When I saw Dokken back in the Tooth&Nail days they were damn good. FF a decade later when Lynch Mob rolls into town,I was like WTF?!?! And came back through barely a year later,I like to think they did so just confirm the first time wasn't a fluke. But the norm w/show that's naturally twice as powerful than Dokken ever was.
How many guys can play like that at age 58 when this video was shot? The guy is an animal. Unreal. He gets better as the solo goes on and his improvisation on that solo is incredible. Lynch is the man. Go George!!
@gunsnstuff4040 nothing could be further from the truth. Playing is a fine motor skill. As we age, the nervous system ages along with us. Fine motor skills can and do diminish. Muscle also breaks down and doesn't rebuild at the same rate as people age. Playing guitar, although not a form of bodybuilding, requires muscle strength and stamina, as well as accuracy. If you can't look at videos of many guitar players as they age and see a decline, you're either willfully choosing not to see it, or you don't have the ear and analytical mind to see it. Angus Young over the last 10 years has noticeable loss in hand strength and dexterity. His vibrato isn't what it used to be, his runs are nowhere near as accurate and there's a lot more pick clank going on. Mark knopfler - more recent renditions of Sultans of Swing, you can see and hear the loss of technique and hand strength. Ace Frehley is among the worst decline I've seen. His hands are shaky and his pick attack is God awful. He was never a virtuoso, but he sounds worse than most people at Guitar Center banging on instruments. Arthritis, alcohol and drugs, muscle loss and neuro degeneration are all factors that absolutely do impact guitar players. The guys who take good care of their health obviously fare better with age, but I could go on all day with players whose age related decline in playing quality is obvious.
Watching this made me feel like all 6 of my guitars are nothing but firewood now.... Saw George (dokken) first time back in 83 then 85, 87/88 and 90. This guy is a legend and he seems to just get better and better with age...😉
The riffs this man created, his signature tone . Makes him one of my faves. Glad I'm old enough to have seen Dokken in their prime. A few times. Love every Dokken album with Lynch.
He was never ahead of Eddie Van Halen and George would be the first to admit it. There were times he said he listened to Van Halen and wanted to throw his guitar into the trash.
@@FoundingFathers2.0 Randy passed WAY too soon, Edward peaked and sat down, George still has not peaked! Disagree? Check out “Slow Drag” from Lynch Mob, Or ANYTHING from KXM. The man is still innovating!!!
That guy looks like a fucking rapper! But it doesn't matter, out of the 50 plus people there to see the legendary George Lynch.... exactly *zero* of them were there to see the 'acting tough' rapper wit his arms crossed!
38 years ago,, I had two major inspirations and influences to pick up the guitar, play and be determined to learn seriously. That is Warren DeMartini and George Lynch. I made it my goal to not only learn guitar but to be able to play at least somewhat like them. George sounds fantastic here. I do wish he would use his old tone from his Dokken days though and ditch the heavy effects..I still love his original tone. Thankyou for uploading this, its much appreciated !!!
I think there would have been some real history made if he worked with Ozzy. George has an anger in his playing that would have fit well with Ozzy’s voice. But George did stellar work anyway. Awesome vid.
Ozzy fired him and Got Jake E Lee instead as Sharon had the hots for Jake like she did for Basically every guitarist Ozzy ever hired and dont mention Sharon had Sex with Randy lol
Since Ozzy calls so many guests on his recent albums I hope he calls George Lynch up. Sure, Ozzy's voice is different now but I think it could still be cool.
What can you say about George lynch that his skills haven't already said time and time again simply one of the best guitar players to ever pick up the guitar unbelievably timeless
Why is he so dang great i wish i could mett george just to tell him that he is better than even his wildest thoughts of what the greatest guitar playing is
Legend. My favorite guitarist!!!!! It's hilarious to see that tall short guy to George's right standing there with the stone face look. Live a little man. Enjoy. How could you not ,watching George play!!!!
Kiss of death....such a killer Tune! But I still think the best is yet to come, kxm, dirty shirley, lynch mob, the end machine, souls of we, xciter, and of course Dokken!
I knew kids like this in the early 80s. 12 or 14 yr old, upper middle class, had a Charvel, Jackson or a nice USA Kramer. High end combo amp. It really helps to have nice stuff when you're young.
There's always that one dude standing there in every clinic (or gig) with his arms crossed, looking pissed off (0:17), or simply jealous, envisioning how he's going to "assassinate the king, and take over the village of wannabe's that came to worship the chosen God on that given day". It never get's old to watch. Dude looks like he's really enjoying himself (not to mention George). God I miss the 80's.
I remember wearing out my tapes of Dokken, while riding to and from school on the bus when I was in high school. George was and will always be one of my favorite guitarists. I seen Dokken at the House of Blues and Lynch Mob at the Radisson. Both times he kicked ass.
That chromatic he does at 5:49 is just brilliant. Took several hours to learn that progression - probably going to take me 30 years to pull it off with that kind of casual excellence.
To his credit he's not "shredding" he's playing some inventive stuff with some nice choice of /notes/scales and doing it to a high standard.Shredding with a pick and hammer ons is only one form of difficulty (which he has accomplished) and being inventive & playing oddities to speed is another.See Jeff Beck,it's why Beck is among the greatest if not the greatest in rock.
Hard to believe that he didn't get the Ozzy gig back in the day. Randy must have been out of this world to beat out George for the gig. Eddie, Randy & George are monsters! Only saw Eddie live in '86. The best I've ever seen.I caught the Blues bug shortly after. R.I.P Stevie...loved you at Alpine Valley '89, East Troy Wisconsin.
I can totally see now why George and Don Dokken clashed all the time. I can hear Don yelling, “George! Just play the damn song!” George does this all the time. He starts a song, especially ones that everyone loves, and then massacres it into an improvised shredfest. I think this was supposed to be something resembling Kiss of Death.
@@stratrat57 I agree with you. I'm just pointing out how I can understand how working with him might be difficult because he goes rogue during every song.
Was in a band with a guy like that, could never play the song the same once. It gets old, adding little riffs here, a pinch harmonic there, a dive bomb there.
When he's "In the zone", George Lynch is the GOAT
yup
I amazed. He never seems to hit a bad note!!!
He hasn't. Played like that in a while..... Must have been a cute chick in there
Great Comment !!!
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The feel is unbelievable! Not just all show, truly unique guitar player, one of my favourite of all time. Cheers
☝✌ You're a damn Good player yourself Jason-Have enjoyed your playing for some time now! Rock On
@@MisterBlue80
Thanks man, that means a lot! Really appreciate that. Cheers.
When I saw Dokken back in the Tooth&Nail days they were damn good. FF a decade later when Lynch Mob rolls into town,I was like WTF?!?! And came back through barely a year later,I like to think they did so just confirm the first time wasn't a fluke. But the norm w/show that's naturally twice as powerful than Dokken ever was.
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"Master class"... biggest understatement of the century.
Nothing like a man that has his own sound and style. It's priceless
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Absolute legend
9 years later I'll say it again..... Jesus Christ, hands of god blesses this legend
How many guys can play like that at age 58 when this video was shot? The guy is an animal. Unreal. He gets better as the solo goes on and his improvisation on that solo is incredible. Lynch is the man. Go George!!
He's not a hockey player. Age has NOTHING to do with playing style, speed or sound.
I think he's in his 60's
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@gunsnstuff4040 nothing could be further from the truth. Playing is a fine motor skill. As we age, the nervous system ages along with us. Fine motor skills can and do diminish. Muscle also breaks down and doesn't rebuild at the same rate as people age. Playing guitar, although not a form of bodybuilding, requires muscle strength and stamina, as well as accuracy.
If you can't look at videos of many guitar players as they age and see a decline, you're either willfully choosing not to see it, or you don't have the ear and analytical mind to see it.
Angus Young over the last 10 years has noticeable loss in hand strength and dexterity. His vibrato isn't what it used to be, his runs are nowhere near as accurate and there's a lot more pick clank going on.
Mark knopfler - more recent renditions of Sultans of Swing, you can see and hear the loss of technique and hand strength.
Ace Frehley is among the worst decline I've seen. His hands are shaky and his pick attack is God awful. He was never a virtuoso, but he sounds worse than most people at Guitar Center banging on instruments.
Arthritis, alcohol and drugs, muscle loss and neuro degeneration are all factors that absolutely do impact guitar players.
The guys who take good care of their health obviously fare better with age, but I could go on all day with players whose age related decline in playing quality is obvious.
he doesn't apologize for who he is .. its from his heart .. he's not competing .. he's EXPRESSING .. thats what sets him apart .. people feel him.
George incorporates sooo many unusual techniques ... truly in a class of his own making.
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Watching this made me feel like all 6 of my guitars are nothing but firewood now.... Saw George (dokken) first time back in 83 then 85, 87/88 and 90. This guy is a legend and he seems to just get better and better with age...😉
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Omg he's still a beast!!!
The riffs this man created, his signature tone . Makes him one of my faves. Glad I'm old enough to have seen Dokken in their prime. A few times. Love every Dokken album with Lynch.
Dude in his prime was ahead of everyone of his peers.
All those guys are greats, Eddie and shenker especially, did you forget about malmsteen?
Yup...I never liked dokken but freaking loved lynch..
His prime was 87-97
He was never ahead of Eddie Van Halen and George would be the first to admit it. There were times he said he listened to Van Halen and wanted to throw his guitar into the trash.
@@FoundingFathers2.0 Randy passed WAY too soon,
Edward peaked and sat down,
George still has not peaked!
Disagree?
Check out “Slow Drag” from Lynch Mob,
Or ANYTHING from KXM.
The man is still innovating!!!
Wow, George is just on fire here, thats some tasty and wide open playing right there.
the young guy at the beggining standing there with his arms crossed,was hailing him at the end,GUARANTEED!!
That guy looks like a fucking rapper! But it doesn't matter, out of the 50 plus people there to see the legendary George Lynch.... exactly *zero* of them were there to see the 'acting tough' rapper wit his arms crossed!
@@prettynoose8497 I love your emphasis on the word zero haha
@@prettynoose8497 lol
I noticed that guy and thought he was a young guy watching and learning and hoping he could one day do that. Pure respect!
Georges bodyguard? "This old guy won't impress me?
He is out of his mind great
Like a magic trick
I call him MR. SCARY! Its unreal how creative he is! Never get tired of hearing him. The all time best metal guitarist ever!!!
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Simply put the man is a BEAST!!
Your the man Lynch. You have inspired me since I was a teenager. About 1985. Many years of enjoying some bad ass guitar. Thank you.
Amazing!! Probably the greatest 80s rock guitar player ever!!
38 years ago,, I had two major inspirations and influences to pick up the guitar, play and be determined to learn seriously.
That is Warren DeMartini and George Lynch. I made it my goal to not only learn guitar but to be able to play at least somewhat like them.
George sounds fantastic here. I do wish he would use his old tone from his Dokken days though and ditch the heavy effects..I still love his original tone.
Thankyou for uploading this, its much appreciated !!!
George is just Awesome
he used bunch of unusual scales that made it even cooler
Has been one of my favourites since I first heard Dokken way back in 85🤟
This was his best performance i've see in years !! Brilliant !!
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lynch fucking flys his sound is like no other he is the man
His note choice is stellar, the trademark of a truly great guitarist.
@@smokinjo7597 so, which notes would you have left out? I like them all.
@@smokinjo7597 we're good :-)
Still my favorite guitarist!!
Mine too!
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Always has been Always will be!
Prolly mine too, from THAT era (with Rhoads being gone)....And? Lynch is last of the infamous "Calli 3" EVH,RHOADS,LYNCH 😎🤘🔥🤘
@@masterblaster3914😮😮😅😅😮😮😮😮😮
The man is beast on guitar 🎸 😈
George is a ledgion. He always rocks. A bad ass player, always has been, he always will be. He is a true rock star..
He is so good and stylish with his own sound/playing! All respect!
KNOCKING ON 60'S DOOR THIS Coming September and still fucking killing it! Love it! Lynchworld forever!
You know something's really fucking good these days when you see over 10k hits with zero dislikes...fuck yeah George, show them who's the man
He’s on fucking fire here!
He was on fire in this. Lynch is da man!
Dokken everyday on my headphones,George was and is a great composer👌🤘👏
Lynch is a monster, better than ever
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That was pure fire, I don't think he expected that.
I think there would have been some real history made if he worked with Ozzy. George has an anger in his playing that would have fit well with Ozzy’s voice. But George did stellar work anyway. Awesome vid.
I agree. George w/ Ozzy....the possibilities!
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Ozzy fired him and Got Jake E Lee instead as Sharon had the hots for Jake like she did for Basically every guitarist Ozzy ever hired and dont mention Sharon had Sex with Randy lol
Since Ozzy calls so many guests on his recent albums I hope he calls George Lynch up. Sure, Ozzy's voice is different now but I think it could still be cool.
@@NickGoblin GL won't ever work for Ozzy again as Sharon forced Ozzy to fire George in the 80s as Sharon tool a disliking to him
What can you say about George lynch that his skills haven't already said time and time again simply one of the best guitar players to ever pick up the guitar unbelievably timeless
Loved this guy since day 1. What an awesome experience to him this close.
George is on FIRE!!! My favorite guitar to see him shred with.
Lynch’s style in one word....sinister.
insanely good. Expert
Why is he so dang great i wish i could mett george just to tell him that he is better than even his wildest thoughts of what the greatest guitar playing is
Wow! What a great impromptu performance by George Lynch!
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Such an amazing musician
the legend, one of my fav guitarist!
GUAM 🇬🇺 STILL FREAKIN ' AWESOME !!! THE MAN " GEORGE LYNCH 🎸
George Lynch is a true badass on the guitar 🎸 amazing!
Crazy guitar riff...
5:56 the way he palms that pick with ease...
Nice shirt💖love it SIR GEORGE
Fantastic...Just superb....can't stop watching and always improvising Never gets boring
Dokken has always been my favorite band because of George Lynch the best lead guitar player ever in my book 📖👍😎❤
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You are awesome You remind of Jeff beck and Stevie Ray vauhn
Legend. My favorite guitarist!!!!! It's hilarious to see that tall short guy to George's right standing there with the stone face look. Live a little man. Enjoy. How could you not ,watching George play!!!!
Kiss of death....such a killer Tune! But I still think the best is yet to come, kxm, dirty shirley, lynch mob, the end machine, souls of we, xciter, and of course Dokken!
I knew kids like this in the early 80s. 12 or 14 yr old, upper middle class, had a Charvel, Jackson or a nice USA Kramer. High end combo amp. It really helps to have nice stuff when you're young.
You inspire me today to be a better guitarist.
Thank you
There's always that one dude standing there in every clinic (or gig) with his arms crossed, looking pissed off (0:17), or simply jealous, envisioning how he's going to "assassinate the king, and take over the village of wannabe's that came to worship the chosen God on that given day". It never get's old to watch. Dude looks like he's really enjoying himself (not to mention George). God I miss the 80's.
Right
Big George rippin it up big time!!!!
some of georges best playing in this video! imo killer tone
MONSTER PLAYER!! FAN FOR DECADES!!
I guess George will never loose his hair - he should become an Actor beside his guitar activity
I remember wearing out my tapes of Dokken, while riding to and from school on the bus when I was in high school. George was and will always be one of my favorite guitarists. I seen Dokken at the House of Blues and Lynch Mob at the Radisson. Both times he kicked ass.
George loves his alone again era licks! 😂 god this man is a legend!
So good at his age damn!!
Bad dude.... Was always highly underated
WOW !
George at his usual best 🙏👍👏
George is the best!!!!🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼😎😎😎
Simply amazing 🔥
Captivating and commanding. Mind blown.
That chromatic he does at 5:49 is just brilliant. Took several hours to learn that progression - probably going to take me 30 years to pull it off with that kind of casual excellence.
Fantastic Player
🙌KING🎸GEORGE🤩
Great sound, nice melodies, emotions and rhythms, I love it!! When can we expect a new instrumental album?
My top 3 are - EVH, George lynch, Dimebag darrell
Amazing. Very physical performance
Man he’s so awesome!
that was awesome!
Legend ❤️
Excellent ! Awesome!
Down right awesome man!
Amazing!
He is amazing!!
To his credit he's not "shredding" he's playing some inventive stuff with some nice choice of /notes/scales and doing it to a high standard.Shredding with a pick and hammer ons is only one form of difficulty (which he has accomplished) and being inventive & playing oddities to speed is another.See Jeff Beck,it's why Beck is among the greatest if not the greatest in rock.
GEORGE LYNCH IS A BEAST!!!!
Hard to believe that he didn't get the Ozzy gig back in the day. Randy must have been out of this world to beat out George for the gig. Eddie, Randy & George are monsters! Only saw Eddie live in '86. The best I've ever seen.I caught the Blues bug shortly after. R.I.P Stevie...loved you at Alpine Valley '89, East Troy Wisconsin.
Jake e Lee beat him out- they were looking for Randy’s replacement.
Actually no, before that, George auditioned for Ozzy before Randy auditioned. Randy got the gig.
Tim Brendelson didn’t know that, cool!
I can totally see now why George and Don Dokken clashed all the time. I can hear Don yelling, “George! Just play the damn song!” George does this all the time. He starts a song, especially ones that everyone loves, and then massacres it into an improvised shredfest. I think this was supposed to be something resembling Kiss of Death.
He's an artist. He plays for his self expression, not for you.
@@stratrat57 I agree with you. I'm just pointing out how I can understand how working with him might be difficult because he goes rogue during every song.
Was in a band with a guy like that, could never play the song the same once. It gets old, adding little riffs here, a pinch harmonic there, a dive bomb there.
Awesome!....
Now that's a Player
⚘💙😎thank you
What a fuckin BEAST
Still the Man!!!
"Kiss of Shred" 🤘
I just bought this guitar yesterday. Custom Shop M1 Tiger signed by George! Unfortunately his skills are not for sale😂
unreal cool!!!!
legend!
Outstanding!