Kevin "Taz" Conklin of
"The Big Dumb Radio Show" (
web site), which airs on Kalamazoo, Michigan's
92.5 WZUU FM radio station, recently conducted an interview with legendary guitarist
George Lynch (
DOKKEN,
LYNCH MOB,
SOULS OF WE). The chat is now available for streaming in the
YouTube clip below.
When asked about a possible
LYNCH MOB tour in support of the band's comeback studio album, entitled
"Smoke And Mirrors",
Lynch said, "I'm talking a little preemptively here, but one of the things on the table is a potential
DOKKEN-
LYNCH MOB tour — kind of like that
WWF spectacle where you come out with all that history and get people talking, and that's always good. And we'll play some
DOKKEN songs as well in our set. And they're welcome to play some
LYNCH MOB songs, but that's not gonna happen... I'm kidding."
Regarding whether he would make an appearance on stage with his former
DOKKEN bandmates if
LYNCH MOB were to tour with
DOKKEN,
Lynch said, "Absolutely. That's be part of the deal. I'd come out at the end and we'd have a little reunion, and it'd be awesome. Me and
Don [
Dokken] could come out, make out for a while, and then we'd dive into a couple of old
DOKKEN songs for old times' sake."
Audio samples of all 13 songs that appear on
"Smoke And Mirrors" are available for download at
HeavyHarmonies.com (scroll down). The CD is scheduled for release in Europe on September 18 (October 13 in the U.S.) via
Frontiers Records.
LYNCH MOB was formed by
George Lynch, one of the few genuine guitar heroes of substance to emerge from the Los Angeles scene, after
DOKKEN split up in 1989. The band's first album,
"Wicked Sensation", went on to sell over 500,000 units in the U.S. and featured the talents of singer
Oni Logan,
Anthony Esposito on bass and another former
DOKKEN member
Mick Brown on drums. After a tour in support of
QUEENSRŸCHE,
Logan opted out, with
Robert Mason taking his place on the follow-up self-titled release. However,
Lynch and
Brown eventually returned to
DOKKEN, releasing two studio albums until he left again in late 1997 putting together a several new incarnations of
LYNCH MOB and exploring new sounds with different projects.
LYNCH MOB's current lineup includes
Logan and
Lynch alongside bassist
Marco Mendoza (
WHITESNAKE,
THIN LIZZY) and drummer
Scot Coogan (
BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION,
ACE FREHLEY).