Artist: WINGER
Album: DEMO ANTHOLOGY (2CD U.S. IMPORT)

Year: 2007
Media type: CD

Comprising of all the demos recorded by Winger during the 80s and early 90s, in preparation of their multi million selling albums Winger, In The Heart of The Young and Pull, the Demo Anthology will be a very special 2CD release.

"I think this is a very interesting release from a fan s perspective" says Kip Winger, "it shows how much the songs progressed from the early stages and also gives the fans the possibility to discover some hidden gems never released on any album, but that I thought was time to somehow release officially."

Born in 1987 under the initiative of former ALICE COOPER band member Kip Winger (vocals, bass) and Reb Beach (guitars), WINGER's line-up was completed by Paul Taylor (another ex ALICE COOPER on guitars and keyboards) and former DIXIE DREGS drummer Rod Morgenstein.

WINGER recorded three very successful studio albums. The self-titled debut, was released in 1988 on Atlantic, achieved platinum status in the United States, and gold in Japan and Canada sporting such hits as "Madalaine", "Seventeen" and "Headed For A Heartbreak".

In 1990, the band was nominated for an American Music Award for "Best New Heavy Metal Band". Shortly after, WINGER released its second album "In the Heart of the Young", which went platinum in the U.S. and gold in Japan. The album included WINGER's biggest hit "Miles Away", who topped at #12 of Billboard charts in the USA.

Their third and last studio album, "Pull", was recorded in 1992/93 as a three-piece band, following Paul Taylor's departure. Produced by Mike Shipley, on the following tour John Roth was called in to replace Paul Taylor.

After the "Pull" tour, Kip Winger embarked on a solo career which encompassed 3 successful solo albums, singing with ALAN PARSONS live Project, 2 film scores plus performing over 400 acoustic shows and writing and producing for countless other artists. Reb Beach recorded one solo album, joined ALICE COOPER, DOKKEN and now WHITESNAKE, later joining Kelly Keagy (Night Ranger), Timothy Drury (WHITESNAKE) and Doug Pinnick (KING'S X) to form the Hard Rock combo "THE MOB". Rod Morgenstein went on to form the RUDESS / MORGENSTEIN project with Jordan Rudess (DREAM THEATER) and later JELLY JAM with Ty Tabor (KING'S X) and John Myung (DREAM THEATER). He is currently associate professor at Berkley College of Music.

In 2001 the band returned to the studio to record the song "On the Inside" for "The Very Best of Winger". In 2002 they reunited to tour the US and Canada on a bill with POISON and CINDERELLA.

After years of consideration Kip Winger decided to reunite WINGER for a brand new album. This finally happened when he actually "heard" the musical path where he could "move the band sound forward, without repeating the same music over and over". Kip therefore started at the beginning of 2006 to write new material with guitarist Reb Beach.

Kip and Reb called up original drummer Rod Morgenstein and John Roth (on guitar and vocals) and Cenk Eroglu (XCARNATION) on keyboards and sound FX and quickly started the recording.

"The new WINGER album" says Kip, "starts where "Pull" left off moves on to new directions mixing some classic Hard Rock like VAN HALEN and early WINGER style, progressive and acoustic elements that may resemble GENESIS, MOTT THE HOOPLE or KING CRIMSON".

TRACKLIST CD 1:

01. Madalaine
02. Hungry
03. Seventeen
04. State of Emergency
05. Time To Surrender
06. Hangin On
07. Headed for a Heartbreak
08. Only Love
09. Can’t Get Enough
10. Loosen Up
11. Easy Come, Easy Go
12. Rainbow In The Rose
13. In The Day We’ll Never See
14. Under One Condition
15. Little Dirty Blonde
16. Star Tripper
17. You Are The Saint, I Am The Sinner
18. In The Heart of The Young

TRACKLIST CD 2:

01. All I Ever Wanted
02. Skin Tight
03. Someday Someday
04. Never
05. Blind Revolution Mad
06. Down Incognito
07. Spell I’m Under
08. Hour of Need
09. Junkyard Dog
10. The Lucky One
11. Like A Ritual
12. In For The Kill
13. Mo Man’s Land
14. Who’s The One
15. Written In The Wind
16. Until There Was You
17. Without Warning
18. Give Me More