Lynch Mob

I and my mother (of all people) went to see Lynch Mob a few years back in a small town just Northeast of San Diego called Ramona. The venue was aptly named 'Ramona Mainstage'. The theater appeared to, if I had to guess, be zoned for maybe 300 people at best. I remember waiting impatiently for Lynch Mob to finally come out and perform due to the fact that there were three - maybe four - opening acts. Not to mention they all sucked; except for the band who played 2nd in the lineup (go figure...) who was actually pretty good. This group, for whom I've regretfully forgotten their name, also had a very talented lead guitarist who by random chance just happened to come out of the shadows, partake in a beer and park it at the same table that me and my mom were sitting on a platform towards the back of the theater. Needless to say I complemented all over him and we went on to have a pretty cool conversation. He was a really humble dude considering how talented he was. He must've been from Ramona... I guess. There aren't many people like that down here in San Diego unfortunately. Anyway, here's the irony aimed towards those people that wrote those articles regarding having had bad experiences at Lynch Mob shows due to George's...let's say, lack of foresight to bring any backup gear in case something should go awry. Before I go on, I do want to preface these next statements with the clarification that I would get heavily pissed if George just up and quit a fucking show because of some little thing like blowing an amp head or breaking a string. That's what roadies are for. So in hindsight what George really should have done if (hypothetically) any of this nonsense happened the night of the small time Ramona Mainstage show where I saw him; he should have stopped playing, kindly explained to the crowd what happened and told them he needed to take a ten minute intermission due to technical difficulties. Then go change your string or hook up a new amp or fix whatever happened and then go on with the show like a professional. I mean that's what I would've done if I had to take a shit all of a sudden. You don't have to say that's what you're gonna do but if you come back in five or ten minutes what the fuck...Right? Just play 'em an extra song or two to make up for it. It's that simple. I'm a writer but I'm also a long time musician, singer-songwriter and that's what I would do. By the way, the really ironic part about this story is...that night, right before the show started, me and my mother had both commented on what a full house it was. I mean it was so crowded that we both agreed that when either one of us had to use the restroom at any point or wanted something from the concession stand, the other would have to stay put so as to save each others seat. Then something profoundly sad happened. The other scheduled performances took up so much of the allotted time before the mandatory 2:00 a.m. closing hour that Lynch Mob did not even take stage until well after midnight leaving them to attempt to rock out to a steadily dwindling crowd. I felt really bad and embarrassed for them at the same time. Anyone there could've had a decent seat for the entire evening because of the Mainstage's particular floor layout but by the time George's Mob took stage, more than two thirds of the agricultural community of Ramona, CA. had already pathetically cleared away; probably so as to not miss sun-up with the roosters and the hens. So I said: "To hell with 'em all!!!" So while even more people headed out the door right as Lynch Mob sprung onto the dingy wooden stage (sans Mick Brown disappointedly) I seized an opportunity that I might never get again. Well, the bright light at the end of this dismal tunnel is that as soon as all them farmers left, I and six (yes I said six, one of which was my mother) others that stayed until the end got to stand literally right in front of George for practically the entire show and take in his fretboard mastery. It would have been the entire time hadn't my legs got tired and I had to go sit down for a spell next to dear old mom. The stage was a mere three feet high. And to speak on the earlier blurbs I read online by fans regarding George's lackadaisical approach to coming to shows prepared in case of equipment failure; I was standing right in front of him almost the entire time and I could plainly see his beat up, really shabby multi-effects pedals that he was using. I can still remember it so clearly even today. I can also recall that directly behind him he was playing through an old (looked like 1970's junk) Marshall and I think an old Roland or Fender amp as well. He also had off to the side of the stage and partially behind the curtain some young guitar tech guy playing the rhythm guitar parts of the songs when it came time for him to play the guitar solos; which shows you he had no backing tracks prepared.
I even got to catch one of the picks he was using when he flipped it up in the air right at me. I also got 1st crack at his compilation CD that he had for sale at the back table. It's too bad those Ramonians couldn't neglect their fowl for just one night. Once all but one of those other bands got out of the way, it really was a great show. Signed, Matthew Scott Clasen 11/29/17 mtthwscttclsn@gmail.com

A night full of emotion. Excitement, amazement, drama and unfortunate disappointment. It was such a privilege to see Oni and George live. Oni's voice was incredible. Such a nice, positive guy. George, well what can you say. He's been my favourite guitar player for a long time and seeing him live you can tell why. His way of playing, so organic, such control of dynamics and tone. Mesmerising.
Drums & Bass also really solid, tight section and fun.

But, George unfortunately comes with a warning. He brought one and only one of his vintage amps. No backup plan. For a person who is aware of how dependent he is on his equipment that was sadly not very nice.

There have been people in Europe (like me) who have waited a long time and were so pleased to see these guys live. I spoke to people from the gig from all over Europe that had come just for this.
So, when the Marshall amp gave up, it was almost surreal to see the band leaving and starting dismantling their equipment. I think most of us were still hoping that something would get sorted out and the concert would continue.

Actually, I am wondering whether George's amp blew up simply because of the different electricity in the UK compared to the US. I have US equipment and yes you need special adaptors to deal with the UK voltage/wattage/frequency difference. I am hoping that's not he case because it would be pretty gutting.

I saw George in a guitar clinic some 6 years back in London and back then it also ended abruptly because one of his tiger guitar's strings broke and guess what? He had again come with no spare guitars (and of course replacing a string on a floyd rose guitar is not a quick thing).

So, if you are listening George, next time please think that there are really big fans of your work in Europe that value your visits a lot. We'd love for you guys to come back but please, next time, bring spares.

After all that, I still consider it one of my favourite concerts.

Saw Lynch Mob on Saturday June 24th at studio seven in Seattle. What can I say, George was awesome! Was good to hear sweet sister mercy, as I don't think I've ever seen him play that song live before. Great set list with the good old dokken songs mixed in there with older and newer cuts from Lynch Mob. The performance was great, oni sounded great and did all the dokken songs justice. After the show, George and Sean came out and greeted the fans with photo ops and autographs. We're very gracious. Very cool guys. I recommend checking them out, was a fun time, and they come back, in going again!

Saw Lynch Mob in a small venue setting. Oni Logan sang really well and you could see he was having a good time. George Lynch was absolutely phenomenal as usual. The drums and bass worked really well together and you could tell this band was very tight and enjoy playing together. They played a few Dokken songs and Oni can really hold his own against Don's voice. If you get the chance to see these guys play dont miss it as you will not be disappointed.

Lynch mob was amazing. George as always shredded the shit out of his guitar. They got the crowd going and sounded like there was 10,000 people in there. After 20 years I finally got to see Mr Scary himself.

George and the boys tore it up last night. Definitely a must see show if you want to see a clinic on guitar and bass. George has been doing it for 40 years and like fine wine is getting better with time!