Metal Mythos: DOKKEN
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ก.ค. 2015
- Are you a Dream Warrior? Then it's time to Unchain the Night for a complete career retrospective... of DOKKEN!
Table of Contents:
00:02:03 - Breakin' The Chains (1981)
00:08:47 - Tooth and Nail (1984)
00:13:24 - Under Lock and Key (1985)
00:16:34 - Back for the Attack (1987)
00:24:11 - RANT: George Lynch vs. Don Dokken (1988)
00:30:45 - Don Dokken - Up From The Ashes (1990)
00:34:29 - Dysfunctional (1995)
00:37:31 - Shadowlife (1997)
00:41:40 - Erase The Slate (1999)
00:44:16 - Long Way Home (2002)
00:46:01 - Hell to Pay (2004)
00:48:47 - Lightning Strikes Again (2008)
00:52:51 - T&N - Slave to the Empire (2012)
00:56:46 - Broken Bones (2012) - เพลง
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Doing cocaine off the blade fingers of Robert England dressed as Freddie during the making of the best Nightmare on Elm Street movie, is literally the most metal thing that's ever happened.
I met Dokken on the Dysfunctional tour. They all stayed at the hotel I was working at. I was able to get all their autographs. But when I asked Don for his, he was awesome about it. Actually seemed surprised that I wanted it and was very humble about it. Actually thanking me for asking.
Cause he's a cool dude
I like all the guys in Dokken and George is my favorite guitarist of all time but Don seems to be more kind and friendly. More of a people person. A true classy dude.
Did they all give you a standing ovation afterwards? Take you BS story and go back to your Bieber site.
LUCKY ASS IM 13 and that would be my DREAM I JUST LOST MY BREATH CUZ WHAT U SAID
because he's a classy humble guy
If someone were to ask me "What was 80's metal like?" I'd hand them my copy of 'Under Lock And Key'. That album is perfection. It's got everything: Amazing vocals, guitar wizardry, and catchy as fuck songs that'll be stuck in your head indefinitely. It's got everything in spades. One of my top 3 favorite albums of all time.
What are your other 2 favourite albums Pete?
Dude... don't leave us hangin' here! What are the other two albums?
We kinda need to know just because.
@@LorriSanga Well, because you asked so very nicely, I'll give you my top FIVE favorite albums! However, I always say my favorite album (or movie, book, etc.) is likely one I have yet to discover. So with that said, here's my top 5:
1- Carpenters- A Song For You
Weren't exactly expecting that, were you? I could listen to Karen Carpenter sing the menu of a Chinese take out restaurant. Spectacular album with a ton of beautiful songs. I believe Alice Cooper once said "If you look through any metalheads record collection, you'll probably find a Carpenters album in there" and sunuvabitch if he ain't right. And speaking of The Coop...
2- Alice Cooper -Billion Dollar Babies
I think this was the best one of the original Alice Cooper Band and it's one I listen to all the time. I never get tired of it.
3- Dokken -Under Lock and Key
Nuff said.
4 - Opeth - Blackwater Park
I'm not a big death metal guy, but there is something about Opeth that hooks me right in. Back in 01, the two metal albums I remember hearing the most buzz about was this one and Iced Earth's Horror Show. Both I picked up and instantly loved, but Opeth to this day is one of my favorite bands and Blackwater Park was my gateway.
5- Megadeth - Countdown to Extinction
A seminal moment in my adolescence was hearing Symphony of Destruction on the radio. That riff kicked me square in the nuts and I was all in after that. I had a chance to meet Dave Mustaine and told him that exact thing, which he replied "Uh, I'm sorry about that..."
So that's my top five, what's yours? I'd love to know!
@@ancogaming ha! Sorry to leave you dangling in the wind my friend! I sent a reply with my top albums to Lori who asked the initial question. What are your top 3 albums (or 5 for that matter)?
Great album and Tooth and Nail n Back for the Attack . Second favorite band from the LA metal scene behind RATT 🤘
Dokken was never false metal or poseurs. And they were never a glam band. They were a very talented heavy rock band with their own style that swayed between melodic rock/metal ie breaking the chains to just blistering straight forward metal ie tooth and nail. They had one of rocks better guitarist during that era along with dons unique voices and wrote songs that were more than just partying They started off struggling and clawed their way to the top ie the title tooth and nail. Anyone who dismisses Dokken as just another 80's glam/hair band is ignorant.
Well said and as the 50 somethings reflect Dokken was by far the finer taste of " 80s Metal" and I'd say at this most realize can now say with the resounding realization that Dokken was the finest band of this particular genre and moment in time.
@@roberthill1104 - Exactly!! I've been a big fan of Dokken since the beginning!! No fan of ANY genre of rock music can possibly deny the effect that Dokken has had on today's bands, or future bands! Dokken STILL rules, not as much today, BUT they still crank out kick ass rock and roll! Grunge is DEAD, and has been for quite some time.
They were real poseurs... and that's a compliment?
Hands down great all Around band.
Unfortunately, Dokken went with management that pointed them to the next glam trend when doing photo shoots or album covers. The reality is they never dressed or looked glam the five or six times I saw them in the '80s. The only one who really did was Pilson and not to any extreme. Don would typically dress in black or denim. As Don has said, he wished they would have gone with Q-Prime who basically didn't promote a band on how they dressed or looked.
Tooth and nail is absolutely fan-fucking-tastic
***** the album
+AlphaOmegaSin , I actually like Back for the Attack a tad more- but not by much. additionally, I was slightly disheartened to find that the "Back for the Attack" song wasn't on the same cd (at least in america) - but none the less- both great cds!
+AlphaOmegaSin DUUUDE. wasn't expecting to see you here lol Tooth and nail is awesome as shit
The title song is easily one of the best heavy metal songs I've ever heard. Not a lot of people agree with that one. Turn on the Action is also on one of my highest spots for most underrated songs, along with Rock Bottom (UFO).
@@albinospino3089 Don't Close Your Eyes is the hidden GEM of the album,.Make NO mistake
Still love Dokken. Been a fan since '79. Used to love listening to them in my '74 Firebird on a Pioneer Super Tuner.
Did you have a mullet to go with that car?
I am just jealous as fuck at the metal in that sentence.
That's pretty metal
"Alone again" is one of my favorite rock ballads of all time.
I can't imagine how depressed a singer might become when they lose their voice.
A mansion in LA and a 7 figure checking account will fix that depression right up.
In 98 he had to have a new thort to much screaming on the top of his lungs
He's still a guitarist, so there's that.
Or their hair
And their hot body!
When even your lawyer is a God damn guitarist, you know the band in question is metal hands down.
And not just any guitarist, but one who can stand on par with the greatest in the world!
Since WHEN did George Lynch become a LAWYER?!?!....😳🤭😆
@@jamescon55 Not Lynch, the person being discussed is Jon Levin.
@@justinclark8867 Well, thanks for the clarification.. But? I thought the band and OR guitarist/person the video was about was DOKKEN and the amazing George Lynch 🤔 Since when are we talking about Tony Levin OR any of his projects/professions? Lol...And IF he WAS/IS discussed in this video? NO, I CANNOT and will NOT sit through "that video" AGAIN to see/hear the Tony Levin comparison/discussion 😬. I mean, DOKKEN'S "Kiss of Death song is a preliminary early song about the AIDS epidemic in that era?" 🤨 And "Under Lock and Key IS the BEST darn DOKKEN album EVER, BUY IT!" 🧐 ALL "that", along WITH THAT dude's obnoxious, some kind of "wrestling anouncer audio voice" hollering throughout the whole deal? 🤨😒🙄 Personally? I think the guy is just a loudmouth idiot.....🥱
Love me some DOKKEN...I was blessed to be a teenager in the 80's - awesome time in music.
Glad you mentioned the talent and underrated guitarist Reb Beach. His work on the Winger PULL album is just exceptional.
Reb is awesome. He was SO underappreciated in Winger, who I also love.
Back For The Attack album was/has been highly admired by Japanese Dokken fans. I am one of them. They created invincible metal music with harmony of good melody and sharp guitar sound that no other bands can. Fortunately the friction between Don and George worked positively. What if they had kept making albums? I'm pretty sure that many fans wish so.
I have noticed many metal bands made Live in Japan albums. In the 1980s USA Japan was everywhere from what I gathered: technology, games, music, Anime, cartoons, toys, movies, products, wrestling, Sumo, fashion, dojos..
This was my favorite band.All my friends liked Motley Crue, Ratt, Twisted Sister, Quiet Riot, etc, but Dokken are my boys.From Breaking The Chains to Beast From the East, was very good metal music.Even the songs that didn,t have videos or radio airplay, were solid tight, tunes.I wore the T shirts, had a couple of posters, and saw them 3 times, twice as opening act, and the 3rd time in Philly,1987 as the headliner.
Saw them open for Priest ....great concert !!!
Ratt is one of my personal favourites
Im right with you on this one....1. Van Halen 2. Dokken 3. Bullet Boys.......I graduated in 86.
I love how you cover the Up from the Ashes album. So underrated!!! Great video :)
Great record!
I was lucky enough to be around them at Total Access with XYZ etc and love all those times. Don is awesome, as well as John Norum and Mikki. Crash and Burn brother, great song.
I was a Dokken Heavy Metal Band lover in my teens! Now in my fifties - I still Listen to them and miss them like WASP or RATT!! THANKS GUYS!
Dokken was f**king awesome. Grew up in the 80's listening to them.
Mick Brown seems to flip flop on his opinion of Don based on who he's sitting next to in the interview.
It's called a fair weather friend.
In fact: It's called a drummer.
Good point. It could also be alcohol.
2 face mick wild how he dose this he never around when George an don are in room ,,,lol
Mick Brown always comes across as overbearing to me, and as someone here put it, a fair weather friend.
I would love to see Razorfist do a series on metal failures. Bands who start off strong but spiral into collapse and mediocrity.
AmericanPoliceState Ever seen his Darkthrone Mythos?
Metalica is one I would love for him to just tear a new one also of course he just did the Iron Maiden mythos.
+Azzalack he cant do Manowar, they are absolute copyright nazis
grahurhurgunsnroses sorry, had to hack up some hacks
Guns N' Roses Mythos
I don't comment much on TH-cam. I just had to chime in and give you credit where credit is due. I graduated high school in 1988 and Dokken was "my band". Many an insane party was had with numerous Dokken CDs being played front to back. I was also a very serious musician back then. You appear to be in your 20's, and thus roughly half my age. I'm a fairly critical and argumentative person, and I can't believe I agreed with everything you said. It was a very pleasant and refreshing experience. First off, I want to congratulate you on your taste in music. Grunge DID really suck for the dark and depressing reasons you expressed, and it feels really good to hear a YOUNG person come out and declare it so loudly and articulately. As such, congratulations on being so toungue-twistingly eloquent. That's not easy to do, and I appreciate it. I gotta mention you have some of the funniest and verbose uses of profanity I've ever heard! Hilarious! I even learned a few things (which I wasn't expecting, as that generally seems to happen so rarely these days) so congratulations on your stellar knowledge as well. Finally and most importantly, congratulations on making a such a entertaining and high-value video. Godspeed, bro!
What he said.
HES 32!
@Cult Mechanicus Now THAT'S funny. OP claims to be a critical and argumentative man, but YOU'RE the one running your mouth, fucking classic
LORDERIK13 i thought he was born in 84’
I like metal and grunge. It's possible.
HEAVY METAL is HEAVY METAL no bones about it...we need a REVIVAL.
If someone would just cover Alone Again now, it would blow these pop tarts off the internet.
Check out the channel NWOTHW full albums lot of great stuff on there from the present as well as from the past with new offerings, but sadly some sound great but lack good vocals to carry them, still check it out you might be surprised
Only about 6 or 7 episodes into these. I know Razorfist from all his other TH-cam stuff and I'm digging all of these. Are there bands he despises that may surprise someone new to this series? I've gathered so far that he despises Metallica and is not too fond of AC/DC. That's about all I've been able to tell so far.
I love any one who praises Dokken
***** indeed they do
Dokken. A great band, with the original line up that is.... Breaking the Chains.
ROKKEN WITH DOKKEN
When some nights you are Lonely you just call out my name...
When Love finds a Fool
Grunge, the only genre in music history to last LESS than 5 years.
One Alice N Chains song is better than everything Dokken or all the hair metal bands ever did.
@Gorilla Of Destiny
I for one am glad both hair metal and grunge was replaced by pop divas singing to music created in computers by a commitee, instead of musicians playing actual fucking instruments. Though it it good to see the people still arguing about how the music they listened to in high school was the best.
Grunge was a media term which did not fit any of the bands who were supposedly part of it. That became obvious and the term died whilst the bands continued long after
@@Jordan-Ramses so true. Dokken is awful.
@@Jordan-Ramses Lol! Good one! Oh.... you're not joking? Dude, too much pretentiousness is never good for anyone man.
It took eons, but I finally got to meet George Lynch back in 2012, and he genuinely surprised me. I expected him to ignore the guys, and focus his attention on skirt chasing after the show, but it was the guys who held his attention by bringing up gear. He will talk your fucking ear off about gear.
That makes sense. He had to be in his 40s then and chasing skirt, to most at that age is a been there done that kind of thing. Unless you are single./
I know this is an unpopular opinion, but I really like hair metal
Hair metal fucking rules...
Fun fact, so did Alice in chains and Pantera in the 80s. No seriously, they played glam in the 80s.
Rock Bands should be better than me. Not dressing like me, not sounding like me, not behaving like me. They should be gods to worship.
Why define as "hair". This label needs to be lost.
We gotta get rid of the term "hair metal" .... I'm sure it's too late but I always preferred "Aluminum" for a lighter metal .... 🤷♂️
I have always said, Glam is an image I can't hear from a Radio. I all I hear is METAL!
Id definitely watch a Motley Crue Mythos... The stories from album to album would def make for an interesting watch .
I would watch that
Joe Manzella I'd skip ahead to Tommy Lee honking a boat horn with his dick because that shit was too funny.
Looks That Kill is a direct rip off of Breaking the Chains
Motley Crue are a club band, who, like GNR and Van Halen, never should've gathered any fame outside of the local LA music scene.
Dokken could be a bit corny but Don's voice is fucking incredible, and George Lynch as a guitarist, is only bested by guitarists with jazz and classical backgrounds. (Steve Vai or Randy Rhoads are two good examples.)
Not even CLOSE. And I play
Nah Van Halen is pretty cool. I enjoy both incarnations of the band DVL and Hagar.
Motley Crue has two good albums and Dr. Feelgood is listenable. I agree about GNR though.
Dokken is so metal their lawyer is hella metal
I was a massive Dokken fan in the 80's and still like them. You did a kick ass job on this episode.
Freddy Krueger chopping up cocaine with his claw hand on a Dokken video shoot, lol '80s.
Rokken with Dokken!
Venus Spa Rock out with yer Dok out.
NO PAIN, NO GAIN!
As influential as George was on me when I first picked up the electric guitar in the mid-80's... spend five minutes with him and you'll realize he isn't the sharpest tool in the shed. He even comes across as a complete prick in these clips.
How could Don have "stolen" music from Mick and George when all those songs existed before either of them was even in the band?
George is just not a personable guy. He may even be part introvert. Don is the opposite. But yeah, he comes across as a prick as many that have that personality do. I promise you he probably is not, most of the time. Its just the way he is.
Don Dokken Up From The Ashes is incredible. I'm sorry I wasn't aware of it all these years.
I love The Hunger from that album.
My thoughts exactly.
Up From The Ashes is an amazing piece of work!
Whelp, I'm now a Dokken fan. Thanks Razorfist
bro me too
Add me to that list -- Razor also got me fully invested in black metal.
Please tell me I'm not the only one who occasionally pronounces it like "Dohkken" Instead of "Dawkken" Regardless they're an incredible band and Breaking The Chains never gets old
How old are you? Where have you been? Your parents should be held accountable... Lols! Hails, Razorfist spreading the gospel.
Congratulations 👍
Whilst Under Lock and Key is my favourite ‘Dokken’ album, Up from the Ashes is the best thing Don Dokken ever did. A FANTASTIC album in every way.
Know what, I'm giving Up From The Ashes a spin for the first time right now, and I'm floored at how good (and consistent) it is. Wow! a superb jewel of melodic metal
FinalBaton the best Dokken album that was never a Dokken album by the best Dokken line up was never a Dokken line up. Sad that these guys never did more together.
Well all I can say is I was young in the 80s different world lots of freedom lots of happiness and there is no way we could have had more fun living and listening to bands like Dokken
This guy, right here, is great. I mean Dokken is too, but Razor, man, you can tell he really knows his stuff and has done the research and knows what he's talking about. I am so tired of all these faker metal websites and personalities who barely even listen to the goddamn albums they talk about. But this guy, this guy is just great. It's just fantastic and you can tell he is really passionate and informed about what he says. I cannot tell you how much respect you gained in my eyes when you did the Metal Mythos about Stryper, Stryper never gets enough love and you just killed it on why they are true metal warriors and such, and why metal can have a positive message while still being metal as h... heck. You are awesome and one of the great ones and everyone else can suck it!
Under lock and key is my all time favorite album, I've been listening to this band before I could walk, my mom would put the discs in and play dokken with the speakers on full blast
fuck, and my mom would take mine out to play Milli fucking Vanilli, those lip singing muthaf**KERZ
^ Mom Hall of Fame Nominee ^
@@imanewtype girl you know its true, ooh ooh oooooohhh. THEY SCAMMED YOU
@@ALLMETAL1970 longest 4 hour road trip of my childhood. Eventually, the Sony Walkman saved the day running on just 2 AA batteries. I still have a tape deck though I don't have any of my Dokken cassettes. I do have a few Dokken records on vinyl to play on my 1200's. Glad most of it can be downloaded via iTunes to avoid recording and converting to digital format for listening. : P
@@imanewtype rokken with dokken instead of listening to those 2 is a far better choice.
Oh lord, back in the 80's I was a huge Dokken fan. I was hooked when Tooth and Nail came out and played the fuck outta that album. Breakin the Chains was ok but the later albums just smoked. Under Lock and Key was another awesome album, oh hell they all were. I absolutely loved Back for the Attack, kudos for mentioning Kiss of Death... Jesus there was nothing wrong with this music.
PS When I saw them live I thought they BLEW Aerosmith off their own goddamn stage.
I have never even given Dokken a thought, much less room in my music collection. You have changed that opinion today. Thank you, sir.
There's quite a bit of Klaus Meine in Don Dokken's voice too.
A bit?
When klaus had vocal polyps removes Don filled in for several months
Don actually helped sing vocals on the Blackout album while Klaus' vocals were healing at one point during its production
@@SeanFlygon Yep.
I remember all this stuff when it was happening.
Great break down...
Heaven Sent greatest guitar lead George ever played.
this is the best Channel I think I've ever seen in my life I'm an old-school hip-hop head born in 75 my father was a lead guitarist for Hyde and he move to Detroit from Indiana in 76 to play but I took another route... I love the history and culture you share. being a white hip hop head dude from the hood I had a good friend that was black but was a hardcore Headbangers LOL. that was my link to rock and Metal and I love coming across your Channel seeing your passion your Artistry and hearing all the history of the groups that I've known of but didn't get into it's nice to retrace the lineage with your guidance peace and blessings Rock on!!!
Having older sisters and no brothers I got to hear all of the 'hair metal' bands during the 80's and I don't regret it one bit. My youngest sis had all of Dokken's albums and their VHS tape. I was too young to 'indulge' in 80's but still got to hear the soundtrack of good times. Today everyone takes shit way too seriously and it's hard to truly have a good time without encountering our modern police state so I envy anyone that knew what partying and fun was during the 80's. Grunge happened by the time I was in high school but it's still better than today's lifeless music.
Luckily there is still great stuff coming out, especially in the NWOTHM sphere
It's a shame that Up From The Ashes didn't do as good as the others (could be wrong). It's one of my favorite albums along with Back for the Attack
I graduated High School in 1984 so you could say I grew up on Dokken, Their best album ( By Far) was Tooth & Nail ( If only they would have spent some money on the Production side of that album) but the set of songs were the best set of songs Dokken ever produced for an Album. Don't Close Your Eyes" is awesome. Then they went all " Top40" with Under Lock & Key and it went downhill from there fast, although Back For The Attack had some cool stuff on it, and it held the best riff George Lynch ever wrote in " Kiss Of Death". But, you also have to remember, back then, if you were in a band and you had hair longer than your shoulders, you were considered Metal ( Or at least hard rock) no matter what you played. Bands like Autograph were lumped in with Ronnie James Dio and Black Sabbath
Speaking the truth!
Did people actually wear Autograph T-shirts back then? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂Autograph 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣Autograph 🤣🤣🤣🤣😃🤣🤣🤣just wondering? Girls in fast cars cruising down the boulevard 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣!!!!
@@thomascaffrey5572
People even wore ..... Winger shirts back then... lol
How embarrassing. 😎
@Dafyd Maddz im American and I appreciate winger for all the reasons u mentioned so...thats kind of a fucked up thing to say...we're not all bad lol...but yes your point i take is the previous commenter is a douche...where he's from though has nothing to do with it lol
This is the most comprehensive, enthusiastic profile of the Great DOKKEN I’ve ever seen!!!
Holy shit that was good! A lot of great points and insights into the band.
Your stand-up....er, I mean, sit-down is absolutely incredible, YOU SHOULD TOUR!
I love love love love LOVE Dokken!! Phenomenal musicians, great writing, insane sound, just about everything I could ever want in a metal band. Up From the Ashes rules also.
Also since you mentioned them and since they happen to be another one of my all time favorite bands (whose shirt I am currently wearing), what do you think of Firehouse?
RanterInShades Yes Dokken was indeed great a lot better than given credit for
I 1,000% agree
Accept fucking rocks and is horrendously underrated. Looking forward to that one.
Back for the Attack has some of the best tones and solos ever recorded.
"Cry of the Gypsy" solo.. 😨👍
@@Scottocaster6668 Burning like a flame end solo as it fades out...
Thanks to this I discovered up from the ashes
George Lynch was a wild guitar animal. Still, you made a good point about him not ever complimenting Don.
Grunge took care of itself with some help from central Asia #heroin
FarFromEquilibrium Well, that and a Browning Arm 20 gauge
FarFromEquilibrium lol
MrKennyWilliams LOL
FarFromEquilibrium Maybe should you read the book bang your head the rise and fall of heavy metal and you would understand why Don was an ahole to George lynch and the real reason why their and fail apart and I bet you did not know it was don ended the band and he said to George if you are lucky You would be hired in my new band and also said to him you are an ahole I don’t give a fuck what happens to you.
@@metalfansavarani Source that or you're just full of shit. As far as I can see, Lynch is the one with a chip on his shoulder, not Don.
To be honest, two of the biggest bands in grunge, Soundgarden and Alice in Chains, still rocked very metal vocalists in Layne Staley, who along with Jerry Cantrell, produced some very metal melodies, and Chris Cornell, who, much like Mother Love Bone, would have sounded at home belting power ballads, all of which I always found ironic.
LiquidDIO Chris Cornell was a freaking metal vocalist back in his prime. Listen to 'Louder Than Love' or 'Badmotorfinger' and try to deny that. Same applies to Layne, agreed. 'Facelift' is heavy as hell, love that album.
Edit: or the freaking doom-fest demo version of "Beyond the Wheel"! That's so heavy it hurts.
Totally agreed, heck, even Rusty Cage and Outshined could have easily made kickass power metal songs.
The Range Place You can put Chris Cornell in any band and it will sound amazing.
1shoryuken Yep. Forever one of the greatest.
+The Range Place Far Beyond the Wheel contains one of the greatest vocal performances in any rock/metal song. Chris Cornell was an absolute beast in his prime.
Yes! Someone finally got the story right! Don IS Dokken
I can't believe I've only just discovered Dokken, up there with there with the best of them for sure
17:50 To be fair, M.O.D. did put out a song about AIDS the same year as Dokken's Kiss of Death, but M.O.D. were kind of a comedic band, so Dokken may have been the first serious band to write a metal song about it.
Anal inflicted death sentence lol
Hahaha - I was going to comment the same thing.
This is really great - informative and hilarious. I had to rewind because I was laughing so hard on some parts! I was already a Dokken fan but now I really have a new appreciation. Excellent!
I'm 100 percent with you on Under Lock and Key. I remember spending time consuming and dissecting that album with my other musician friends. I still consider it Top 10 all-time metal albums.
And it's nice to hear someone give credit to Don, for a change, and for being the great singer songwriter he was.
Dokken, such a great band, why they get the hate because of "hair metal" is just stupid as hell. Don Dokken is a helluva vocalist. First time I heard Dokken was in the mid 2000's, I was listening to Dee Snider's House of Hair on the radio, and first heard Breaking The Chains, and later on songs like Unchain The Night, Dream Warriors, Alone Again, etc. Great guitar work, great vocals, catchy songs. Fucking awesome. Got most of their discography, missing some of the later stuff, including Shadow Life (while it's awful, I did somewhat enjoy a song or 2, to a point) and listen to them from time to time. It's just sad that there is so much drama between Lynch and Dokken. Plus Lynch has a ridiculous ego. Lynch is very talented, I even like Lynch Mob but compared to Dokken? Well we know who is better.
Don Dokken's Up From The Ashes is a great album, I found it on CD, like 6 years ago at a garage sale, brand new for $1. I about shit myself, and bought it.
Great video!
Dokken--one of my favorite bands ever. I have yet to come across an official documentary for them, so this is definitely the next best thing. A really great watch. Thanks for making this, and praising them! I feel like they don't get enough credit in the rock world.
"Underrated Reb Beach" - Truer words were never spoken.
Here i am watching this video 4 years later in 2020 and Dokken is getting reunited and yet making another album. Still the greatest rock band to ever exist.
Oh Dokken, that band I so miss. A under-rated band, and a GREAT band with the original line up.
Came back to watch this again after marking out when I heard "Into the Fire" used as the NWA Power theme song. Odd, but also awesome, that Billy Corgan picked a Dokken song to open his show.
I concur that playing Fallout or just about any shooter to Dokken (or most other classic hard rock or metal bands in general) fits nicely.
My god, your reviews are always brilliant. The way you intercut rare interviews, old clips, obscure songs. Thank you so much for putting all of these together.
Dokken was and is one of the greatest band of all time! Under Lock and key is a Masterpiece.
Maybe the reason why Lynch never became Ozzy's guitarist because Ozzy's Bullshit detector alarmed him.
Might want to check your facts before posting. George has confirmed the fact that Ozzy dismissed him after just a few days without a second thought.
@@mikal That doesn't contradict me, at all. Just because you play with someone for a few days doesn't mean you became a member.
IF I may interject on this subject.....George Lynch HAD the Ozzy gig after Randy's death....And then came Jake E. Lee. Sharon saw and heard Jake, and wanted Jake because "He HAD the LOOK". Ya gotta rememember in EARLY 82, Lynch still had that shoulder length spiked kinda "punk style" hairdo, and Sharon (OF COURSE) thought Jake would be a better fit for the OZZY band so....? Unfortunately, George Lynch was fired because the "Ozzy camp" discriminated the man because of his friggin hair style......THIS IS what George Lynch told me personally anyways, and many other people at a local guitar clinic years back. Plus, I have read about in fairly well documented stories from ex -Ozzy members memoirs. Typical Sharon Osbourne BS.........
@@jamescon55 Sharon has the final say in everything ozzy, so this is believable. But lucky for George, Jake E. Lee got FUCKED by sharon!
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She did the same fucking thing to Alex Skolnick as well after Zakk bailed.
I opened for Dokken on the Erase the slate tour and they completely kicked ass...walking in with our gear while they were doing their sound check , I said to my self, if I I die tonight I am complete.😊
Woah. I just stumbled upon this looking for a Dokken documentary and holy SHIT, you are SO well spoken. It literally made me stop and pause. I'm only a minute in and I'm heckin' excited. Sorry that I'm 5 years late to the party!
Hey I do have to say I'm proud to say that I am a DOKKEN fan!!!🤘🏻
Never liked the fact that bands like Wasp, Dokken, Stryper, etc got mixed up and profiled as “hair metal”… these were LEGIT hard rock bands…
Almost 7 years and still this is a great video...see you from Costa Rica.
Only just bought "Up from the Ashes" recently, after not paying it any attention to it due to it being a solo Don Dokken record. What a fucking great album it is!! Great retrospective Razor.
I love this dude he says it as he sees it and has no desire to apologize. Keep it up Razor
Dream Warriors is one of the best songs ever written. A masterpiece. Lynchs solo is pure insanity
I just bought the Greatest Hits Dokken re recorded and I notice most of the hits if nearly all are off “Tooth and Nail”and “Under Lock and a key” two of their best albums IMO. I followed mostly Crüe and Ratt. Great music Dokken.
50.05 - your response had me in tears 😂🤘🏼 what a great dokkenumentary 👌🏼👌🏼
Just be careful when you Google search “Old Dokken Videos” autocorrected as “Old Docking Videos”. My eyes can’t unsee that. Who ever new that was a thing.
😂😂😂😅😅
Also, did you seriously just convince Don to make a new album? Dammit, I need to do a rap mythos on Outkast to get Andre's ass out of retirement.
I just pulled out the Dysfunctional disc this morning and listened to it on the way to work. What a great comeback album. Hole in My ahead has a definite King’s X influence on it. Great vocal harmonies. Nice cover of ELP’s From The Beginning as well.
Loved your rant, I thought I was the only metalhead in the world who doesn't like Zakk. And I have to say, I didn't like anything Lynch did after Wicked Sensation, which makes me sad because I absolutely worshipped him in the 80s. George Lynch was my idol, my number one guitar hero during Dokken's heyday. I did like some of the stuff on Dysfunctional, but it was no Back for the Attack.
There are some hidden gems in the 2nd Lynch Mob, like "Dream Until Tomorrow", "Cold is the Heart", "When Darkness Calls", and "The Secret". George's first solo album has a few good ones, like "Flesh and Blood", "Love Power from the Mama Head", and "Tierra Del Fuego".
Cant stand zakk.....
Thanks for another awesome Metal Mythos, Razorfist.
On a side note: Refusing to follow the mindless MTV sheep and instead screaming at the top of my lungs that Nirvana was/is trash. During the 90's, that opinion, got me in many fist fights in highschool. lol
As far as Grunge not totally killing metal....In 1992 Hair bands still had some power. It was during 1993, 1994 and 1995 that the metal scene as a whole was pummeled. Grunge wasn't a bullet to the head of the metal scene. It slowly beat it to death.
+MarmaladeMilkshake Agreed. Grunge was only one factor of its demise. The record companies and labels are just as much to blame, because they believed heavy metal was "out of flavor with the new generation" and "not able to sustain long-term sales". Absolutely ridiculous.
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Indeed. The media and record companies were the other main factor as they jumped on alternative rock and dismissed metal as a sad, old hag.
Of course the alternative bands fueled that because bands like Smashing Pumpkins, Nirvana and Sonic Youth gave zero props to bands like Judas Priest, Iron Maiden and Dio and you had people like Chris Novoselic showing distain for heavy metal as a whole, not JUST hair bands. Distain that other people latched onto.
@@GorditoCrunch343 I agree with all these points posted here. Another contributing factor I believe was in the early 90's many of the high profile tent pole arena bands lost key players. Crue lost Vince, Helloween lost Kiske, Maiden lost Dickenson, Anthrax lost Belladonna and Priest lost Halford. Purple lost Blackmore. Sabbath was a non-factor. Ratt and Dokken were broken up. Def Leppard, Bon Jovi, Van Halen and Metallica seemed to have abandoned metal, and GnR was basically MIA. The labels lost their unit-selling cash cows, and the public were left with groups that just were'st as successful at capturing the attention of the masses for whatever reason. Ratings and sales started to decline. When Star Wars starts to suck, the public and the studios move on.
You're reviews are awesome! SO glad you went on Crowder's show so I could introduce myself to your EXCELLENT videos! Well done!
god i love your opinion of kurt cobain in this!! right on the head of the nail!
Dude that made this, Well Done, Sir
Dam You're Good!! Loved every bit of this !!!Don't think anyone has ever put it quite like this!Keep Raging on
Couldn't agree with u more about Zach s behavior towards maiden was jealous and afraid of them showing up ozzy which they did an amazing job at lol
Kiss Of death is Fcking metal bad ass. Completely underrated. The guy who mixed that album deserves an award.
Damn right, that mix fucking rips!
Steve Thompson and Michael Barbiero, the guys that also mixed Appetite for Destruction.
Man I really appreciate this video, I’m a huge Don Dokken fan and a huge George Lynch fan and I’m so frustrated that George Lynch never gives Don Dokken any credit, I just think someday George Lynch is going to pay for never giving this guy credit for being a good singer and a good songwriter, maybe that’s just me. And I’m a huge KXM fan now too - so frustrating!! 🙃
One of the best 80's bands EVER!
So glad I found this channel, turned me onto so many bands I was missing out on! Cheers
George lynch godlike guitar period. Love him or hate him. He killed it
Metal Mythos for Megadeth and Def Leppard would be cool. Or should I say I'd be curious to hear your thoughts on these bands..
The White Lightning He probably won’t do Megadeth since he has admitted to disliking Dave Mustaine’s singing
Yes
Mr. Schrader to broaden it more, Razor doesn’t like thrash metal period.
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He likes Razor, and from what I could gather no one else. He said in another video that death and black metal passed thrash long ago in both extremity and melody.
@@1krani I don't think he dislikes thrash metal at all and I get that point. Go back and listen to Metallica, Megadeth and thrash metal band he's made jabs at. Those riffs are great, but it gets repetitive fast.
On a side note. My wife worked somewhere and they delivered a baby and named him Dokken after the band
Well done. what a great video and tribute to Dokken. I grew up on these dudes in the 80s and you are right they didn’t get the respect they deserve. Thank you so much.
Up From The Ashes is now and forever one of my favorites!