Four Winds

Tangier | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 19, 1989)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Atlantic / Wea
• ASIN: B000008LE3
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #47,596 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Ripcord

2. Mississippi

3. On the Line

4. In Time

5. Four Winds

6. Fever for Gold

7. Southbound Train

8. Sweet Surrender

9. Bad Girl

10. Good Lovin'

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Almost 5 stars, February 26, 2003

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L. B. Ivarsson (Rock City) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Four Winds (Audio CD)

"Four winds" by Tangier is a great album, featuring melodic straight forward hard rock with no frills. The style can be described as a kind of a southern approach with good vocals from Bill Mattson, who sadly quit the band after this debut. Tangier brings on a musical feel connected to the 1970's hard rock scene, but since the record was released in 1989 I guess it got lost, competing with the whole hair metal scene. That's too bad because Tangier's "Four winds" is absolutely a better choice than any album by bands like Poison, Cinderella, Tesla etc.

I would say that all of the songs are very good indeed and this forgotten and overlooked album will certainly satisfy any rock fan of early Whitesnake, Bad Company and others in that genre. Maybe this is a 5 star effort, at least it is a very strong and powerful album featuring all the ingrediences we love about hard rock music. Highly recommanded!

The follow up album "Stranded" is not by far as good, and the band did the only decent thing - called it a day...

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars 3.5 stars - solid, rockin' debut, April 12, 2008

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Justin Gaines (Northern Virginia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Four Winds (Audio CD)

Originally released in 1989, Four Winds was the debut album by hard rockers Tangier. You wouldn't know it by Tangier's bluesy, Southern fried rock & roll (not to mention the Young Guns attire they're sporting on the album cover), but the band actually hails from New Jersey.

The band took the basic melodic hard rock style that was so popular at the time and gave it a Southern edge, much like Tora Tora and to a lesser extent Baton Rouge. I'm also reminded a bit of Jon Butcher, but that's mostly due to Bill Mattson's midrange vocals. What Four Winds lacks in originality, it more than makes up for with its upbeat, rockin' sound. Highlights include opening rocker "Ripcord" and the swinging "Southbound Train." The title track rocks as well.

This probably isn't anything you haven't heard before, but if you're into late 80's to early 90's hard rock, chances are you'll enjoy this one. If you like what you hear, be sure to pick up the band's second (and final) album Stranded.

Edition Notes: Wounded Bird reissued Four Winds in 2008. Like all Wounded Bird reissues, it has not been digitally remastered, nor does it have any bonus material. It's great to see this forgotten album back in print, but if you already own the 1989 version there's no need to replace it.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Lost Classic Finally Comes Out On CD, May 27, 2008

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The Footpath Cowboy "rockerusa2002" (Kingston, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Four Winds (Audio CD)

Tangier's FOUR WINDS is a great lost classic which has finally gotten the reissue treatment it deserves. I originally got it on cassette as a gift for the Jewish holiday of Chanukah, and the album rocks as much today as it did in 1989, when I listened to it on a weekend trip to tune out someone who said negative things about a friend of mine from camp (according to Jewish law, you're not supposed to listen to slander and gossip, so this reissue is a big help to tuning such loshon hora, or "evil tongue", out, just as the tape was 20 years ago). This album juxtaposes Bill Mattson's Lou Gramm/Paul Rodgers-style vocals, Doug Gordon's Southern-rock-influenced lead guitar, and a rhythm section that kicks with the energy of the best 70s rock. I think this reissue is long overdue, and hopefully the band will get back together for a new CD and tour.