This was huge in the 80s went along with all of the others like Ratt etc, etc etc. We listened to all of the heavy metal, hair bands. So many good bands in the 80s.
Rokken with Dokken! 🤘 Gotta listen to "In My Dreams", "It's Not Love", "Kiss of Death", "Alone Again", Just Got Lucky", "Dream Warriors" and "Burning Like a Flame".
Their first album I had it back in like 82, 83 my junior high and high school days. But my favorite guitarist of all time is Mr. Eddy Van Halen, but George , Eddy and Randy all same era 3 goats , I'm so glad I got the chance to watch all these guy's tear it up R.I.P. Eddy R.I.P. Randy Rhoads. Randy died way too young and then so didn't Edward Van Halen.
@@hysteria697The hunter is a total killer, just the riff is so hot! I'm 53 now and never get bored with any Dokken songs,my favorite band along with the mighty Van Halen,any era! I gave up listenning to new bands as soon as Dimebag passed away... Nothing since can beat the 80'. Hi from France 😮😮😮
Finally some Dokken! They have many great songs. Breaking the Chains, Unchain the Night, In My Dreams, Lost Behind the Wall, Too High to Fly, Judgement Day, Empire
Dokken has a ton of great songs that don't get a lot of recognition. George Lynch's work on "Sleepless Nights" is amazing, I also really like "It's not love" and "You Just got Lucky". But If you're looking for the ballad song I'd go with "Alone Again"
It's Not Love, Alone Again and In My Dreams are my favorites by these guys and they have more than a few good songs. Last I heard George Lynch, the guitarist, was still playing
Dokken is one of those amazing bands that you don’t hear of. They rock to the core. George Lynch is a fantastic guitar player and his fingers just fly on that neck of a guitar he’s so good Don Dokken has smooth vocals that just captures your attention. Wow! Good stuff
Dokken is incredible. One of my favorite bands of the 80's rock/metal era. They have so many good songs that would be worth a reaction, like "Dream Warriors" (Freddy Krueger appears in the music video and the song appears in the movie), "In My Dreams", "Heaven Sent", "Stop Fighting Love", "It's Not Love", among others.
It's a long story about how it came to be, but at their height, Dokken ended up at my house for a cookout. My dad's business partner's wife was friends with Don Dokken, and they were coming to our city for a concert. My dad had no idea who they were but their tour bus pulled into our secluded driveway and when they stepped out he laughed and told my friend and I that; "your heavy metal people just showed up". My dad made steaks and chicken on the grill, and he went out of his way to make them feel welcome (as he always did), and my friend and I talked their ear off all night. Don Dokken was a little standoffish and a little full of himself (but much better than some stories I heard about him later), but the rest of the band, especially George Lynch, was great. They were playing with our German Shepherd, telling stories, and were really genuinely nice guys. It was a pretty cool evening.
Dokken classics to check out - 'Just got lucky' ... "It's not love" ... 'Alone again' ... 'Breaking the chains' ... 'In my dreams' ... 'Too high to fly' ... 'Dream warriors'... 'Burning like a flame' 🔥🔥🤘🤘
When I was a kid this was the first album I ever bought on cassette no less. I moved on to heavier stuff as thrash came out but Dokken was always a favorite of mine. George Lynch on guitar never gets old.
Dokken was one of the first hard rock bands I started listening to in the early-to-mid 80's. My brother found a few of their cassette tapes left in a car he bought and we both loved their music. I followed the band throughout their career and used to jam to their music. Back before there was such a thing as bass speakers in a car, I remember bleeding my ears to Dokken's first three albums on my 6x9's in the back of my '68 Buick LeSabre (which was old even then, but loved that car). George Lynch (lead guitarist) has a unique sound/tone that you can't find anywhere else. Unchain the Night, which is off of the Under Lock and Key album, is one of my favorite jams; it hits so hard and the intro is just amazing to me. Don Dokken's voice is one of a kind; the nasally sound and vibrato.
Dokken emerged in the 80's from the same L.A. scene that gave us bands like Motley Crue, Ratt, Van Halen, Armored Saint, Quiet Riot, etc... Both lead singer Don Dokken and guitarist George Lynch had been playing in local bands since the 70's, but they decided to team up and made a good musical chemistry in the early 80's... Dokken tried making a name in Europe and recorded their debut album 'Breaking the chains' in 1983 w/ drummer Mick Brown and bassist Juan Croucier (who would leave to join Ratt)... bassist Jeff Pilson joined that year as the record came out in '83 in the USA... But it was the 2nd album 'Tooth & nail' in 1984 that put Dokken on MTV and pushed the record to platinum success (1 million copies) w/ singles like 'Alone again' and 'Just got lucky'. With success, the band was signed to Q-Prime management (who signed Metallica in 1985) , but Dokken took the 'glam' image that was popular in that era... George Lynch claimed he hated the costumes he had to wear on the 3rd album 'Under lock & key' in 1985, which also went platinum... but they wanted the multi-platinum success that Motley Crue and Scorpions. Adding to that, Lynch and Don Dokken were clashing personally and creatively... the next album 'Back for the attack' in 1987 had the singer & guitarist record in separate states. It was another platinum success, but Dokken was coming apart as a band. In 1988, the live album 'Beast from the East' (which went gold, selling a half million copies) was recorded in Japan, but that summer, Dokken was on a tour w/ Van Halen and Metallica, and they found themselves being blown offstage by an energetic Metallica (Both Dokken and Van Halen saw half the audience leave when they played) and a tour w/ Accept proved difficult... After months of turmoil, Dokken split in early 1989 after Don & George were unable to carry on working together. George Lynch formed the short-lived Lynch Mob... Don Dokken released a solo album in 1990 - 'Up from the ashes'. Dokken reunited in 1994 (Don, George Jeff & Mick) and released the 'Dysfunctional' album in 1995... but George Lynch proved problematic and the next album 'Shadowlife' in 1997 was a poor effort... George Lynch was fired, and so was Jeff Pilson eventually. Dokken carried on w/ new members, but could not recapture their past successes. Mick Brown left a while ago... Don Dokken has kept Dokken active w/ guitarist Jon Levin.
George Lynch is awesome. They are 80’s welcome to the DOKKEN rabbit hole Just Got lucky Dream Warriors In my Dreams Alone Again The Hunter Breaking the Chains It’s Not Love Keep Rockin’ with DOKKEN!
One of the most overlooked "metal/hair" bands. Have always been one of my fave's Don Dokken's voice is amazing! Check out "Alone Again". One of the greatest 80s rock ballads!
Now you did it ! Dokken one of the best 80's hair bands out there. Gotta listen to "In My Dreams", "It's Not Love", "Kiss of Death", "Alone Again", Just Got Lucky", "Dream Warriors" and "Burning Like a Flame".
Dokken put out a number of killer hits during the 80's and 90's you should definitely check out. Some of my personal favorites are 'Burning Like a Flame', 'Alone Again' (great ballad) or 'Breaking The Chains'. Love you two!
Dokken played a song for Nightmare on Elm Street 3 “Dream Warriors.” The video has Freddy Krueger and the band Dokken together in it. Dokken has a lot of MTV quality songs with great guitar riffs by the master of guitar George Lynch. You definitely should go down the rabbit hole, starting with “Kiss of Death” and then “Heaven Scent.”
Great choice!! George Lynch is one of my all-time favorite guitarists… He, the late, great Randy Rhoads and Eddie Van Halen grew up in the same area, more or less. In fact, George Lynch was the one who inspired Randy to get his Flying V after playing a similar one that he had built by the same people. If you want to hear more of Mr. Lynch, try Dokken’s incredible “Mr. Scary”, “Kiss of Death”, “Heaven Sent”, and “When Heaven Comes Down”, and his own band, Lynch Mob, with “Wicked Sensation”, “Testify”, “All I Want”, “Slow Drag” and “Tangled in the Web”. I could go on forever about his playing, but if that doesn’t get you hooked then nothing will!! Brad and Lex, you’ve done it again!!
Back in the mid to late 80's I caught a lot of Hairband concerts that came through Knoxville TN , and Dokken , Cinderella or Tesla would be the opening act on 80% of them it seemed to me . All three were Hella good live .
I love that Lex is such a rocker! Thanks for doing this reaction. I love Dokken! Another great tune by them is 'It's Not Love'. Dokken broke up but the guitar player created his own band called Lynch Mob. It is one of my favorite bands and delicious! A bit heavier than Dokken but Lex will love it! Please check out the song by them called 'Wicked Sensation!' 💙
I remember first hearing this one on Powercuts (a Westwood One radio show) the day it was released as a single. I always listened to that show with the lights off, lying on the floor with a speaker from my Soundesign stereo beside each ear.
On the glam side of things, but exceptional. They were darker, had a great guitarist, and you could tell that they weren't going to fully compromise. They did the look to gain popularity for sure, but there was substance behind their music, unlike silly bands like Warrant or Winger. Even Exodus guys were listening to Dokken when nobody was around 😀
@@PollyTheWog It's true though, Gary Holt was having a laugh about it. He was saying how all the thrash guys were admiring Lynch's guitar playing. It's just funny because they made sure to be the anti-glam band, haha
@@whitenoise546 I saw both bands live in 2004 at different shows. I believe the Dokken/LA Guns show was on Disney grounds 😀. Exodus were supporting Megadeth at the time.
I am feeling blessed as a late teen early twenty year old had Crue, Ratt, Dokken, Poison and even Metallica a lil later on with Guns and Roses. So much great music!
George Lynch was one of the "big 3" guitarists in the L.A. scene along with Eddie Van Halen and Randy Rhoads. He was in the running to be Ozzy Osbourne's guitarist until Randy auditioned and won the gig.
Hey guys what's up! Greetings from South Florida! Brings me back to 11th grade. Love me some George Lynch. Him, Eddie Van Halen, and Randy Rhoads, where the Big 3 from the LA scene in the late 70s. Three of my favorites. You guys rock! God bless you! Peace!
Tooth and nail is one of the best produced albums ever made, I have seen thousands of bands and I can tell you these guys were one the best , listen to tooth n nail one of the produced albums ever , I have been singing for fifty years.
Wow your finally doing Dokken one of my favorite bands so many great songs.. Burning like a flame is good,and Dream warriors... George Lynch is unbelievable...
One thing you always have to give hair/glam metal bands credit for is their amazing guitar work. George Lynch, Warren DeMartini, Mick Mars, Vito Bratta, and Akira Takasaki (if you count Loudness as hair metal) are just some of the names but their are a number of others.
One of my top 3 hair bands in the 80s as HS kid early 80s, then college later 80s. Just great musicianship and talent with Pilson, Don Dokken, Lynch and the badass on drums.
Finally were Rockin with Dokken. Suggestions Alone Again, Just got Lucky, Dream Warriors, Breaking the Chains, It's not Love, In my Dreams, Tooth and Nail.
Lex: I love classic metal; I need more songs. Me and a good portion of commenters: Oh you've done screwed up now. We'll be here for daaaaays. Try: Helix - Rock You Kix: Same Jane, Walkin' Away, the ENTIRE "Blow My Fuse" album and the song, For Shame. Warrant - The Bitter Pill Accept - Balls to the Wall Sleez Beez - Stranger Than Paradise White Lion - Living On the Edge Loudness - Crazy Nights Quiet Riot - Slick Black Cadillac Twisted Sister - S.M.F.
These guys kicked ass no matter what they did. Ballads, heavy metal, glam metal you name it! They were the perfect 80's band and my favorite from that era. These are my favorites: Ballads: "Alone Again" "Walk Away" Fast paced and/or kickass 80's glam/heavy metal: "Tooth and Nail" "Kiss of Death" "Mr Scary" "Unchain the Night" "In My Dreams" "Lightning strikes again" "Night by Night" As a bonus I'll throw in "When Heaven Comes Down", it's much darker and sinister than the rest of their songs but god damn is it beautiful and melancholic and the guitar solo is one of my favorites of all time.
Ya, you had it right with '80s, at least that was when they were at their peak. They fall somewhere between hair metal and glam rock, though they have some heavier moments as well.
At five years old, my son sang the first bit of the song acapella. He had heard the song so many times from me. He also hummed HEAVEN AND HELL by Black Sabbath. You absolutely knew what he was humming. I was a proud parent.
Definitely need to do some Y’nT’!! Like George Lynch’s guitar work but never cared for Don Dokken much!! Met him one time and acted like a complete asshole!! We Need Some Y&T!!
This band was one of my favorite hair Metal bands in the day . Tooth & Nail Happy Easter guys ,today's Maynard b-day BTW. TOOL Jambi should be up next when you get a chance . Take care
From Dokken: Kiss Of Death, Prisoner, Lightning Strikes, Tooth And Nail, It's Not Love, Unchain The Night, In My Dreams, Just Got Lucky, Breaking The Chains, Don't Lie To Me, The Hunter, So Many Tears, Burning Like A Flame, Heaven Sent, Too High To Fly, Judgement Day, Heart To Stone, Best Of Me, Empire.
Dokken so many more hits George lynch at 1 time was going back an forth on best guitarist lynch riffs is what Lex will love try kiss of death. So many tears. Alone again heaven sent for 80s ballads. My fav all time band
Back in 1992 I used to pick up checks for telemarketing companies in Los Angeles. I play guitar and my young boss was a drummer. That day it was time to go pick up a check, but he cautioned me that this is a special person you're picking up from. He knew I loved this band... so he told me not to get excited. My boss said to go to pick a check-up from Don Dokken. I was so happy and excited LOL. The band was hiding behind a mirror company, and I got to meet all of them. I was sitting right across George Lynch While Don was interviewing somebody, and six hot ladies walked in for a music video and he gave the thumbs-up for them to be in the video. Meanwhile I'm sitting across George Lynch watching him write a song for the next album. I was like could you imagine all the hot girls wanting to be in my place right now. It was finally my turn, and I spoke with Don Dokken, I had to convince him to buy a quarter page ad in a school magazine. He looked at the magazine and said... this is something you would throw away in the garbage after you saw it once. I told him I'm only the messenger and it's going to a good cause. He finally agreed and wrote me a check. I still have his autograph to this day.
That's Right......1984... What a year... New Band earlier than some. yes they did start in 70s primary. but a TRUE 80s Band.... That's their best album by the way...
George Lynch and Warren DeMartini were my 2 favorite 80s guitarist. Warren was a beast to himself. In an age where 2 handed tapping was the thing to do. Warren never did it. But George is SCARY good...lol
This song was in the beginning of A Nightmare on Elm Street 3, when Kristen turns on the radio to keep from falling asleep. (For a lot of years, the home video release replaced that song with another one from another New Line film, Quiet Cool.) They also had the title song Dream Warriors and filmed a video for it with Robert Englund (Freddy Krueger.) ;)
Love it! Love the 80s!! Love Brad & Lex!!! - my most favorite Dokken tune is "Unchain the Night", followed closely by "It's Not Love" (great and very unique VIDEO!)...
This was my favorite band as a kid growing up in the 80s. Check out "Heaven Sent", that might be my favorite Dokken song. There are so many good ones though...
Dokken released their first album and hit the scene with "Breaking The Chains" in 1982. "The 80's" hadn't really been defined yet and we were in a state of transition. 70s metal had died, disco was on its way out, and bands like The Knack and The Romantics and The Tubes were gaining momentum. Rock artists that were best in that gap include Sammy Hagar (Only One Way To Rock, I'll Fall In Love Again, You're Love Is Driving Me Crazy) Billy Squire (Lonely Is The Night, The Stroke, In The Dark, My Kind Of Lover) Mannfred Mann (I Came For You) 707 (I Could Be Good For You) and Axe (Knock Down, Drag Out, Rock 'n Roll Party In The Street). The real 80's vibe kicked in with Bryan Adams, Rick Springfield, John (Cougar) Mellencamp, where they blended edgy guitar work with pop/rock. Huey Lewis and the News was also part of the same development. Bands like The Tubes, The Knack, The Romantics, fell way to a later movement that sparked alternative in the late 80s/early 90s. The rest was eaten up by pop acts like Madonna, Prince, Whitney Houston, or New Wave (Howard Jones, Flock of Seagulls, INXS, Tears For Fears). Dokken was on the early edge of 80s hard rock/metal with Motley Crue, Ratt, Quiet Riot, Whitesnake, Dio, Ozzy Osbourne. Ozzy, Dio, Judas Priest, Sammy Hagar, Van Halen, The Scorpions, AC/DC... all have 70s roots but still influenced the direction of 80s hard rock/metal. Metallica is responsible for exploding the 80s metal scene. Megadeth, Testament, Slayer, Armored Saint, Savatage, Metal Church, Raven, Lizzy Borden, Helloween, Accept, Venom, Overkill, Anthrax... were all benefactors of Metallica's recognition. In my opinion, the two best, overlooked, overshadowed bands in this list are Savatage and Armored Saint. Savatage blended classical composition with their metal style and Armored Saint just had some of the coolest, "hookingest", guitar riffs of the era.
George Lynch is an absolute master. Even to this day he still rips.
Yeah he is, not a fan of Dokken, but I love the pickup he helped design for Seymour Duncan the "Screamin Demon", it's in my guitar.
George is a GOD
LMBO. “He still rips” Because he’s ripped. Lol. Dokken rocks! Do more!
George Lynch is my daughter's uncle.
@@tonycocchiola7192 I would like an autograph my good man.
This was huge in the 80s went along with all of the others like Ratt etc, etc etc. We listened to all of the heavy metal, hair bands. So many good bands in the 80s.
Yep! lol
And then the 90s came and it was all down hill from there.
RATT=Rockin All The Time for those who did not know what it stood for.
@@elimgarak1127 booooooo!
Rokken with Dokken! 🤘
Gotta listen to "In My Dreams", "It's Not Love", "Kiss of Death", "Alone Again", Just Got Lucky", "Dream Warriors" and "Burning Like a Flame".
In my dreams. That whole album rocks.
Yes! Excellent choices!
...all good ones Rafa!
@@anthonyleger68 Their best album. One of my favorites from the mid 80s.
heck yea just got lucky is goooood but the live one
"Tooth and Nail", "When Heaven Comes Down",or "Kiss of Death" are all great songs you should check out by Dokken.
They were way better live. Listen to live “Kiss of Death”
Prisoner
Too many songs Breaking the Chains & It’s not love also
Their first album I had it back in like 82, 83 my junior high and high school days. But my favorite guitarist of all time is Mr. Eddy Van Halen, but George , Eddy and Randy all same era 3 goats , I'm so glad I got the chance to watch all these guy's tear it up R.I.P. Eddy R.I.P. Randy Rhoads. Randy died way too young and then so didn't Edward Van Halen.
Lightning strikes again
This is a great song, I'm glad someone is reacting to it. George Lynch is a killer guitarist.
The Hunter is an underrated classic from Dokken.
Is it not rated? Love that song. Figured anyone whose heard Dokken would know The Hunter
@@hysteria697The hunter is a total killer, just the riff is so hot! I'm 53 now and never get bored with any Dokken songs,my favorite band along with the mighty Van Halen,any era!
I gave up listenning to new bands as soon as Dimebag passed away...
Nothing since can beat the 80'.
Hi from France 😮😮😮
For the heavier side of Dokken, check out Kiss of Death, Mr. Scary or Lightning Strikes Again.🤘🏻🔥🎧
Tooth and Nail as well.
A good Dokken song where George Lynch shreds is Heaven Sent. I know Lex would love the solo.
One of the greatest solos I ever heard.
Yes! Might me my favorite one
Heaven Sent is a mid-tempo song but the guitar sound hits so hard it's a great song!!!
One of their best. Great guitar solo.
Finally some Dokken! They have many great songs. Breaking the Chains, Unchain the Night, In My Dreams, Lost Behind the Wall, Too High to Fly, Judgement Day, Empire
The Holy Trinity of LA 70s/80s guitarists are Van Halen, Randy Rhoads, and George Lynch. Lynch has always been my personal favorite.....
DeMartini...don't forget. He was awesome
@@sbumetal1 Warren was good too, but he was a little younger than the other three, hit the scene a few years later....
Lynch taught guitar in Randy's mom's music store.
@@pulsarlights2825 I hear ya..but ratt was the more "popular" band. Soo many awesome players from the 80's...
@@menotyou9986 yep, and Eddie was the youngest of the 3, grew up within 2 blocks of each other.
Dokken has a ton of great songs that don't get a lot of recognition. George Lynch's work on "Sleepless Nights" is amazing, I also really like "It's not love" and "You Just got Lucky". But If you're looking for the ballad song I'd go with "Alone Again"
Nothing Left To Say from their Dysfunctional album.
Walk Away has some epicness to it.
These guys fucking destroy. The looked like douches so they were often overlooked.
It's Not Love, Alone Again and In My Dreams are my favorites by these guys and they have more than a few good songs. Last I heard George Lynch, the guitarist, was still playing
Dokken is one of those amazing bands that you don’t hear of. They rock to the core. George Lynch is a fantastic guitar player and his fingers just fly on that neck of a guitar he’s so good
Don Dokken has smooth vocals that just captures your attention. Wow! Good stuff
Dokken is incredible. One of my favorite bands of the 80's rock/metal era. They have so many good songs that would be worth a reaction, like "Dream Warriors" (Freddy Krueger appears in the music video and the song appears in the movie), "In My Dreams", "Heaven Sent", "Stop Fighting Love", "It's Not Love", among others.
“Unchain the night” and “In my dreams” are some of my faves and many more. Don Dokken could sang!
It's a long story about how it came to be, but at their height, Dokken ended up at my house for a cookout. My dad's business partner's wife was friends with Don Dokken, and they were coming to our city for a concert. My dad had no idea who they were but their tour bus pulled into our secluded driveway and when they stepped out he laughed and told my friend and I that; "your heavy metal people just showed up". My dad made steaks and chicken on the grill, and he went out of his way to make them feel welcome (as he always did), and my friend and I talked their ear off all night. Don Dokken was a little standoffish and a little full of himself (but much better than some stories I heard about him later), but the rest of the band, especially George Lynch, was great. They were playing with our German Shepherd, telling stories, and were really genuinely nice guys. It was a pretty cool evening.
One of their great driving songs you should listen to is Lightning Strikes Again. They are a great band with plenty of exceptional songs.
Yesssss Under Lock and Key's best song!!!!! Turn on the Action is the best off this one imo
Dokken classics to check out - 'Just got lucky' ... "It's not love" ... 'Alone again' ... 'Breaking the chains' ... 'In my dreams' ... 'Too high to fly' ... 'Dream warriors'... 'Burning like a flame' 🔥🔥🤘🤘
When I was a kid this was the first album I ever bought on cassette no less. I moved on to heavier stuff as thrash came out but Dokken was always a favorite of mine. George Lynch on guitar never gets old.
Back for the attack was one of the first tapes i bought from columbia house
Dokken was one of the first hard rock bands I started listening to in the early-to-mid 80's. My brother found a few of their cassette tapes left in a car he bought and we both loved their music. I followed the band throughout their career and used to jam to their music. Back before there was such a thing as bass speakers in a car, I remember bleeding my ears to Dokken's first three albums on my 6x9's in the back of my '68 Buick LeSabre (which was old even then, but loved that car). George Lynch (lead guitarist) has a unique sound/tone that you can't find anywhere else. Unchain the Night, which is off of the Under Lock and Key album, is one of my favorite jams; it hits so hard and the intro is just amazing to me. Don Dokken's voice is one of a kind; the nasally sound and vibrato.
Dokken emerged in the 80's from the same L.A. scene that gave us bands like Motley Crue, Ratt, Van Halen, Armored Saint, Quiet Riot, etc... Both lead singer Don Dokken and guitarist George Lynch had been playing in local bands since the 70's, but they decided to team up and made a good musical chemistry in the early 80's... Dokken tried making a name in Europe and recorded their debut album 'Breaking the chains' in 1983 w/ drummer Mick Brown and bassist Juan Croucier (who would leave to join Ratt)... bassist Jeff Pilson joined that year as the record came out in '83 in the USA... But it was the 2nd album 'Tooth & nail' in 1984 that put Dokken on MTV and pushed the record to platinum success (1 million copies) w/ singles like 'Alone again' and 'Just got lucky'.
With success, the band was signed to Q-Prime management (who signed Metallica in 1985) , but Dokken took the 'glam' image that was popular in that era... George Lynch claimed he hated the costumes he had to wear on the 3rd album 'Under lock & key' in 1985, which also went platinum... but they wanted the multi-platinum success that Motley Crue and Scorpions. Adding to that, Lynch and Don Dokken were clashing personally and creatively... the next album 'Back for the attack' in 1987 had the singer & guitarist record in separate states. It was another platinum success, but Dokken was coming apart as a band.
In 1988, the live album 'Beast from the East' (which went gold, selling a half million copies) was recorded in Japan, but that summer, Dokken was on a tour w/ Van Halen and Metallica, and they found themselves being blown offstage by an energetic Metallica (Both Dokken and Van Halen saw half the audience leave when they played) and a tour w/ Accept proved difficult... After months of turmoil, Dokken split in early 1989 after Don & George were unable to carry on working together.
George Lynch formed the short-lived Lynch Mob... Don Dokken released a solo album in 1990 - 'Up from the ashes'.
Dokken reunited in 1994 (Don, George Jeff & Mick) and released the 'Dysfunctional' album in 1995... but George Lynch proved problematic and the next album 'Shadowlife' in 1997 was a poor effort... George Lynch was fired, and so was Jeff Pilson eventually. Dokken carried on w/ new members, but could not recapture their past successes. Mick Brown left a while ago... Don Dokken has kept Dokken active w/ guitarist Jon Levin.
George Lynch is awesome. They are 80’s welcome to the DOKKEN rabbit hole
Just Got lucky
Dream Warriors
In my Dreams
Alone Again
The Hunter
Breaking the Chains
It’s Not Love
Keep Rockin’ with DOKKEN!
Its not LOVE...ffs
@@nukedukem1 it’s a typo FFS
@@MEWA-ft3fg well... Don Dokken has been accused of lip synching during concerts so maybe "Its not live" actually works this time. LOLOLOLOLOL
One of the most overlooked "metal/hair" bands. Have always been one of my fave's Don Dokken's voice is amazing! Check out "Alone Again". One of the greatest 80s rock ballads!
Now you did it ! Dokken one of the best 80's hair bands out there. Gotta listen to "In My Dreams", "It's Not Love", "Kiss of Death", "Alone Again", Just Got Lucky", "Dream Warriors" and "Burning Like a Flame".
Dokken is straight up 80s metal. Saw them open for Triumph.
Dokken put out a number of killer hits during the 80's and 90's you should definitely check out. Some of my personal favorites are 'Burning Like a Flame', 'Alone Again' (great ballad) or 'Breaking The Chains'. Love you two!
Dokken played a song for Nightmare on Elm Street 3 “Dream Warriors.” The video has Freddy Krueger and the band Dokken together in it. Dokken has a lot of MTV quality songs with great guitar riffs by the master of guitar George Lynch. You definitely should go down the rabbit hole, starting with “Kiss of Death” and then “Heaven Scent.”
Great choice!! George Lynch is one of my all-time favorite guitarists… He, the late, great Randy Rhoads and Eddie Van Halen grew up in the same area, more or less. In fact, George Lynch was the one who inspired Randy to get his Flying V after playing a similar one that he had built by the same people. If you want to hear more of Mr. Lynch, try Dokken’s incredible “Mr. Scary”, “Kiss of Death”, “Heaven Sent”, and “When Heaven Comes Down”, and his own band, Lynch Mob, with “Wicked Sensation”, “Testify”, “All I Want”, “Slow Drag” and “Tangled in the Web”. I could go on forever about his playing, but if that doesn’t get you hooked then nothing will!! Brad and Lex, you’ve done it again!!
70's Metal UFO (Lights Out) and (Rock Bottom) off of the "stranger's in the night live album will blow your mind!!!!!!
Great suggestions. They need to react to these. one of the best live albums ever.
Holy hell,I just got a little sentimentally teared-up! Takes me back to high school. One of my favorite George Lynch solos!
I saw Dokken open up for Dio 1983 at the Colesseum in Houston,Tx. Great show!
Jeff the bass player is an old friend. I've known him since he was playing in bands in the Bay Area scene. Great song.
My favourite 80's Metal Band
Rock’en with Dokken…..my Big Three Glam Era Bands RATT ,Motley Crue, Dokken….
Back in the mid to late 80's I caught a lot of Hairband concerts that came through Knoxville TN , and Dokken , Cinderella or Tesla would be the opening act on 80% of them it seemed to me .
All three were Hella good live .
I love that Lex is such a rocker! Thanks for doing this reaction. I love Dokken! Another great tune by them is 'It's Not Love'. Dokken broke up but the guitar player created his own band called Lynch Mob. It is one of my favorite bands and delicious! A bit heavier than Dokken but Lex will love it! Please check out the song by them called 'Wicked Sensation!' 💙
I remember first hearing this one on Powercuts (a Westwood One radio show) the day it was released as a single. I always listened to that show with the lights off, lying on the floor with a speaker from my Soundesign stereo beside each ear.
Another underrated band is Babylon A.D. Check out Hammer Swings Down, Bang Go The Bells, Caught Up In The Crossfire, The Kid Goes Wild......
Love this band
George Lynch Guitar Mastery. Too bad he and Don Dokken spent their career at each other throats. One of my fave live bands.
it a sad shame they can't seem to get along. the two just could not stand each other. especially their egos too.
They are touring together again.
@@ramondwilliam1307 it's not the same, Don cannot sing live anymore and Mick Brown left the band.
@@LOKISlog7 Well Don and George are at least civil with one another. But your right it's not the same.
@Libby Libtard Yeah. For them to even be on stage together again. Is something I thought I would never see again. Maybe there's an understanding.
On the glam side of things, but exceptional. They were darker, had a great guitarist, and you could tell that they weren't going to fully compromise. They did the look to gain popularity for sure, but there was substance behind their music, unlike silly bands like Warrant or Winger. Even Exodus guys were listening to Dokken when nobody was around 😀
George Lynch! 👍👍
Love both Dokken and Exodus (love Toxic Waltz, especially the video on MTV)
That last line was great..👍🏼
@@PollyTheWog It's true though, Gary Holt was having a laugh about it. He was saying how all the thrash guys were admiring Lynch's guitar playing. It's just funny because they made sure to be the anti-glam band, haha
@@whitenoise546 I saw both bands live in 2004 at different shows. I believe the Dokken/LA Guns show was on Disney grounds 😀. Exodus were supporting Megadeth at the time.
I am feeling blessed as a late teen early twenty year old had Crue, Ratt, Dokken, Poison and even Metallica a lil later on with Guns and Roses. So much great music!
Rockin with Dokken!!! So many hits!! Great reaction. Thanks for the memories...
Glad someone is showing them some love. Extremely overlooked band. So is Great White. Maybe you guys could show them some love too. "Rock me."
George Lynch was one of the "big 3" guitarists in the L.A. scene along with Eddie Van Halen and Randy Rhoads. He was in the running to be Ozzy Osbourne's guitarist until Randy auditioned and won the gig.
into the fire was featured in the 1987 film "A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors" along with a title track named after the film.
Hey guys what's up! Greetings from South Florida! Brings me back to 11th grade. Love me some George Lynch. Him, Eddie Van Halen, and Randy Rhoads, where the Big 3 from the LA scene in the late 70s. Three of my favorites. You guys rock! God bless you! Peace!
Tooth and nail is one of the best produced albums ever made, I have seen thousands of bands and I can tell you these guys were one the best , listen to tooth n nail one of the produced albums ever , I have been singing for fifty years.
Wow your finally doing Dokken one of my favorite bands so many great songs.. Burning like a flame is good,and Dream warriors... George Lynch is unbelievable...
Don Dokken did a solo album, the whole thing is fantastic, it's called "Up from the ashes".
Seen them live in the 80’s! Great Live Band! He’s an amazing singer
One thing you always have to give hair/glam metal bands credit for is their amazing guitar work. George Lynch, Warren DeMartini, Mick Mars, Vito Bratta, and Akira Takasaki (if you count Loudness as hair metal) are just some of the names but their are a number of others.
Saw Dokken open for Judas Priest on their Turbo tour around 86 I think. Great show.
One of my top 3 hair bands in the 80s as HS kid early 80s, then college later 80s.
Just great musicianship and talent with Pilson, Don Dokken, Lynch and the badass on drums.
“It’s Not Love” is my favorite Dokken song.
George Lynch is an incredible guitarist
MORE DOKKEN!!!
Unchain the night, lighting strikes again, kiss of death all awesome songs🤘
Still love Dokken. They aren't complicated, but they know how to put a propulsive song together.
I remember when MTV had video request, Dokken’s In My Dreams was so popular they had to retire the video. 😁
Finally were Rockin with Dokken. Suggestions Alone Again, Just got Lucky, Dream Warriors, Breaking the Chains, It's not Love, In my Dreams, Tooth and Nail.
Great band from the past one of my favs from the past !
Lex: I love classic metal; I need more songs.
Me and a good portion of commenters: Oh you've done screwed up now. We'll be here for daaaaays.
Try: Helix - Rock You
Kix: Same Jane, Walkin' Away, the ENTIRE "Blow My Fuse" album and the song, For Shame.
Warrant - The Bitter Pill
Accept - Balls to the Wall
Sleez Beez - Stranger Than Paradise
White Lion - Living On the Edge
Loudness - Crazy Nights
Quiet Riot - Slick Black Cadillac
Twisted Sister - S.M.F.
These guys kicked ass no matter what they did. Ballads, heavy metal, glam metal you name it! They were the perfect 80's band and my favorite from that era.
These are my favorites:
Ballads:
"Alone Again"
"Walk Away"
Fast paced and/or kickass 80's glam/heavy metal:
"Tooth and Nail"
"Kiss of Death"
"Mr Scary"
"Unchain the Night"
"In My Dreams"
"Lightning strikes again"
"Night by Night"
As a bonus I'll throw in "When Heaven Comes Down", it's much darker and sinister than the rest of their songs but god damn is it beautiful and melancholic and the guitar solo is one of my favorites of all time.
Ya, you had it right with '80s, at least that was when they were at their peak. They fall somewhere between hair metal and glam rock, though they have some heavier moments as well.
At five years old, my son sang the first bit of the song acapella. He had heard the song so many times from me. He also hummed HEAVEN AND HELL by Black Sabbath. You absolutely knew what he was humming. I was a proud parent.
When you are rocking with Dokken you can't go wrong.
If you want some 80's classic rock you should try some Y&T " Black Tiger". Y&T is very underrated in my opinion.
Definitely need to do some Y’nT’!!
Like George Lynch’s guitar work but never cared for Don Dokken much!!
Met him one time and acted like a complete asshole!!
We Need Some Y&T!!
Hell yes! As I’ve said before the second best “hair metal band” to come out of the eighties
George Lynch was Eddie Van Halens neighbor and used to get lessons from Eddie. Notice the similar style of guitar playing
It warms my heart to see that young lady enjoying herself so much with the band of my youth.
This band was one of my favorite hair Metal bands in the day . Tooth & Nail
Happy Easter guys ,today's Maynard b-day BTW. TOOL Jambi should be up next when you get a chance . Take care
Saw these guys in Portland Maine back in the 80s.
Tooth and Nail is by far my favorite Dokken release. Definitely check out Dokken - alone again
George Lynch is an awesome guitarist he is still rockin today !
Think it's time for Van Halens " I'm the one"
Yess.
From Dokken: Kiss Of Death, Prisoner, Lightning Strikes, Tooth And Nail, It's Not Love, Unchain The Night, In My Dreams, Just Got Lucky, Breaking The Chains, Don't Lie To Me, The Hunter, So Many Tears, Burning Like A Flame, Heaven Sent, Too High To Fly, Judgement Day, Heart To Stone, Best Of Me, Empire.
Finally....a band they havent reacted to yet. Into The Fire is a Dokken classic. 👍
Dokken so many more hits George lynch at 1 time was going back an forth on best guitarist lynch riffs is what Lex will love try kiss of death. So many tears. Alone again heaven sent for 80s ballads. My fav all time band
It was the 80s. Anything from them you can't go wrong.
Back in 1992 I used to pick up checks for telemarketing companies in Los Angeles. I play guitar and my young boss was a drummer. That day it was time to go pick up a check, but he cautioned me that this is a special person you're picking up from. He knew I loved this band... so he told me not to get excited.
My boss said to go to pick a check-up from Don Dokken. I was so happy and excited LOL. The band was hiding behind a mirror company, and I got to meet all of them. I was sitting right across George Lynch While Don was interviewing somebody, and six hot ladies walked in for a music video and he gave the thumbs-up for them to be in the video. Meanwhile I'm sitting across George Lynch watching him write a song for the next album. I was like could you imagine all the hot girls wanting to be in my place right now.
It was finally my turn, and I spoke with Don Dokken, I had to convince him to buy a quarter page ad in a school magazine. He looked at the magazine and said... this is something you would throw away in the garbage after you saw it once. I told him I'm only the messenger and it's going to a good cause. He finally agreed and wrote me a check. I still have his autograph to this day.
1984-1988 Dokken were a great 80s hair metal band (NOT glam) as some people who weren’t around then would describe them.
First concert I went to...1984...Dokken opening for Dio! Best first show!!!
Definitely check out Mr. Scary..great guitar work from George
That's Right......1984... What a year... New Band earlier than some. yes they did start in 70s primary. but a TRUE 80s Band.... That's their best album by the way...
2 words....Mr. Scary! It's an absolute face melter and really shows how good George is!!
George Lynch and Warren DeMartini were my 2 favorite 80s guitarist. Warren was a beast to himself. In an age where 2 handed tapping was the thing to do. Warren never did it. But George is SCARY good...lol
The Final Alarm - Ween is a must react so you have more metal to listen to.
This song was in the beginning of A Nightmare on Elm Street 3, when Kristen turns on the radio to keep from falling asleep. (For a lot of years, the home video release replaced that song with another one from another New Line film, Quiet Cool.) They also had the title song Dream Warriors and filmed a video for it with Robert Englund (Freddy Krueger.) ;)
Rockin with Dokken🤘🤘
Dokken's whole reign was in the '80's! Mr. Scary is one you should check out if you like instrumentals! While you are at it go listen to Fastway!!!
Love it! Love the 80s!! Love Brad & Lex!!! - my most favorite Dokken tune is "Unchain the Night", followed closely by "It's Not Love" (great and very unique VIDEO!)...
NWA: Power used this as their theme song. Great song for some old school wrestling.
This was my favorite band as a kid growing up in the 80s. Check out "Heaven Sent", that might be my favorite Dokken song. There are so many good ones though...
One of my favorites also.
Dream Warriors is another great Dokken song. It was the theme song for A Nightmare on Elm Street 3:Dream Warriors
Dokken released their first album and hit the scene with "Breaking The Chains" in 1982. "The 80's" hadn't really been defined yet and we were in a state of transition. 70s metal had died, disco was on its way out, and bands like The Knack and The Romantics and The Tubes were gaining momentum. Rock artists that were best in that gap include Sammy Hagar (Only One Way To Rock, I'll Fall In Love Again, You're Love Is Driving Me Crazy) Billy Squire (Lonely Is The Night, The Stroke, In The Dark, My Kind Of Lover) Mannfred Mann (I Came For You) 707 (I Could Be Good For You) and Axe (Knock Down, Drag Out, Rock 'n Roll Party In The Street). The real 80's vibe kicked in with Bryan Adams, Rick Springfield, John (Cougar) Mellencamp, where they blended edgy guitar work with pop/rock. Huey Lewis and the News was also part of the same development. Bands like The Tubes, The Knack, The Romantics, fell way to a later movement that sparked alternative in the late 80s/early 90s. The rest was eaten up by pop acts like Madonna, Prince, Whitney Houston, or New Wave (Howard Jones, Flock of Seagulls, INXS, Tears For Fears).
Dokken was on the early edge of 80s hard rock/metal with Motley Crue, Ratt, Quiet Riot, Whitesnake, Dio, Ozzy Osbourne. Ozzy, Dio, Judas Priest, Sammy Hagar, Van Halen, The Scorpions, AC/DC... all have 70s roots but still influenced the direction of 80s hard rock/metal. Metallica is responsible for exploding the 80s metal scene. Megadeth, Testament, Slayer, Armored Saint, Savatage, Metal Church, Raven, Lizzy Borden, Helloween, Accept, Venom, Overkill, Anthrax... were all benefactors of Metallica's recognition. In my opinion, the two best, overlooked, overshadowed bands in this list are Savatage and Armored Saint. Savatage blended classical composition with their metal style and Armored Saint just had some of the coolest, "hookingest", guitar riffs of the era.
Finally reacting to Dokken! Hope to see more. Try “Unchain the night”, “Jaded Heart” “It’s not love” and “the Hunter”
Just an FYI, guys, but "Metal" is every bit as much a thing of the 80's as the 70's - arguably more so ;)
They came out in the early 80's along with Van Halen Ratt Dio, etc. My fave hard rock group.
That outro, tops in my space
Rocking with Dokken
Finally DOKKKEN HAS COME TO REACTION VIDEOS!!😝😝💯🤘🤘
George Lynch!!!! Some good albums from Dokken. " You just got lucky" is another cool tune.