The first outing for 'George Lynch' after this departure from 'Dokken' and he manages to assemble a very talented outfit. Fellow 'Dokken' man 'Mick Brown' supplies the drumming and backing vocals, 'Oni Logan' takes charge of the main vocal roll and proves to be a real talent while 'Anthony Esposito' provided bass, this all comes together for a cracking debut album. Unfortunately this style of guitar fuelled 'Hair Metal' was on it's way out by 1990 and they missed the boat, a few years earlier and this would have sold millions. Reminiscent of 'Dokken' is places and on the heaviness scale I would rate them on a par, but 'Lynch Mob's' more gritty attitude makes them sound nastier and more akin to the approach of 'Guns 'N' Rose'.

The album opens up with probably the best track of the disc, although it's a pretty tough choice, this opener has it all. The rhythm work laid down from the outset is just terrific and is supported by gorgeous guitar licks and lyrics which just flow so melodiously from 'Oni Logan'- superb. Continuing in fine form is 'River of Love' a high quality rolling rocker, which highlights a more laid back approach than many songs present, again the axe work is sweet with great mid track soloing, lyrically it's fairly predictable but it's still top notch. More rigorous is the crunchy 'Sweet Sister Mercy', which blends darker, harder verses with lighter carefree choruses, the hooks featured are wonderful and it all comes together brilliantly. More delights take the form of 'All I Want' a top riff fuelled plodder, that flows exquisitely, lyrically well written and performed even better- checkout the cracking chorus, you'll be singing along in no time. Maintaining this impressive run is 'Hell Child' a slightly darker sounding track that plods and grinds along with perfection, as usual 'Mr. Lynch' works his magic and another memorable rocker is contrived. Further crunch is felt on the chugging 'She's Evil but she's Mine', lyrically it gets a tad repetitive, but this is easily overlooked by the sweet flowing drum and bass work and additional crisp vocals by both 'Oni Logan' and 'Mick Brown'. Straight out of the 'Guns 'N' Rose's' confine is 'Dance of the Dogs' a choice, gritty, swaying gem, which leads nicely onto the mellower 'Rain' a 'Badlands' come 'Tesla' style number, complete with rich vocals and solid axe work. Again 'Guns 'N' Rose's' springs to mind with the lightweight rocker 'Bed of Roses', this would have been a huge success as a single release a few years earlier, personally it's a bit predictable for my liking but overall it's pretty solid. I'm less excited though by the 'Dokken' sounding 'Through these Eyes', despite some strong choruses and heartfelt vocals, this is a fairly run of the mill ballad for the late 80's. Back on track is the gritty 'For a Million Years' a beautiful free flowing rocker with plenty of grind. The album closes memorably with the crunchy rocker 'Street Fighting Man' a fast paced thumper, which displays some lightning sharp axe solos and glorious soaring vocals.

A thoroughly enjoyable release with 12 cracking tracks, released a few years too late to make the impact it deserved but still stands as a brilliant yet overlooked debut.