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Artist: Winger |
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Karma
- (Hinduism and Buddhism) the
effects of a person's actions that determine their fate in this life and
the next incarnation. Well that about covers things down to a tee with the new Winger album, as the band have come full circle and blend the glory days of the bands self titled debut with the 'IV' opus, to bring us one of the best Winger albums in years. It's full of monster hooks, great melodies and more modern edge that really suits the band more now than ever before. With the album opener ‘Deal With The Devil’, the band really set their stall out early. This is one hell of an album that just bowls you over from the first chord till the last, Kip’s vocals remain as true to this day as they did when the band first started out and with Reb Beach on guitar, you're guaranteed big licks and this one is jammed packed full of ‘em. The hard hitters just keep on coming with the excellent dark vibe of ‘Stone Cold Killer’, Beach really brings out the beast in his guitar on this one. There's an essence of Thin Lizzy on here with a modern edginess, great stuff! To say I’m blown away by this album is an understatement, it just gets better and better with every listen. Things continue along the hard rock path with the anthemic ‘Big World Away’ and the superb ‘Come A Little Closer’, again a darker edge to this one. The heavier vibe of the band really pushes the band to great heights and Beach is more suited to these kind of guitar playing anyone who got a hold of his solo album will know this, and one track where the six string maestro excels is on the thumping rocker ‘Pull Me Under’. The pace does slow down a touch as we get a touch of eastern promise on ‘Supernova’, coming in a 6 mins 18 secs the longest track on the album so far, breaks up the album nicely and gives you time to ingest the first five tracks properly. It also gives you time to get your breath back after that bombastic first half of the album. But those who think that the album mellows out second half well the next one ‘Always Within Me’ would let you believe so, as it opens gently. Before this mid tempo slice of hard rock eases you in and takes you by surprise as the song gets going. This is yet another of my favourite tracks off this superb album. It's back to the rockier stuff with what is my outright favourite track off the album ‘Feeding Frenzy’, a gritty rocker that just blows you away from the off with its huge guitar sound from Beach featured once again. This is a song where Kip really puts his heart and soul into it vocally. There is a couple of mellow moments as the album comes to a close. The first comes by the name of ‘After All This Time’, a power-ballad by any other name, before the album comes to close with probably one of the finest songs from Winger for a long time ‘Witness’. This one is for all the fans of the bands debut album as the band have come full circle with this real tour de force. Let's just hope some UK dates come around soon because I’d love to hear these songs live.
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Tracklisting:
01. Deal With The Devil
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