In honor of the band’s 35 anniversary, BMG has packaged up WINGER‘s first three studio albums, plus a bonus demo collection, and released them as both a CD box set and vinyl box set entitled Volume One: Atlantic Years 1988-1993. I will be reviewing the vinyl box set. For the aesthetics and overall packaging of the box set, please watch the unboxing video that follows.
Winger This was the album that started it all, and there isn’t a bad song in the buch. Hold on, WINGER‘s cover of “Purple Haze” could have been left off this album. It’s decent, but seems like filler. The mega-hit “Seventeen” is what brought fans to this album, but for my money “Madalaine” is the pinnacle track on the album. From the guitar work, to the multi-part harmonies, this song is as infectious as it gets.
“Headed For a Heartbreak” was the huge ballad on this album, but I would argue that…
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