The Three Ages of Lynch - Lynch's Mob - Part 1

A sigh of relief is heard over the streets of LA. The desolate chaos gives way to a peace which hasn’t been felt for some years. There is the slight sting of regret, but it subsides to the sight of freedom, a sign of hope, and the breaking of chains which bound hands for the best part of a decade.

Far from being the concluding page from an apocalyptic novel, it is probably indicative of the feeling that passed over George Lynch when the band members in Dokken parted company at the end of the acclaimed 1987-1988 Back For The Attack tour (which resulted in the incredible live album ‘Beast From The East’). Legend has it that a conversation took place in the back of the limo driving the band to their Wembley Arena gig. During the conversation Don Dokken told the band that he was disbanding Dokken and said that bass player Jeff Pilson and drummer Mick Brown were welcome to join him. However, he told George that he could go forth and, eh-hum, fornicate with himself! A fist fight ensued between the guitar player and the singer…the result was by some accounts the best show that Dokken had played on the entire tour. Maybe it needed to be said, maybe the air needed clearing.

For fans of the band and the industry it was a pretty big shock. Although it was much publicised that Lynch and Dokken did not see eye-to-eye, the band were at the cusp of breaking into the real big time on the same level as Motley Crew and Poison. Their last album ‘Back For The Attack’ was a beautifully ‘in-yer-face’ musical orgy. However, given the existing tension it was inevitable that the band would self destruct at some point and when it happened George started looking forward to the future.

It took a couple of years to put together, but the result was George’s own band – Lynch Mob. Joining him were bass player Anthony Esposito, and ex-Dokken drummer Mick Brown. To complete the line up George commandeered singer Oni Logan from Marc Ferrari’s band ‘Ferrari’ (George gently persuaded Oni by asking him “do you want to be in Ferrari, or do you want to own one?”).

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This is the third part in the Three Ages of Lynch series. Read the description above for details on the track...

Please note that the guitars are tuned down half a step to Eb.