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Here's what you need to do...put this CD in and don't tell anyone who it is. I guarantee, they'll be completely into it! I've been a fan of Winger for years and always thought they were unfairly branded as a "shallow hair band." This release will prove the talent that Kip has always had. That said, you should also know that this is not your typical Winger fare. This is a melodic journey that will take you to places you would never expect. Even as I fan, I was stunned at the emotional depth and talent on this CD. It has a progressive rock feel that will blow your mind. I've told people recently about this newer stuff...they all laugh, "Kip Winger? You've got to be kidding me." Then they'll come by my office later wondering what that awesome music I'm playing is...when I tell them, they become converts. Trust me, I work for a major broadcasting network...I know good music... and this is definitely it.

Enjoy!

I've known all along that, given a chance, Kip Winger would come out of this 'heavy metal' classification and could do something like this. I'm overall very pleased with this album.

I find it hard to believe that Kip Winger could make a better CD than the highly underrated Pull. Well this CD comes close. Kip WInger continued to mature with his audience, and I thoroughly enjoyed this CD. If you want classy and intelligent music then do yourself a favor and buy this CD.

Thx,
J Butler

OK, I'll come out and say it right now. I HATE hair rock. I used to make fun of "Headed For A Heartbreak" because, to me, it sounded like a pre-packaged, ready-for-mass-consumption product. In retrospect, I feel I was right. Hair rock had nothing musical or satisfying to offer. This album is NOT hair rock. Actually, I'm really surprised at how much I enjoy the musicianship, the writing and the vision behind this work. Think of the better aspects of Toto merged with progressive rock. Good songs, good flow, good performance, good statement. Way to go Kip. You're all grown up!

First things first. This is not the typical Kip Winger album. There are some things to know that will change your mind either way. You had to have liked Kip's voice before to enjoy this album, however his scratchiness has been toned down to a cleaner, more melodic version. Next, well the sound is much more VH-1, but the songwriting is much more mature. There are pianos, flutes, & lots of acoustic guitars on this one. That should be more appealing to those of you who enjoy Tonic. It could also entice the ear of those who enjoy Sarah, Jewel, & other coffee house sounds. The songs are diverse, intense, hook laden, & emotional. The musicianship is top quality. Every ounce of care was taken to let all the players shine, while not allowing any big 80's egos to ruin a good thing. I believe this to be the best Kip Winger album so far, but it is for those who appreciate a more mature sound. Bright spots are "endless circles", "kiss of life", and "don't let go".

I've been a Winger fan for years, and still enjoy their music however Kip's 'deeper direction' in his approach to songwriting as opposed to 'chunking' is so evident here. This cd is an import in Canada, (too bad!!). This cd proves that he endured the 'glam' era only to come out stronger than ever in what I think is his best material yet......personal fav's? Endless Circles, Naked Son, Kiss of life, Angel of the underground....really...this entire cd is worth checking out..... (ps) Great musicianship, Rod Morgenstein's drumming is bang on for this style of music!..

Wow, where do I begin? I have always been a fan of Winger (and Kip Winger), since they were one of the more talented bands that got grouped together in the whole "hair band" genre of music. That wasn't a bad thing, because they made great, fun music, but they never received their due credit. Once I heard about Kip Winger releasing his solo work, I was curious which direction it was going to go. Needless to say, I was blown away! Finally, Kip Winger was able to demonstrate that there is an amazing songwriting ability that people never saw in Winger from their pop anthems. There are some amazing songs on this CD, which if they ever played on the radio, would go over extremely well, but that's the story for so many underrated artists. The best song (in my opinion) on this CD is definitely "Naked Son". The depth of the lyrics and the quality of the music is beyond me to describe, but that is far from the only highlight on the album! With other songs like "Kiss Of Life", "Daniel", and "How Far Will We Go?" (ANOTHER amazing song), the album is far from being good for just "a song or two". Like me, if you thought Winger was a much more talented band than they got credit for (especially Kip Winger), you definitely want to check this album out. It is definitely the best solo album from any lead singer of the EXCESS of 80s rock/glam bands. Give the clips a listen on here, and you will definitely realize what a tremendous album this was from Kip Winger (the first of TWO great works, with "Songs From The Ocean Floor" the other, by him). Definitely check the album out. Away from the lights and the glitz and the glam of MTV and arenas, Kip Winger did some of the best songwriting in a long while.

I'm a great french fan of Winger and every musician of this group are fantastic !!...Kip is a true artist..He play bass, piano, guitar and his voice is so cool..No ego, no attitude, just write and play so beautiful songs...This album is what the music is..deep Emotion...If you are a fan of Kip, check out the acoustic album "Down Incognito", featuring songs of Kip and Winger, Fantastic !! Thanks Kip to be here and I'm waiting the Reformation of Winger in 2001 !! God bless you...

This CD really suprised me. Having been a fan of Winger, and loving every one of their CDs, Kip's solo album absolutely blew me away. It's got everything - heart & soul. Probably the best CD I've heard in years. My particular favourites:

Kiss of Life - a great song to dance to (and drive to!)

Steam - What a fantastically magnetic guitar riff!

Here - What absolute devotion!

I could probably list every song and say something wonderful about all of them. The disc hasn't left my CD player since I bought it. I love it!

Seriously, can you find a better combination of incredible vocals and intelligence coupled with musical vision in one guy? Sting comes close, certainly an equal compositionally, but he doesn't have Kip's tone or range. Sting also is largely unconstrained financially, so Kip has to do more with less backing. This fact alone contributes to the weird-factor of many of Sting's efforts...he can do whatever the hell he wants (it's not like Sting didn't write cheesy commercial stuff at times with The Police).

Winger as a band made some fun riff-rock, but was easily categorized, and then musically castrated for no apparent reason around 1991. What else was a band of musicians to do in 1987? They wrote to the record-buying public so they wouldn't have to wait tables all their lives. So what the fekk is wrong with that? If you were a musician and had busted your tail working your craft for more than 10 years, would you rather make a product that will sell or become an engineer, thus haulting all work on your art for many years (think Tom Schulz) to be a non-musician, at best, or far, far worse.

I see Kip for what he is, a guy who truly loved to write and record, and who did whatever he could to make that happen...and thank god for it.

This album shows this, and also proves that corporate music is on its way out the damn door, as it should be.

Thomas in Austin