Winger

WINGER [US] - Melodic Rock

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#1 Karma
2009

#2 Pull
1993

#3 In The Heart Of The Young
1990

Discography

01|1988|Winger
US #21 (Platinum) | 759 (#6)
02|1990|In The Heart Of The Young
US #15 (Platinum) | 771 (#3)
03|1993|Pull
US #83 | 789 (#2)
04|2006|IV
768 (#4)
05|2009|Karma
811 (#1)
06|2014|Better Days Comin’
US #85 | 767 (#5)

Rock Report's choice

Karma

Frontiers, 2009
Produced by C.F. Kip Winger
Ratings: HH: 89 (32) | RYM: 3.66 (168)
Total rating: 811
Updated: 150324

Line-up

C.F. Kip Winger (v, b, k)
Reb Beach (g, v)
John Roth (g, v)
Rod Morgenstein (d | pi on tr. 11)
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Michael Chapdelaine (g on tr. 11)

Track listing

Songwriters

B = Reb Beach
H = Dann Huff
M = Rod Morgenstein
P = Donnie Purnell
PJW = Paula J. Winger
R = John Roth
W = C.F. Kip Winger

Rock Report review

If we don't count the "Demo Anthology" and "Live" albums - both released in 2007 - this "Karma" is the follow-up of 2006's "IV", which I described as a mix of classic and modern Winger with some acoustic and progressive elements thrown in for good measure. At the time it took me a couple of spins to get into the material, which I can't say about the new album, "Karma". Inspiration for this platter came about at the end of 2008, when vocalist Kip Winger had the vision to melt the more commercial, heavier and song-oriented approach of the first two albums with the more thinking man's approach of the last two studio albums. That's why the new album was called "Karma". The result is a stunning new album, that brings the listener a mix of all things Winger we've listened to in the past. Naming highlights is difficult and even a bit dangerous, but for now I would prefer "Come A Little Closer" (the perfect mix of old and new Winger?), "Supernova", "Always Within Me" (my personal favourite of the whole album), the 'dragging', bluesy ballad "After All This Time" and - last but certainly not least - the classic rocker "Witness" (hear those screaming guitars). We had to wait three years for it, but "Karma" is a beauty of a record which brings the band full circle.
Chris Lambert, November 2009