I would like to first ask you to briefly sum up your SMOKE THIS release. Recently I had the honor of talking with George about his new sound, album and about guitars in general.ĭR: Thank you for your time Mr. George continues to change with the newly-reformed Mob bringing a crunchier, much more aggressive sound.
This diversity of styles continued to be present as George formed Lynch Mob and arranged brassy mixes, Bluesy overtone and newer vocal styles along with his awesome guitar mastery. years (after Dokken) a more seasoned Lynch pursued many guitar projects and with each project George differentiated styles and earned more respect by his fans and peers alike by displaying this diversity of his styles and techniques. This included the Latin felt "Tierra Del Fuego", a much cleaner, softer "I will Remember" (a personal favorite of mine) and more progressive harder stylings as well. This included Dokken drummer "Wild Mick" Brown (who joined Lynch on future Lynch Mob projects prior to returning to Dokken in 1998) & DOKKEN Bassist Jeff Pilson The solo project was called Sacred Groove in which George took a different approach with his writing and playing style.
George's showmanship, songwriting and guitar mastery were finally in the forefront and he continued to dominate the guitar god decade of the 80's with DOKKEN pumping out hit-after-hit including smashes like "Alone Again", "In My Dreams", "It's Not Love" and countless others.ĭuring the bands on-again off-again relationship in the 90's, George pursued a solo project with various talented artists. scene in 1981 as he teamed up with Don Dokken to form the band Dokken. club guitar gods Eddie Van Halen and Randy Rhoads. By the mid/late 70s, George already had built a large cult following as one of L.A.'s hottest guitarists touring the club circuit playing alongside other L.A. George played in his fair share of assorted basement and garage bands. George Lynch was born Septemin Spokane, Washington and moved to California at an early age. SMOKE THIS is going to be released on Koch Records on September 15 and will be available everywhere! This release rocks and is currently available through Sacred Groove Merchandising located on George Lynch's website at Lynch Mob's official site and audio can be found there as well (MP3 and Real Audio form). Once again, Lynch allows himself to go against the grain from his previous projects in order to achieve the sound he desires.
The texture of their aggressive-progressive sound remains the essence of who George has always been solid guitar virtuosity driven by pounding percussion and a fierce baseline but SMOKE THIS takes a left turn from the previous Lynch Mob sound vocally, as well as technically. The finishing touches were added to Lynch's project as he brought in Bass Guitarist Gabe Rozales from Laguna Beach, California. This revised Mob is still motored by influential guitar mentor George Lynch's commanding riffs and shredding solos, but now he's accompanied by equally powerful, yet rhythmical vocals belted out by Kirk Harper, former lead singer of the Tempe, Arizona based band OIL.ĭrummer Clancy McCarthy, also recruited from OIL, joined Lynch's new Mob in 1998. George debuts his all-new line-up along with a fresher, much more aggressive sound. Straight out of the Arizona badlands, guitar great George Lynch marches his Lynch Mob back into battle with their new, hard-hitting, 13 track release, SMOKE THIS.
I recently Interviewed guitarist George Lynch of Lynch Mob (formerly of DOKKEN) and include a detailed review of his new "SMOKE THIS" release due in stores in September. SMOKE THIS: A George Lynch Interview Another Exclusive Interview by Dave Roberts,Ĭopyright 1999 Dave Roberts, All Rights Reserved.
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