One of the most heralded hard rock guitarists of the mid- to late '80s was George Lynch.
And while Lynch could easily keep pace with all the shredders of the era (Steve Vai, Yngwie Malmsteen, etc.), his roots lay largely in '70s era classic rock.
With the Shrapnel label encouraging veteran rock guitarists to revisit their past in the form of all-covers albums (Jake E.
Lee's Retraced, Leslie West's Got Blooze, etc.), Lynch also got the nod, resulting in 2004's Furious George.
Unlike his work with Dokken, Lynch's playing takes a decidedly bluesy turn here -- especially on renditions of Robin Trower's "Bridge of Sighs," ZZ Top's "Precious and Grace" (quite possibly the album's highlight), and even the Beatles "I Want You/She's So Heavy." But Lynch is known first and foremost as a metal guitarist, and he certainly gets to flex his muscles on covers of Deep Purple's "Stormbringer," Grand Funk Railroad's "Sin's a Good Man's Brother," and Montrose's "Space Station #5" (which sees singer Kelly Keeling do a spot-on impersonation of Sammy Hagar).
While newcomers would be best introduced to Lynch's playing via his Dokken or Lynch Mob releases, for longtime admirers curious to hear Lynch's influences, Furious George is recommended.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Space Station #5 | George Lynch | Play | 05:51 | 13 MB | 45 MB |
| 2 | Sin's a Good Man's Brother | George Lynch | Play | 04:46 | 10 MB | 33 MB |
| 3 | All Along the WatchtowerBob Dylan | George Lynch | Play | 05:14 | 11 MB | 39 MB |
| 4 | StormbringerRitchie Blackmore, David Coverdale | George Lynch | Play | 04:11 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 5 | I Want You/She's So HeavyJohn Lennon, Paul McCartney | George Lynch | Play | 08:02 | 18 MB | 51 MB |
| 6 | Blood of the SunGail Collins, Felix Pappalardi | George Lynch | Play | 03:36 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 7 | Bridge of SighsRobin Trower | George Lynch | Play | 05:17 | 12 MB | 31 MB |
| 8 | Precious and GraceFrank Beard, Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill | George Lynch | Play | 03:57 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 9 | I Ain't SuperstitiousWillie Dixon | George Lynch | Play | 05:01 | 11 MB | 33 MB |
| 10 | One Way...Or AnotherJim McCarty | George Lynch | Play | 04:53 | 11 MB | 33 MB |
| 11 | You Shook MeWillie Dixon, J.B. Lenoir | George Lynch | Play | 06:10 | 14 MB | 44 MB |
| 12 | Dancing Madly BackwardsR. Evans | George Lynch | Play | 04:16 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 61 mins | 140 MB | |||||
| 61 mins | 428 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank Beard | Composer |
| 2 | Ritchie Blackmore | Composer |
| 3 | Larry Brewer | Engineer, Guitar Engineer |
| 4 | Gail Collins | Composer |
| 5 | David Coverdale | Composer |
| 6 | Kevin Curry | Guitar, Main Personnel |
| 7 | Jason D'Ottavio | Mixing |
| 8 | Willie Dixon | Composer |
| 9 | Bob Dylan | Composer |
| 10 | R. Evans | Composer |
| 11 | Tim Gennert | Mastering |
| 12 | Billy Gibbons | Composer |
| 13 | Dusty Hill | Composer |
| 14 | Kelly Keeling | Keyboards, Main Personnel, Vocals |
| 15 | John Lennon | Composer |
| 16 | J.B. Lenoir | Composer |
| 17 | George Lynch | Guitar, Main Personnel, Primary Artist, Producer, Slide Guitar, Vocals |
| 18 | Jeff Martin | Drums, Main Personnel |
| 19 | Kelly May | Audio Engineer |
| 20 | Paul McCartney | Composer |
| 21 | Jim McCarty | Composer |
| 22 | Gunter Nezhoda | Bass, Bass Instrument, Main Personnel |
| 23 | Felix Pappalardi | Composer |
| 24 | Mark "Mooka" Rennick | Mixing |
| 25 | Mark Robertson | Main Personnel, Organ |
| 26 | Robin Trower | Composer |
| 27 | Mike Varney | Audio Production |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |