Winger - Album Ranking
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- Опубліковано 17 жов 2024
- This is an album ranking for the Glam Metal band Winger featuring all 7 of their studio albums including their newest album simply called Seven.
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1. VII
2. Pull
3. Karma
4. Winger
5. In the heart of the young
6. Better days coming
7. IV
The new album I find to be so catchy. There are no mediocre songs on it. Melodies that get inside my head and I’m singing them all day. Every time I listen to it I like it more. Seems to be true to Wingers sound and what I love about the band. There are songs I love on every album!
Seven is definitely an album that has grown and grown for me. A week later and I’m still spinning it a lot. Usually after the first weekend the magic is gone and I don’t return to it for a few weeks/months until it falls into normal rotation. But I love the albums that grow with each listen and I keep them out for weeks or months at the beginning. Winger Seven is one of those IMO.
Winger had a really good song on the 'Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey' soundtrack titled "Battle Stations" -- definitely worth checking out. Hope your shirt is a clue that we're gettin an Enuff Z'Nuff album ranking next -- their discography is a lot bigger than most folks realize. THX, Brendon!
Station!
That song rocks. Same with Shout It Out by Slaughter.
Love Battle Stations
I revisited “Pull” earlier today because Winger will be performing that entire album at ProgPower next year. While I have more nostalgia for “In the Heart of the Young,” I can now say that “Pull” is my overall favorite album by them.
I have really discovered Winger now. The new album is so good. Thank you and keep it up👍
Cool! Enjoy!
Winger is a great band with many amazing songs.
Great ranking Brendon. I got into Winger through Pull, which is a great album. I am still missing a couple of their releases, so i did order their latest one. Can't wait to spin it!
I Think You did a Great Job! Randy from PA. I definitely need to give 4 a good listening. Your comments were valuable to me. 😀
I'm new to Winger! I found them thru a playlist that the Studio Label "Frontiers Music" made on youtube called Melodic Rock 2023, and I was blown away by the song "Proud Desperado"! (I found Frontiers Music thru Revolution Saints, who I in turn found thru another youtuber "The Real Music Observer"), but so far, I have not found anything good from Winger from -before 2006, though I haven't listened to all the classic songs yet, however I can't wait to get my copy of Winger Seven, my first album from Winger!
Would love longer reviews of the albums before 2006, (I've really liked your explanations about the sounds of the songs in other reviews,) or maybe recommendations for other Melodic Rock bands or something like "Proud Desperado"?
I’m glad you’ve discovered Winger and hope you find more by the band that you like. Since this is an album ranking it’s not really meant as a review for each album. The longer reviews are for new albums just released. Occasionally I’ll go back and do a Classic Album Review but generally I don’t review older albums. There just isn’t a call for it.
@@BrendonSnyder Okay, but about other "recommendations for other Melodic Rock bands or something like Proud Desperado"?
Thanks for the reply.
Totally agree with Pull. For me it’s a no-doubter. I’d have to sit and give a re-listen to the catalog to rank the rest but I think I may have Seven up closer to 2 or 3. It was kinda weird that Winger included Purple Haze on their debut. The same time Ozzy did Purple Haze on that Stairway To Heaven/Highway to Hell record. For me Winger was a slow build. It wasn’t until Pull when I finally got it. Even though in one of my art classes I recreated the debut album art. Good ranking video. Looking forward to the next!
Thanks for posting Brendon - so hard to rank these. Mine would be 1. Karma 2. Seven 3. Pull 4. Better Days 5. Winger Four. 6. Winger Two 7. Winger
greetings from Greece again :) another nice video :) I liked very much their first two albums, I didn't like Pull and Winger IV, I liked the albums after Winger IV, but not as much as I liked their first two...they were ok though...Winger is a good band and I am glad that they still make music(and good music)...
Heart of the Young will always be on top for me. I remember how my school friends were going crazy about Dream Theater but dismissed the level of Winger's brainy hard rock (influenced unfortunately by Metallica's dart and Beavis & Butthead). This band is pure class! Excellent video as usual Brendon.
Yess, great shirt, Animals is my fav E'z'N album!
Mine too!
Glad your a Big Winger Fan as I am too! Love all there albums but Have yet to get my hands on IV as I didn’t know about it till recently and it’s pricey!!
It’s such a good album and will be worth whatever you have to pay.
Nice video, Winger Rules \m/
My order would be:
1) IV
2) Pull
4) Winger
5) Seven
6) II: In the Heart of the Young
7) Better Days Comin'
8) Karma
Great vid! I got hooked on Winger with the debut & it is still my favorite. I too love the Pull album & think it was totally overlooked because of grunge, the Metallica stuff, & Beavis & Butthead. Junkyard Dog is still one of my favorites from the band. As for the newer albums I have only heard a few tracks & just ordered 7 after your review a few days ago. Will definitely be looking for IV, Karma, & Better Days Comin. They also have a live album that I've heard bits of that I plan to pick up. Too bad that the band got such a bad rap, as they are very talented.
Pull is an outstanding musical achievement. Captain approved!!!
I might have to go and revisit Winger's discography. Can you please do a Smashing Pumpkins ranking? Thanks!
That’s posting on Thursday.
Their an awesome band. Love your videos 🤘😁🤘
The two my favorite Winger albums goes to their debut album and into the heart of the Young
Both are such classics!
Good show as ever. Here's how I'd rank them...
1. Pull
2. In the Heart of the Young
3. Karma
4. Four
5. S/T
6. Seven
7. Better Days Comin'
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Love Winger! Great band. My favourite has to be In The Heart of the Young as that was the first album of theirs I heard and saw them live supporting The Scorpions off this album. Pull is easily my 2nd favourite album, love the heaviness on it. New album is excellent, really enjoying it at the moment.
Would love to own IV but it is SO expensive no matter where you look. It must have had a small run as I can't find one below £40 anywhere and I'm not paying that!
Absolutely love Kip Winger's 3 Solo Studio albums also. So wished he had done another but instead he focused on Winger.
I love Kip’s solo albums as well and I also love Reb Beach’s recent solo album along with his band Black Swan.
@@BrendonSnyder Have both and excellent also.
@@BrendonSnyder Forgot to mention his 1997 release 'Down Incognito' and his side project EP 'Blackwood Creek' from 2010. Just a great composer and writer.
One of my favorite rock band first karma i love the more dark and underground guitare soundin numéro 2 seven great soundin album love it the more i listen to it third better Days commin for me its the continuaty to karma, 4 pull great one,5 their first one 6 their second one and last one iv .
Pull is such a great album and I listed to it a lot! I am really enjoying Seven at the moment too. I have to admit that those are the only 2 albums that I own so I need to step up and buy them all.
Yes! Most definitely pick up IV. Such a good album if you like Pull.
Interesting. I've never listened to IV, but I will make sure to do so now. Sadly, used copies are a bit on the pricey side but I guess I'm not surprised being on an indie label, etc. Who knows, if Seven does well enough maybe the band can consider reissuing some of those back catalog titles?
It’s not up to the band. Albums like IV are owned by Frontiers Records. Frontiers does not do reissues, remasters, or greatest hits. They’re all about new albums. I’d snap up one of those used copies.
@@BrendonSnyder OK, understood. If it WERE up to the band, I guess I'd like to believe that any musical artist would prefer fans of their music could purchase physical copies of their albums at any time for a regular retail price. Things have radically changed since the 80s-90s; I guess I'm still trying to cope with it. ;-)
Pull
First album
4
Better days comin
7
Karma
In the heart of the young
Love queen Babylon on better days comin
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Listening to seven twice I give 4 out 5 stars 🌟
Love their albums, I would also put Pull at number one. Anytime we have talked about the band everyone always says Pull is there favorite and Ez come Ez go their favorite song.
Funnily enough I'm listening to Winger at this very moment. Would you consider the new album a small return to form or do you consider Winger holding up well for the whole catalog so to say.
Ranking Winger's releases is the definition of splitting the finest frog hair. 🐸
I’ve never heard that saying on top of which it makes no sense because frogs don’t have hair 😂😂😂
I don't know if you have any interest in classical music, Brendon? But if you do, check out Kip's "Ghosts." Astonishing piece of music. Hard to believe a rock guy could write something like that.
I tried it but it’s not for me. I do like classic too.
I love Winger. Top 5 band of all time for me. Thank you for doing a ranking. I too honestly love all their albums so this is a tough one but here it goes for me:
1. Winger S/T ...I discovered them via the debut of the Madelaine video so this is dear to my heart. Time to Surrender and Hangin' On which are deep tracks are two of my faves
2. Pull....this just is a masterpiece start to finish and combines the melodic with the heavy. Junkyard Dog, Blind Revolution Mad, Spell I'm Under, No Man's Land ECT ECT!
3. In the Heart of the Young...this album has so many great deep tracks like the title track, The Day We'll Never See, Rainbow in the Rose plus the catchy hits like Easy Come Easy Go
4 Better Days Comin'....So Long China, Queen Babylon, the three singles, Storm in me.. this I have played over and over in my car. I love the title track because it's so uplifting and fun.
5. Seven...this might be higher next time I rank them as I only got it a few days ago but already I'm loving it and like you said there's so much more to discover on this. I love all the songs with Proud Desperado, Resurrect Me, Heaven's Falling, Stick the Knife in and Twist, Time Bomb as current faves
6. Karma.. another great album. Stone Cold Killer, Deal with the Devil and Witness some of my faves on it.
7. IV Your Great Escape is my fave track. While I do still love this album it's a little bit just too progressive for my tastes.
Yeah, coming from that era myself, I think part of Winger’s downfall was Kip’s pretty boy looks and the very unfortunate band name. Winger is no Slayer in name. Definitely a poser name. But hey, we still listened to them. I even got some chuckles like 15 years ago wearing a Winger shirt I got seeing them at Stone Pony, lol
Yeah they had a lot against them that worked early on but was an albatross later. Still, I love them! 🤘
Pull is definitely number one, although the more progressive-ish albums are ranked the lowest here. Thanks! 🙌🏻🎸🇩🇰
The most progressive albums are Pull & IV, which are ranked high. Karma is anything put progressive. Kip based the album on In The Heart Of The Young trying to write songs like Can’t Get Enough. Great album but I don’t consider it progressive as albums like Pull and IV. In fact I consider IV their most progressive album.
Could you do a Enuff Z’Nuff best albums ranking ?
'Pull' is such a great album. I have to say that I think that you've ranked 'Seven' too low, but each to their own.
1) Karma
2) Seven
3) Winger
4) IV
5) Pull
6) Better Days
7) In the Heart
It’s interesting that Karma is #1 but the albums Karma was based on In The Heart Of The Young is in last place at #7.
Karma is easily my number 1
Cool!
Agreed. For me, Karma is a hard/melodic rock classic. I still listen to it regularly. Not a single misstep. Solid gold!!
Only pointing out my opinion. Which I still think winger r crap but those of you who like them keep on rocking !!! Yes I did waste my time !!!
Haha…at least you admit it! 👍
@@BrendonSnyder yes I admit winger r crap
I’m not gonna diss the early stuff. The band owes its fame to those albums, but Karma and Better Days Comin’ are heads and shoulders above anything they’ve ever done and way better than anything any of the surviving 80’s bands have done since.
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thank u sir
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Haven't watched yet but Pull is obviously #1 obviously
…so, were you happy with the results?
Ive always wondered how someone could be really into a band, then let a joke in a cartoon change their mind. I do think Seventeen had a bit of a Cherry Pie effect on the band, being somewhat of a sillier(although catchy) song than much of their discography, and getting them unfairly labeled as a one note party band in a lot of peoples eyes.
I don’t think that was the only thing that changed people’s minds. There was the Metallica video and the entire entertainment industry shifting.
Pull is there only album where i like or love every song, the rest i can find 2, 3 or 4 good songs, only rate 2 songs of the new one, heavens falling and the brilliant IT ALL COMES BACK, this song and WITNESS are easily my top 2 from the band.
I would think if you’re a fan of Pull you’d also be into the complexity of IV. For me they feel similar with both having a very progressive feel. More so than albums like In The Heart Of The Young and Karma.
Agreed 'it all comes back around' is a phenomenal track, up there with the best of them.
Rebs guitar outro is spine tingling.
You should interview Kip next
I inquired a while back and he said yes but nothing came of it. I will reach out again.
@@BrendonSnyder What about an interview with your older brother Dee Snider?
You don't sound like a Winger fan to me. No offense intended. You are too critical. A true Winger fan understands their backgrounds and their writing progressions. Purple Haze absolutely kicks ass and is a very refreshing cover. Totally sounds like Winger to me. Their songwriting progression has gotten better over the years. To me, the first 2 albums are straight forward and too simple for what they are capable of. A lot of pop songs in there. I love them but I think they get better as they get older. So, I will post my 7 down to #1.
#7 - Winger IV (good album as they all are. highlights for me are "On a day like today" and "Livin' just to die")
#6 - In the Heart of the Young ( Highlights are: Rainbow in the Rose and Easy come, Easy Go)
#5 - Winger debut (amazing record, lots of energy and badass rockery. Highlights: Hungry, Headed for a heartbreak)
#4 - Karma (this album is just in your face. They play Pull me Under at every show. One of Kip's favorites. Highlights: Pull me Under, Always within me)
#3 - Better Days Comin' - (Easily the best 7 song stretch Winger has ever put together. From Track 1 to Track 7. Outstanding. Kip's favorite live song is on this one......"midnight driver of a love machine". and one of my fave Winger songs of all time: "Ever Wonder")
#2 - Seven - This album is incredible. The band sounds better than ever and their songwriting has really climaxed at this stage.
#1 - Pull - This album is so good I don't know where to start. Just fell in love with the band at this point and Reb really stands out on this one.
There's my assessment, not like you asked for it. But I'm a huge Winger fan. I have seen them 7 times over the years and in 2023, they sound just as good. Their best live tracks in my opinion are from Karma, Better Days and Seven. No more pop and just great songwriting at this point. So, at least we agree on the #1. LOL
Ok so anyone who has a different opinion than you isn’t a true Winger fan? 🤷♂️
@@BrendonSnyder No, it's not that. It's just I think you are too critical and I don't think you are giving them enough credit for what they've done the last 3 albums. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion but even Kip Winger talks highly and is very proud of their recent accomplishments. The first 2 albums were all fluff and I don't think they really stretched the limit on their songwriting because I think they were tailoring their sound to what was hot at the time. I think Pull and the last 3 albums are who they really are. Just my opinion. that's all.
I think Purple Haze is a terrible cover and should not have been on the album. Totally ruins the momentum for me.
Winger shouldve jumped on the bandwagon for the 10 year cycle late 90s resurgence
There was no resurgence in the late 90’s. That didn’t happen until the early 2000’s. And they did reform by then.
@@BrendonSnyder Excuse me?
@@BrendonSnyder There was a resurgence in the late 90s. Check your facts.
Started with kiss in '96 reforming with make-up
David Lee Roth announcing he was back in van Halen. Although short lived, it got them two new songs in heavy radio rotation.
Then in 97 Vince rejoining motley Crue. Poison playing to 10k people again.
99 ded Leppard euphoria top ten album number one mainstream rock track.
Firehouse had a moderate hit.
Hit Parader or similar magazine had front page cover talking about it.
Hair Raiser. John Koladner reviving Cinderella RATT etc. Dokken back. Slaughter new album.
It started in the late 90s.
Winger waited until the mid 200s or 2006 to release 4.
Yes John Kalodner attempted to create a resurgence by signing several glam Metal bands but nothing happened. Kiss is not Glam Metal. Vince re-joining Motley Crue produced one of the worse albums of the 90’s that has no ties to Glam Metal. David Lee Roth & Van Halen are from the 70’s and not Glam Metal even if they did influence it. Def Leppard had a hit with Promises in 1999, but one hit does not equal a resurgence. I’m referring to when people stopped dissing the genre, bands began to be able to make a living from touring again, and album sales picked up. I do know my facts.
@@BrendonSnyder it doesn't matter if kiss was not glam metal.. they put on makeup and by 1999 it was full blown. I live through it. It doesn't matter if motley Crue decided to put out a crappy album, it's the fact that they rejoined with Vince and a record labels realized that there is money to be made by them playing in front of larger crowds again.
That's called a 10-year music cycle. Pretty much all of those bands from that era reformed and started making good money again.... That's a resurgence. When and where did it start? Late 1996... And was all over the magazines in 1999.
John Koladner wasn't trying to make these artists platinum-selling artist again, although that would have been nice, he was just trying to suggest hey? Maybe some of these bands can still sell 100,000 or three hundred thousand copies or three hundred thousand copies or maybe 500,000 copies for some of the bigger ones.
Aside from promises Def Leppard also had two additional radio hits off of that euphoria album paper Sun and day after day.
Successful world tour but all of their tours are successful.
Great white was also at it.
pretty much everybody had reformed and started touring again by 1999
pull! and then the rest! 🤣
Never was a Winger guy, but if the band wasn't popular people wouldn't have taken shots at it. I respect them. But the song Seventeen has not aged well. Great music, but the lyrics are not something any father wants to hear a band sing about his daughter. I'll have to check out some of it.
That’s true of any song where a band sings about a hot girl. That’s not just a Winger thing. Song still sounds great and still makes sense. Listen to the lyrics, he’s not singing about doing anything wrong. He’s saying he can’t believe she is only 17….and that’s the problem, she isn’t legal.
Totally disagree. I think Seven may be the best winger record of all. Guess you still need to listen/digest it more. lol It's only weakness is that it doesn't have the greatest production. Especially the drum sound.
Also NEVER likes Grunge and Still don’t lol
I like both Glam Metal and Grunge & Alternative Rock.
My opinion is winger r crap
Then why watch the video. Guess you just wasted your time.
Have you heard any of their recent stuff ? They’ve been unfairly maligned for reasons unclear. Stellar band that is a lot heavier then you probably realize.
Must be a Motley Crue fan
@@schaef6oJust like Brendan who put them in his Top Ten Albums of all time !!!! 😂. Priceless.
I'm not a hair metal fan, but I'd not call it crap. It had its time and something new came in. I just wasn't a fan of the portrayal of women as toys. But among it all is some great music and talented artists.