks Early Version Of In The Heart Of The Young Album - "The Label Heard It And Were Like 'What's This?'"". bravewords.com. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  7. ^ a b c d e f Colin Larkin, ed. (1995). The Guinness Who's Who of Heavy Metal (Second ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 390. ISBN 0-85112-656-1.
  8. ^ "Winger Album & Song Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
  9. ^ "Winger Album & Song Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
  10. ^ . paultaylormusic.com. Archived from the original on February 23, 2008. Retrieved August 4, 2008.
  11. ^ a b . Archived from the original on February 12, 2006.
  12. ^ Gallo, Phil (August 1, 2011). "'Beavis and Butt-head' to Return With Fewer Music Videos Due to Licensing Constraints". Billboard.biz. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
  13. ^ . Ccbanana.com. Archived from the original on January 1, 2009. Retrieved January 1, 2009.
  14. ^ "Alan Parsons official website". Alanparsonsmusic.com. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
  15. ^ "Common Ground Music Festival | Lansing, MI". Commongroundfest.com. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
  16. ^ "Reb Beach (Whitesnake, Winger, Black Swan, guitarist) Interview – PariahRocks.com". The Hard, Heavy & Hair Show - PariahRocks.com. April 17, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  17. ^ "Those who know me well know how much I LOVE Winger. This repost just made my entire day! Thank you so, so much for the shout out guys… Can't wait to hear the new album!!!😍😍💗 @wingertheband @kipwinger #jazzcover #downincognito #kipwinger #winger #hairband #smoothjazz #jazzvocals #voiceactorswhosing". instagram.com. Kari Wahlgren.
  18. ^ "WINGER to Release 'Seven' Album in May; 'Proud Desperado' Music Video Now Available". March 10, 2023.

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Winger is an American rock band formed in New York City in 1987 Winger gained popularity during the late 1980s and early 1990s with two platinum albums Winger and In the Heart of the Young along with charting singles Seventeen Headed for a Heartbreak and Miles Away In 1990 the band was nominated for an American Music Award for Best New Heavy Metal Band 4 As the music scene changed in the early to mid 1990s due to the popularity of grunge their success faded following their third release 1993 s Pull 1 Winger disbanded less than a year later in 1994 WingerWinger in 2007 L R John Roth Kip Winger Reb Beach Background informationOriginNew York City U S GenresGlam metal 1 hard rock 2 progressive metal 3 Years active1987 1994 2001 2003 2006 presentLabelsAtlantic FrontiersMembersKip Winger Reb Beach Rod Morgenstein Paul Taylor John RothPast membersCenk ErogluWebsitewingertheband wbr com In 2001 the band reunited and have since conducted several successful tours In 2006 the band s 1993 touring lineup minus Paul Taylor but including John Roth reunited to record the band s first studio album in over 13 years IV and toured in support of the album into 2008 In 2009 the band released their fifth album Karma followed by Better Days Comin in 2014 Their most recent album Seven came out in 2023 Contents 1 History 1 1 1980 Early use of the name Winger 1 2 1987 1994 Main career and breakup 1 3 2000 2019 Reunion 1 4 2020 present 2 Style and influences 3 Members 3 1 Timeline 4 Discography 5 Notes 6 References 7 External linksHistory edit1980 Early use of the name Winger edit The first release under the name Winger was a Denver Rainbow Music Hall live recording of the song Wizard of the Key on the KAZY Thunder on the Mountain compilation in 1980 5 The lineup featured brothers Kip Nate and Paul Winger and their friend Peter Fletcher later a member of L A s Pigmy Love Circus Members Paul and Kip met while recording and touring for Alice Cooper 6 1987 1994 Main career and breakup edit The band s debut album Winger was released on August 10 1988 on Atlantic Records 7 The record was a success achieving platinum status in the United States and gold status in Japan and Canada On February 11 1989 the album peaked at number 21 on the Billboard 200 8 and was in various places on the chart for 63 weeks 9 Radio and MTV hits from the album included Madalaine Seventeen Headed for a Heartbreak and Hungry 7 In 1990 the band was nominated for an American Music Award for Best New Heavy Metal Band Shortly after that tour Winger released its second album In the Heart of the Young 7 which went 1 and 1 2 platinum in the U S and gold in Japan Hit radio tracks and MTV videos included Can t Get Enuff Miles Away and Easy Come Easy Go Winger followed the release of its second album with a 13 month world tour playing over 230 dates with Kiss Scorpions ZZ Top Extreme and Slaughter Paul Taylor left the band after the tour citing exhaustion after years of touring 10 Their third studio album Pull produced by Mike Shipley was recorded in 1992 1993 as a three piece band 7 It was originally to be called Blind Revolution Mad after the opening song Reportedly Kip Winger anticipating that critics would dismiss the album out of hand renamed it Pull as a tongue in cheek reference to the CD being used by critics as a skeet shooting target The album was not as successful as the previous albums saleswise but gained solid reviews On the following tour John Roth was called in to replace Paul Taylor on rhythm guitar 7 The album coincided with the rise of grunge which swept aside the brand of melodic pop metal that Winger represented 7 In the 1990s Winger was subject to mockery from MTV s animated series Beavis and Butt Head 11 Series creator Mike Judge later revealed that he had been incorrectly informed that Kip Winger had asked the network not to make jokes about the band on the series which led to further jokes about the band but later learned from Winger himself that he had never made any such stipulation 12 Stewart an early character from the TV show wore a Winger t shirt during the show s original run on MTV during the 1990s as well both of its revivals in 2011 and 2022 Characterized as a wimp who looked up to Beavis and Butt head he wore the t shirt in an attempt to emulate the duo whose t shirts had the logos of AC DC and Metallica After disbanding in 1994 bassist lead vocalist Kip Winger went on to a solo career while guitarist Reb Beach went on to touring projects with artists Dokken and Alice Cooper and has held a permanent guitar spot in Whitesnake since 2002 The band s other members pursued or resumed careers as session musicians 2000 2019 Reunion edit nbsp Winger performing in 2006 In 2001 it was announced that all original members of the band would return to the studio to record the song On the Inside for The Very Best of Winger In 2002 all five members embarked on a reunion tour of the U S and Canada on a bill with Poison According to Kip Winger in a 2008 interview with rock and roll comic C C Banana it was important to include all five members because it was the big long awaited reunion so I wanted to include everybody who had ever been in the band 13 In 2003 it was confirmed that activity had been halted due to Reb Beach s touring commitment with Whitesnake as well as his solo album Masquerade and involvement with The Mob On July 16 2005 it was announced that Kip Winger would perform as the lead singer for the Alan Parsons Live Project at the Common Ground Music Festival in Lansing Michigan 14 15 In May 2006 it was confirmed that Winger had reformed without one of its original members Paul Taylor to record another album and tour Europe The album IV was released in Europe in October and the nine country Winger IV Tour ran in the last two weeks of the same month On February 25 2008 the band performed in Providence Rhode Island as part of a benefit for survivors of the Station nightclub fire The concert along with other artists was debuted on VH1 Classic on March 23 2008 In late 2009 it was confirmed that Winger would record a fifth album Karma with a tour to support it Winger released their sixth studio album titled Better Days Comin in April 2014 after teasers were published on Kip Winger s website and on the official Winger Facebook page as well 2020 present edit As of 2023 Winger continues to tour theaters and clubs across the United States According to a 2021 interview with guitarist Reb Beach Winger s seventh album was in the recording process 16 17 On March 10 2023 they announced a new album Seven releasing on May 5 and released a new single from the album Proud Desperado 18 Style and influences editKip Winger in description of the band s musical ability and style said Our band was known to musicians and a lot of musicians showed up to see me play watching trying to figure out how I m playing We were like the hair band version of Dream Theater 11 Members editCurrent members Kip Winger lead vocals bass acoustic guitar keyboards 1987 1994 2001 2003 2006 present Reb Beach guitar backing vocals harmonica 1987 1994 2001 2003 2006 present Rod Morgenstein drums percussion backing vocals piano 1987 1994 2001 2003 2006 present Paul Taylor keyboards guitar backing vocals 1987 1992 2001 2003 2013 2014 2014 2017 2018 present John Roth guitar backing vocals bass keyboards 2001 2003 2006 present touring musician 1992 1994 Current touring substitutes Howie Simon guitar backing vocals 2018 present a Former members Cenk Eroglu keyboards guitar backing vocals 2006 2009 session musician 2014 2023 b Former touring substitutes Donnie Wayne Smith guitar backing vocals 2014 2017 c Timeline editDiscography editMain article Winger discography Studio albums Winger 1988 In the Heart of the Young 1990 Pull 1993 IV 2006 Karma 2009 Better Days Comin 2014 Seven 2023 Notes edit Howie Simon has filled in for Roth live sporadically since 2018 Though he was an official band member from 2006 until 2009 and appeared on the 2006 album IV Eroglu was absent for most live shows during 2007 Donnie Wayne Smith filled in for Roth live sporadically between 2014 and 2017 References edit a b Stephen Thomas Erlewine Winger Biography AllMusic Retrieved December 22 2009 I Never Expected Any of It Kip Winger on His Classical Grammy Nomination Billboard Huey Steve Winger Winger review AllMusic Retrieved May 2 2014 Winger Is Coming With The Karma Samples Online Sleaze Roxx September 8 2009 Archived from the original on March 29 2012 Retrieved September 13 2011 KAZY Thunder on the Mountain LP 1980 TheCorroseum org Retrieved February 20 2021 BraveWords WINGER Keyboardist Guitarist PAUL TAYLOR Talks Early Version Of In The Heart Of The Young Album The Label Heard It And Were Like What s This bravewords com Retrieved October 17 2023 a b c d e f Colin Larkin ed 1995 The Guinness Who s Who of Heavy Metal Second ed Guinness Publishing p 390 ISBN 0 85112 656 1 Winger Album amp Song Chart History Billboard com Retrieved September 13 2011 Winger Album amp Song Chart History Billboard com Retrieved September 13 2011 Paul Taylor 1990s paultaylormusic com Archived from the original on February 23 2008 Retrieved August 4 2008 a b Kip Winger Interview at Heavy Metal and Power Metal Portal Archived from the original on February 12 2006 Gallo Phil August 1 2011 Beavis and Butt head to Return With Fewer Music Videos Due to Licensing Constraints Billboard biz Retrieved December 9 2012 Metal Sludge Rewind with Kip Winger Ccbanana com Archived from the original on January 1 2009 Retrieved January 1 2009 Alan Parsons official website Alanparsonsmusic com Retrieved September 13 2011 Common Ground Music Festival Lansing MI Commongroundfest com Retrieved September 13 2011 Reb Beach Whitesnake Winger Black Swan guitarist Interview PariahRocks com The Hard Heavy amp Hair Show PariahRocks com April 17 2021 Retrieved June 18 2021 Those who know me well know how much I LOVE Winger This repost just made my entire day Thank you so so much for the shout out guys Can t wait to hear the new album wingertheband kipwinger jazzcover downincognito kipwinger winger hairband smoothjazz jazzvocals voiceactorswhosing instagram com Kari Wahlgren WINGER to Release Seven Album in May Proud Desperado Music Video Now Available March 10 2023 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Winger Official website Winger at AllMusic nbsp Winger at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Winger band amp oldid 1221991317, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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