LYNCH MOB – Smoke And Mirrors [Limited Edition] + bonus

Co-produced by Bob Kulick, ”Smoke And Mirrors” is the LYNCH MOB album where original vocalist Oni Logan returned into the fold, as well as the hard rock signature sound that the band was known for with their debut CD ‘Wicked Sensation’. George Lynch completed the line-up with renowned bass player Marco Mendoza (Whitesnake, Thin Lizzy) and drummer Scot Coogan (Brides Of Destruction).
Does Smoke And Mirrors capture the magic of years past? The answer is yes, considering more than twenty years passed between albums. Logan still has the powerful voice of yesteryear and Lynch himself hasn’t sounded this energetic in ages. It occasionally makes for perfection, but once in awhile the pair do lose their focus.
When this duo is on top of their game they have always managed to deliver somewhat haunting melodic rock. It’s not the pop-metal of Dokken, but a darker and more ominous feel, and the type of sound that Lynch Mob has (for the most part) re-created on ”Smoke And Mirrors”.

With the opening “21st Century Man” you know right away that the band hasn’t missed a beat. Things keep rolling with the title track, which is a slower bluesy Badlands type number that revs up during the chorus.
But it is songs like “My Kind Of Heeler”, the rocking “We Will Remain” and “Where Do You Sleep At Night” that really recaptures the classic Lynch Mob sound and show that George Lynch still has a few tricks up his sleeve.

It’s great o hear Logan‘s incredible pipes again. He can wail with the best of them, and time hasn’t affected him at all. George Lynch says that Smoke And Mirrors “is the record we should have put out as a follow up to Wicked Sensation“, and as much as I like 1992’s self-titled album, I can’t argue with him.
Logan just compliments Lynch‘s furious fretwork so well that it is a shame we had to wait so many years for these two to record together again. But this CD confirms that well worth the wait.

On some countries ”Smoke And Mirrors” appeared as a 12-song CD, at others with the extra track ”Mansions In The Sky”, and in Japan with the bonus ”We Will Remain [Instrumental Version]”, all present here.
Out of print and pretty hard to find an unopened copy.
Highly Recommended

01 – 21st Century Man
02 – Smoke & Mirrors
03 – Lucky Man
04 – My Kind Of Healer
05 – Time Keepers
06 – Revolution Hero
07 – Let The Music Be Your Master
08 – The Fascist
09 – Where Do You Sleep At Night?
10 – Madly Backwards
11 – We Will Remain
12 – Before I Close My Eyes
13 – Mansions In The Sky (Euro Bonus track)
14 – We Will Remain [Instrumental Version] (Japan Bonus)

Oni Logan – lead and backing vocals
George Lynch – guitars
Marco Mendoza – bass guitar, backing vocals
Scot Coogan – drums, backing vocals

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