Lynch End

The primary reason I bought this album- George Lynch. This collaboration also features Robert Mason, my preferred Lynch Mob vocalist & Mick Brown on drums. Jeff Pilson is on bass so this could not be called another Lynch Mob adventure (Lynch Mob features everyone here less Pilson; Esposito did bass for Lynch Mob). There are various Lynch - ex-Dokken members releases out there that borders on sounding like a Lynch Mob for want of another band name. I enjoy such collaborations because it has a certain song focus unlike solo Lynch projects where the overall vibe screams mediocre in every aspect. The End Machine sounds like, em, another Lynch - ex-Dokken project but the album production highlights the guitar by making it sound a tad more stinging & not nasal like some other Lynch-led projects. This is a good one despite sounding a little jaded. 

Nearing the end

Getting old. Simple releases like this one- featuring '90s rockers- makes me excited. The End Machine, essentially a Dokken/ Lynch Mob mash up, will be releasing their debut album on March 22. So I'm a fan of George Lynch in quiet ways & had been tracking his post-Dokken outfits. Naturally, this will be on my to-get list. More importantly, George Lynch is still on top of his game after all these years. 

The End Machine: Robert Mason (v)/ Mick Brown (d)/ Jeff Pilson (b), George Lynch (g)

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