Lynch Mob – George Lynch
By: Lori Smerilson Carson
In 1989, many talented bands flooded the music scene. One that stood out and span the test of time was Lynch Mob, founded by Dokken Lead Guitarist George Lynch. Since the release of their debut album WICKED SENSATION in 1990, Lynch Mob has created amazing rock music compiled of eight studio albums, two Live albums, four EP’s and a 30th Anniversary Edition WICKED SENSATION REIMAGINED. Now, thirty-five years later, this phenomenal band is still going strong and is in the midst of their last tour. Florida fans can experience The Final Ride shows March 7th in Pompano Beach at Piper’s Pub, March 8th in Clearwater at OCC Road House, March 9th in Sanford at The Barn, and March 15th in Fort Myers at Buddha Live.
Catching up with Lynch in the middle of this Lynch Mob tour, he revealed some details about the show, his music, and what fans can look forward to.
SFL Music Magazine: In 1989 you started Lynch Mob and it’s the thirty-fifth anniversary. You have The Final Ride Tour and you’re playing several dates in Florida. What can fans look forward to with this show?
George Lynch: The human pyramid at the end.
SFL Music Magazine: Oh, ok.
Lynch: No, I’m just kidding (he laughed). It’s not really that we have anything specific in mind for the tour. I mean, we’re in the middle of the tour now, but every performance, every show that we do, at least for me from my perspective, is unique and it’s because the band is not rigid like a lot of bands which I’m not saying is a bad thing. It’s probably a good thing. Most bands have consistency in their set, and they play the same thing every night, say the same thing between songs, the same look, the same moves, the same everything. And that’s great because it creates consistency, but we aren’t built like that. We’re more of a blues, kind of shooting from the hip kind of band. So, we change our set every night. I change my solos up. We all throw things in the middle in between songs, maybe jams. Maybe another weird song (he laughed) that we didn’t even know we were going to do. It’s almost like we’re doing it for ourselves because these are all unique audiences, so they don’t know what we did last night or what we’re going to do tomorrow night. We’re playing for the audience obviously, but we’re also playing for ourselves.
SFL Music Magazine: This is the final tour?
Lynch: Yeah. We’ll be coming home March 23rd. Now, I do have other work lined up after that. I’ve got some shows with Dokken where I do an encore performance just myself. I do a walk on thing at the end of the night. Then there will be other stuff, but as far as Lynch Mob, we’re thinking thirty-five years was a good run.
SFL Music Magazine: What would you say has inspired your music? Your big hits with Dokken and Lynch Mob, your solo projects and all the stuff that you’ve done?
Lynch: I can’t speak for everybody, but you have this kind of inner musical dialogue always happening and you’re just trying to express it. It’s like you have this thing that you want to say. You want to get out there, and you assume that there will be people out there that want to hear it.
SFL Music Magazine: Was there anything else you want to add about the shows for people to know?
Lynch: Well, we just love coming to Florida. It’s a sweet spot for us. It’s kind of like our payoff. It’s kind of like our vacation. I remember Dokken too, whenever we would end a tour, and we’d be grueling up in the wintertime in the Northeast in the weather and everybody’s getting sick, and we would always try to make it so we would land in Florida at the end. It was beautiful and you have the beach, and it was just like the payoff! It was like the reward at the end of the work. So, we’re really looking forward to ending it there. It’s very appropriate for us to have that be our swan song and exit point.
