Dokken

I was a fan of Dokken in the 80's. As someone who was 18 when the big hair metal stuff hit around 1983, yeah, I was a fan of most of the popular bands of the age. I had most of their early stuff, but checked out after about album number 4. Which most other people did too (including the band), as it took eight years for another album after that. The band soldiered on with different people in and out of the group, and produced five more albums between 1995 and 2004. However, most of them I've never even heard of. That may be what led Don Dokken to this new album.

Arguably Dokken's most popular album was 1985's "Under Lock & Key". It was their most polished, most popular album, IMO. As the years went on, Dokken got away from that sound. However, after the last studio album in 2004, I read some quotes saying that they wanted to get back to the kind of music they used to play in the 80's. So an attempt was made to make an album like Dokken used to sound. (Or so I've read in the magazines). Anyway, this is that album. Does it succeed in capturing the sound of the 80's? Yeah, somewhat. Will it catapult them back to success? Nope - this kind of music doesn't sell here in the states anymore.

Still, if you're a fan of old school Dokken, it's probably worth a look into. It's not going to be the most memorable or greatest album you'll ever buy, but if you were fan of Dokken back in the day, you'll probably find something to like here.

Dokken is another of the 80's metal bands that I liked a bunch when they were new. However, as time went on, I seemed to not be into them as much, so I dumped all their CD's I used to have, and replaced them all with a Greatest Hits album. :)