Well, I guess the obvious question would be, does anyone care enough to buy this album? After all things considered, Winger, as a band, didn't exactly bow out gracefully after their once successful run at 80's pop/rock stardom. But, for those fans that stuck with them, this latest solo endeavor from Kip, "Down Incognito," will surely be of interest.

Washing away the stickiness of the past and taking the low road this time around, Mr. Winger, aided by a variety of friends, performs "solo" renditions of newer material, mixed with a handful of greatest hits re-recorded under the same acoustic conditions.

"Another Way" is the impressive lead track, which holds hope for a better future. The follow-up, "Down Incognito," in another time might've been a pretty fair party rock sing-along. "Under One Condition," which I at first was going to ignore, turns out as not a half bad ballad.

"Miles Away" heads the list of known hits before giving way to the "Headed For A Heartbreak" tear-jerker, which he pulls off surprisingly well. "Easy Come Easy Go" has an interesting spin and a very serious tone as does most of what we find here. "Spell I'm Under," a solid power ballad as underrated as was the album that spawned it, "Pull", is one of my personal favorites. Later, "Daniel", another of the newer variety is very nicely done and should tug at the emotional lines now and again.

"Rainbow In The Rose" and "Blind Revolution Mad" cap things off in a live setting in Paris apparently, and come across like a white squall in an otherwise calm sea, but really accentuate the convictions of the performer. It's good not to hear excessive amounts of self-absorption here however, as if the solo artist finally reached some great height on their own that could never be achieved before.

"Down Incognito" is a personal reflection that shows Winger had more to offer than those usual highly strung, pop-inflected, glam rock showtunes, and as a songwriter/performer, has come into his own quite respectably.