Sweet & Lynch - New Album just Announced

[MinistroRaven]

Sweet & Lynch - "You'll Never Be Alone" - Official Lyric Video | MIchael Sweet, George Lynch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdOFMvWAXXE

From the album HEART & SACRIFICE.

Buy or Stream: https://orcd.co/sweetlynch3

 

[emtee]

Song is ok. Sweet sounds great but Lynch didn't add much. Hopefully there are better songs to come.

[bosk1]

Good stuff.  It didn't immediately "floor" me, but I liked it.  Will be keeping an eye on this one.

[TAC]

If it's Sweet AND Lynch, how can it be a solo album?

[DoctorAction]

I only got as far as the first rhyme. The trouble with a lyric video is that it really shows up an -ahem- questionable lyric. 

[HOF]

I only got as far as the first rhyme. The trouble with a lyric video is that it really shows up an -ahem- questionable lyric. 

Man, I hate lyric videos. No idea why so many people use them.

[DoctorAction]

I guess it's just to make it worthwhile to be on YouTube. 🤷‍♂️

[bosk1]

  Can you be more specific?

[HOF]

There is something about seeing the words as they are sung that makes the performance feel more canned and makes anything kind of awkward in the lyrics stand out. Like, usually I can disregard a lyric that isn’t especially artful if I’m just focused in on the music. And sometimes things that look overly simplistic or awkward in print come out ok in the song depending on how the vocalist expresses them. But seeing the words themselves as it’s happening I think takes away from some of that expression and puts you back in the mind frame of reading the lyrics.

[DoctorAction]

  Can you be more specific?

The in-your-face vocal delivery combined with the in-your-face visual delivery juxtaposes hard with the banal lyrics, afaic.

[bosk1]

OK, but you mentioned a particularly questionable lyric.  I didn't notice any, so can you tell us which one, or give us a time stamp or something?

[DoctorAction]

Sure. Was the first couple of lines, ending in "strong". That was as far as I got.

[MinistroRaven]

Found the press release

Sweet & Lynch, the musical union of vocalist/guitarist Michael Sweet (Stryper, Iconic) and guitarist George Lynch (Lynch Mob, The End Machine, ex-Dokken), have announced the long-awaited release of their third album, "Heart & Sacrifice". The combination of Sweet’s powerful, high-octane vocals and Lynch’s immediately recognizable guitar heroics once again prove to be an unbeatable combination sure to please the hard rock faithful.

Sweet & Lynch first emerged with their debut album, "Only To Rise" in 2015. The album cracked the Billboard Top 200 and came in at #6 on the Top Hard Rock Albums, #17 on Independent Albums, #18 on Top Rock Albums, and #4 on Christian Albums charts. Their sophomore album "Unified" followed in 2017, landing at #53 Top Current Albums, #13 Top Current Rock Albums, and #8 Record Label Independent Current Albums on the Billboard charts. While plans for a third album were always on the table, the project went on a slight hiatus while the guys concentrated on their other musical endeavors. 2022 proved to be the year where the creative juices for Sweet & Lynch began to flow again and work on what would ultimately become "Heart & Sacrifice" began.

Alessandro Del Vecchio, who co-produced this release with Michael Sweet, plays bass on the album, while Jelly Cardarelli (Lalu) plays drums.

Michael Sweet helms the Grammy-nominated Christian hard-rock outfit Stryper, which he co-founded more than 35 years ago, as the band's vocalist, guitarist, and main songwriter. To date, the band has more than 10 million career album sales worldwide. The venerable band ascended to prominence in the 1980s with Billboard Top 40 charting singles like “Calling on You,” “Honestly” and “Always There for You" and has in more recent years enjoyed an unparalleled career renaissance, delivering arguably the best albums of their storied career, including their 2022 album, "The Final Battle". Michael has released multiple solo albums, including a self-titled release in 1994, which yielded five No. 1 singles, "Truth" in 2000, the critically acclaimed 2015 project "I’m Not Your Suicide" (peaked at No. 10 on Billboard’s Hard Rock albums), and 2019’s "Ten", which reached No. 4 on Billboard’s Top Christian Albums chart. He recently partnered with Joel Hoekstra (Whitesnake), Nathan James (Inglorious), Marco Mendoza (Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake), and Tommy Aldridge (Whitesnake, ex-Ozzy Osbourne) in the supergroup Iconic, which was greeted with much adoration by rock fans around the globe.

George Lynch emerged from the '80s hard rock scene with the L.A. based group Dokken and went on to become a world renowned guitarist. Aside from Dokken, he also enjoyed great success with Lynch Mob, the group he founded after leaving Dokken. Lynch has gone on to become a prolific (that is an understatement, to say the least) music creator, continuing with Lynch Mob, releasing solo albums, and a wealth of collaborative efforts over the decades. Those include, but are not limited to, KXM with dug Pinnick (King's X) and Ray Luzier (Korn), The End Machine with Jeff Pilson (Foreigner, ex-Dokken), Mick Brown (ex-Dokken), and Robert Mason (Warrant), Sweet & Lynch with Michael Sweet (Stryper), Ultraphonix with Corey Glover (Living Colour), Dirty Shirley with Dino Jelusick (Animal Drive, Trans-Siberian Orchestra), The Banishment with Joe Haze, and many more.

Tracklist:
1. Heart & Sacrifice
2. Where I Have To Go
3. Miracle
4. Leave It All Behind
5. You’ll Never Be Alone
6. After All Is Said And Done
7. Give Up The Night
8. Will It Ever Change
9. It’s Time To Believe
10. Every Day
11. It Rains Again
12. World Full Of Lies

[bosk1]

  I'm interested to hear this.  Michael is an unbelievable singer.  But that said, he is very hit and miss for me.  I can say the same about Lynch's guitar playing.  It'll be interesting to hear how they pair together outside of that first song.  I suspect I'll like some of it, and some of it won't really land with me.  Just a question of whether there is enough of the former to hold my interest.  I hope so.

[MinistroRaven]

  I'm interested to hear this.  Michael is an unbelievable singer.  But that said, he is very hit and miss for me.  I can say the same about Lynch's guitar playing.  It'll be interesting to hear how they pair together outside of that first song.  I suspect I'll like some of it, and some of it won't really land with me.  Just a question of whether there is enough of the former to hold my interest.  I hope so.

Have you heard the previous albums by them? If so, how have they landed on you?

From a musical standpoint, the Sweet & Lynch albums are well-crafted and showcase the impressive musicianship of both artists. The production quality is top-notch on both albums.

Some fans may argue that the Sweet & Lynch albums lack the distinctiveness and originality that are typically associated with the artists' individual works. While the albums are enjoyable and showcase the talents of both musicians, they may not be groundbreaking or particularly memorable in the grand scheme of hard rock and heavy metal music.

Overall, to me, the Sweet & Lynch musical outcome is a solid addition to the hard rock and heavy metal genre, featuring impressive musicianship and well-crafted songs which is ultimately why I listen to music.

[bosk1]

No, I haven't, actually.

[MinistroRaven]

No, I haven't, actually.

Give these a try:

Only to Rise: https://open.spotify.com/album/0fxoKhB4vR3CLw3KKAq8kj

Unified: https://open.spotify.com/album/00PI8BJ7y18HePee69oXs6

 

[MinistroRaven]

Second single out now:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F53vjSfk9DE

[TAC]

Some fans may argue that the Sweet & Lynch albums lack the distinctiveness and originality that are typically associated with the artists' individual works. While the albums are enjoyable and showcase the talents of both musicians, they may not be groundbreaking or particularly memorable in the grand scheme of hard rock and heavy metal music.

Some fans may also argue that the artists’ individual works were never distinctive or original in the first place.

[MinistroRaven]

Some fans may argue that the Sweet & Lynch albums lack the distinctiveness and originality that are typically associated with the artists' individual works. While the albums are enjoyable and showcase the talents of both musicians, they may not be groundbreaking or particularly memorable in the grand scheme of hard rock and heavy metal music.

Some fans may also argue that the artists’ individual works were never distinctive or original in the first place.

To each their own

[bosk1]

Some fans might also have poor taste

[wolfking]

Second single out now:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F53vjSfk9DE

Damn that's ordinary.

[EPICVIEW]

Second single out now:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F53vjSfk9DE

Damn that's ordinary.

Agreed bro... the song was so typical and mundane,,,, was no "miracle "    LOL

[Deathless]

I don't know if it would be any better but it's co-written and co-produced by Frontiers main lackey Alessandro Del Vecchio. It's fine, I think I liked the first single better but need to listen to them both again.

[MinistroRaven]

Who wants to review this album?

[wolfking]

I don't know if it would be any better but it's co-written and co-produced by Frontiers main lackey Alessandro Del Vecchio. It's fine, I think I liked the first single better but need to listen to them both again.

  Of course it is.

[MinistroRaven]

New Sweet And Lynch song “Leaving It All Behind” - https://youtu.be/PxXlKmgNZmY

 

[bl5150]

New Sweet And Lynch song “Leaving It All Behind” - https://youtu.be/PxXlKmgNZmY

 

Probably the most "classic" sounding song from the new batch.

It might just be a "guitarist thing" but I can't help but notice lately that Lynch doesn't even try to look like he's playing the song parts in his videos.  Just does some random air guitar shit