Dokken - Back for the Attack - [JEF PILSON DEMO]

Jeff Pilson on vocals

[@BoogerNinja4Life]

I've got nothing bad to say about any of the members of Dokken. You can gripe about which one sucks or who is better, but at the end of the day it was the four of them together that made the magic.

[@accountemail9712]

Yeah buddy!

[@TheSiscoKid2112]

His voice gives it a more heavy feel to it.

[@Limited_Light]

Yeah ... no.

[@rmp3648]

Sounds like he's trying too hard to me

[@mitchcarson6309]

Sounds more like butt hair metal with Jeff. Don had a very soulful unique voice. Jeff can sing but it doesn’t work for me.

[@haganvonburger7444]

I loved how Jeff messed with the lyrics, made it sound fresh and real convincing

[@SuperHotrod4]

Jeff sounds good on all the demos, but they never would have made it with his tone. Don was unique and sold these songs!

[@federicoaprile2046]

i beg to disagree

[@SuperHotrod4]

@@federicoaprile2046 I love Jeffs voice, but at the time, Don sounded unique, Jeff didn't.

[@ForeverMPH]

And Don had that sexy, melodic tone!

[@PaulyV56]

Pilson can sing, but his voice is like nails on a chalkboard.

[@joylane2960]

This goes for all dokken/pilson fans here. I need a cd or cdr copy of all jeff pilson demos from pre-dokken through their 'back for the attack' eras. Please let me know. Thx.

[@alexanderlumberjack]

without pilson dokken wout have sucked! he is an amazing song writer

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

It's really him and George who were the songwriters.

[@shonbarton3571]

So true. He brought a huge much needed element to them lyrically & in their sound! If Juan Croutier would have stayed with Dokken .. it would have been a different band!

[@shamrock32]

Juan was never really in the band, he was just hired by Don for the "Breaking the chains" album.

[@rmp3648]

Wrong! Juan was in. He started playing with Ratt while in Dokken, and decided to join Ratt full time.

[@UpIrons777]

Glen Hughes mixed with Blackie Lawless = Jeff Pilson on this demo.

[@tasosk.8657]

Glenn Hughes inspiration on vocals just detected!

[@Limited_Light]

So?

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

It's incredible to think Don't may have been the third best singer in the band, incredible harmonies. What a luxury to have a bassist who can write songs and lay down vocals and melody lines. I wonder who came up with the melody lines, and why did Jeff record vocals on the demos

[@shonbarton3571]

It was probably made to make sure that it had all the right ingredients in the mix to make another great song before being taken to the band members for approval. Lots of other members in different bands sing on new material to see which members voice brings new life to that song. At least that's what Paul, Gene, Ace & Peter used to do .

[@shonbarton3571]

Jeff really is the complete package!

[@stratrat57]

Don=the voice of Dokken. Jeff=a great voice, but generic rock/metal.

[@maarek71]

Funny that the album of this name didn't even have this song on it. At least not the US release.

[@GorditoCrunch343]

It was originally on the Dream Warriors EP. I believe the remasters add this track on the album.

[@dandross]

They named the album after this song. Almost like Def Leppards first album was called On Through The Night but the song of the same title appeared on High and Dry

[@BURNOUT3272]

This song was recorded during the under lock and key recording sessions

[@dandross]

Don can actually carry a tune though. He can really sing.

[@impactradio]

They are from the studio the day that George and I wrote the lyrics and melodies, and this was just one take of each song to show Don how the melody went - they call this a guide vocal Read more at www.blabbermouth.net/news/bassist-jeff-pilson-explains-why-he-s-not-interested-in-dokken-reunion/#Z1msCXfJOhXOLOVS.99

[@robertd.fisherjr.2875]

Jeff Pilson is a great singer.Anyone who has been to a Dokken concert knows this.Live with sweat pouring off he sounds better than this

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

All time great rock musician who can do it all from produce to sing to write songs.

[@dexm2010]

Is there a full version of this song somewhere with Jeff on vocals? I really love this.

[@mumu-ib5vk]

no, this is outtake from under lock and key

[@ericscottstevens]

Songs like this may have been just for roughing in lyrics into the composition of the track. Don probably was unavailable so they wanted to position the words for feel for the rhythm. Studio rental time costs money if they recording or not recording.

[@lionelrosiere2062]

Il aurait fait un bon chanteur de secours pour Raimbow ou Deep Purple, il a un chant proche de Lynn Turner. Pour le morceau éponyme de l'album, qui n'y figure pas, il aurait eu sa place et c'est peut être un des plus heavy du groupe, rageux et qui envoie.

[@kengyang1908]

Jeff could've replaced Kevin in quite riot,,,,so Don had the scratch demo n learnt it n karaoke in the studio,, publishing better be split evenly

[@SWWRvideo]

Jeff is a great singer, probably technically better than Don, but doesn't have Don's distinctive voice

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

Jeff is probably a more talented singer but ya Don had a distinct voice, I wonder why Jeff tracked the vocals on the demos. Was that their process..

[@SebastianKopacz]

on this level it's hard to compare techniques as they are both pro, alhough Don sang more parts (duhh) and more challenging too. His bad habits of smoking did not help, either.Jeff is the perfect sback-up singer and has the capabilities of a lead singer too, but there's a reason the band is called Dokken.

[@Zubao]

It sounds more like Mick singing than Jeff, but I could be wrong. Sounds great anyway

[@Ewald_93]

He's got more energy than don!!!

[@Limited_Light]

Yeah ... no.

[@masterblaster3914]

Jeff 1 Don 0

[@ginterka381996]

They both were great singers.

[@CrueMagnon]

Jeff can sing but he tries too hard.

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

I think he's being deliberate

[@Lucipher28]

I was never impressed with Jeff's lead vocals. This is absolute garbage, just like all his solo efforts. Back in the day, Don was a vocal god.

[@JoshuaMiceli32piper23]

Lucipher28 it's not garbage, that's not very nice

[@fullhog]

Yeah.. Don was good... Back in the day! Unfortunately Don has cooked his voice. But Jeff can still sing. Don should retire gracefully.

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

Clearly Jeff is a good singer, you may not like his voice bit he can sing and was huge to the harmonies. Why swing at Jeff like that just because you like Don.

[@connorclark2805]

@@jeffallen3382 who is singing then genius?

[@connorclark2805]

@@jeffallen3382 why would Glenn Hughes be singing a demo for dokken

[@EdwardLawless1]

Ouch ! That sucked big time 🤣 Ya no wonder Don is the singer 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@chad9166]

...you see dokken in 2016? Jeff WAS the lead singer lmao

[@jameslichtenberger9789]

This is all proving that George and Jeff did the writing and now old insane Don is claiming he wrote everything and they did nothing. Don the liar strikes again.