Don Dokken on Under Lock & Key Album, Michael Wagener, Breaking the Chains, George Lynch, Interview

[@shaverback]

Don sounds exactly like Sgt Joe Friday from Dragnet

[@robbalsley9722]

The facts just the facts

[@timothycollinsguitar9450]

Hahahhaha. !! He does!!!

[@taelorwatson9822]

Cigarettes the cigarettes

[@paulsanders1]

"Just the facts mamn."

[@nonprogrediestregredi1711]

Of course; Sgt Joe even did guest vocals on Back For The Attack!

[@acepaul407]

4 way even split on the money. Damn, my respect for Don just went up a few notches. Bands actually equally sharing is a rare thing, especially young bands.

[@skooby_doobie_doonkann3334]

It was more common at that time. Bands were more apt to believe back then that everyone had an equal role in the making of the albums and playing the live gigs. Over time it seems like bands looked into who the key player was and put more value on individuals net worth

[@acepaul407]

@@skooby_doobie_doonkann3334 I don't think so. Nikki took the lion share in Motley, Jani took just about all the credit in Warrant, Stephen and Robbin took most of the credit in Ratt, Jack got more than anyone else in Night Ranger, etc. etc. Fighting for points is what led to many 'creative differences'.

[@MrOctober44]

@@acepaul407 The difference is Nikki wrote the songs as opposed to Dokken where they all contributed. They didn't have a dominant songwriter. Don, George, and Jeff all wrote a lot

[@daveg4236]

@@skooby_doobie_doonkann3334 wasn't common at all. Ask Ratt for example

[@davec3901]

​@@MrOctober44Not sure that's entirely true in the case of Dokken. I think Don wrote the most. They just had that equitable split like the Doors. Although in their case sharing the money equally didn't help them get along.

[@chrispetersen4863]

That Don Dokken "Up from the Ashes" album was absolutely phenomenal. Love it Still!

[@shotgunrebels]

Love how Don just says what is up...period. Respect.

[@Rudy_Riot]

Don’s a genius, Dokken has some absolute bangers I’ll jam to forever.

[@HARDROCKreverie]

Dude, these interviews are so great. Thank you. We couldn't even get this kind of look into the bands back in the Circus and Hit Parader days. I love the honesty that comes out years after the fact and doesn't suffer from the need to protect profitability and reputation.

[@magnusjmvc8895]

💯🫡

[@martinmayfield1932]

Up from Ashes was basically a Dokken album. And a good one.

[@scottwhite2757]

Don doesn’t fuck around tells it like it was,, Great interview loved it !! :)

[@dwightburns6699]

I remember talking to Juan Croucier after a R att show: he told me Peter Baltes played bass on that breaking the chains album... it was Bobby blotzer 26th birthday we were born in the same month so we hung out together crazy dude man LOL

[@douglaslane2570]

Priceless interview. I couldn’t get enough of Under Lock And Key as a teenager....wore that tape out!! About 10 years ago I got to guitar tech for George and I told him, “George, through my high school years I played my Under Lock and Key tape relentlessly” - he’s says, what’d you that for? George really is a sweetheart of a guy and I don’t judge him for being aggressive and going for what he wanted in life. It was his attitude and aggressiveness that got him to where he is. His guitar tone is in his soul and through his hands. #1 George Lynch #2 Steve Vai #3 Malmsteen #4 Gary Moore #5 Eddie Van Halen If aliens came to Earth and demanded we send our best guitarist against theirs for a guitar battle in order to save our planet...I would sleep comfortably knowing George would win.

[@skooby_doobie_doonkann3334]

I wouldn't put George ahead of malmstein but I would agree that he is much better than EVH

[@tasosdiaforetico7377]

All great, I do remember a big transformation in Lynchs physic for a little if us partial too booze drugs it's great influence. Rock on

[@gamexsimmonds3581]

I would send 1980s George. The Aliens might kill us if we send George today

[@happyfeelmore4999]

@@gamexsimmonds3581 got that right.

[@scottlosey4978]

I would put John Sykes and Michaell Schenker on that list.......but my favorite is Ace!

[@RobJohnsonGuitar]

Just got my Full In Bloom KZbin Notification for another great interview ..... listening now 👍🏻🎶💯🍺

[@Fretboard_Frenzy]

You are a great guitar player, Mr. Johnson. 🎸⚡🔥Guitarchitecture is a kick-ass shred guitar album.

[@RobJohnsonGuitar]

@@Fretboard_Frenzy 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 Wow thanks very much for that nice compliment

[@robintaylor7355]

Rockin Like Dokken !!!! Another Fabulous FULL IN BLOOM youtube Upload. Full In Bloom needs exposure. This channel has nothing other than amazing rock music Interviews.

[@salvaro.2643]

Always great listening to Don, such a cool talker and awesome stories. Btw, I really dig the idea of the different channels for full interviews and clips. I undestand the use of the later for social media and stuff, but I always go for the complete interviews, and now it will be much more easy to find. Killer interviews, man. Best on the web. Keep the good work!

[@teecuzbruh4058]

I love Don's no nonsense tell it like it is/was demeanor. I also remember reading an old interview with Scott WINO where there were some problems concerning borrowed gear, I can't recall details exactly and the interview is nearly impossible to find now, but Don had borrowed gear from Saint Vitus and it wasn't returned or something. Then Don produces the next Vitus record C.O.D. sans WINO, which gave us the criminally underrated Lunar Womb recording from The Obsessed on Hellhound records

[@bobowrathsovine.]

Do has said he produced many band's records and never made any money on them. He probably said that to cover his ass if the stolen gear subject ever comes up

[@teecuzbruh4058]

@@bobowrathsovine. The one time I actually got to talk to WINO I was a bit star struck to ask him about it. I wish I would have now looking back. I wish I could find that interview, but I did find one form Dave Chandler's POV where Don had borrowed bassist Mark Adam's amp for a way early 80's gig and blew it up and kept telling them he'd pay them back but never did, until they recorded Children Of Doom at Don's studio. Don's take was hilarious, he called them "Black Sabbath on 16" LOL www.ironfistzine.com/2013/07/14/saint-vitus-interview-we-all-agreed-that-we-had-to-leave-the-scene-with-a-bang/

[@saltpeter7429]

I never knew there was any connection between Dokken and Wino. Who would have guessed those two's circles would ever cross? Thanks for the info. Wino is the fuckin hero pure ass kicking guitar.

[@kenairockband]

Dio/Dokken was my first real concert. Anchorage, Alaska in 83’ or 84’

[@TheGto389]

Awesome. I saw dio/dokken in toledo sports arena

[@Tom_H327]

God damn that was a awesome interview!! Thanks FIB!!

[@liquidvizionsmadferit]

Good move. I love the longer clips/interviews.

[@Davo-gj7gl]

These interviews are kickass great history 👍🏻

[@i_____am_____realitybroski6421]

Whoa can’t believe di martini was as in dokken...mind=blown.

[@stevenr6874]

Tooth and nail along with under lock and key still get play by me. Love those records and Dons voice was incredible back then. Rockin with Dokken!

[@skooby_doobie_doonkann3334]

I think back for the attack is the album where both George and Don were at their best at their particular role

[@goodmorningsundaymorning4533]

Timeless.

[@sketchyold]

Don had a good voice, but a little nasally and not too dynamic.

[@suhandani73]

You give the best interviews hands down. You know your shit and I appreciate that. Keep doing your thing, love it!!!

[@johnbonner2656]

1Mill sold for Under Lock and Key doesn't seem nearly enough for such an excellent album.

[@Clarence2Worley]

I did a double take at that. I was thinking 2-3 million.

[@bobowrathsovine.]

Jeff Pilson said that record is the weakest link musically. It sounds dated and such. I agree because most the songs are very lush and poppy.

[@johnbonner2656]

@@bobowrathsovine. I feel like Breaking the Chains is the worst mostly due to poor production.

[@bobowrathsovine.]

@@johnbonner2656 Breaking The Chains has a great drum sound. Instead of just hearing the snare and hi hat like pretty much all 80s rock records. Pilson isn't on it though which is why he didn't comment on it other than he was in the music video.

[@joebalusikiii5811]

@@johnbonner2656 BtC has always sounded muddy & muffled to me. I've listened to it since it came out, and I'm now 52. Everything after Tooth and Nail sounds crisp and clear.

[@cheeseguy4998]

I Subbed to both your channels short or long the interviews you do are awesome keep up the great work!! :D

[@500erider]

That Don Dokken Up From The Ashes record was art. They could have called it 5 idiots from L.A., and I still would have loved it. Just great music, period.

[@mhitson7483]

This is how you do an interview Excellent as always

[@walterpepper9064]

These interviews are great! Thank you for taking the time to do these and keep ‘em coming!

[@kevinkaatz883]

That lineup with Brown, Pilson & Lynch was amazing, one in millenia

[@SeaToSkyImages]

Another killer interview. You have a knack for asking the exact questions I want to hear.

[@johnkatsoudas4767]

Dokken and Ratt were my two favorite bands from the LA scene in the 80's. Ratt was my favorite out of the two in the 80's and most of the 90's. Sometime in the late 90's Dokken became my favorite out of the two and all theses years later still are. I do also think that Up From The Ashes would have been way bigger if it was a Dokken album instead of a solo album. It is still one of my all time favorite albums. It is a MASTERPIECE in my eyes. Great interview!!

[@dwightburns6699]

I'm a fan of all of them keep them coming

[@DirtyBlues8]

Great interview. I had my morning coffee listing to this.....lol.

[@GARY84ROCKS]

Thanks for he channel format reworking... Glad about not having the shorter stuff mixed in...I'm much more interested in the long form interviews.

[@fullinbloom]

Thanks for listening.

[@GARY84ROCKS]

@@fullinbloom my pleasure as It really is the greatest stuff as far as nostalgia and insight into the business... my preferences are KISS, VH. Ozzy, Def Lep, Twisted Sister, W.A.S.P., Motley Crue, Ratt, Autograph related stuff... but I enjoy all of the material you have --- and it's material culled from a highly incestuous business... as this Don Dokken interview shows brilliantly. One band that particularly sticks out for me is Quiet Riot.... the Kevin DuBrow material is great... I'm pretty sure you haven't put out his full interview yet... but if so, I have to search for it because I really love hearing his POV on the scene. I recommend getting a Ron Sobol interview if it suits you (Sobol was very close friends with Rhoads and DuBrow and toured with QR's crew during their peak). Thanks for all your work!

[@fullinbloom]

@@GARY84ROCKS No, the entire Kevin Dubrow has not been uploaded yet. We talked extensively about the Randy Rhoads days and we also talked more about Condition Critical and III. I'll look into Ron. Thanks for the suggestion....and your kind words.

[@GARY84ROCKS]

@@fullinbloom Awesome!

[@blasphemous4356]

i absolutely fucking LOVE this channel!!!!

[@DjBobbySteels]

Don admits he can’t sing that high anymore great interview Mr. Bloom really enjoy your work.

[@fullinbloom]

HA! Mr. Bloom.....that has a nice ring to it. Thanks for listening, Bobby!

[@dvvaughn564]

hey don three years in a concert, when you heard someone yell "lightening strikes again!" that was me, thanks for the great show cant wait to hear the new music. rock on.

[@scottmabry6968]

Wolfgang was born in 91 after the monsters tour

[@TANTRUMGASM]

yea, lol.. exactly.... Another " misconception " from Don is, " He still has the flyer " from Van Halen , Dokken and Quiet Riot playing 2 Starwood shows that were Randys last 2 shows before joining ozzy in th UK..... Randys / QR last 2 Starwood shows were in late Oct 1979, .....in Oct . 1979 Van Halen was 110 shows deep into Headlining their 2nd world Tour playing stadiums , nowhere near being on a flyer for the Starwood..............And Randy's 2 "farewell shows" with Quiet Riot would certainly not have Van Halen as a Headliner over Quiet Riot ! lol he still has the flyer.

[@rikd5452]

I have a newfound respect for Don Dokken. I had no idea he was a guitar player, or that he wrote the bulk of the music and all of the lyrics to Dokken's songs. Amazing, how much of this was purposefully kept in the dark, from the record buying public, and only decades later, comes to light, due to the information accessibility of the web.

[@Clarence2Worley]

There was a show during the Under Lock and Key tour in which George had injured his hand and Don filled in and they played as a 3 piece.

[@sketchyold]

It was a well-publicized topic during the 80s. George wanted no part of Don playing guitar on stage and wanted to be the lone guitarist.

[@kevinkaatz883]

Don is awesome. What a good dude. I can listen to him all day. He needs to do a show

[@HeathBilbrey]

Sadly, he just can't do it anymore. He sounds terrible live now.

[@kevinkaatz883]

​@HeathBilbrey and what a travesty

[@motormanx3062]

Great interview questions!!! Loved it...Thanks...😊👍....J

[@ariesram74]

It's great listening to these old veterans talking shop. It is great having all this.

[@cripprocktony]

Your interviews are always GREAT. thanks ⚡🤘

[@chrltylr40x1]

Saw them twice back in the 80s , both excellent shows.

[@Clarence2Worley]

Excellent interview. Always felt they never fully got their due. Agree with Don about wanting to sing his own lyrics. I never liked it when the guys in my band would try to do my job for me.

[@lrn_news9171]

Same

[@lrn_news9171]

Dream Warriors was written by Pilson and Lynch, they're the only ones credited on that song. Don sang lyrics that probably Pilson wrote.

[@bayarea8016]

DOKKEN the most underrated band of the 80’s without A doubt!!

[@robintaylor7355]

There are a few more as well

[@bayarea8016]

@@robintaylor7355like who ?? That are even better then DOKKEN

[@DannyGadish]

umm no. They were pretty huge dude. Not exactly "underrated"

[@bayarea8016]

@@DannyGadish combated to Ratt,Crue,Def L. Poison etc

[@robintaylor7355]

@@DannyGadish exactly they were huge from 84-88

[@dannylorenze6188]

what a great interview.

[@fullinbloom]

Thanks for listening, Danny!

[@PatPakken]

Probably just an honest mistake by Don but Wolfgang wasn’t born until 1991. Monsters of Rock with Dokken and Van Halen was in 1988

[@kotogray8335]

I wrote all the songs for my hard rock/metal band in the 80s called Iron Cross up to a certain point where we all were clicking together and had a more prominent "image" of what we wanted to do. The first big change was when my bass player brought in an unfinished lyric and bass line that turned into an amazing song called "Who's the victim?". I wrote the last verse and some guitar riffs for it, my rhythm guitarist wrote some stuff to compliment mine and our drummer fell right in. It was really a different experience for all of us and we enjoyed it tremendously. It started a chain reaction to evolving the sound and feel of our music and we all were on board with it. I don't know why Don had such an ego to not want to sing other people's lyricas if they were good. I was the lead singer and lead guitarist in a 4 piece band and George Lynch was a big inflence as well as RATT. It was the late 80s/early 90s and it was a great time for music

[@Purespirit777]

Omg! Don is an awesome dude!

[@_2LiveQ]

Dokken is the most underrated group of the 80s in my opinion

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

Dokken was an A league band, shocking when they broke up. i remember being crushed as a kid when I heard that, but wht Don says make sense about why they parted ways, and it is a shame he could not use his name.

[@issuesandtissues9280]

These interviews are blowing my mind

[@errorsofmodernism9715]

Excellent interview

[@kevinkaatz883]

Was at the Monsters of Rock show, LA Coliseum, to see Dokken & Scorps - who won the night, with Dokken a close second

[@josephfierro8246]

I was there too and it was hard for any band to perform after the Metallica food fight, rushing the stage and that performance 🤟🏼🤟🏼

[@Ifbeethovenwerealive]

@@josephfierro8246 Absolutely ! Metallica just killed and that LA Coliseum was ariot when that fence started coming down. Amazing show-Metallica killed.

[@dvvaughn564]

scorpions is always a good show.... cant wait to hear the new album they are working on.. they promise its more lovedrrive, black out and love at first sting style music. i am so pumped to hear it.

[@peteyoung7665]

Won?It’s not a sport.

[@kevinkaatz883]

@@peteyoung7665 it’s a figure of speech

[@Mainrollman]

$25 for a Monsters of Rock ticket. My how times have changed. $25 is what a beer costs at a concert these days.

[@dvvaughn564]

i know right, hell it costs over 25.00 now just for the fee for each ticket. after the def and crue concerts got cancelled twice not sure i will even ever go to another concert. effing sucks. might go see dokken one more time,always a huge fan of dokken.

[@wallaceh.9423]

I'm gonna enjoy your channel. Outstanding content

[@fullinbloom]

Thank you, Wallace. Welcome.

[@christophercirocco8611]

Good stuff. Thank you

[@Lordhumongus]

Scorpions were impossible to beat live. But I witnessed Tesla do it at the same show in 2004. Never got to see any Dokken line up live unfortunately. WASP was a killer live act even well after the golden years. Dio. Whitesnake. Stryper was excellent live. Seen Priest Anthrax. Didn't see Iron Maiden. Seen quite a few excellent bands after the fact bc I was born in 82. Hell I'm having a hard time remembering who all I have seen. Saw Queensryche. That was cool. I wanna say it was Operation Mindcrime 2 tour. Or some shit like that.

[@bobowrathsovine.]

That Operation Mind Crime tour was actually a tour to support the Empire album. But when the Mindcrime album came out in 1989 the band wasn't big enough to headline and be able to play the whole concept album at every show, they opened for Metallica on the Justice tour and probably had other opening slots. When the Empire record came out they got huge headlining arenas and played the whole Operation Mind Crime album at every show. I saw it in maybe March 1991 and Suicidal Tendancies opened

[@jayzeagerauctioneer]

@@bobowrathsovine. I had front row for that show in Miami in July of '91 and I remember being blown away at how good of a show it was, especially with the whole Mindcrime setlist. (and Geoff Tate running in a video and "crashing" through a screen and ending up on stage). My buddy and I had planned to get onstage and grab guitar picks during the final song. It kind of threw us off because they ended the show with Silent Lucidity which seemed like a strange song to end with. (Also Scott Rockenfield shushing us when we screamed out "throw us a drumstick Scott" during a quiet part of the show...lol)

[@richie4226]

Glad you got Don to look back cause he can be ornery .... I like hearing him interviewed unfortunately I don’t think I want to hear him sing anymore. Love lock and key and up from the ashes.

[@mariopalos9238]

I like hearing about the incipient stages of the band and also seeing how cheap shows were. 4:13

[@SuperEgo19]

Under Lock and Key and Back for the Attack were masterpieces.

[@lazarus3068]

Wow impressive!!

[@jayzeagerauctioneer]

I've always had the debate with myself of who was more at fault with the ego of the band, Don or George. I saw them at a club gig in Florida in 1995 and from what I remember, during Mr. Scary, Don stood at the side and leaned against the amps with a look of "here we go again". Over time, I've really wondered if it was George who really had the issues with everything. I love how Don seems to be really honest about everything that went on in the band. Bottom line is it doesn't really matter how great of music a band produces, sometimes the players just cannot work together for a long period of time.

[@MathiasSteenJensen]

From what I’ve gathered, I’ve come to the conclusion that both of them were at fault. However, Lynch seems like being the main Kobe stirring the pot doing things like refusing to play In My Dreams

[@TANTRUMGASM]

9:35 Don Says..... " I have a flyer From a show, it was a 2 night show at the Starwood , Van Halen , Quit Riot And Dokken, ..and those were Randy Rhoads last two shows with Quiet Riot because he just joined The Blizzard Ozz..farewell shows Great parties afterwards..." ... Van Halen and Randy Rhoads fans might catch the timeline issue we have here....... Randy Rhoads/QR played his last 2 Starwood Shows in Late October 1979 And was in England by November 27 , 1979 Meanwhile, ..In Late October 1979, Van Halen Just Finished Headlining their 9 month World Tour for Van Halen II over 110 dates I HIGHLY DOUBT Van Halen was playing the Starwood, or on a Starwood Flyer , in OCT 1979 with Quiet Riot And Dokken. you made that up Don. Still love ya man, blurry times long ago... p. s. you think Randy Rhoads /Quiet Riot would have double platinum Van Halen Headline Randy's "farewell shows " at the Starwood?? lol

[@haganvonburger7444]

Is that my man warren in the thumbnail?

[@shamifasahat992]

Yes he looks like warren demartini exactly ...... may be he's warren demartini indeed

[@tenbroeck1958]

Dokken was a notch above many of the bands back then. There was substance to the songs, Don sang open-throated high notes, similar to Brad Delp of Boston, more than Heavy Metal Bands. George Lynch used interesting chord shapes and jazz techniques in his approach to soloing, which gave his solos a sometime exotic sound, but always melodic too. Great backup vocals, like the great 70s bands. Add that melodic approach with the harder sound of the 80s, and it's great. Like if Boston was an 80s band.

[@marcrestivo7459]

Brilliant Ten, I listened to all those 80's Dokken albums a million times and you pointed out things I didn't maybe observe myself...

[@flermmicrowave2625]

Yo, Don, your Vox and music was all I listened to every weekend traveling to Bakersfield from Huntington Beach every weekend to ride dirt bikes and get laid. Huge thank you, my brother!!!!

[@jessekauffman3336]

I loved dream warriors

[@gregsimmons694]

Love Dokken! God bless all the rockers on flat earth and savior JESUS keep you safe always!

[@chadpattington5738]

Incredibly based comment

[@image30p]

I saw them open for a few bands. Priest, Dio. I think maybe there was another one or two. But they always sounded great. Don's voice was completely different then. I don't really ever see a decent quality live video from back then. It was completely different than it is today. It's difficult to accept that things change as people get older. Especially vocalists. The other thing is that I think George always wanted more of a distorted vocal sound like Dio or Halford. That was never Don's style. He wasn't a screamer. He was more of a smooth high register singer. Like Meine. That's why it makes sense for him to have done those backing vocals. It's the same style. And Dokken kind of started out in Germany in a way.

[@m.j.ludowise6996]

Killer job

[@lukecold8562]

Wolfgang wasnt born yet, at that time.

[@corndog1868]

Awesome! Search here for (Rockcandy Live In Toronto 1988). Phil Collen joins the band on stage for one song! Enjoy..

[@WhyTheHorseface]

“… didn’t sell that well, only sold 100,000 copies”. Any classic rockers would kill to get those sales numbers today 😂

[@casadefreedom3836]

Holy cow, sounds like a few packs a day.

[@anti7928]

Dokken cds have been remastered by Rock Candy and they sound awesome...

[@KeithPeiman]

no. sounds like that rock creature on the original star trek. 🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@tOxIc_TrEaSuRe]

"George wanted to come bad for a-------- obvious reasons" lol

[@Treachery93]

I guess band members constantly fighting does work.. in Dokken's case. Multiple sources are confirming the fights between George on Don was usually because of George. Hard to picture soft-spoken George being a whinny PIA.

[@michaelr.4878]

Great interview.. It is great to hear Dokken put a lot of the crap that Lynch has said over the years to rest. For years, people always assumed that it was Dokken that was creating the issues in that band. But nowadays, the more people talk (producers...peers...Don..etc), it is becoming clear that Lynch was the trouble maker in that group.

[@StevenBrown-me]

100% 👌

[@bb-gc2tx]

i realized it when heard george on eddie trunks show hes a condesending douche bag

[@kevinkaatz883]

I dont understand, what did the girls do back at the studio - they play on some tracks or something? Hmmm?

[@corissimo]

I remember in the late 80s in LA seeing a Fiero with 'Dokken' on the plate. I think it was the Don. Also, previously back home in NY, I remember going to the "monsters" tour in Buffalo excited to see Dokken but then felt like their performance was lacking. Now, after hearing these interviews, I realize it was all the friction between George and Don. You have to wonder if it is worth it to try to make such conflicting personalities work?

[@bobowrathsovine.]

Well it's my favorite singer and guitarist together so to me it was worth it. Just because you play in a band with someone doesn't mean you have to be good friends. I know other bands worked it out with far greater feuds within.

[@gene85518]

I was at the buffalo show😊

[@ronniejdio9411]

Was it worth jt .? Guitar magazine had a picture BEFORE dream warriors and back was released of don at home w a Lamborghini and a Ferrari. Theres a million + ppl working with someone as bad as george today earning $12 an hour

[@bobowrathsovine.]

@@ronniejdio9411 yeah I'd rather even be George's roadie for the $12 an hour with whatever anguish he can cause me. Instead of the shit jobs I've done with the same anguish pertaining to a line of work I find boring and meaningless.

[@ronniejdio9411]

@@bobowrathsovine. I'd rather deal w an asshole like george and make platinum um albums than love my band and play clubs

[@Heineken1712]

Never heard Don talk mean shit about George but the other way around i heard a lot.

[@MrOctober44]

"people saw it as a solo album and it wasn't". Um Don it absolutely was, lol. You were the only one left

[@lrn_news9171]

I almost always prefer the non-remastered versions from the 80s

[@joestewart2298]

On a nice sunny hot day, I’ll charge up my electric scooter and in the evening, listen to under lock and key and go cruising in the cemetary right behind my house, FUN TIMES, oh and also the song walk away the last song dokken before break up in 1988, there’s another version with hot women in it.

[@brockhowell2296]

In the late 2000's (07' or 08') I remember being on way to play a softball game in West L.A. and I went to the grocery store (Von's) to grab some beer and I remember being in line with a dude that looked A LOT like Don Dokken and I was looking at him (thinking to myself is that Don Dokken?) and he looked at me (while I'm looking at him) then kinda smirked and nodded.....and I smiled. I'm still not sure if that was Don Dokken, but I'm almost certain it was.

[@jenniferchandler4197]

TOUGH TIMES ROCK N ROLL, BUT NO LONGER STARVING MUSCIANS, LOVE FULL MOON JEN

[@jenniferchandler4197]

I WAS THERE FOR THAT TIRE INCIDENT- AT THE FLEETWOOD IN REDONDO,, LISTENING TO THE HARBOR BELL, THINKING WHY I"M HERE? FULL MOON JEN

[@robertshepard2117]

Did he play the drums,bass, produce,engineer,market,promote,drive the bus,cook the food,fly the planes all by himself too?

[@allsystemsgo8678]

It was a solo record Don, lol. When you're the only one left what else would you call it. "Amazing all star band"is a solo band.

[@Malama_Ki]

Damn, still bitterness and tension after all these years... some people can’t smell the roses, they only see the thorns. See how holding a grudge ruins everything: the past, the present, and the future.

[@caseyjpayne7606]

I heard no bitterness in this interview of Don. None at all.

[@elinino5275]

Imagine that, a "judge" fuckin shit up!

[@aaronschmidt701]

Damn,That's crazy,I thought Up from the Ashes was a good album,sad it didn't sale

[@bags5150]

Didn’t sell because no George no Jeff no Mick.

[@kevinkaatz883]

$1 mil in 1988 was a ton back then

[@mrg6822]

yup........$2.3 mil in todays dollars according to the calculator I have.

[@loganheroux5733]

Saw Dokken at their first show since the pandemic last month. Considering Don’s health issues, the dude can still rock at 68. Obviously can’t hit the high notes anymore, but for his age he can still sing.

[@sniper1444]

Uhhhh...nice of you to say but inaccurate. He should be ashamed to accept money for singing...but, the bills keep coming and they need to be paid so...

[@brendanmckenna8719]

I have to agree. Don was good back in the 80's. Today, he is just deplorable. I can't even listen to him now. Please understand, I'm not coming down on him. People age in different ways. Don needs to hang them up.

[@daveblackburn5857]

Beast from the East is one of the greatest live albums ever!

[@saltpeter7429]

Yes indeed. Thanks for saying so. It is mind blowing to me, up there with Iron Maiden LIVE AFTER DEATH or Ozzy Rhoads tribute. I had a roommate in the 2000's who had it on cassette, he threw it in being facetious, "remember lame ass Dokken,ha ha ha?". I had liked dream warriors as a little kid, but never paid them any mind. I told my roommate he was a trendy hipster ass munch and snaked that Dokken tape as soon as I could. It holds up over the years, stellar performance.

[@daveblackburn5857]

@@saltpeter7429 hell yeah 🤘🏻

[@David-ix1uv]

He sounds like my chain smoking aunt

[@kevinkaatz883]

Don is great, glad the lunacy has been cleared up - about who caused all the problems. What is wrong with Lynch? Freaking cry baby! Whahhhhhhh! Whahhhhhhhh! Baby!

[@mmc5040]

You can replace Don with George after you listen to George’s side. It was both of them.

[@kevinkaatz883]

@@mmc5040 other people, like Producer Tom Werman, have said Don was great…….George was a jag off. And I’ve heard from others, who’ve worked with both, say the same thing. And I’m in LA, have connects in the biz……….so I’m not some dude living in Chester, WI, talking smack.

[@ronniejdio9411]

@@kevinkaatz883 don has really never said bad personal things about don and always says hey george is a great guitarist. For 20 years george couldnt do an interview wo shit talking don

[@kevinkaatz883]

@@ronniejdio9411 yup

[@dvvaughn564]

lightening strikes again is there best song imho.

[@SteveBello]

Sounds like Don's memory is not up to par. Wolfie was not born until 1991 yet he's saying Eddie had his kid around Monsters Of Rock in 1988?!

[@whataboutrob442]

Don seems so likable. Too bad he got a bad rap in the 80s from fans not really knowing the truth.

[@andreflorida573]

Ok, let's get one thing straight. Don Dokken is not a lead guitarist. He's never 'ripped' a solo in his life. He's a nice guy, good song writer, great singer, but not a lead guitarist. Please now.

[@fullinbloom]

Did you watch the Beat Club video?

[@bobowrathsovine.]

He could play basic style rock leads like Clapton/Page style but definitely nothing hard or unique about his guitar solos. If George was never in the band they may have been lucky to get half the attention they got and still get.

[@fullinbloom]

@@bobowrathsovine. Of course. No one with a brain would debate that. George is what I loved most about Dokken. The shocker to me was, Don ripping a lead to begin with. Until I saw that video, I had no idea he could even do something like that. I just thought it was cool, that's all.

[@sketchyold]

@@bobowrathsovine. LMAO. I doubt he could play like either Clapton or Page. Maybe along the lines Paul Stanley or lesser Sammy Hagar.

[@bobowrathsovine.]

@@sketchyold Hagar is no slouch.