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.