Winger is a fav of mine as well...in fact, I'll go so far as to say 1993's "Pull" is in my top 20 all-time.
'Songs From the Ocean Floor' is a gorgeous, heart-wrenching piece of work (written and recorded in the wake of his first wife's death), and as far as atristic statements go, it's one of the most potent things I've ever heard.
All kidding aside, I'd recommend to anyone that they set aside their preconceptions, whatever they may be, of Kip Winger and check out his solo stuff...there's three aboslute gems there, on par with any singer/songwriter.