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.
I met Don 4 times, each time he remembered me!😂 he was super cool, signed anything I wanted, didn't charge a dime. Can't speak for everyone's experience, but my experiences were all great
+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!
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).
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.
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.
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.
@@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)?
Dokken's album "Under Lock and Key" was the very first metal cassette tape that I had EVER bought-- then HUNDREDS of metal albums followed. 💖✨ Yes, DOKKEN broke me in. 🤟🎸 I ABSOLUTELY LOVE METAL.
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.
@@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.....🥱
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..
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!
April Jefferson Funny enough, a little while before you commented this Don got surgery and is now partially paralyzed and will never be able to play guitar again within his lifetime. Poor guy.
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.
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.
@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
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!
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!!!
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!
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.
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.
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!
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
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.
It looks like I discovered this 5 years later, A few things have happened in the band since then. Love your passion and commitment to detail, Like how you flush out the personalities. Disagree with some of your assessments on the music and would have liked to heard more about Lynch Mob at least the first two albums (tho you indicated a moderate disdain ) but all in all thanks for putting this together, a very enjoyable hour of my time .
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.)
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.
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.
You know what, I'm glad I watched this. Not really a subscriber because of your Metal Mythos, but I'm going to scrounge for albums of this band, starting with your recommendations of their discography. Thank you, and God fucking speed.
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Almost 7 years and still this is a great video...see you from Costa Rica.
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
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.
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.
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
@@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
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?
Hey dude. I totally love your work. You are a true talent. One thing. When talking about ERASE THE SLATE, you forgot to mention the song, VOICE OF THE SOUL. In my opinion , the best song on the CD. Keep bringing the truth! PEACE!!!!
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.
After going through every single Alice Cooper album and making an ultimate playlist I now have Dokken on the agenda. Under lock and key, tooth and nail and the less well received back for the attack are getting scoped out first. I'm old enough now to appreciate the music and look past the prettied up for MTV veneer... Their song for Elm Street 3 is really great. I'll be watching this video of yours in tandem. Looks good.
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.
@@rickchyczewski576George doesn't get $hit on much by former band mates besides Don, so there is that.... I don't either one is a bad guy, it's more that Don and George just do not have compatible personalities.
Great overview, man! Although I'm still a "Tooth And Nail" top ranker, this was a totally entertaining and informative video - thanks for putting it together!
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.
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 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.
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.
So did I... 😂 ❤ 🤣 😂 !!! I still have those tickets to the Dokken/Van Halen concert in February 1988 Long Beach, California. I busted my tail to get those tickets but I couldn't go. 🤟 🎸
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
Did people actually wear Autograph T-shirts back then? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂Autograph 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣Autograph 🤣🤣🤣🤣😃🤣🤣🤣just wondering? Girls in fast cars cruising down the boulevard 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣!!!!
@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
Hey man, I confess to never before hearing much of Dokken, or George Lynch for that matter, have seen bits and pieces and always passed it by, my first influence was Angus Young, and since then have searched out everything from Yngwie (loved that episode btw), to Rory Gallagher, Bumblefoot, Mark Knopfler and Steve Stevens (infact, I am a huge fan of Reb Beach, but didn't know his history beyond being in Whitesnake with Doug Aldrich and solo work, oops.), but never grace the shores of hair metal too long, often steer the ship away and commonly turn up back at delta blues or hard rock, anywho. This is a great introduction and I have several TH-cam videos of Dokken up and ready to play, I love that you have the balls to say the un-sayable, or, to delve into complicated dynamics, particularly in terms of bands, I know myself from the endurance of a career in the underground (basically not getting payed and refusing to become another fucking Miley Cyrus. Christ.) that it's harder than it looks out there. It's not all indulgence and debauchery. By the by, keep doing what you do man, I rank your opinion highly whilst still forming my own of course, but the fact that you speak the truth from your perspective, and you relay facts and intense, well reaserched chronology, makes you an incredibly reliable resource of information. Another great episode. Hope all is well. Peace!
SeagoGuitarist Cool bro give Dokken a listen Back for the Attack would be a good start great songs, well produced, killer vocals, and top notch guitar playing.
2COOLGHOULS hey man! I do like to be as dilligent as possible when pawing through a bands discography if I like them. I've owned 15 AC/DC albums in the not so distant past! It's great to have a starting point, will remember and pursue your recommendation. Thank you kindly, hope all is well. Peace!
SeagoGuitarist Do all those AC/DC albums sound the same? LOL just kidding BFTA is killer album Night by Night, Kiss of Death, Standing in the Shadows total stand out tracks
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.
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.........
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.
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.
This video was an extraordinary gift. Dokken was the band that turned me on not only to metal, but to music itself. "Under Lock and Key" was the first cassette I ever purchased (with paper route earnings!) in 1986, when I was a lad of 13. I was moderately stunned to hear you proclaim your adoration for "Will the Sun Rise"; until today, I'm the only person I've ever heard express that sentiment. Lynch's work in that piece still gives me goosebumps, to this day. With all the bands I'd subsequently fall in love with over the next three decades, Dokken has remained in my day-to-day playlist, and for good reason. The reason why this video was such a gift, though, is that I never realized that the full lineup released *two more albums* after Beast From the East. As I type this, "Dysfunctional" is downloading to my phone; "Shadowlife" will be next (no matter how bad it is!). I was devastated when my favorite band broke up just as I'd started high school, and until now, had never known that they'd issued any more music. As I've entered that age where I've become particularly nostalgic for things from my childhood, the opportunity to hear, for the first time, music from one of my favorite bands that I thought was gone forever... Man. What a treat. Thanks so much for this.
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.
Thanks to this episode of Metal Mythos I have got back into Dokken. I recently ordered the two disc version of Beast From The East remastered and Live From Conception 1981 and I have been enjoying them big time.
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
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
I met Don 4 times, each time he remembered me!😂 he was super cool, signed anything I wanted, didn't charge a dime. Can't speak for everyone's experience, but my experiences were all great
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
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.
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's album "Under Lock and Key" was the very first metal cassette tape that I had EVER bought-- then HUNDREDS of metal albums followed. 💖✨
Yes, DOKKEN broke me in. 🤟🎸 I ABSOLUTELY LOVE METAL.
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.
"Alone again" is one of my favorite rock ballads of all time.
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
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.
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.....🥱
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..
Love me some DOKKEN...I was blessed to be a teenager in the 80's - awesome time in music.
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.
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!
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
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
April Jefferson Funny enough, a little while before you commented this Don got surgery and is now partially paralyzed and will never be able to play guitar again within his lifetime. Poor guy.
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 was a massive Dokken fan in the 80's and still like them. You did a kick ass job on this episode.
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.
I have always said, Glam is an image I can't hear from a Radio. I all I hear is METAL!
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
@@KenjaTimu so true. Dokken is awful.
@@KenjaTimu Lol! Good one! Oh.... you're not joking? Dude, too much pretentiousness is never good for anyone man.
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!
I have never even given Dokken a thought, much less room in my music collection. You have changed that opinion today. Thank you, sir.
Dokken was f**king awesome. Grew up in the 80's listening to them.
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
Rokken with Dokken!
Venus Spa Rock out with yer Dok out.
NO PAIN, NO GAIN!
Freddy Krueger chopping up cocaine with his claw hand on a Dokken video shoot, lol '80s.
Your stand-up....er, I mean, sit-down is absolutely incredible, YOU SHOULD TOUR!
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!!!
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!
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.
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.
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.
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!
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 👍
Up From The Ashes is an amazing piece of work!
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.
You're reviews are awesome! SO glad you went on Crowder's show so I could introduce myself to your EXCELLENT videos! Well done!
It looks like I discovered this 5 years later, A few things have happened in the band since then. Love your passion and commitment to detail, Like how you flush out the personalities. Disagree with some of your assessments on the music and would have liked to heard more about Lynch Mob at least the first two albums (tho you indicated a moderate disdain ) but all in all thanks for putting this together, a very enjoyable hour of my time .
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.
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.
Dam You're Good!! Loved every bit of this !!!Don't think anyone has ever put it quite like this!Keep Raging on
You know what, I'm glad I watched this. Not really a subscriber because of your Metal Mythos, but I'm going to scrounge for albums of this band, starting with your recommendations of their discography. Thank you, and God fucking speed.
Almost 7 years and still this is a great video...see you from Costa Rica.
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
Dude that made this, Well Done, Sir
God bless you Razorfist
As always a great video
Thanks for using my Shadowlife review in this video! Very cool! Agreed 100%
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.
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./
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 ^
@@david_the_illect 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
@@david_the_illect rokken with dokken instead of listening to those 2 is a far better choice.
Please do a updated metal Mythos about Dokken. And Thanks for all the work you do with these episodes.
So glad I found this channel, turned me onto so many bands I was missing out on! Cheers
I love this dude he says it as he sees it and has no desire to apologize. Keep it up Razor
I remember all this stuff when it was happening.
Great break down...
Heaven Sent greatest guitar lead George ever played.
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
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 graduated in 1988. Dokken was my band. Listen to them every week. My go to albums.
🎸🤟 Same here... Class of '88. Dokken fanatic!! 💖✨
I can't believe I've only just discovered Dokken, up there with there with the best of them for sure
Hey dude. I totally love your work. You are a true talent. One thing. When talking about ERASE THE SLATE, you forgot to mention the song, VOICE OF THE SOUL. In my opinion , the best song on the CD.
Keep bringing the truth! PEACE!!!!
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.
50.05 - your response had me in tears 😂🤘🏼 what a great dokkenumentary 👌🏼👌🏼
I don't even listen to Metal but I really like these videos, for some reason.
Thanks for uploading, Razor.
Dokken is so metal their lawyer is hella metal
After going through every single Alice Cooper album and making an ultimate playlist I now have Dokken on the agenda. Under lock and key, tooth and nail and the less well received back for the attack are getting scoped out first. I'm old enough now to appreciate the music and look past the prettied up for MTV veneer... Their song for Elm Street 3 is really great. I'll be watching this video of yours in tandem. Looks good.
Has it been too long to add a comment? Got...damn...O...mighty! Excellent vocabulary ! Almost a modern day Shakespeare! Love watching your vids!
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.
@@rickchyczewski576George doesn't get $hit on much by former band mates besides Don, so there is that.... I don't either one is a bad guy, it's more that Don and George just do not have compatible personalities.
Great overview, man! Although I'm still a "Tooth And Nail" top ranker, this was a totally entertaining and informative video - thanks for putting it together!
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.
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
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.
You know thanks for doing this I rarely went pass the first 3 albums but after seeing this there is a ton of great stuff after
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.
I missed a lot of 80's heavy metal concerts because I was out fighting wildfires. I bought the tickets but never went.
So did I... 😂 ❤ 🤣 😂 !!!
I still have those tickets to the Dokken/Van Halen concert in February 1988 Long Beach, California. I busted my tail to get those tickets but I couldn't go. 🤟 🎸
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
I enjoy all types of music. Keep an open mind, and keep up the excellent work. Life's too short.
He's done a similar video to this on Michael Jackson
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.
Lots of great stuff in here! Nice work! Dokken rules.
Just got into Dokken and so happy to find you've done a vid on them. Thanks for all the amazing work. Your writing is fantastic
Hey man, I confess to never before hearing much of Dokken, or George Lynch for that matter, have seen bits and pieces and always passed it by, my first influence was Angus Young, and since then have searched out everything from Yngwie (loved that episode btw), to Rory Gallagher, Bumblefoot, Mark Knopfler and Steve Stevens (infact, I am a huge fan of Reb Beach, but didn't know his history beyond being in Whitesnake with Doug Aldrich and solo work, oops.), but never grace the shores of hair metal too long, often steer the ship away and commonly turn up back at delta blues or hard rock, anywho.
This is a great introduction and I have several TH-cam videos of Dokken up and ready to play, I love that you have the balls to say the un-sayable, or, to delve into complicated dynamics, particularly in terms of bands, I know myself from the endurance of a career in the underground (basically not getting payed and refusing to become another fucking Miley Cyrus. Christ.) that it's harder than it looks out there. It's not all indulgence and debauchery. By the by, keep doing what you do man, I rank your opinion highly whilst still forming my own of course, but the fact that you speak the truth from your perspective, and you relay facts and intense, well reaserched chronology, makes you an incredibly reliable resource of information. Another great episode. Hope all is well. Peace!
SeagoGuitarist Cool bro give Dokken a listen Back for the Attack would be a good start great songs, well produced, killer vocals, and top notch guitar playing.
2COOLGHOULS hey man! I do like to be as dilligent as possible when pawing through a bands discography if I like them. I've owned 15 AC/DC albums in the not so distant past! It's great to have a starting point, will remember and pursue your recommendation. Thank you kindly, hope all is well. Peace!
SeagoGuitarist Do all those AC/DC albums sound the same? LOL just kidding BFTA is killer album Night by Night, Kiss of Death, Standing in the Shadows total stand out tracks
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.
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!
@@jamescon55
She did the same fucking thing to Alex Skolnick as well after Zakk bailed.
Having finished the video, I'd just like to say that your style is very entertaining and made me laugh a few times. Caught yourself a subscriber.
Been a Dokken fan since high school. Great video on them. My absolute favorite 80's metal band.
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.
Hey I do have to say I'm proud to say that I am a DOKKEN fan!!!🤘🏻
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.
Amazing episode. I will subscribe this second!!!
Great video mythos about one of my top five favorite metal bands. Keep up the great mythos content.
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.
god i love your opinion of kurt cobain in this!! right on the head of the nail!
Thanks to this I discovered up from the ashes
This video was an extraordinary gift.
Dokken was the band that turned me on not only to metal, but to music itself. "Under Lock and Key" was the first cassette I ever purchased (with paper route earnings!) in 1986, when I was a lad of 13. I was moderately stunned to hear you proclaim your adoration for "Will the Sun Rise"; until today, I'm the only person I've ever heard express that sentiment. Lynch's work in that piece still gives me goosebumps, to this day. With all the bands I'd subsequently fall in love with over the next three decades, Dokken has remained in my day-to-day playlist, and for good reason.
The reason why this video was such a gift, though, is that I never realized that the full lineup released *two more albums* after Beast From the East. As I type this, "Dysfunctional" is downloading to my phone; "Shadowlife" will be next (no matter how bad it is!). I was devastated when my favorite band broke up just as I'd started high school, and until now, had never known that they'd issued any more music. As I've entered that age where I've become particularly nostalgic for things from my childhood, the opportunity to hear, for the first time, music from one of my favorite bands that I thought was gone forever... Man. What a treat.
Thanks so much for this.
Your Videos are Legit Brother ....Great work man
"Underrated Reb Beach" - Truer words were never spoken.
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
And it's nice to hear someone give credit to Don, for a change, and for being the great singer songwriter he was.
Amazing video dude. So many bits and drama stuff from the band I was searching for. Gonna revisit their 90s and 2000’s stuff.
Thanks to this episode of Metal Mythos I have got back into Dokken. I recently ordered the two disc version of Beast From The East remastered and Live From Conception 1981 and I have been enjoying them big time.