DOKKEN - BREAKING THE CHAINS Album Review!
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- Released: 1981 (Europe)
May 1982 (UK)
September 1983 (US)
Studio: Dierks Studios, Cologne
Length - 34:37 (1981 Carrere version)
36:24 (1983 Elektra version)
Label: Carrere
Elektra
Producer: Michael Wagener, Dokken
PERSONNEL (1983 Album Credits):
Don Dokken - lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar
George Lynch - lead guitar
Juan Croucier - bass, backing vocals
Mick Brown - drums
(Peter Baltes - bass guitar on at least most of the actual recordings - possibly all tracks except 5 and 9])
PRODUCTION:
Michael Wagener - production, engineering, mixing
Wyn Davis - mixing
Joe Gastwirt - mastering
1983 BREAKING THE CHAINS (Elektra Records)
Side one
1. "Breaking the Chains" 3:43
2. "In the Middle" 3:43
3. "Felony" 3:08
4. "I Can't See You" Dokken, Juan Croucier 3:12
5. "Live to Rock (Rock to Live)" Dokken, Lynch, Croucier 3:39
Side two
6. "Nightrider" Dokken, Lynch, Mick Brown 3:13
7. "Seven Thunders" Dokken, Lynch, Brown 3:55
8. "Young Girls" 3:14
9. "Stick to Your Guns" 3:25
10. "Paris Is Burning" (live in Berlin, December 1982) 5:07
Total length: 36:24
LINKS:
Dokken "Breakin' The Chains" 1981 German Carrere Pressing:
• Dokken "Breakin' The C...
Dokken "Breakin' The Chains" 1981 French Carrere Pressing:
• Dokken "Breakin' The C...
Dokken - Breaking The Chains (Official Music Video):
• Dokken - Breaking The ...
Don Dokken on Under Lock & Key Album, Michael Wagener, Breaking the Chains, George Lynch, Interview:
• Don Dokken on Under Lo...
Don Dokken Talks 'Tooth and Nail', The Lost Songs, Tom Werman, Great White, Lynch - Interview 2020:
• Don Dokken Talks 'Toot...
The Untold Secrets: Dokken's Trouble with RATT:
• The Untold Secrets: Do...
Great video, all of your videos are a super watch. Nice one
Good vid. Didn't expect much, but that was great.
I love Randy Rhodes work. Any hope of you ranking your favourite 80s guitarists?
Ouch! Fun idea, danthaman03!
Geez 🙄, gonna have to take some time to even figure out what my OWN list looks like! 😆
Let me work on that one for awhile.
Thank you for all the info & insight on the drama between Don & George. I really enjoy your videos
Cheers from ~NBS
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My pleasure! Thanks for watching!! :)
Thought it be fun to also score along with you. I scored 38. So yes, great review 👍🏼👍🏼
Your review / scoring videos, have made me visit and score all of my favourite albums 😂 I’ve gone and scored around 12 albums!
😆
It's kind of interesting, right? I really like that I sometimes get a total that makes me realize I don't feel how I thought I did about an album.
Yes - very very interesting!
I thought I actually preferred Under Lock and Key more than Tooth and Nail, but score wise Tooth and Nail wins with a 4.6 score, compared to 4.4! Marginal I guess
Thought I’d score my favourite RATT albums, which came out in this order of preference:
1. Invasion Privacy, 4.8
2. Out the Cellar, 4.6
3. the EP, 4.5
4. Detonator, 4.2
5. Reach for Sky, 4.1
6. Dancing Under, 3.9
I ‘thought’ I liked Detonator more... and Reach for the Sky less, 😂 but as said before, some are very marginal
Really enjoy your album history, and song breakdowns / reviews. Keep them coming please! ❤
Another great video Dave. Very informative about all the drama about Don, George, Jake, Ozzy and of course (no surprise) Sharon. I remember hearing Breaking The Chains on the radio here in STL back in 83 quite often. Always loved it. Then a friend said “you’ve got to check out this song on the album Paris Is Burning.” He told me it was strange because it was the only song on the album that sounded live. Either way he said it had an “Eruption” feel to it at the beginning of the song. So of course had to borrow the album and see for myself. So I thought and still do that overall the album is just ok. Other than the title track (killer still) and Paris Is Burning (also one of my favorites). I guess
Felony
Live To Rock
Stick To Your Guns
are probably the other ones that are pretty good.
The rest meh pretty forgettable for the most part. Quite a HUGE difference to Tooth and Nail
Thanks, Starman.
Yeah, I had a bunch of the same kind of thoughts back then, too. Of course now it all makes a lot more sense, understanding that this was, in fact, something that started as more of a Don solo project and then morphed into a band.
I have to say, Don didn't have to do that. He could have done what Jon Bon Jovi did if he chose. Gotta give him some credit for that.
My first Vinyl Record was Back for the Attack. I bought it on ebay just because I loved the Cover of the Album so much. Short after I saw the Breaking the Chains Album from Dokken. But the Original Pressing that came out in 1981 from Carrere Records. Also the Band of the "Band" was "Don Dokken" not "Dokken" on this Copy.....it was for around 30 Bucks and I bought it because I thought it may be pretty rare.
Also there is an Studio Version of Paris is Burning on this.
Just listened to Wicked Sensation, Lynch Mob, and also scored it. Would love to hear your review / score for it. Some epic Lynch riffs
Wicked Sensation, Lynch Mob, would be good to hear your review on. As well as Pyromania, Hysteria and Adrenalize? Great vids
Thanks for the suggestions! I did a video about Pyromania a few years back, should still be here somewhere, but it wasn't really an official review, if I remember correctly.
I'm definitely going to have to go into the DL albums.
Hi there, great video reviews. A few more ideas to review: Iron Maiden albums (particularly Caught Somewhere in Time, and Seventh Son album),
Thanks for the suggestions and thanks for watching!
Nothing against George Lynch cause honestly I think George Lynch is a good guitarist.But the solos for eruption and the solo for the Randy Rhodes tribute album were my favorites
HARD ROCK REVERIE Could you or SOMEONE PLEASE Do a REVIEW OF The ROCK CANDY Version of BREAKING THE CHAINS & How it compares to the first 3 versions please ?
Also could you or someone please do reviews of ALL the other ROCK CANDY DOKKEN RELEASES PLEASE ?
If there is ANY REVIEWS of ROCK CANDY DOKKEN CDS ? Which i could find NONE ? Could someone please provide links please ?
@jamiesonmathias7859 Fantastic question! Thanks for bringing it up!
I actually did a video on the "remaster" topic, I think a few years back. Here's the link:
ruclips.net/video/WtcY7rZzX9k/видео.htmlsi=DRWB3rtOu0eMbM8t
Unfortunately, I don't think I had heard those Dokken "Rock Candy" remasters yet at that time, so I couldn't include them, specifically. I did talk about several others, though, and maybe you'll find something useful in that video.
I can tell you the only Dokken "RC" remaster I've heard so far was Back For The Attack, and I had pretty mixed feelings about it. Mostly, I felt it sounded like George Lynch had been in charge of the remix/remaster himself, as the guitars seemed ridiculously loud to my ear. However, it may have just been a "first impression" sorta thing that I might feel differently about upon further listening.
I would definitely be happy to review a lot more of these remastered classics, as I usually have pretty strong feelings about them, one way or the other. If I can get ahold of the Dokken ones I will definitely review them!
Thanks again for your questions! I'd love to hear any thoughts you might have on any of these things!
@@HARDROCKreverie WOW You run a AWESOME Channel here I loved & watched the whole Hour of your DOKKEN Video & was pleased !
Then you go & top that with your reply giving me a hour long video about remaster CDs which I can't wait to watch ! And you replied to me quick ! Now the only thing left is Reviews Of The Sound Quality vs Original Release of The DOKKEN Rock Candy Releases ! Which NO ONE has done here on you tube & NOT EVEN ON The World Wide Web to my Surprise ?
So the chance is here for you to be the first & only ! It's amazing to me that as GREAT As this DOKKEN Band is that no one has done this ?
@@jamiesonmathias7859 I really appreciate your kind words! Thanks!
I'll do what I can to find those and get a review posted! Not sure how quickly I can do that, but I would LOVE to, so I'll start looking!
Thanks again for watching, AND for the fantastic questions you brought to the channel!