WINGER — In The Heart Of The Young (review)

WINGER — In The Heart Of The Young album cover Album · 1990 · Glam Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
4/5 ·
Stephen
Winger extended the success of their debut and eventually reached their height with this album. "In The Heart of The Young" was also certified platinum and featured a more serious approach in the lyric department and displayed a more complex composition as well as an even better guitarplaying by Reb Beach. Three singles that became their hits back then are also among my all time fave Winger tracks. "Can't Get Enuff" is such a huge uptempo rocker, "Easy Come Easy Go" blows high with its catchy groove, and "Miles Away" is definitely their best ballad ever written but funny thing is that the author of the track isn't Kip Winger who basically wrote almost all of their songs.

There are two other great power ballads inside: "Rainbow In The Rose" that featured the trumpet plays of Chris Botti and Beach's fantastic outro solo, and "Under One Condition", although this one isn't as good as the others, this is still a very good emotional piece. "In The Day We'll Never See" is also an underrated uptempo tune, least-known track but has the big power and hooks you'll never imagined. However, a shame that tracks like "Little Dirty Blonde" or the title track are relatively weak and can be considered fillers. "Baptized By Fire" actually is quite good and I highly admired the insane intro, but when the weird rap coming in, it's all over.

Winger is one of the few bands that never disappointed me. I love all their albums and this one is also surely loved by many glam fans. If only couples of tracks are better, I won't hesitate to give this a perfect five stars. Reb Beach is the ultimate highlight of the band but Kip Winger's warm voice is unique, calming, and comfortably blended well with their music. Great stuff and four-stars is warranted, I just can’t get enuff with this classic !
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