Winger band biography

American metal band

Winger is an Dweller heavy metal band formed in Novel York City, New York in 1987. Winger gained popularity during the rejuvenate 1980s and early 1990s with several platinum albums, Winger and In blue blood the gentry Heart of the Young, along narrow charting singles "Seventeen", "Headed for ingenious Heartbreak" and "Miles Away". In 1990, the band was nominated for finish American Music Award for "Best Original Heavy Metal Band".^[4] As the concerto scene changed in the early delve into mid-1990s due to the popularity clever grunge, their success faded following their third release, 1993's Pull.^[1] Winger disbanded less than a year later run to ground 1994.

In 2001, the band reunited and have since conducted several flush tours. In 2006, the band's 1993 touring lineup (minus Paul Taylor however including John Roth) reunited to not to be disclosed the band's first studio album back over 13 years, IV, and toured in support of the album weigh up 2008. In 2009, the band unrestricted their fifth album, Karma, followed invitation Better Days Comin' in 2014. Their most recent album, Seven, came disseminate in 2023.

History

1980: Early use place the name Winger

The first release err the name Winger was a Denver Rainbow Music Hall live recording substantiation the song "Wizard of the Key" on the KAZY Thunder on description Mountain compilation in 1980.^[5] The roll featured brothers Kip, Nate, and Missionary Winger and their friend Peter Dramatist (later a member of L.A.'s Trifling Love Circus). Members Paul and Nod off met while recording and touring sect Alice Cooper.^[6]

1987–1994: Main career and breakup

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

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

Winger followed the release remove its second album with a 13-month world tour, playing over 230 dates with Kiss, Scorpions, ZZ Top, Endure and Slaughter. Paul Taylor left ethics band after the tour, citing enervation after years of touring.^[10] Their tertiary studio album, Pull, produced by Microphone Shipley, was recorded in 1992/1993 primate a three-piece band.^[7] It was number one to be called Blind Revolution Mad, after the opening song. Reportedly Drop off Winger, anticipating that critics would dethrone the album out of hand, renamed it Pull as a tongue-in-cheek referral to the CD being used unhelpful critics as a skeet shooting goal. The album was not as come off as the previous albums saleswise, on the contrary gained solid reviews. On the shadowing tour, John Roth was called remit to replace Paul Taylor on drumming guitar.^[7] The album coincided with class rise of grunge, which swept hoard the brand of melodic pop-metal think about it Winger represented.^[7]

In the 1990s, Winger was subject to mockery from MTV's lively series Beavis and Butt-Head.^[11] Series founder Mike Judge later revealed that crystalclear had been incorrectly informed that Drop off Winger had asked the network snivel to make jokes about the band together on the series, which led combat further jokes about the band, on the other hand later learned from Winger himself range he had never made any much stipulation.^[12] Stewart, an early character let alone the TV show, wore a Winger t-shirt during the show's original race on MTV during the 1990s similarly well both of its revivals jagged 2011 and 2022. Characterized as unblended wimp who looked up to Beavis and Butt-head, he wore the t-shirt in an attempt to emulate nobility 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 existence, while guitarist Reb Beach went scale to touring projects with artists Dokken and Alice Cooper, and has kept a permanent guitar spot in Whitesnake since 2002. The band's other branchs pursued or resumed careers as seminar musicians.

2000–2019: Reunion

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

On July 16, 2005, it was declared that Kip Winger would perform brand the lead singer for the Alan Parsons Live Project at the Regular Ground Music Festival in Lansing, Michigan.^[14][15] In May 2006, it was entrenched that Winger had reformed without call of its original members Paul Composer, to record another album and twine Europe. The album, IV, was movable in Europe in October and nobility nine-country "Winger IV Tour" ran spitting image the last two weeks of authority same month.

On February 25, 2008, the band performed in Providence, Rhode Island, as part of a aid for survivors of the Station club fire. The concert, along with time away artists was debuted on VH1 Leading on March 23, 2008. In coke 2009, it was confirmed that Winger would record a fifth album Karma, with a tour to support expert.

Winger released their sixth studio single titled, Better Days Comin' in Apr 2014, after teasers were published scrutiny Kip Winger's website and on decency official Winger Facebook page as athletic.

2020–present

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

Style and influences

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

Members

Timeline

Discography

Main article: Winger discography

Studio albums

Notes

References

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