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| 3.0 good | Fernando Alves STAFF | January 12th 12 |
Not an amazing album but still has its moments like "Headed for a Heartbreak" and Reb Beach's lead work.
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| 2.0 poor | Robbit | December 22nd 16 |
There are probably plenty of hair metal fans who get all misty eyed about Winger's debut album in 1988. For me, it's a grim
reminder of a time when heavy metal was being emasculated by guys with poofy hairdos who wrote songs for and about chicks. Kip
Winger and company were among the prime offenders with "Seventeen", which has Kip lusting over some teen aged jailbait. The
only reason I even gave this band half a chance was because I was impressed with Reb Beech's guitar work.
Even great musicianship can't disguise the creepy agenda of these pop metal merchants. "Heading For A Heartbreak" is probably
more effective as a substitute for syrup of ipecac than many songs I've had to endure from that era. And should I mention how
much Kip Winger looked like a werewolf in the promotional videos? Or their soulless, godawful cover of "Purple Haze" (shivers).
My bottom line is that I need to this album annihilated from my MP3 collection pronto and deny every possessing a copy. This is
the sort of nostalgia I don't need.
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| 2.5 average | SwinginSoriano | December 9th 07 |
While the best tracks of the album are right at the beginning, it's a good listen. The most remarkable aspects of the album is the dreadful cover of "Purple Haze" and the great performances of "Hungry", "Seventeen", "Headed for a Heartbreak", and "Madalaine".
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| 4.0 excellent | ashamed | April 1st 24 |
| 3.5 great | MT76 | July 3rd 23 |
| 3.0 good | Halez | June 3rd 23 |
| 3.5 great | Mitch | February 28th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | ztetter | January 23rd 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | KManoc1 | December 27th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | botrain | November 29th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | CalinD | September 23rd 22 |
| 3.0 good | Djokoll | September 14th 22 |
| 3.5 great | ariich | April 16th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | jsaadia | March 12th 21 |
| 3.5 great | Ronike | November 20th 20 |
| 3.5 great | elch21 | February 9th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | PhilSam | November 20th 17 |
| 1.5 very poor | stevep | March 10th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | musixxx | December 22nd 15 |
| 3.0 good | manu8a | August 12th 15 |
| 4.5 superb | Dmax28 | July 28th 15 |
| 3.0 good | Titan | October 21st 14 |
| 4.5 superb | Sebe | January 21st 14 |
| 3.0 good | Axl752 | November 1st 13 |
| 2.5 average | Snuron | April 13th 13 |
| 1.5 very poor | Knave | August 27th 11 |
| 2.5 average | Jumaos | April 22nd 11 |
| 2.5 average | Pluto | April 19th 11 |
| 3.5 great | askiss | January 4th 11 |
| 2.5 average | BigHans | January 20th 10 |
| 3.5 great | ffbadd | October 16th 08 |
| 2.5 average | kv22 | August 15th 08 |
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