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,
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. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
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