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Genre:
Rock
Release Date: 11/06/2007
Run Time: 62:13
The majority of album buyers looking to pick up a
George Lynch compilation will undoubtedly be expecting some of his renowned work with
Dokken from the '80s to be included in such a set. While you get to sample
Lynch's shredding six-string skills throughout 2007's
Guitar Slinger, none of
Dokken's hits are included. Sure, you get a few latter day
Dokken recordings, but tracks such as
"In My Dreams," "Tooth and Nail," and
Lynch's trademark instrumental,
"Mr. Scary," are nowhere to be found here. Instead, you get a healthy helping of cover songs
Lynch has contributed to
tribute albums (including
Black Sabbath's
"Paranoid" and
Alice Cooper's
"Billion Dollar Babies," among others), as well as probably the best-known track from his
Lynch Mob era,
"Wicked Sensation," plus such largely unknown
Dokken tracks as
"When the Good Die Young." If you already own a true
Dokken best-of or a few of their better studio albums (
Under Lock and Key,
Back for the Attack), then
Guitar Slinger could be worth inspecting.
~Greg Prato, All Music Guide
;)
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