Speaking of George Lynch - please educate me

[chunktone]

I would suggest you listen to these recordings:

Under Lock and Key - Dokken
Back For The Attack - Dokken
Wicked Sensation - Lynch Mob

You may not like the style of music as it was a different era, but Lynch's tone and his style is a pretty impossible thing for any lead guitar lover to deny.

Good recommendations here (Mr Scary is on BFTA)...he does some cool instrumental stuff on Sacred Groove as well.
If you get through all that head to Dokken's Tooth and Nail album next.

I would say Sacred Groove is the best as far as chops go.

 

[MisterBulbous]

YOu can decide whether or not you "get" Lynch by watching at 2:35.

 

[dstroud]

YOu can decide whether or not you "get" Lynch by watching at 2:35.

oh man, forgot about that - that is classic!

 

[Jimmie]

George had it all, his stage presence and soloing abilities exuded raw sexual prowess. He was also fortunate that Dokken broke onto the scene when MTV was in its Headbanger's Ball phase and Dokken and MTV took full advantage of that. Dokken videos were art while it was still trendy to refer to music as "art." His tone was as cutting edge as were the design of his guitars. And for his solos, they were not overly technical or fast, yet dark and soulful and most importantly, MARKETABLE.

Or put more simply, George became the legend we all had hoped to become....

 

[Mailman1971]

Hell Yeah....Lynch is my all time Fave!
But I live in the 80's.....

 

[MisterBulbous]

George had it all, his stage presence and soloing abilities exuded raw sexual prowess. He was also fortunate that Dokken broke onto the scene when MTV was in its Headbanger's Ball phase and Dokken and MTV took full advantage of that. Dokken videos were art while it was still trendy to refer to music as "art." His tone was as cutting edge as were the design of his guitars. And for his solos, they were not overly technical or fast, yet dark and soulful and most importantly, MARKETABLE.

Or put more simply, George became the legend we all had hoped to become....

I'm with everything your saying, but "dokken's videos were art"? not sure I've seen one of their videos that wasn't cheesy.

 

[MisterBulbous]

YOu can decide whether or not you "get" Lynch by watching at 2:35.

oh man, forgot about that - that is classic!

And we know that's really Chuck Norris doing the whammy stuff on the red strat.

 

[Electric I]

Also check out the often overlooked/underappreciated Dysfunctional & Lynch/Pilson Wicked Underground records.

 

[Coopster]

I would suggest you listen to these recordings:

Under Lock and Key - Dokken
Back For The Attack - Dokken
Wicked Sensation - Lynch Mob

You may not like the style of music as it was a different era, but Lynch's tone and his style is a pretty impossible thing for any lead guitar lover to deny.

I'm with Chub for sure on this - Under Lock and Key is more a "thinking" Lynch, and it's awesome. Back for the Attack and Wicked Sensation is where he really just cuts loose and the tape just happened to be rolling.

I approve everything this man says.

 

[Doubleneck]

I have honestly never listened to anything from Lynch. I'm really liking it.

Great thread.

 

[Death by Uberschall]

Dime a way better than average Plexi, hit it with a t808 tube screamer while using a Seymour Duncan Distortion pickup.

Although he changed it up in the later years, this combo will get you close to the earlier tones.

 

[Jimmie]

I'm with everything your saying, but "dokken's videos were art"? not sure I've seen one of their videos that wasn't cheesy.

Okay, its 1984, unfortunately, Randy's been in the ground for two years, regranting Eddie the shred-master title, cept he can't craft a harmonic minor scale to save his ass, enter the new contender, Lynch. The videos during that time were touted as anything but cheesy, by today's standards, sure, but as with anything during that era? same same.

Enjoy one of my favs:

 

[mdc1mdc11]

I think this is him cutting solos for that Souls of We album, that album is really good IMHO and better than quite a bit of cliche stuff he has done for a while. Mainly because its new and not so dated, with a decent singer. Thing I have always liked about Lynch is that he finds a way to use the technique to make it musical and rhythmic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUXXgiKpfrE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_frXnVx ... re=related
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnjocYDa ... re=related

 

[steve_k]

He has Michael Jackson's other glove....

 

[thiswaythatway]

Not a lynch fan at all...

But he played a Herbert at one point!

 

[rupe]

Not a lynch fan at all...

But he played a Herbert at one point!

 

[Red_Label]

What makes Lynch "great" is that when you hear him, you KNOW it's him. His style is and always has been very unique. He's never been the most-technically perfected player, but he did "shred" for all practical purposes and unlike some other players that you know the minute you hear them (BB King, Santana)... George's chops and style were MUCH harder to cop than those guys.

I first got into George at the release of the Dokken videos "Breaking the Chains" and then later-on "Into the Fire". But the two albums of his that I listen to the most are Wicked Sensation and Sacred Groove. If you want to hear George just shredding and grooving and being himself without the contraints of song structure, the track "Love Power From the Mama Head" is a good indicator of him just being himself. I really love that track and though it may not be something you'd hum to yourself like a Neil Schon solo, it grooves enough that I never get tired of listening to it.

 

[sandman]

this always showed a little different side of Lynch...but i quite liked it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qqXmIRe ... re=related

 

[dstroud]

What makes Lynch "great" is that when you hear him, you KNOW it's him. His style is and always has been very unique. He's never been the most-technically perfected player, but he did "shred" for all practical purposes and unlike some other players that you know the minute you hear them (BB King, Santana)... George's chops and style were MUCH harder to cop than those guys.

I first got into George at the release of the Dokken videos "Breaking the Chains" and then later-on "Into the Fire". But the two albums of his that I listen to the most are Wicked Sensation and Sacred Groove. If you want to hear George just shredding and grooving and being himself without the contraints of song structure, the track "Love Power From the Mama Head" is a good indicator of him just being himself. I really love that track and though it may not be something you'd hum to yourself like a Neil Schon solo, it grooves enough that I never get tired of listening to it.

Love Power From the Mama Head - I never heard that before - what an awesome track!

 

[sandman]

What makes Lynch "great" is that when you hear him, you KNOW it's him. His style is and always has been very unique. He's never been the most-technically perfected player, but he did "shred" for all practical purposes and unlike some other players that you know the minute you hear them (BB King, Santana)... George's chops and style were MUCH harder to cop than those guys.

I first got into George at the release of the Dokken videos "Breaking the Chains" and then later-on "Into the Fire". But the two albums of his that I listen to the most are Wicked Sensation and Sacred Groove. If you want to hear George just shredding and grooving and being himself without the contraints of song structure, the track "Love Power From the Mama Head" is a good indicator of him just being himself. I really love that track and though it may not be something you'd hum to yourself like a Neil Schon solo, it grooves enough that I never get tired of listening to it.

Love Power From the Mama Head - I never heard that before - what an awesome track!

Darren, wasn't the Sacred Groove cassette in that bunch i gave ya? it should have been.