Pity the man who thought George Lynch was merely an Igor to Don Dokken's Frankenstein.
Though he's fared well in the aforementioned group and his own project, Lynch Mob, it's on Sacred Groove that Lynch branches out into territory normally shunned in the metal world.
Going into the melodic territory of Joe Satriani while maintaining his own unique guitar tone and acrobatics, Lynch wears his title of guitar guru proudly on his sleeve, especially during a time when grunge was at the forefront of popular American rock's collective consciousness.
Of course there are moments of weakness that keep Sacred Groove from being a truly essential shredder record.
Like Steve Vai's Sex & Religion project, the vocalists recruited for this project do nothing to add to the songs other than to serve as another instrument for those who tire of straight guitar virtuosity.
Program those songs out of the rotation and you have a tightly focused and extremely confident listening experience for any serious student of metal guitar acrobatics.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Memory JackGeorge Lynch | George Lynch | Play | 01:38 | 3 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Love Power from the Mama HeadGeorge Lynch | George Lynch | Play | 05:28 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Flesh and BloodGeorge Lynch, Jeff Pilson | George Lynch | Play | 05:01 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | We Don't Own This WorldDon Dokken, George Lynch | George Lynch | Play | 04:28 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | I Will RememberGeorge Lynch | George Lynch | Play | 04:17 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | The Beast, Pt. 1George Lynch | George Lynch | Play | 06:54 | 15 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Not Necessary EvilGeorge Lynch | George Lynch | Play | 05:15 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Cry of the BraveGeorge Lynch | George Lynch | Play | 05:06 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Tierra del FuegoGeorge Lynch | George Lynch | Play | 06:03 | 13 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | The Beast, Pt. 2 (Addiction to Friction) | George Lynch | Play | 02:49 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 47 mins | 107 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pattie Brooks | Vocals |
| 2 | Little John Chrisley | Harmonica, Mellotron |
| 3 | John Cuniberti | Engineer, Mixing, Producer, Special Effects, Vocals (Background) |
| 4 | Don Dokken | Composer |
| 5 | Sam Fear | Flute, Pan Flute |
| 6 | Denny Fongheiser | Drums, Percussion |
| 7 | Chris Fuhrman | Engineer, Mellotron |
| 8 | Daryl Gable | Guitar, Soloist |
| 9 | Byron Geither | Organ |
| 10 | Ray Gillen | Featured Artist, Guest Artist, Vocals |
| 11 | Amy Guip | Photography |
| 12 | Tommy Hendrick | Bass |
| 13 | Tommy Hendriks | Bass |
| 14 | Glenn Hughes | Guest Artist, Lyricist, Vocals |
| 15 | Mandy Lion | Composer, Guest Artist, Lyricist, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 16 | George Lynch | Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Primary Artist, Sitar, Vocals (Background) |
| 17 | Tony Menjivar | Bongos, Congas |
| 18 | Gunnar Nelson | Featured Artist, Guest Artist, Vocals |
| 19 | Matthew Nelson | Featured Artist, Guest Artist |
| 20 | Matthew Nelson | Vocals |
| 21 | Jeff Pilson | Bass, Composer, Piano |
| 22 | Private Property | Vocals (Background) |
| 23 | Chris Solberg | Bass |
| 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. |