You’ll find Dokken to be one of the more underrated 80s bands. The first album was good, but the second, third, and fourth albums are all masterpieces if you ask me.
Dokken was on of my favorite bands in the 80's. Saw them twice back then. "Breakin' the Chains", "Just got lucky", "Into the fire", "The Hunter", "In my Dreams"
All great songs. I,ll add Heaven Sent, Tooth And Nail, Don,t Close Your Eyes, Jaded Heart, Will The Sun Rise and Kiss Of Death. One of the best 80s bands. You should react to Ratt - Lay It Down. Incredible Riff. By one of the best 80s Guitar Players. Warren De Martini. He and George are two of my favorites from the 80s.
For heavier Dokken try "Lightning Strikes Again", "Into the Fire", "Kiss of Death". Another really good song from them with that mysterious 80s feel and a killer intro is "Paris is Burning". They also did a cover of Emerson Lake and Palmer's "From the Beginning" that I think is fantastic. And as others have mentioned "Mr Scary" is George Lynch's famous solo...that you absolutely must react to.
Yes! Love me some queensryche! Take hold of the flame live in Tokyo will showcase geoffs voice! Would love to hear road to Madness but it's a long song.
@@denisegeary6603 I was just about to comment the same thing that is the absolute best voice of Geoff Tate ever!!! So Rob Squad, if you read this, Queensryche Take Hold of the Flame live in Tokyo
Walk in the Shadows, anything from Mindcrime, but my fav Queensryche tune is Last Time In Paris from the Ford Fairlane Soundtrack. Absolute Chris DeGarmo fire
I played in hairbands in the 70's, 80's and 90's and we all aspired to be this polished... Don Dokken was "that dude" great frontman with great pipes... good reaction guys, thumbs up!
Which bands did you play in? Maybe i,m familiar with some. It was my favorite genre from the 80s. Along with AOR and old school Metal. I still like it. Though.
Try listening to their albums from the mid to late 90's, I just cannot get on with those. Dysfunctional (1995), Shadowlife (1997) & Erase The Slate (1999). But they did release 3 great albums after those, Long Way Home (2002), Hell To Pay (2004) & Lightning Strikes Again (2008). Then they shit the bed again with Broken Bones (2012) I have only listened to this album on the day of purchase when released and have not touched it again. Their 80's albums are among my most played albums in my house, always listening to Under Lock And Key (1985).
They're not "underrated" at all. They were consistent platinum sellers during their heyday. A band that was in fact really big can't be described as "underrated" just because you personally think they should have been even bigger.
During Dio's Last In Line tour Dokken opened and killed it. My buddies won a banner contest and got to meet the band's but Don Dokken wouldn't come out. That is until the radio station sponsoring the concert told them they wouldn't play their music anymore.
Tooth and Nail is a fantastic Dokken song to react to. George Lynch's guitar solo will melt your face! I got to see them in 1988 on the Monsters of Rock tour with Kingdom Come, Metallica, Scorpions, and Van Halen. That was an awesome experience!
“Don’t Close Your Eyes” is NOT a Dokken song. It was a huge hit, in fact the highest charting hit, for Kix, a band that amazingly is STILL around and recording & touring. I saw Kix twice in concert in Los Angeles back in the late 80s and they were incredible, and everyone knew that tune and sang along with it. th-cam.com/video/DeM3CmMA9K0/w-d-xo.html
I saw Dokken in 1988 at the Monsters of Rock concert with a Led Zeppelin cover band called Kingdom Come,and 3 other bands that brought the heat, none other than Van Halen,the Scorpions, and Metallica!🎛🎸🥁🎙🎶🤘
Dokken is one of those no thrills 80's rock bands that just rock . They are one of the best. Check out dream warriors from nightmare on elm Street sound track or Check out in my dreams either one rocks you won't be disappointed.
Awesome band, other great songs of theirs, Dream Warrior, The Hunter, Jaded Heart, Don't Lie to me, Cry of the gypsy, Turn on the Action, lightnin' strikes again. All awesome songs I think you'll enjoy.😎🎸👌 Another great band to check out is Kamelot, The Haunting, March of Mephisto, Liar liar, Center of the universe, When the lights are down. I think you'll enjoy this band too.😎🎸👌
Dokken was one of my favorite bands back in the eighties. The song alone again was from the album “Tooth and Nail” and was a very good album. “Just got lucky” and “tooth and nail” are two really good songs from that album. George Lynch was an extremely talented guitarist back then and still is.
This is one of the best broken heart power ballads ever written IMO. Guitarist George Lynch is amazing. you can hear the emotion of the song in his solo. saw them 4 times in their prime . for a heavier song listen to their song " Kiss of death " it has a deep message due to it's subject matter.
As soon as I saw what you were reacting to today, my first thought was, "Someone tricked Jay into another power ballad when he thought he was going to get some rock." Others have mentioned several other Dokken songs to check out. "In my Dreams" has some amazing vocal harmonies. Their bass player, Jeff Pilson, could have been the lead singer. His backing vocals have always been a signature sound for Dokken, and it may show in this song more than any other. Another top choice would be "Heaven Sent" which contains an awesome guitar solo from a criminally underrated lead guitarist, George Lynch. It's loud and fast, and the licks he lays down as the song fades out are just as impressive.
About 20 years ago, I work in a high-end fashion store at the mall and on Sundays the manager let us bring in our own CDs to play in the store. So I made a mix that was random and I put songs from Alice in Chains and Pearl Jam to Zeppelin, Erik Satie, JS Bach and Aphex Twin. This song was on that CD and I had 2 separate young women ask me what this song is. I'll never forget that. It was awesome. This song is so damn good.
My uncle was a friend and roadie for Don dokken the singer. In his younger years my uncle was known for telling tall tales. Well one year him and his gf just up and moved to texas. A few years later they showed back up with a kid and lots of stories. My family thought it was more tall tales of him being a roadie for dokken meeting zz top, ozzy,Judas priest among many others. I never saw proof so i took it with grain of salt. My uncle was working at a local arena as guitar tech and head guy making sure everything technical for concerts was a ok. Well a few years later he left again. Went to texas. Came back minus a baby mama with his kid and an awesome harley. Plus a messed up foot from an accident. His health declined and when his son was like 8 he died. Me my brother my dad and my uncle started packing his stuff and I packed his room because my dad and uncle was a bit out of it aftermlising their brother. As I was loading up stuff i started coming across old instant camera photos of him with famous musicians and i start crying because i was only one that knew he was telling the truth the whole time. My cousin moved in with grandma his dad's stuff he wanted to keep he stored with me because he knew I wouldn't get rid ofnit. I was tasked by the family to hold it until cousin turns 18. 2 days after the funeral a guy calls my grandma's house and she answers. The guy was looking for my uncle and my grandma told him he passed away. The guy asked about my cousin by name. The guy said he's in town and wanted to see my uncle and this was contact number he gave. After the call my aunt asked who was that my grandma says some guy named Don was trying to get a hold of your brother. I was there that night hanging with my cousin. I was in my 30s at the time but I was trying to help then kid through. He was more a little bro than a cousin.he perked up and asked uncle Don called. Well 2 days later my grandma told me a bus pulled into their driveway. "Rural house long driveway." She said Don showed up to see my cousin and give condolences and to give my cousin his dad's let her jacket he left non the bus the year before. They gave it to my dad to hold on to.a year later I finally wanted to show my parents my uncle was telling the truth.I went got his photo album and started showing them all these personal pictures of my uncle with music stars.then a couple days later my dad told me there's lots of writing inside the jacket. I looked and about shit a brick.there's got to be at least 50 signatures of celebrity rockers in it. Ozzy,dokken,all 3 members of zz top, Phil anselmo, dimebag darrel, and many more. My dad just cried. I could look back and tell the rest the family he wasn't lying.
Dokken was a great band. One of the best out of the L. A. scene, in my view. Just Walk Away is another ballad but more edge to it. Mr. Scary is a great showcase for George Lynch’s guitar skills. Thanks for this reaction!! 🤘🤘
Back in L.A., in the late 70s, there were three guitarists that was setting the strip on fire. Randy Rhoads Eddie Van Halen and, this guy, George Lynch. Sadly, only one is still with us.
Definitely one of my favorite power ballads of the 80’zzzz….for a heavier Dokken, try “Burning Like a Flame”, “Heaven Sent”, “Dream Warriors”, & “Mr. Scary”….another cool power ballad from them is “Walk Away” 🤘🏽❤️🔥🤘🏽❤️🔥🤘🏽❤️🔥🤘🏽❤️🔥
Dokken has always been a very melodic metal band. All of the band members had good voices and they had amazing musicians with bassist Jeff Pilson and guitarist George Lynch. Always enjoyed them. They go heavy as well. Check out Just Got Lucky. They had many hits.
Dream Warriors- Dokken - J/A You know Who Freddy Krueger is from nightmare on elm st. Dream Warriors is the theme song to Nightmare Elm St 3. It’s also a faster banger of a great Dokken song. Love to see a react to it and also include the music video. Thanks for coming back to this underrated band!
Dokken was a band that was always poised to ascend to the heights, but never quite got there (which is weird to say since they were a platinum selling band). I recommend "Dream Warriors" (Nightmare on Elm Street 3 theme), "Burning Like A Flame", "In My Dreams", and "Too High To Fly" for heavier songs from this awesome band.
ROB SQUAD A LITTLE FUN PERSONAL EXPERIENCE WITH THIS BAND!! DOKKEN WAS PART OF A 5 BAND LINEUP DOING A TOUR IN THE LATE 80S CALLED THE MONSTERS OF ROCK!! I WENT TO THE CONCERT IN MIAMI, WHICH WAS AT THE ORANGE BOWL AND DURING DOKKENS' SET, A HUGE, WICKED THUNDERSTORM ROLLED IN OVER THE STADIUM!! RISKING DEATH THEY WERE REAL TROOPERS AND STAYED ON STAGE PLAYING!!! THEY DEFINITELY MOVED UP A COUPLE OF NOTCHES IN MY BOOK AFTER THAT DAY!!! THE OTHER FOUR BANDS WERE THE SCORPIONS METALLICA VAN HALEN (W/ SAMMY HAGAR) AND KINGDOM COME, WHO WERE A VERY "LED ZEPPELIN SOUNDING" BAND! THEY WERE VERY GOOD!!
Rockin' with Dokken! Dokken was my favorite band back in the day. George Lynch is one of if not my favorite guitarists! I could give a big list of songs but for a start I'll say. Into the Fire, Unchain the Night, In My Dreams, Just got Lucky, Tooth and Nail is heavier with banging guitars (actually the guitar solos in any of their songs are fire) and Dream Warriors from the Nightmare on Elm Street soundtrack.
OMG, Dokken was one of my FAVORITE bands of all time and this is a great one. They were so good and never got the push they deserved. Rockin with Dokken!
the lead guitarist is George Lynch. I believe he ended up making his own band called Lynch Mob. They came out with a song called Wicked Sensation and, in the bridge of the song ( guitar solo ) he really shreds! This song grew soo much on me that, I went and had the cover of this album tattooed on my chest. Hopefully yall can check this song out. Thank yall for doing these reactions, us as fans truly do appreciate it.
I haven't heard this Dokken song since the 1980s. Almost 4 decades! Where did the time go? Now that I'm watching your new reactions on a daily basis, I want to ask again that you play a Dave Clark Five hit. The Dave Clark Five were the first band to hit from England after the Beatles, in March 1964. The hits of the first album were: Glad all Over Bits and Pieces Do You Love Me Other hits were: Can't You See That She's Mine Because (my wife's favorite) Any Way You Want It Over and Over and many others. Mike Smith, the Keyboard player, really has one of the great gritty Rock and Roll voices. Dave Clark Five is the Drummer. DC5 hit before The Animals, The Kinks, Manfred Mann, the Who, and the Rolling Stones. Joan Jett, KISS, and Suzy Quattro covered their songs. They were the band Ed Sullivan had on his show the most, even more than the Beatles. Please give them a reaction just once.
Dokken IS still a fantastic band with a new album out. The never quite reached Headline status in the 80s with Don breaking up the band just as they finished the Monsters of Rock Tour with Metallica, Scorpians and Van Halen. I got to know the band in the 90s and it was a weird and amazing. time. I was at a party for the drummer (Mike Brown) and Vinnie Appice the night that Tupac was shot in Vegas, and I was there when they recorded their Acoustic Album Live, which was magical.
My favorite band. The best singer with Don Dokken and the best guitarist George Lynch. Plus, Mick Brown on drums/backing vocals and Jeff Pilson on bass, keys and backing vocals. Dokken was a MONSTER of a band.
This is one of my favorite ones from Dokken. Glad to see you doing another one of theirs. They've got a lot. No real rhyme or reason for why they aren't more remembered. One thing for certain, when one of their songs comes on, people will always say, "OMG I loved that song!!!!" They were GREAT!!!!
Back in the 80's, the power ballad became the golden ticket for rock bands to score a platinum record (1 million copies sold in US)... and Dokken was 1 of the first 80's rock bands to use that trend in 1984 w/ 'Alone again' making their 2nd record 'Tooth and nail' a platinum hit. In 1985, u had Motley Crue scoring a hit ballad 'Home sweet home'... Scorpions had "Still loving you" in 1984... Journey scored a massive ballad hit 'Faithfully' in '84... And after that, bands would always include a power ballad to bring in the female fans to buy their albums and concert tickets... Poison had 'Every rose has its thorn' in 1988... Europe had 'Carrie' in 1986 and 'Open your heart' in 1988... Def Leppard had 'Love bites' in '88... Tesla had 'Love song' in 1989... Skid Row had "I Remember you" in 1989... Cinderella had "Nobody's fool" in '86 and "Don't know what you got (Til its gone)" in '88... Great White had 'Angel song' and 'Save your love'... Bon Jovi had "I'll be there for you" and "Dead or alive"... Guns n' Roses had 'Patience' in 1988... L.A. Guns had "The ballad of Jayne'... and so many others... Even Ozzy Osbourne had "So tired" in 1984 and "Mama I'm coming home" in 1991... Metallica had 'Nothing else matters' in 1991... Anthrax had 'Black lodge' in 1993... Testament had 'Return to serenity'... 'The Ballad'... etc.
Speaking of the drums,"Wild" Mick Brown,the drummer,is 1 of my favorite.Great ear Amber.He is always solid to spectacular,depending on what the song calls for.
Mick Brown is a great drummer with a great sound. He is one of my favorites when it comes to sound. George Lynch was a 80s guitar hero so he over-shadowed everyone else back then. But, seeing them live and watching their documentary everytime I had a party, allowed me to appreciate Jeff Pilsen more and more. This band had greatness on every instrument and vocals. They were the best and one of the most under appreciated bands back then along with Tesla and White Lion.
This is one of my all time favorite bands! You have no idea how excited that y’all are reacting to Dokken. “Dream Warriors” is such an amazing song and it was the main song to “A nightmare on elm street 3” check both out. Please do more❤!
Dokken is such an awesome band with so many terrific tunes of various styles! A real hard rocker of theirs that I’m sure you’ll both love (especially you, Jay!) is “Kiss of Death,” the lead track off their 1987 album Back for the Attack. Absolutely blistering guitar in that tune! I also recommend “Tooth and Nail,” the title track from their 1984 album of the same name, which was their second album. Very popular tune in concert and it kicks butt!
George Lynch is a guitar god! Jay you will absolutely love his instrumental "Mr Scary" from the Back for the Attack album. He also builds his own guitars, they are gorgeous.
Don't Sleep on Dokken. They were big back in the day. They fit in. This tune was one of my favorite ballads back in the day. Biggest problem with the 80s is that there were so many great bands that it is hard to remember and mention them all.
Highly underrated, but great band! This song is awesome as is the entire album, “Back For the Attack”. Not a wasted song on the album! I still have the album.
My favorite rock band as a kid! It is hard to pick a favorite song, but "Heaven Sent" is up there. Also, "The Hunter". The guitar work on the Back for the Attack album is epic, George Lynch was on absolute fire. I picked up a guitar for the first time in 1983 because of him.
Dokken was one of my first hair bands I listened to. You guys should check out Dream Warriors by Dokken. One of their iconic songs associated with Freddy Krueger. Heaven Sent is darker than Alone Again. Burning like a flame is one of Dokken's upbeat singles, Mr Scary would blow your mind Jay. Mr Scary would be your heavy song Amber. The Hunter is a good song too. In my dreams is one their more power ballads. As well as Walk away. Breaking the Chains is pretty heavy. As well as Into the Fire.
Love Love Love this song... it was prime on my "Pain of Love" mix tape. Some other songs on that tape that you might like to try: "Never Want to Lose You" by Helix "Empty Rooms" by Gary Moore "She Don't Know Me" by Bon Jovi
The 80's was the 70's hang-over...I know, I was there...lol...Dokken got noticed by mainstream radio back in the 80's due to "A Nightmare on Elm Street" those of us who knew Don Dokken before this period were thrilled to see this band become one of the first to attach a song to a movie, to radio air play...Rock ON!!
George Lynch was one of the best guitarists in the 80s, and Dokken was one of my favorite bands. Into the Fire was one of my favorite songs, and if you want something heavier, check out Kiss of Death. Love you guys! Keep it up.
Great tune!!!! One of my Dokken faves!!! You said you wanted to hear their harder side, something like Metallica. If that’s the case your next Dokken song has to be TOOTH AND NAIL!!!!!! One of the hardest, melodic songs you’ll ever hear with a killer guitar solo that goes on forever. After that I’d recommend IN MY DREAMS, JUST GOT LUCKY, KISS OF DEATH, IN TO THE FIRE, MAGIC MAN, and MR. SCARY (which is an instrumental. Enjoy!!!!!!
❤❤❤❤Here’s the version of WITHOUT WARNING/TOOTH AND NAIL version you should watch. The music doesn’t start until around :19 into the video. It’s even got the lyrics🎉🎉🎉🎉 Enjoy!!! 🎶🎼🎵🎤🎸🥁 th-cam.com/video/mrA9N-8hme8/w-d-xo.html
Dokken was my favorite band back in the 80's, I saw them live a few times and they always brought the ROCK!!! "In to the Fire is still to this day my favorite song from them.but they had a lot of great songs. "Breaking the Chains" "In My Dreams" "It's Not Love" "Dream Warriors"from the sound track of Night Mare on Elm St #3 That's just to name a few of my favorites
Dokken has some great 80s rockers. George Lynch is a guitar god. He was on the same L.A. guitar scene as Eddie Van Halen and Randy Rhoads. He auditioned for Ozzy twice. "Just Got Lucky" "In My Dreams" "Into The Fire" "Kiss Of Death" "Tooth And Nail" Many more
Yes, Dokken is without question my favorite 80's hair band! They're not all glam though since they had some badass heavy metal songs as well and since you asked for it: These are some of their best fast paced and/or kickass 80's glam/heavy metal songs: "Tooth and Nail" "Kiss of Death" "Lightning Strikes Again "Unchain the Night" "Into the Fire" "In My Dreams" "The Hunter" As a bonus I'll throw in "When Heaven Comes Down", it's much darker and sinister than the rest of their songs but god damn is it beautiful and melancholic and the guitar solo is one of my favorites of all time.
Breakin the Chains, Into the Fire, Dream Warriors, Mr. Scary, Standing in the Shadows, all pretty up beat Dokken songs. Check them out more, there a good band guys
Guys don't forget to check another great music video by Dokken Dream Warriors and again don't take your eyes off of the video or you will miss seeing who's in the video... Trust me guys you will like this one...
You’ll find Dokken to be one of the more underrated 80s bands. The first album was good, but the second, third, and fourth albums are all masterpieces if you ask me.
I agree 100%
“Back for the Attack” doesn’t have a bad track on the whole album.
Agree
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Nobody asked you
But you're right lol
Love Dokken. George Lynch is a phenomenal guitarist. Don Dokken was a fantastic singer and the music was raw.
One of the greatest bands of the eighties!
Dokken was on of my favorite bands in the 80's. Saw them twice back then. "Breakin' the Chains", "Just got lucky", "Into the fire", "The Hunter", "In my Dreams"
It’s not love is a must! My fav. By them.
Any of these are great songs
@@scottlaughlin9897 they did the official video for that one already.
YES! All great songs. Also "Dream Warriors" from A Nightmare On Elm Street 3, since Jay does not do horror movies it could be a way to get a glimpse.
@@scottlaughlin9897 That's the one they reacted to first.
This song plus “Dream Warriors”, “Breaking the Chains”, “In My Dreams” and “Heaven Sent” are my favorite Dokken songs.
I'll add "Kiss Of Death" to your list.
Dream warrior(s), Nightmare movie ending song.
Definitely have to do "In my Dreams"... masterful guitar playing in that.
Yesss. Listen to more Dokken. In My Dreams, Just Got Lucky, Breaking The Chains, Unchain the Night, The Hunter, Mr Scary, etc
All great songs. I,ll add Heaven Sent, Tooth And Nail, Don,t Close Your Eyes, Jaded Heart, Will The Sun Rise and Kiss Of Death. One of the best 80s bands. You should react to Ratt - Lay It Down. Incredible Riff. By one of the best 80s Guitar Players. Warren De Martini. He and George are two of my favorites from the 80s.
@@ssRocker-nn3tp Heaven Sent is good. Plus Dream Warriors. Think those came from the Back for the Attack album
Dream Warriors was the first song I ever heard by Dokken and got be into the band.
Such a power vocal & George Lynch on Guitar- GOD
More Dokken!
What a voice, what a band. Really pretty underrated!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
They're not "underrated" at all. They were consistent platinum sellers during their heyday.
@erikthompson619 never underrated.. where you been? Lol
For heavier Dokken try "Lightning Strikes Again", "Into the Fire", "Kiss of Death". Another really good song from them with that mysterious 80s feel and a killer intro is "Paris is Burning". They also did a cover of Emerson Lake and Palmer's "From the Beginning" that I think is fantastic. And as others have mentioned "Mr Scary" is George Lynch's famous solo...that you absolutely must react to.
Lightning Strikes is a great song! I wish it was released as a single.
Love this song. One of my favorites. Please don’t forget about Queensryche!! Been too long. 😃🤘
Yes! Love me some queensryche! Take hold of the flame live in Tokyo will showcase geoffs voice! Would love to hear road to Madness but it's a long song.
That s exactly who i thought of when he started singing ! is that the same guy ? has to be ?
@@denisegeary6603 I was just about to comment the same thing that is the absolute best voice of Geoff Tate ever!!!
So Rob Squad, if you read this, Queensryche
Take Hold of the Flame live in Tokyo
@@sergebrunet4218 No the singer is Don Dokken
Walk in the Shadows, anything from Mindcrime, but my fav Queensryche tune is Last Time In Paris from the Ford Fairlane Soundtrack.
Absolute Chris DeGarmo fire
Yes! Love this song from Dokken! Hopefully next by them, will be "Dream Warrior"
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I played in hairbands in the 70's, 80's and 90's and we all aspired to be this polished... Don Dokken was "that dude" great frontman with great pipes... good reaction guys, thumbs up!
Which bands did you play in? Maybe i,m familiar with some. It was my favorite genre from the 80s. Along with AOR and old school Metal. I still like it. Though.
Don Dokken had one of the best voices during that era. They were dismissed by many as yet another LA hair band, but they were a solid hard rock band.
Dokken is an outstanding and very underrated band. Hard to find any bad songs by them.
Try listening to their albums from the mid to late 90's, I just cannot get on with those. Dysfunctional (1995), Shadowlife (1997) & Erase The Slate (1999). But they did release 3 great albums after those, Long Way Home (2002), Hell To Pay (2004) & Lightning Strikes Again (2008). Then they shit the bed again with Broken Bones (2012) I have only listened to this album on the day of purchase when released and have not touched it again.
Their 80's albums are among my most played albums in my house, always listening to Under Lock And Key (1985).
They're not "underrated" at all. They were consistent platinum sellers during their heyday. A band that was in fact really big can't be described as "underrated" just because you personally think they should have been even bigger.
During Dio's Last In Line tour Dokken opened and killed it. My buddies won a banner contest and got to meet the band's but Don Dokken wouldn't come out. That is until the radio station sponsoring the concert told them they wouldn't play their music anymore.
Rockin' with Dokken!!! I'm old but we had the best music!!!....I'm 56 and rocked through the 80's. 🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟
Tooth and Nail is a fantastic Dokken song to react to. George Lynch's guitar solo will melt your face! I got to see them in 1988 on the Monsters of Rock tour with Kingdom Come, Metallica, Scorpions, and Van Halen. That was an awesome experience!
'Don't Close Your Eyes' is easily one of Dokken's harder and underrated songs. It's a must listen!
I believe that song is by Kix, not Dokken.
“Don’t Close Your Eyes” is NOT a Dokken song. It was a huge hit, in fact the highest charting hit, for Kix, a band that amazingly is STILL around and recording & touring. I saw Kix twice in concert in Los Angeles back in the late 80s and they were incredible, and everyone knew that tune and sang along with it.
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@@axltyler Kix has that song title as well but Dokken's version is heavier
I saw Dokken in 1988 at the Monsters of Rock concert with a Led Zeppelin cover band called Kingdom Come,and 3 other bands that brought the heat, none other than Van Halen,the Scorpions, and Metallica!🎛🎸🥁🎙🎶🤘
Dokken is one of those no thrills 80's rock bands that just rock . They are one of the best. Check out dream warriors from nightmare on elm Street sound track or Check out in my dreams either one rocks you won't be disappointed.
I miss this group! My favorite of theirs is "The Hunter", but you can also do "Dream Warriors", "In My Dreams", or "Burning Like a Flame".
This is absolutely one of my favorite rock ballads of all time.
Heaven Sent and In my Dreams are my favorite Dokken songs.
Awesome band, other great songs of theirs,
Dream Warrior,
The Hunter,
Jaded Heart,
Don't Lie to me,
Cry of the gypsy,
Turn on the Action,
lightnin' strikes again.
All awesome songs I think you'll enjoy.😎🎸👌
Another great band to check out is Kamelot,
The Haunting,
March of Mephisto,
Liar liar,
Center of the universe,
When the lights are down.
I think you'll enjoy this band too.😎🎸👌
Dokken was one of my favorite bands back in the eighties. The song alone again was from the album “Tooth and Nail” and was a very good album. “Just got lucky” and “tooth and nail” are two really good songs from that album. George Lynch was an extremely talented guitarist back then and still is.
This is one of the best broken heart power ballads ever written IMO. Guitarist George Lynch is amazing. you can hear the emotion of the song in his solo. saw them 4 times in their prime . for a heavier song listen to their song " Kiss of death " it has a deep message due to it's subject matter.
As soon as I saw what you were reacting to today, my first thought was, "Someone tricked Jay into another power ballad when he thought he was going to get some rock." Others have mentioned several other Dokken songs to check out. "In my Dreams" has some amazing vocal harmonies. Their bass player, Jeff Pilson, could have been the lead singer. His backing vocals have always been a signature sound for Dokken, and it may show in this song more than any other. Another top choice would be "Heaven Sent" which contains an awesome guitar solo from a criminally underrated lead guitarist, George Lynch. It's loud and fast, and the licks he lays down as the song fades out are just as impressive.
They are so good live and I would suggest "Breaking the Chains" from their first album. It is a BANGER!!!🤘😘💕
Plenty of great songs to listen to from Dokken. Into The Fire, In My Dreams, Dream Warriors.
In my dreams is a damn fine song as well. Thanks as always for your reaction.
Great song. Great album. Great band. George Lynch is one of my all time favorite guitarist.
About 20 years ago, I work in a high-end fashion store at the mall and on Sundays the manager let us bring in our own CDs to play in the store. So I made a mix that was random and I put songs from Alice in Chains and Pearl Jam to Zeppelin, Erik Satie, JS Bach and Aphex Twin. This song was on that CD and I had 2 separate young women ask me what this song is. I'll never forget that. It was awesome. This song is so damn good.
Oh yeah! Rockin' with the Dokken!
George Lynch is one of the best guitar players of all time. Don Dokken has a voice too
Mr Scary!
My uncle was a friend and roadie for Don dokken the singer. In his younger years my uncle was known for telling tall tales. Well one year him and his gf just up and moved to texas. A few years later they showed back up with a kid and lots of stories. My family thought it was more tall tales of him being a roadie for dokken meeting zz top, ozzy,Judas priest among many others. I never saw proof so i took it with grain of salt. My uncle was working at a local arena as guitar tech and head guy making sure everything technical for concerts was a ok. Well a few years later he left again. Went to texas. Came back minus a baby mama with his kid and an awesome harley. Plus a messed up foot from an accident. His health declined and when his son was like 8 he died. Me my brother my dad and my uncle started packing his stuff and I packed his room because my dad and uncle was a bit out of it aftermlising their brother. As I was loading up stuff i started coming across old instant camera photos of him with famous musicians and i start crying because i was only one that knew he was telling the truth the whole time. My cousin moved in with grandma his dad's stuff he wanted to keep he stored with me because he knew I wouldn't get rid ofnit. I was tasked by the family to hold it until cousin turns 18. 2 days after the funeral a guy calls my grandma's house and she answers. The guy was looking for my uncle and my grandma told him he passed away. The guy asked about my cousin by name. The guy said he's in town and wanted to see my uncle and this was contact number he gave. After the call my aunt asked who was that my grandma says some guy named Don was trying to get a hold of your brother. I was there that night hanging with my cousin. I was in my 30s at the time but I was trying to help then kid through. He was more a little bro than a cousin.he perked up and asked uncle Don called. Well 2 days later my grandma told me a bus pulled into their driveway. "Rural house long driveway." She said Don showed up to see my cousin and give condolences and to give my cousin his dad's let her jacket he left non the bus the year before. They gave it to my dad to hold on to.a year later I finally wanted to show my parents my uncle was telling the truth.I went got his photo album and started showing them all these personal pictures of my uncle with music stars.then a couple days later my dad told me there's lots of writing inside the jacket. I looked and about shit a brick.there's got to be at least 50 signatures of celebrity rockers in it. Ozzy,dokken,all 3 members of zz top, Phil anselmo, dimebag darrel, and many more. My dad just cried. I could look back and tell the rest the family he wasn't lying.
Thank you for sharing that personal story. The amazing stories your Uncle must of had.
LOVE THIS SONG! Listened to it all the time when my hubby was in Iraq. THANKS GUYS!
Hello fellow Buckeye, from Canton, OH. I am 49 and grew up listening to Dokken. One of my all time favorites. Cheers!
@@johnsmith2046 hey hey! SAME… grew up listening to them love them I’m 52 and from Fostoria area but I live in the south now! Go Bucks!
Dokken was a great band. One of the best out of the L. A. scene, in my view. Just Walk Away is another ballad but more edge to it. Mr. Scary is a great showcase for George Lynch’s guitar skills. Thanks for this reaction!! 🤘🤘
Dokken "Jaded Heart" always holds a special place in my heart! I Love that song and love Don's voice!!
Back in L.A., in the late 70s, there were three guitarists that was setting the strip on fire.
Randy Rhoads
Eddie Van Halen and,
this guy, George Lynch.
Sadly, only one is still with us.
The big 3, all legendary and George just keeps playing and touring and never stops man, the only living legend from that time
Definitely one of my favorite power ballads of the 80’zzzz….for a heavier Dokken, try “Burning Like a Flame”, “Heaven Sent”, “Dream Warriors”, & “Mr. Scary”….another cool power ballad from them is “Walk Away” 🤘🏽❤️🔥🤘🏽❤️🔥🤘🏽❤️🔥🤘🏽❤️🔥
Ok now hit “Breaking the chains,” “ prisoner”, “It’s not love”, in my dreams”, Heartless heart” all bangers!!
Please do Take hold of the flame by Queensryche live in Tokyo. You've only done them once. Geoff tates voice is insane!
Dokken has always been a very melodic metal band. All of the band members had good voices and they had amazing musicians with bassist Jeff Pilson and guitarist George Lynch. Always enjoyed them. They go heavy as well. Check out Just Got Lucky. They had many hits.
An excellent choice from the eighties. Dokken is great live too!!! Appreciate you choosing this. It's a song that hits me like a ton of bricks.
Dream Warriors- Dokken - J/A You know Who Freddy Krueger is from nightmare on elm st. Dream Warriors is the theme song to Nightmare Elm St 3. It’s also a faster banger of a great Dokken song. Love to see a react to it and also include the music video. Thanks for coming back to this underrated band!
Dokken was one of my first cassette tapes ever. Worn out that tape. 80's were awesome for music.
Dokken was a band that was always poised to ascend to the heights, but never quite got there (which is weird to say since they were a platinum selling band). I recommend "Dream Warriors" (Nightmare on Elm Street 3 theme), "Burning Like A Flame", "In My Dreams", and "Too High To Fly" for heavier songs from this awesome band.
Dokken are one of my favorite bands from the 80s ❤. I’d recommend listening to In My Dreams. It’s ones of their biggest hits
ROB SQUAD A LITTLE FUN PERSONAL EXPERIENCE WITH THIS BAND!! DOKKEN WAS PART OF A 5 BAND LINEUP DOING A TOUR IN THE LATE 80S CALLED THE MONSTERS OF ROCK!! I WENT TO THE CONCERT IN MIAMI, WHICH WAS AT THE ORANGE BOWL AND DURING DOKKENS' SET, A HUGE, WICKED THUNDERSTORM ROLLED IN OVER THE STADIUM!! RISKING DEATH THEY WERE REAL TROOPERS AND STAYED ON STAGE PLAYING!!! THEY DEFINITELY MOVED UP A COUPLE OF NOTCHES IN MY BOOK AFTER THAT DAY!!!
THE OTHER FOUR BANDS WERE
THE SCORPIONS METALLICA
VAN HALEN (W/ SAMMY HAGAR)
AND
KINGDOM COME, WHO WERE A VERY "LED ZEPPELIN SOUNDING" BAND! THEY WERE VERY GOOD!!
Rockin with Dokken!!!! Great reaction. Thank you! 😊
Rockin' with Dokken!
Dokken was my favorite band back in the day. George Lynch is one of if not my favorite guitarists! I could give a big list of songs but for a start I'll say. Into the Fire, Unchain the Night, In My Dreams, Just got Lucky, Tooth and Nail is heavier with banging guitars (actually the guitar solos in any of their songs are fire) and Dream Warriors from the Nightmare on Elm Street soundtrack.
OMG, Dokken was one of my FAVORITE bands of all time and this is a great one. They were so good and never got the push they deserved. Rockin with Dokken!
the lead guitarist is George Lynch. I believe he ended up making his own band called Lynch Mob. They came out with a song called Wicked Sensation and, in the bridge of the song ( guitar solo ) he really shreds! This song grew soo much on me that, I went and had the cover of this album tattooed on my chest. Hopefully yall can check this song out. Thank yall for doing these reactions, us as fans truly do appreciate it.
saw them in 1984 opening for DIO. both bands were outstanding.
Awesome song! Dokken is clearly an underrated band! You should revisit Cinderella again, and check out their song "Coming Home", a fantastic song!
Do you think Bad Seamstress Blues/Falling Apart at the Seams, OR If You Don't Like It would be better requests for Cinderella?
They're not "underrated" at all. They were consistent platinum sellers during their heyday.
And, of course, you were sent to their power ballad! 😆Still, awesome song!
My best friend loved this band and so I’ve heard all of their songs at MAXIMUM VOLUME …enjoy🎉
Best friend ever!🎸
One of my favorite bands during the middle 80s.
I love Dokken's unique sound, wife groans when it comes on the radio because I ALWAYS bump up the volume...lol
Hands down one of my favorite bands of the 80's I remember these guys when they came out they rock back then and they still do 🤘
MR. SCARY IS A MUST!!!! BY DOKKEN
IT WILL MELT YOUR FACE!!!
If you want to hear the rocking side of Dokken check out “Tooth and Nails” ! Blessings!!
I haven't heard this Dokken song since the 1980s. Almost 4 decades! Where did the time go?
Now that I'm watching your new reactions on a daily basis, I want to ask again that you play a Dave Clark Five hit.
The Dave Clark Five were the first band to hit from England after the Beatles, in March 1964. The hits of the first album were:
Glad all Over
Bits and Pieces
Do You Love Me
Other hits were:
Can't You See That She's Mine
Because (my wife's favorite)
Any Way You Want It
Over and Over
and many others.
Mike Smith, the Keyboard player, really has one of the great gritty Rock and Roll voices. Dave Clark Five is the Drummer.
DC5 hit before The Animals, The Kinks, Manfred Mann, the Who, and the Rolling Stones. Joan Jett, KISS, and Suzy Quattro covered their songs. They were the band Ed Sullivan had on his show the most, even more than the Beatles.
Please give them a reaction just once.
Dokken IS still a fantastic band with a new album out. The never quite reached Headline status in the 80s with Don breaking up the band just as they finished the Monsters of Rock Tour with Metallica, Scorpians and Van Halen. I got to know the band in the 90s and it was a weird and amazing. time. I was at a party for the drummer (Mike Brown) and Vinnie Appice the night that Tupac was shot in Vegas, and I was there when they recorded their Acoustic Album Live, which was magical.
My favorite band. The best singer with Don Dokken and the best guitarist George Lynch. Plus, Mick Brown on drums/backing vocals and Jeff Pilson on bass, keys and backing vocals. Dokken was a MONSTER of a band.
This is one of my favorite ones from Dokken. Glad to see you doing another one of theirs. They've got a lot. No real rhyme or reason for why they aren't more remembered. One thing for certain, when one of their songs comes on, people will always say, "OMG I loved that song!!!!" They were GREAT!!!!
Back in the 80's, the power ballad became the golden ticket for rock bands to score a platinum record (1 million copies sold in US)... and Dokken was 1 of the first 80's rock bands to use that trend in 1984 w/ 'Alone again' making their 2nd record 'Tooth and nail' a platinum hit.
In 1985, u had Motley Crue scoring a hit ballad 'Home sweet home'... Scorpions had "Still loving you" in 1984... Journey scored a massive ballad hit 'Faithfully' in '84... And after that, bands would always include a power ballad to bring in the female fans to buy their albums and concert tickets... Poison had 'Every rose has its thorn' in 1988... Europe had 'Carrie' in 1986 and 'Open your heart' in 1988... Def Leppard had 'Love bites' in '88... Tesla had 'Love song' in 1989... Skid Row had "I Remember you" in 1989... Cinderella had "Nobody's fool" in '86 and "Don't know what you got (Til its gone)" in '88... Great White had 'Angel song' and 'Save your love'... Bon Jovi had "I'll be there for you" and "Dead or alive"... Guns n' Roses had 'Patience' in 1988... L.A. Guns had "The ballad of Jayne'... and so many others...
Even Ozzy Osbourne had "So tired" in 1984 and "Mama I'm coming home" in 1991... Metallica had 'Nothing else matters' in 1991... Anthrax had 'Black lodge' in 1993... Testament had 'Return to serenity'... 'The Ballad'... etc.
Speaking of the drums,"Wild" Mick Brown,the drummer,is 1 of my favorite.Great ear Amber.He is always solid to spectacular,depending on what the song calls for.
When Dokken the lead singer got a contract to do a solo album a reporter asked him was he going to name the group Don ???????
I still love this song and still in my plaslist.
George Lynch is one of the most underrated guitarists
Mick Brown is a great drummer with a great sound. He is one of my favorites when it comes to sound. George Lynch was a 80s guitar hero so he over-shadowed everyone else back then. But, seeing them live and watching their documentary everytime I had a party, allowed me to appreciate Jeff Pilsen more and more. This band had greatness on every instrument and vocals. They were the best and one of the most under appreciated bands back then along with Tesla and White Lion.
This is one of my all time favorite bands! You have no idea how excited that y’all are reacting to Dokken. “Dream Warriors” is such an amazing song and it was the main song to “A nightmare on elm street 3” check both out. Please do more❤!
Dokken is such an awesome band with so many terrific tunes of various styles! A real hard rocker of theirs that I’m sure you’ll both love (especially you, Jay!) is “Kiss of Death,” the lead track off their 1987 album Back for the Attack. Absolutely blistering guitar in that tune!
I also recommend “Tooth and Nail,” the title track from their 1984 album of the same name, which was their second album. Very popular tune in concert and it kicks butt!
George Lynch is a guitar god! Jay you will absolutely love his instrumental "Mr Scary" from the Back for the Attack album. He also builds his own guitars, they are gorgeous.
I was a teen girl in the 80s and the power ballads is how they got us to listen to their music 🤣🤣🤘🤘
Don't Sleep on Dokken. They were big back in the day. They fit in. This tune was one of my favorite ballads back in the day. Biggest problem with the 80s is that there were so many great bands that it is hard to remember and mention them all.
My two favorite Dokken tunes (after this one) are In My Dreams and Just Got Lucky
Just Got Lucky, When Heaven Comes Down, Don't Close Your Eyes, Burning Like a Flame...all fire.
Highly underrated, but great band! This song is awesome as is the entire album, “Back For the Attack”. Not a wasted song on the album! I still have the album.
This is a great song 🔥glad you picked it !
I grew up in Ventura County just above L.A. bout 60 miles to Hollywood. I'm at this show and my face is in video
--- In My Dreams --- you won't regret this one. Rockin' Dokken!
I really wish someone like you guys would do 'In My Dreams"
My favorite rock band as a kid! It is hard to pick a favorite song, but "Heaven Sent" is up there. Also, "The Hunter". The guitar work on the Back for the Attack album is epic, George Lynch was on absolute fire. I picked up a guitar for the first time in 1983 because of him.
Sweet to hear!
Dokken was one of my first hair bands I listened to. You guys should check out Dream Warriors by Dokken. One of their iconic songs associated with Freddy Krueger. Heaven Sent is darker than Alone Again. Burning like a flame is one of Dokken's upbeat singles, Mr Scary would blow your mind Jay. Mr Scary would be your heavy song Amber. The Hunter is a good song too. In my dreams is one their more power ballads. As well as Walk away. Breaking the Chains is pretty heavy. As well as Into the Fire.
I didn't think Dream Warrior was all that good. And In my Dreams is not a power Ballad.
George Lynch is highly underrated as a guitarist! These guys should be in the hall of fame if they aren’t in already!
Love Love Love this song... it was prime on my "Pain of Love" mix tape. Some other songs on that tape that you might like to try:
"Never Want to Lose You" by Helix
"Empty Rooms" by Gary Moore
"She Don't Know Me" by Bon Jovi
The 80's was the 70's hang-over...I know, I was there...lol...Dokken got noticed by mainstream radio back in the 80's due to "A Nightmare on Elm Street" those of us who knew Don Dokken before this period were thrilled to see this band become one of the first to attach a song to a movie, to radio air play...Rock ON!!
It's a haunted sound. Loneliest isn't loss. It's memories. Ghosts that are around the corner.
George Lynch was one of the best guitarists in the 80s, and Dokken was one of my favorite bands. Into the Fire was one of my favorite songs, and if you want something heavier, check out Kiss of Death. Love you guys! Keep it up.
Breaking the chains is a good one from these guys. Takes me back to high school back in the early 80s. Good band back then
Great tune!!!! One of my Dokken faves!!!
You said you wanted to hear their harder side, something like Metallica. If that’s the case your next Dokken song has to be
TOOTH AND NAIL!!!!!! One of the hardest, melodic songs you’ll ever hear with a killer guitar solo that goes on forever.
After that I’d recommend
IN MY DREAMS, JUST GOT LUCKY, KISS OF DEATH, IN TO THE FIRE, MAGIC MAN, and MR. SCARY (which is an instrumental.
Enjoy!!!!!!
❤❤❤❤Here’s the version of
WITHOUT WARNING/TOOTH AND NAIL version you should watch.
The music doesn’t start until around :19 into the video.
It’s even got the lyrics🎉🎉🎉🎉
Enjoy!!! 🎶🎼🎵🎤🎸🥁
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Dokken was my favorite band back in the 80's, I saw them live a few times and they always brought the ROCK!!! "In to the Fire is still to this day my favorite song from them.but they had a lot of great songs. "Breaking the Chains" "In My Dreams" "It's Not Love" "Dream Warriors"from the sound track of Night Mare on Elm St #3 That's just to name a few of my favorites
Dokken has some great 80s rockers. George Lynch is a guitar god. He was on the same L.A. guitar scene as Eddie Van Halen and Randy Rhoads. He auditioned for Ozzy twice.
"Just Got Lucky"
"In My Dreams"
"Into The Fire"
"Kiss Of Death"
"Tooth And Nail"
Many more
Yes, Dokken is without question my favorite 80's hair band! They're not all glam though since they had some badass heavy metal songs as well and since you asked for it: These are some of their best fast paced and/or kickass 80's glam/heavy metal songs:
"Tooth and Nail"
"Kiss of Death"
"Lightning Strikes Again
"Unchain the Night"
"Into the Fire"
"In My Dreams"
"The Hunter"
As a bonus I'll throw in "When Heaven Comes Down", it's much darker and sinister than the rest of their songs but god damn is it beautiful and melancholic and the guitar solo is one of my favorites of all time.
Heaven sent is one of my favorites. With an incredible guitar solo. By one of the best guitar players of the 80s. George Lynch [ Mr. scary ]
George Lynch is just so incredible on guitar
Great band. I was so fortunate to go to concerts almost every week to see so many bands.
Breakin the Chains, Into the Fire, Dream Warriors, Mr. Scary, Standing in the Shadows, all pretty up beat Dokken songs. Check them out more, there a good band guys
Guys don't forget to check another great music video by Dokken Dream Warriors and again don't take your eyes off of the video or you will miss seeing who's in the video... Trust me guys you will like this one...
Dokken is one of the most kickass bands of the 80's!
Such a game changing song and band back in the 80s!!!!
Such a power Ballad. That solo is a classic and you can feel the emotion in it!