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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 after a last-minute change from Sahara,
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. Another album called Karma quickly followed in 2009, but the group took its time to deliver
Better Days Comin', which appeared in the spring of 2014. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine