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Lynch Mob

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After a small personnel shift by bringing Robert Mason in on vocals Lynch Mob delivered a fine follow up to their debut album 'Wicked Sensation'. This time boasting more than twiddly guitar bits and big choruses 'Lynch Mob' has fabulously lush songs which are complemented by Lynch's most tasteful guitar work to date. This CD has sympathetic production from Keith Olsen (who I believe did a lot of albums with Journey) allowing everybody to shine through the mix with out making the band sound airbrushed. This CD can still rock but just not at the expense of light and shade something missing on the band's previous release. Robert Mason has much more depth and feel in his vocals than his predecessor, take for example 'Dream Until Tomorrow' which is awesome in his delivery and capped off superbly by the most unique guitar work you'll here this side of forever. 'Cold Is The Heart' is another masterpiece of atmospheric delights, almost Eastern in delivery and featuring a very catchy chorus to boot. There is a cover of Queen's 'Tie Your Mother Down' on offer here which is okay, but just a little disappointing in its inclusion considering the strength of the band's own material here. 'Heaven is Waiting' is perhaps the most Dokken sounding track here being class eighties rock with interesting key changes and an upbeat tempo. 'I Want It' and 'No Good' are both hard rockers, in my opinion a little too hard edged for a band that obviously has so much more to say musically speaking. The excellent 'When Darkness Calls' is a titanic epic so sexy you'll need a cigarette afterwards guaranteed. The closer of 'The Secret' deals with child abuse and is, despite the somber lyrical content, the true highlight of this release. The song is very Ozzy Osbourne like in delivery and shows a depth of thought that many people believe can't be demonstrated by this kind of band. In fact the perception that this CD would be an eighties style party, chicks, booze and drugs affair probably did it the most harm at a time when the dreaded grunge movement was in firm control of the record buying public's attention. A shame really as Lynch Mob did stay true to their audience. 'Lynch Mob' gave us the benefit of class rock tunes rather than delivering a dishonest grunge set like so many other struggling artists washed up after the eighties excess did around this time. I hear the band has reformed, lets hope they can continue the fine tradition started here!

Granted, Don Dokken has/had his good points. But by the time this CD (and band, for that matter) hit the scene, Dokken as a force in the music industry was well on its way to the "bargain bin". A shame, really. BUT, this unpretenteous CD by guitar wizard George Lynch (without whom Dokken would still be in basement bars in Germany) and company is a well crafted collection of rock tunes that will floor you! Too bad it came at a time when true rock n roll (well-crafted arrangements, killing guitar solos, and singers who can sing in key and not just grunt and scream) was giving into talentless grunge acts. This disc is true George Lynch and what Dokken may have sounded like under better circumstances. The best track is the ballad "Dream Until Tomorrow", featuring both a creative and haunting solo, as well as a cover of Queen's "Tie Your Mother Down". A song that makes one realize how limiting Dokken was for Lynch is "I Want It", with Lynch's signature runs all over a great rock beat! Well worth buying for any true rock fan

It takes a few listens through to get the full effect. George and the boys are absolutely slammin each track. At times I felt that Oni Logan could have done a better job on a few tracks but, Mason can rip it up pretty good. Excellent production, as always, let's a huge wall of sound come through. To get the complete effect, listen with a great pair of headphones and give the volume the gas. Lynch is amazing!

Lynch Mob's self-titled second full-length album was released in 1992. There are ten tracks. The material is in a straightforward hard rock musical direction. Throughout, the songwriting is satisfying, the musicianship is tight, and the sound quality is good. Robert Mason does well with the singing, and George Lynch's guitar playing does not disappoint. Guest vocalist Glenn Hughes provides additional background vocals. The band performs a cover of the Queen composition "Tie Your Mother Down." Certain cuts contain minimal keyboard and brass instrumentation. Some of the songs I like are "Tangled in the Web," the power ballad "Dream Until Tomorrow," and "Cold Is the Heart." The CD booklet sports interesting drawings. The CD booklet's backcover displays a color photo of the group. The disc is almost 48 minutes. This album is solid.

All of us Rockers know who the Legendary George Lynch. He's way up at the Top of the most shredding Guitar Slingers EVER. And with Mick Brown, Anthony Esposito and one of the best singers I know of, Robert Mason. George's Beautiful melodic guitar with Robert Mason's vocals, great lyrics and excellent composing of it make this one of the very very best I have EVER heard. Every song floods my mind with some of the best memories I have. Wild partying, Hard riding with my Brothers, (On Harleys of course)Hard drinking and a couple of the most Beautiful Women (2) I have ever loved. I love the way this LP brings me back to when I was on top of the world. I want to Thank George for ALWAYS being right at the Top of my list of the most incredible Guitarists, with Jimmy Hendrix, and very few others. But THIS is about George and that Fantastic band on the Lynch Mob 1992 LP. I also must add that Robert Mason is at the top of my favorite singers list. I am now purchasing this CD for the third time. The first two were stolen. One from my car, the other from my home by some unstable, freak of a woman who knew it would really piss me off.It did! Thank you Lynch Mob. Cannot wait to hear it again for days, weeks.....years to come. Incredible!

This S/T (self titled) release is just is a good is a Lynch Mob debut, maybe a bit better but no worse, and in this case that as good thing, if you think about the extremely odd third Lynch Mob CD. But let's not.

This album does have a more pop-feel to it at times but on the whole, the album sounds darker than its predecessor, which gives it a great vibe throughout, like a CD you would play on a rainy day, the music just seems right for it. "Heaven is Waiting" is a prime example, it has kind of a sad tone created by beautiful guitar work and achy vocals, same can be said for "Cold is the Heart", now that has a definate aching guitar harmony to it that you can't help but love. "Dream Until Tommorrow" is an uninspired ballad with no strong hook to it, "The Secret" has strong subject matter but the song itself lackes some punch. These are minor flaws that don't really matter, also worth noting is thier version of Queen's "Tie Your Mother Down" I never liked the original all that much but Robert Mason shows legitimate intensity, like an actual fan of the band/song would sound if they were signing it. It actually sounds like he's having fun on this track as compared to the mono-tonish manners of the rest of the album, so its a definate winner.

Fav picks "Jungle of Love", "Tangled in the Web", this song has a great lonely road dreary-day sounding guitar intro to it, one of the best I've ever heard and it really succeeds in making this song above par, without the intro it might have just been ok. The song itself sports some good funky rhythms to it as well. The addition of some other non-tradiional instruments also give this album a very fresh sound, and is much apprieciated. My other favourite pick of course "Heaven is Waiting", the melodies and lyrics are very well done, I always head for this track when playing the CD.

Pick this one up, if you already own WICKED SENSATION and like it. 8/10

George lynch is the man! This CD may be a little dated but the guitar playing is amazing! Robert Mason is a great vocalist as well. Too bad the climate in the music industry was changing so much when this album was released or this would have been a blockbuster in the rock world.
I believe that this followup to the Lynch Mob's debut album is very underrated.. If you like classic hard-rock/metal then this album is definitely for you!

Excellent CD. If you are a fan of the eighties guitar rock scene, this is a great cd. George Lynch at his best here. Just listen to the tracks. You won't go wrong with this one.

On round 2, due to problems with lead vocalist Oni Logan from the first record, George Lynch recruits another young blood by the name of Robert Mason. Robert sings in the same format as his predecessor, but isn't as awesome, but still does his job right.

George Lynch had a major task at hand with trying to make a as good or even better record than "Wicked Sensation", and although this album doesn't fill up to what the previous one did so well, it still gets the job done right and you can tell they were trying to reach higher musically, hence the add on of trumpets on a couple of the tracks.

What makes this CD still rock, is that it still has kicking riffs, awesome screeching lynch solos, and immediate hooks.

I think this album is highly under-rated, and deserves a ton of attention, just check out the cover for "Tie Your Mother Down", just rocks.

If you're a major Lynch fan, you should find this to be a a suitable album, that still rocks.

***Key Tracks: Tangled In The Web, No Good, Tie Your Mother Down, Heaven Is Waiting, When Darkness Calls.

Overall, I'll probably just end up naming all the tracks, because the one thing this album doesn't have is any fillers! just good fun, rocking music =)

This is the first album from George Lynch after he split from Dokken. He found the perfect singer to go with his heavy guitar sound and the rest of the band is amazing as well. This is a must for any heavy metal collector as is their next CD and the early Dokken albums. Dokken was one of the top 3 heavy metal bands of the 80's.