THE BAND:
Peter Fletcher: Guitar And Vocals
Nate Winger: Drums and Vocals
Kip Winger: Bass, Keyboards, Vocals



TRACK FRAGMENTS:
1.) “Out In Outer Space” – The way the guitar riff of this intro along with the drum & bass line where arranged gave it a very early AC/DC feel.  There is no rhythm change for the musical verse.  Kip kept the vocal lines of the verse very straight forward.  The musical and lyrical arrangement changes for the musical chorus.  There is a short musical rest connecting the second chorus with the third verse.  The outro consisted of a short lead & backing harmony vocal line.  The song has no lead guitar solo. 
2.)”Nothing But The Sun” –This intro opens with an electric guitar riff.  Underneath this electric guitar riff there is an acoustic guitar riff playing the same rhythm.  There is a small snare fill connecting the opening guitar riffs with the musical verse.  Though the band used the same guitar rhythm for the verse as the intro the bass line caused it to have a different sound.  The second lyric line of the verse consisted of a backing harmony.  The rhythm of the song does not change until the chorus.  The lyrical arrangement of the chorus had a huge seventies influence.  There is a small tambourine fill connecting the first chorus with the second verse.  There is a small lead guitar solo connecting the second and third chorus.  The third chorus was arranged in a breakdown fashion.   
3. “Your Revolution” - This pre-intro consisted of a very simple echoed guitar arrangement.  The main musical intro was done using the same rhythm guitar arrangement only with a different sound.  There is a minor lead guitar solo over the top of this main musical intro.  There is a small rhythm change for the musical verse.  The verse was very short.  The band kept the musical chorus very simple.  There was a breakdown section connecting the second and third choruses.   
4.) “Dead Stung” - The musical intro of this song had a very seventies feel to it.  The band used the same rhythm for the musical verse as the one for the intro.  There was a backing harmony connecting the pre-verse and verse.  The chorus had a huge kip Winger hook attached to it.  For me the American Indian feel of the lead guitar solo section is what made the song.  
5.) “After Your Heart” – This was a very simple straight forward song that shows the writing and arranging talent Kip has. 
6.) “Albatross” – The intro to this track consisted of an acoustic guitar and vocal chorus.  The intro was very reminiscent to early Styx material.  There is a huge musical change for the opening musical verse.  The vocal of the verse was done as a duet.  There was a minor lead guitar solo after the first verse connecting it to the second verse.  In between each lyric line of the verse there is a backing harmony vocal line.  There is a second minor solo after the second chorus. There are minor solo laced in between each verse & chorus.  Once again this song shows Kip’s song arranging ability!  
7.) “Jimmy And Georgia” – There is a minor lead guitar solo over the top of this intro section.  The bass line and rhythm guitar is laced in between the lyric lines of the verse.  There was a rhythm guitar and drum line change for the musical chorus.  There was a minor lead guitar solo connecting the first chorus and second verse.  The choruses of this song have huge sweet hooks. 
8.) “Rack Of Greed” – There are several Kip vocal accents over the top of this intro section.  There was a small arrangement change for the musical verse.  The choruses of this track where unusually short and are just a little too close to the musical verses.  In many was musically and lyrically the song was very reminiscent to early Sammy Hagar.  This was very evident on the vocal lines of the choruses.  There was no lead guitar solo for this song. 
9.) “Love Inspector” – There was a burp leading intro this musical into.  The band altered the guitar rhythm just a little for the musical verse.  There was a backing vocal harmony underneath the lead vocal lines of the verse.  There was a small rhythm riff change connecting the pre-verse.  The band kept the choruses of the song very short.  In many ways this song reminded me of something Kiss would have written in early ’74. 
10.) “Joy Ride” - This track opens with an abstract blues guitar riff before going into the musical verse.  There was a musical change for the musical verse.  The musical verses & choruses were kind of two close together.  There was a minor lead guitar solo after the second chorus.  This was another song off the CD that was very straight forward and very simple.
11.) “Wooden Shoe” – This track opens with a acoustic guitar rhythm and bass line.  There is a minor lead guitar solo connecting the intro with the musical verse.  The musical verse consisted of an acoustic guitar and bass line.  The backing vocal harmonies of this track where amazing!!!!  The electric guitar riffs of the chorus was heavily influenced by late seventies Eagles stuff.  There was a lead guitar solo after the second chorus.  The lead guitar solo was after the last chorus and ran through the outro section.


     Sometime around 1969 in Littleton Colorado a then seven year old Kip Winger (bassist & lead vocalist for the eighties hard rock band Winger) walked up to Peter Fletcher and stated, “You got big lips, you wanna fight?” Fletcher then stood up and towering over Kip at which point they started a band. The two reconvened in the basement of the Winger home where Kips older brother was playing the drums. Blackwood Creek was born.
     In 1980, after eleven years of playing every Jr. High, High School and night club in their path Nate and Kip chose to go their separate ways.  Nate went to Los Angeles and recorded with such L.A. artists as, Europe, Kix & Ratt just to name a few. While Kip went to New York and with guitarist Reb Beach, bassist Paul Taylor and Dixie Dregs drummer Rod Morgenstein form Winger. 
      I was playing in a cover band during the time of Winger’s reign.  Winger hits such as, “Madalaine”, “Seventeen”, “Headed For A Heartbreak”, “Can’t Get Enuff” and “Spell I’m Under” was heavily rotated on our setlist.  So even though Kip posed for Playgirl in May of 1991 and was pretty much taken as a joke by most of the heavy metal community.
     In 2007, while on break from the Winger re-union Kip, Peter and Nate decided to jam.  During the jam session it was obvious to the three musicians that the chemistry was still there.  Next thing you know Blackwood Creek was re-united and in the studio!  What emerged was a blistering eleven track classic seventies guitar rock release.  If you’re a fan of seventies guitar rock then you’ll like this CD and should really check it out.