DOKKEN - Hit and Run (Official Audio)

'Hit and Run' is taken from "The Lost Songs: 1978-1981", OUT NOW via Silver Lining Music and available at: smarturl.it/DokkenTheLostSongs
It wasn’t always multi-platinum sales and stadium gigs for Dokken. There was a first-phase and there were early days, and it is those bold first steps to stardom which are celebrated comprehensively on Dokken’s The Lost Songs: 1978-1981 album, out on August 28th 2020 through Silver Lining Music.
Featuring spectacular sleeve art by renowned US artist Tokyo Hiro (Motörhead, Motley Crüe), The Lost Songs: 1978-1981 show the crackle and craft of a hungry young Don Dokken as he embarked upon a journey which started in Southern California and Northern Germany. It is a trek which is testimony to the sheer endeavor and perseverance Don Dokken showed in those few years between 1978 and 1981, starting from when he spent time at a guitar store called Drake’s Music, owned by Drake Levin in Manhattan Beach, California.
A fair selection of the treasure on The Lost Songs: 1978-1981 are from these early European days. “Felony” carries a thuggish fuzz-coated riff think early Van Halen in really greasy embroidered denims while “Day After Day” showed that Don could pen a radio-slaying ballad. The writing and creation of The Lost Songs: 1978-1981 are further tribute to enduring early days of struggle in both Germany and LA., Don would return to LA for a spell after those brief European gigs, and he worked with Croucier on material, including perhaps the truest view of Dokken’s then-future “Hit and Run”, which incredibly did not end up on the eventual Breaking The Chains release. From the sunbaked SoCal hook of “Step Into The Light” to the furious, fledgling, late-Sunset Strip sound of “Back In The Streets,” The Lost Songs: 1978-1981 shows Don in his unfettered early days of balls-out attitude, qualities doubtless forged in the sheer nature of the adventures undertaken in writing, recording and deciding Europe was the place to keep cutting his teeth.
The Lost Songs: 1979-1981 not only shares that magic with the fans, it gives them the final, vital and undeniably missing (until now) early album in the Dokken collection.
Musicians who appear on The Lost Songs: 1978-1981
Don Dokken - vocals, guitar
Jon Levin - guitar
BJ Zampa - drums
Juan Croucier - bass
Greg Leon - guitar
Gary Holland - drums
Mick Brown - drums
George Lynch -guitar
Rustee Allen - bass
Bill Lordan - drums
Greg Pecka- Drums
The Lost Songs: 1978-1981 track-listing:
1. Step Into the Light
2. We’re Going Wrong
3. Day After Day
4. Rainbows
5. Felony
6. No Answer
7. Back In The Streets
8. Hit And Run
9. Broken Heart
10. Liar
11. Prisoner
The Lost Songs: 1978-1981 is available on CD, Vinyl, digital formats and special D2C bundles For pre-order visit: smarturl.it/DokkenTheLostSongs Follow Dokken on:
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[@johnkatsoudas4767]

This song should have been on the Breaking The Chains album. The live version on the live album Live From Conception 1981 is amazing. I loved it immediately on my first listen. I just got Dokken's The Lost Songs 1978-1981 earlier today in the mail, and so far I love it big time.

[@starcoloneldunadansonoft501]

This track is screaming for a remaster. 🤘

[@christopherrioslillo4822]

this was the remaster lol there's not much you can do w it, it was just a 2 tape casette

[@reels2riffs]

This is my favorite song on The Lost Songs. It's a song recorded for the Breaking The Chains album back in 1981. For whatever reason, it was cut off the album, but I love the shit out of it and I'm happy Don was able to clean it up as best he could and give it an official release from his vaults finally! Don sounds absolutely amazing on this, it's got that classic Wild Mick Brown drum sound, and the song features a previoiusly unheard, supremely insane guitar solo from George Lynch, who's only appearance on this entire compilation is on this song. And man, does he make his presence known!

[@anthonygodwin4718]

George also plays the solo on rainbows that appears on this album

[@shiningphantasy1393]

@@anthonygodwin4718 Are you sure about that? I thought that Rainbows, Step into the Light, and No Answer were all re-recordings by Jon Levin with Don adding new vocals.

[@thomasbrogan9102]

Love that brutal, unpolished attack on the lead. Love it.

[@Loud_Kloudz]

Hell Yeah Dokken Rules! I’m 27 and I’m so grateful Don Released this. I’ve been starving for some new good music 🤘

[@spikessignal]

28 year old here. Same man this is was prefect gem to find at the end of my dokken discog listen.

[@superlead1002]

I hear the inspiration for "Dream Warriors" in the chorus' chord progression.

[@chrisstearns253]

ROCK'N with DOKKEN 2020... "The Lost Songs" another great album to add to my Dokken Library!

[@dokkengirljo6993]

So glad Don found and shared these tapes. A treasure for sure! this one comes in right after Day after Day.,.....killer tune

[@SaulHudson213]

George nailed it!!! Again

[@thomasbrogan9102]

Love that brutal, unpolished attack on the lead. Love it.

[@reels2riffs]

Sad that this is the only song he's on as far as the entire compilation, but man, one song alone and he dominates on it. His solo on this song is insane and makes the song a standout track compared to the other lost gems.

[@davidstewart4310]

@@reels2riffs Dunno why Don didn't say who played what on each song...unless he can't remember.

[@thewaragainstcars]

Alert: classic Don Dokken scream at 2:37!!

[@SixStringSteveDelivers]

2:32

[@dwaynegarfield1551]

ABSOLUTELY A KILLER SONG! LOVE HIS YOUNGER VOICE AND SUCKS YOU GET OLD AND CAN'T DO THE HIGH NOTES NO MORE!! DON DOKKEN RULES!!!🎼🎸🥁👊🍻🤘😎😊🙏💕🎶

[@srok62]

So glad Don's is putting this out

[@DCTX22]

This one should of been a hit song!

[@danfitzpatrick4112]

Don and Dokken in this early release is crazy awesome! They weren't polished yet, but it didn't take them long!! Man, I wore out my Dokken CD's.. LOL. Thanks for all the great memories and being a part of the BEST years of Rock. Isn't it amazing how it faded for a bit and now is making a huge comeback? Sooo many great memories 😊😉🤘🤘🤘

[@DavidJarvis01]

This wouldn't sound out of place on Breaking the Chains. So happy that we finally get to listen to this 'long lost' material.

[@kirsi6302]

I love this song 💞 Dokken Rocks 🎶

[@dr.stephenh7057]

Thank you for sharing these treasures Don!

[@lrn_news9171]

This is a great track

[@postmastergeneral711]

It'sNotOften-ThatAnAlbumLivesUpToItsCover🌠🔥

[@Godzukidan]

Oh yea ! Old school cool.

[@napesdrk1174]

Wow, love the vibe on the intro. Classic Dokken

[@joekauffman9690]

This is a great song, it’s sad that it never made it onto breaking the chains

[@keith-kessinger]

This is incredible!

[@getsugaxd2990]

Amazing!!! Forever Dokken! 🤘

[@rattsjcfanpage01]

Juan wrote this? Wow, this is great.

[@panturbofanger8424]

DOKKEN 🍺 Bright BlaZing ROCK ⚡🌋 ☀️ 🦅

[@jenniferchandler7236]

My Best Freind of 25yrs still rocks

[@TanTan-hr7uq]

Just love it!!

[@jlopez65]

Awesome! The beginning of the song sound as if an old dbx unit was used or some old type of Dolby noise reduction was improperly encoded or decoded creating the "pumping and breathing" effect. I know the recording is super old. Great job in trying to clean it up.

[@dyantheonlyone]

Que temazo por Dios. Como nunca lo grabaron? 💔

[@getsugaxd2990]

Si este tema está excelente!! Y sobre todo la tremenda voz que se cargaba Don Dokken!! 🤘

[@mitchmclean3898]

MY FAVOURITE LOST SONG OF DOKKEN!..... I also heard I believe a live version of this too..... Who is on lead guitar? It does sound like lynch somehow? Maybe it's my imagination, maybe John Levis overdubbed it because he's bloody amazing too!..... I would love to here this song in a brand new recording..... It's bizarre how it never made it onto any studio official albums ..... They just couldn't see it I guess.

[@johnkatsoudas4767]

There is a live version of this song on the Dokken From Conception Live 1981 live album. It is pretty much the same song, but it is different from this one. This one most likely is the demo , and the live version sounds more complete. I love both of them, and it should have made the album Breaking The Chains for sure.

[@doesitmatter6462]

The night is gleaming black So right for your attack You know there's no return Inside your heart that burns So wrong, you know it's right This time they'll be no right You know just when to move The punch, the sting, the soothe You take your chance, your chance on love Your chance on love You aim to win, come out above Hit and run. Just leave me there Hit and run. You just don't care Hit and run. Just leave me there Hit and run. You just don't care Your bearings checked. You aim You will accept no blame You stalked the victim down You hit without a sound You take your chance, your chance on love Your chance on love You aim to win, come out above You take your chance, your chance on love Oh yeah-yeah You take your chance, your chance on love, yeah Baby You take your chance, your chance on love You take your chance, your chance on love You take your chance, your chance on love Your chance on love You aim to win, come out above Hit and run. Just leave me there Hit and run. You just don't care Hit and run. Just leave me there Hit and run. You just don't care Hit and run. Just leave me there Hit and run Hit and run. You just don't care Hit and run. You just don't care You just don't care

[@chrisrlillo]

FUCK YEAH! my favorite bootleg dokken song is now official!!!!

[@mercenaryknight5419]

xRazorFistx says hello.

[@llamafrhd]

Ive already heard all of these songs. I forget where probably on a bootleg.

[@christophevernizzi962]

Thanks Chris McCarvill

[@radovan1690]

i really think this couldve made it on the album, i just think the solo needed work

[@thewaragainstcars]

I think that’s a Jon Leven shred solo!

[@chrisrlillo]

where's the heart beat at the end -.- anyway good remix, love ya

[@rockarolla979]

Marissa

[@llamafrhd]

Dang this master sucks. I remastered it myself and got a way better sounding track. Studio sounding.

[@dylan_sprecher]

Would you be able to share it man? I would love to hear a better master of this song!