In the 1990s, Winger was subject to mockery from MTV's animated series Beavis and Butt-Head. The album coincided with the rise of grunge, which swept aside the brand of melodic pop-metal that Winger represented. On the following tour, John Roth was called in to replace Paul Taylor on rhythm guitar.
The album was not as successful as the previous albums saleswise, but gained solid reviews. 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. It was originally to be called Blind Revolution Mad, after the opening song.
Their third studio album, Pull, produced by Mike Shipley, was recorded in 1992/1993 as a three-piece band. Paul Taylor left the band after the tour, citing exhaustion after years of touring. 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. Hit radio tracks and MTV videos included " Can't Get Enuff", " Miles Away" and " Easy Come Easy Go". Shortly after that tour, Winger released its second album In the Heart of the Young, which went 1-and-1/2 platinum in the U.S. In 1990, the band was nominated for an American Music Award for "Best New Heavy Metal Band". Radio and MTV hits from the album included " Madalaine", " Seventeen", " Headed for a Heartbreak" and " Hungry". On February 11, 1989, the album peaked at number 21 on the Billboard 200, and was in various places on the chart for 63 weeks. The record was a success, achieving platinum status in the United States, and gold status in Japan and Canada. The debut album, Winger, was released on August 10, 1988, on Atlantic Records. The lineup featured brothers Kip, Nate, and Paul Winger and their friend Peter Fletcher (later a member of L.A.'s Pigmy Love Circus).ġ987–1994: Main career and breakup 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. History 1980: Early use of the name Winger Their most recent album, Seven, came out in 2023. In 2009, the band released their fifth album, Karma, followed by Better Days Comin' in 2014. 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 2001, the band reunited and have since conducted several successful tours. Winger disbanded less than a year later in 1994. 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. 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". Winger is an American rock band formed in New York City in 1987.
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