Line #6 Music/Winger


1	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/winger.jpg]]
2	->''"And who's the one, who claimed my liberty robbed my soul of freedom?\
3	And how long, must I put up with the unholy sound of your gun?\
4	Tell me brother..."''
5	-->--'''"Who's the One?"'''
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7	'''Winger''' is an American rock band that combines elements of GlamMetal and ProgressiveMetal. While chiefly known amongst the general public for being mocked on ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButtHead'' in the form of a "wussy" ButtMonkey character, the band have had a solid career (aside from an enforced break caused by the initial rise of {{Grunge}}) since 1987.
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9	Winger have released seven albums.
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11	* ''Winger'' (1988)
12	* ''In the Heart of the Young'' (1990)
13	* ''Pull'' (1993)
14	* ''IV'' (2006)
15	* ''Karma'' (2009)
16	* ''Better Days Comin'' (2014)
17	* ''Seven'' (2023)
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19	!!Tropes associated with the band:
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21	* AnythingYouCanDoICanDoBetter: Kip commented during their spat with Metallica that they "couldn't play what we play, they couldn't do it, they literally — technically — couldn't do it. And I'll challenge those chumps to that any day of the week, but we could play their music with our hands tied behind our back. And so, I was a little teed off about that, but in the end, none of that shit matters..."
22	* ChronologicalAlbumTitle: ''Seven'' is the band's seventh album.
23	* DarkerAndEdgier: The ''Pull'' album was a significant departure sonically and lyrically from their first two albums with socially conscious songs such as "Who's the One" dominating.
24	* DealWithTheDevil: "Deal With the Devil", with a bit of HeavyMeta thrown in.
25	* GenreRoulette: A very unconventional mix of Glam Metal and Progressive Metal, later changed to more traditional Metal mixed with Progressive.
26	* EgocentricTeamNaming: Named after the lead singer/bassist and principal songwriter Kip Winger. According to one interview this wasn't meant to be the case; they were originally going to be called Sahara (the word is semi-hidden in the artwork for their first album), but shortly before the album's debut they learned that another band had dibs on the name. Forced to come up with a new name at the last minute, they blurted out "Call us Winger" and that, as they say, was the way it is.
27	* IntercourseWithYou: The first two albums had quite a lot of this.
28	* LongHairedPrettyBoy / MrFanservice: Kip certainly qualifies as this.
29	* LongestSongGoesLast: "It All Comes Back Around" from ''Seven'' is the album's longest track, clocking in at 7:29.
30	* PermaStubble: Kip, during their heyday, somewhat unusual for a Glam Metal singer. As of the 2020s, he still sports it.
31	* RealMenWearPink: Kip, a life-long ''ballet dancer''.
32	* RockMeAmadeus: Kip Winger's never been shy about his classical influences. After the end of Winger, he embraced it and has produced a fair amount of actual classical music.
33	* TakeThat: On the receiving end from ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButtHead'' in the form of the nerdy character [[ButtMonkey Stewart]] (who wore a Winger T-Shirt), and Music/{{Metallica}} whose drummer Lars Ulrich was briefly shown [[DartboardOfHate putting darts on a picture of Winger's frontman]], Kip in their "Nothing Else Matters" video.
34	** Kip himself is pretty guilty of returning the favor, many times criticizing the musicianship of Metallica, when compared to that of his band.
35	* UncommonTime: Used liberally, even on the band's more pop-oriented tracks.

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