Doing cocaine off the blade fingers of Robert England dressed as Freddie during the making of the best Nightmare on Elm Street movie, is literally the most metal thing that's ever happened.

I met Dokken on the Dysfunctional tour. They all stayed at the hotel I was working at. I was able to get all their autographs. But when I asked Don for his, he was awesome about it. Actually seemed surprised that I wanted it and was very humble about it. Actually thanking me for asking.

@kevinkaatz883

Жыл бұрын

Cause he's a cool dude

@VirtousoForGod

Жыл бұрын

I like all the guys in Dokken and George is my favorite guitarist of all time but Don seems to be more kind and friendly. More of a people person. A true classy dude.

@empireblack2351

Жыл бұрын

Did they all give you a standing ovation afterwards? Take you BS story and go back to your Bieber site.

@ToriS61910

Жыл бұрын

LUCKY ASS IM 13 and that would be my DREAM I JUST LOST MY BREATH CUZ WHAT U SAID

@1FeistyKitty

Жыл бұрын

because he's a classy humble guy

Dokken was never false metal or poseurs. And they were never a glam band. They were a very talented heavy rock band with their own style that swayed between melodic rock/metal ie breaking the chains to just blistering straight forward metal ie tooth and nail. They had one of rocks better guitarist during that era along with dons unique voices and wrote songs that were more than just partying They started off struggling and clawed their way to the top ie the title tooth and nail. Anyone who dismisses Dokken as just another 80's glam/hair band is ignorant.

@roberthill1104

4 жыл бұрын

Well said and as the 50 somethings reflect Dokken was by far the finer taste of " 80s Metal" and I'd say at this most realize can now say with the resounding realization that Dokken was the finest band of this particular genre and moment in time.

@billyreynolds4749

4 жыл бұрын

@@roberthill1104 - Exactly!! I've been a big fan of Dokken since the beginning!! No fan of ANY genre of rock music can possibly deny the effect that Dokken has had on today's bands, or future bands! Dokken STILL rules, not as much today, BUT they still crank out kick ass rock and roll! Grunge is DEAD, and has been for quite some time.

@Qwerty-ks8dn

4 жыл бұрын

They were real poseurs... and that's a compliment?

@kevinkaatz883

4 жыл бұрын

Hands down great all Around band.

@FreeMTrider

3 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, Dokken went with management that pointed them to the next glam trend when doing photo shoots or album covers. The reality is they never dressed or looked glam the five or six times I saw them in the '80s. The only one who really did was Pilson and not to any extreme. Don would typically dress in black or denim. As Don has said, he wished they would have gone with Q-Prime who basically didn't promote a band on how they dressed or looked.

If someone were to ask me "What was 80's metal like?" I'd hand them my copy of 'Under Lock And Key'. That album is perfection. It's got everything: Amazing vocals, guitar wizardry, and catchy as fuck songs that'll be stuck in your head indefinitely. It's got everything in spades. One of my top 3 favorite albums of all time.

@LorriSanga

Жыл бұрын

What are your other 2 favourite albums Pete?

@ancogaming

Жыл бұрын

Dude... don't leave us hangin' here! What are the other two albums? We kinda need to know just because.

@GrumpyPete78

Жыл бұрын

@@LorriSanga Well, because you asked so very nicely, I'll give you my top FIVE favorite albums! However, I always say my favorite album (or movie, book, etc.) is likely one I have yet to discover. So with that said, here's my top 5: 1- Carpenters- A Song For You Weren't exactly expecting that, were you? I could listen to Karen Carpenter sing the menu of a Chinese take out restaurant. Spectacular album with a ton of beautiful songs. I believe Alice Cooper once said "If you look through any metalheads record collection, you'll probably find a Carpenters album in there" and sunuvabitch if he ain't right. And speaking of The Coop... 2- Alice Cooper -Billion Dollar Babies I think this was the best one of the original Alice Cooper Band and it's one I listen to all the time. I never get tired of it. 3- Dokken -Under Lock and Key Nuff said. 4 - Opeth - Blackwater Park I'm not a big death metal guy, but there is something about Opeth that hooks me right in. Back in 01, the two metal albums I remember hearing the most buzz about was this one and Iced Earth's Horror Show. Both I picked up and instantly loved, but Opeth to this day is one of my favorite bands and Blackwater Park was my gateway. 5- Megadeth - Countdown to Extinction A seminal moment in my adolescence was hearing Symphony of Destruction on the radio. That riff kicked me square in the nuts and I was all in after that. I had a chance to meet Dave Mustaine and told him that exact thing, which he replied "Uh, I'm sorry about that..." So that's my top five, what's yours? I'd love to know!

@GrumpyPete78

Жыл бұрын

@@ancogaming ha! Sorry to leave you dangling in the wind my friend! I sent a reply with my top albums to Lori who asked the initial question. What are your top 3 albums (or 5 for that matter)?

@seangagnonProvidenceR.I.

Жыл бұрын

Great album and Tooth and Nail n Back for the Attack . Second favorite band from the LA metal scene behind RATT 🤘

Tooth and nail is absolutely fan-fucking-tastic

@2COOLGHOULS

9 жыл бұрын

***** the album

@zerocool6583

8 жыл бұрын

+AlphaOmegaSin , I actually like Back for the Attack a tad more- but not by much. additionally, I was slightly disheartened to find that the "Back for the Attack" song wasn't on the same cd (at least in america) - but none the less- both great cds!

@ThrashIsBack100

8 жыл бұрын

+AlphaOmegaSin DUUUDE. wasn't expecting to see you here lol Tooth and nail is awesome as shit

@albinospino3089

3 жыл бұрын

The title song is easily one of the best heavy metal songs I've ever heard. Not a lot of people agree with that one. Turn on the Action is also on one of my highest spots for most underrated songs, along with Rock Bottom (UFO).

@matthewmatt5285

2 жыл бұрын

@@albinospino3089 Don't Close Your Eyes is the hidden GEM of the album,.Make NO mistake

Still love Dokken. Been a fan since '79. Used to love listening to them in my '74 Firebird on a Pioneer Super Tuner.

@trendmassacre8423

2 жыл бұрын

Did you have a mullet to go with that car?

@WhiteIkiryo-yt2it

10 ай бұрын

I am just jealous as fuck at the metal in that sentence.

@dablackwizards5312

8 ай бұрын

That's pretty metal

"Alone again" is one of my favorite rock ballads of all time.

Glad you mentioned the talent and underrated guitarist Reb Beach. His work on the Winger PULL album is just exceptional.

@seanmoloney7797

5 жыл бұрын

Reb is awesome. He was SO underappreciated in Winger, who I also love.

Love me some DOKKEN...I was blessed to be a teenager in the 80's - awesome time in music.

I love how you cover the Up from the Ashes album. So underrated!!! Great video :)

@brianquinn813

3 жыл бұрын

Great record!

@garyrunnalls7714

3 жыл бұрын

I was lucky enough to be around them at Total Access with XYZ etc and love all those times. Don is awesome, as well as John Norum and Mikki. Crash and Burn brother, great song.

Back For The Attack album was/has been highly admired by Japanese Dokken fans. I am one of them. They created invincible metal music with harmony of good melody and sharp guitar sound that no other bands can. Fortunately the friction between Don and George worked positively. What if they had kept making albums? I'm pretty sure that many fans wish so.

@robertbobbypelletreaujr2173

Жыл бұрын

I have noticed many metal bands made Live in Japan albums. In the 1980s USA Japan was everywhere from what I gathered: technology, games, music, Anime, cartoons, toys, movies, products, wrestling, Sumo, fashion, dojos..

I can't imagine how depressed a singer might become when they lose their voice.

@shack8110

4 жыл бұрын

A mansion in LA and a 7 figure checking account will fix that depression right up.

@shawnbopko858

4 жыл бұрын

In 98 he had to have a new thort to much screaming on the top of his lungs

@lepidotos

4 жыл бұрын

He's still a guitarist, so there's that.

@UnitedSoundVideo

4 жыл бұрын

Or their hair

@emilymathews7073

4 жыл бұрын

And their hot body!

When even your lawyer is a God damn guitarist, you know the band in question is metal hands down.

@spartansquid5931

4 жыл бұрын

And not just any guitarist, but one who can stand on par with the greatest in the world!

@jamescon55

3 жыл бұрын

Since WHEN did George Lynch become a LAWYER?!?!....😳🤭😆

@justinclark8867

2 жыл бұрын

@@jamescon55 Not Lynch, the person being discussed is Jon Levin.

@jamescon55

2 жыл бұрын

@@justinclark8867 Well, thanks for the clarification.. But? I thought the band and OR guitarist/person the video was about was DOKKEN and the amazing George Lynch 🤔 Since when are we talking about Tony Levin OR any of his projects/professions? Lol...And IF he WAS/IS discussed in this video? NO, I CANNOT and will NOT sit through "that video" AGAIN to see/hear the Tony Levin comparison/discussion 😬. I mean, DOKKEN'S "Kiss of Death song is a preliminary early song about the AIDS epidemic in that era?" 🤨 And "Under Lock and Key IS the BEST darn DOKKEN album EVER, BUY IT!" 🧐 ALL "that", along WITH THAT dude's obnoxious, some kind of "wrestling anouncer audio voice" hollering throughout the whole deal? 🤨😒🙄 Personally? I think the guy is just a loudmouth idiot.....🥱

I love any one who praises Dokken

@ladyoldsoul763

7 жыл бұрын

***** indeed they do

@rozzie101

7 жыл бұрын

Dokken. A great band, with the original line up that is.... Breaking the Chains.

@ladyoldsoul763

7 жыл бұрын

ROKKEN WITH DOKKEN

@ladyoldsoul763

7 жыл бұрын

When some nights you are Lonely you just call out my name...

@ladyoldsoul763

7 жыл бұрын

When Love finds a Fool

I don't comment much on KZread. I just had to chime in and give you credit where credit is due. I graduated high school in 1988 and Dokken was "my band". Many an insane party was had with numerous Dokken CDs being played front to back. I was also a very serious musician back then. You appear to be in your 20's, and thus roughly half my age. I'm a fairly critical and argumentative person, and I can't believe I agreed with everything you said. It was a very pleasant and refreshing experience. First off, I want to congratulate you on your taste in music. Grunge DID really suck for the dark and depressing reasons you expressed, and it feels really good to hear a YOUNG person come out and declare it so loudly and articulately. As such, congratulations on being so toungue-twistingly eloquent. That's not easy to do, and I appreciate it. I gotta mention you have some of the funniest and verbose uses of profanity I've ever heard! Hilarious! I even learned a few things (which I wasn't expecting, as that generally seems to happen so rarely these days) so congratulations on your stellar knowledge as well. Finally and most importantly, congratulations on making a such a entertaining and high-value video. Godspeed, bro!

@AviationAce

5 жыл бұрын

What he said.

@LORDERIK13

5 жыл бұрын

HES 32!

@andyb1653

5 жыл бұрын

@Cult Mechanicus Now THAT'S funny. OP claims to be a critical and argumentative man, but YOU'RE the one running your mouth, fucking classic

@drst2083

5 жыл бұрын

LORDERIK13 i thought he was born in 84’

@TheHSIHP

5 жыл бұрын

I like metal and grunge. It's possible.

I was a Dokken Heavy Metal Band lover in my teens! Now in my fifties - I still Listen to them and miss them like WASP or RATT!! THANKS GUYS!

This was my favorite band.All my friends liked Motley Crue, Ratt, Twisted Sister, Quiet Riot, etc, but Dokken are my boys.From Breaking The Chains to Beast From the East, was very good metal music.Even the songs that didn,t have videos or radio airplay, were solid tight, tunes.I wore the T shirts, had a couple of posters, and saw them 3 times, twice as opening act, and the 3rd time in Philly,1987 as the headliner.

@falcosparverius100

4 жыл бұрын

Saw them open for Priest ....great concert !!!

@ALLMETAL1970

2 жыл бұрын

Ratt is one of my personal favourites

@djlehara

2 жыл бұрын

Im right with you on this one....1. Van Halen 2. Dokken 3. Bullet Boys.......I graduated in 86.

Grunge, the only genre in music history to last LESS than 5 years.

@Jordan-Ramses

5 жыл бұрын

One Alice N Chains song is better than everything Dokken or all the hair metal bands ever did.

@electriceyeswatching4415

5 жыл бұрын

@Gorilla Of Destiny I for one am glad both hair metal and grunge was replaced by pop divas singing to music created in computers by a commitee, instead of musicians playing actual fucking instruments. Though it it good to see the people still arguing about how the music they listened to in high school was the best.

@preachercaine

5 жыл бұрын

Grunge was a media term which did not fit any of the bands who were supposedly part of it. That became obvious and the term died whilst the bands continued long after

@TheHSIHP

5 жыл бұрын

@@Jordan-Ramses so true. Dokken is awful.

@SefniAsheforr

5 жыл бұрын

@@Jordan-Ramses Lol! Good one! Oh.... you're not joking? Dude, too much pretentiousness is never good for anyone man.

Dokken was f**king awesome. Grew up in the 80's listening to them.

It took eons, but I finally got to meet George Lynch back in 2012, and he genuinely surprised me. I expected him to ignore the guys, and focus his attention on skirt chasing after the show, but it was the guys who held his attention by bringing up gear. He will talk your fucking ear off about gear.

@rickchyczewski576

7 ай бұрын

That makes sense. He had to be in his 40s then and chasing skirt, to most at that age is a been there done that kind of thing. Unless you are single./

Mick Brown seems to flip flop on his opinion of Don based on who he's sitting next to in the interview.

@fortj3

6 жыл бұрын

It's called a fair weather friend.

@wolfgangtrubshaw5549

6 жыл бұрын

In fact: It's called a drummer.

@fortj3

6 жыл бұрын

Good point. It could also be alcohol.

@amyreaves277

5 жыл бұрын

2 face mick wild how he dose this he never around when George an don are in room ,,,lol

@AxelLaw

5 жыл бұрын

Mick Brown always comes across as overbearing to me, and as someone here put it, a fair weather friend.

I would love to see Razorfist do a series on metal failures. Bands who start off strong but spiral into collapse and mediocrity.

@TELMEman

9 жыл бұрын

AmericanPoliceState Ever seen his Darkthrone Mythos?

@michaelkeha

8 жыл бұрын

Metalica is one I would love for him to just tear a new one also of course he just did the Iron Maiden mythos.

@Sigmundfruit

8 жыл бұрын

+Azzalack he cant do Manowar, they are absolute copyright nazis

@Zivon96

6 жыл бұрын

grahurhurgunsnroses sorry, had to hack up some hacks

@kingofdragontown9680

5 жыл бұрын

Guns N' Roses Mythos

I was a massive Dokken fan in the 80's and still like them. You did a kick ass job on this episode.

My god, your reviews are always brilliant. The way you intercut rare interviews, old clips, obscure songs. Thank you so much for putting all of these together.

Id definitely watch a Motley Crue Mythos... The stories from album to album would def make for an interesting watch .

@samuelwetz8378

7 жыл бұрын

I would watch that

@TheRealCaptainFreedom

7 жыл бұрын

Joe Manzella I'd skip ahead to Tommy Lee honking a boat horn with his dick because that shit was too funny.

@omnisodium9869

7 жыл бұрын

Looks That Kill is a direct rip off of Breaking the Chains Motley Crue are a club band, who, like GNR and Van Halen, never should've gathered any fame outside of the local LA music scene. Dokken could be a bit corny but Don's voice is fucking incredible, and George Lynch as a guitarist, is only bested by guitarists with jazz and classical backgrounds. (Steve Vai or Randy Rhoads are two good examples.)

@jlkbbk2003

7 жыл бұрын

Not even CLOSE. And I play

@ceecirice9628

7 жыл бұрын

Nah Van Halen is pretty cool. I enjoy both incarnations of the band DVL and Hagar. Motley Crue has two good albums and Dr. Feelgood is listenable. I agree about GNR though.

I have always said, Glam is an image I can't hear from a Radio. I all I hear is METAL!

I know this is an unpopular opinion, but I really like hair metal

@M1tjakaramazov

2 жыл бұрын

Hair metal fucking rules...

@ALLMETAL1970

Жыл бұрын

Fun fact, so did Alice in chains and Pantera in the 80s. No seriously, they played glam in the 80s.

@doodlebob3758

Жыл бұрын

Rock Bands should be better than me. Not dressing like me, not sounding like me, not behaving like me. They should be gods to worship.

@mikemaj8467

Жыл бұрын

Why define as "hair". This label needs to be lost.

@pfleming20

Жыл бұрын

We gotta get rid of the term "hair metal" .... I'm sure it's too late but I always preferred "Aluminum" for a lighter metal .... 🤷‍♂️

HEAVY METAL is HEAVY METAL no bones about it...we need a REVIVAL.

@shack8110

4 жыл бұрын

If someone would just cover Alone Again now, it would blow these pop tarts off the internet.

@Comstar_Accountant

3 жыл бұрын

Check out the channel NWOTHW full albums lot of great stuff on there from the present as well as from the past with new offerings, but sadly some sound great but lack good vocals to carry them, still check it out you might be surprised

@andrewconrad2859

3 жыл бұрын

Only about 6 or 7 episodes into these. I know Razorfist from all his other KZread stuff and I'm digging all of these. Are there bands he despises that may surprise someone new to this series? I've gathered so far that he despises Metallica and is not too fond of AC/DC. That's about all I've been able to tell so far.

Up From The Ashes is an amazing piece of work!

Freddy Krueger chopping up cocaine with his claw hand on a Dokken video shoot, lol '80s.

As influential as George was on me when I first picked up the electric guitar in the mid-80's... spend five minutes with him and you'll realize he isn't the sharpest tool in the shed. He even comes across as a complete prick in these clips. How could Don have "stolen" music from Mick and George when all those songs existed before either of them was even in the band?

@rickchyczewski576

7 ай бұрын

George is just not a personable guy. He may even be part introvert. Don is the opposite. But yeah, he comes across as a prick as many that have that personality do. I promise you he probably is not, most of the time. Its just the way he is.

I have never even given Dokken a thought, much less room in my music collection. You have changed that opinion today. Thank you, sir.

Rokken with Dokken!

@TheRealCaptainFreedom

7 жыл бұрын

Venus Spa Rock out with yer Dok out.

@WatchVenusSpa

6 жыл бұрын

NO PAIN, NO GAIN!

This guy, right here, is great. I mean Dokken is too, but Razor, man, you can tell he really knows his stuff and has done the research and knows what he's talking about. I am so tired of all these faker metal websites and personalities who barely even listen to the goddamn albums they talk about. But this guy, this guy is just great. It's just fantastic and you can tell he is really passionate and informed about what he says. I cannot tell you how much respect you gained in my eyes when you did the Metal Mythos about Stryper, Stryper never gets enough love and you just killed it on why they are true metal warriors and such, and why metal can have a positive message while still being metal as h... heck. You are awesome and one of the great ones and everyone else can suck it!

Your stand-up....er, I mean, sit-down is absolutely incredible, YOU SHOULD TOUR!

So glad I found this channel, turned me onto so many bands I was missing out on! Cheers

I remember all this stuff when it was happening. Great break down... Heaven Sent greatest guitar lead George ever played.

Under lock and key is my all time favorite album, I've been listening to this band before I could walk, my mom would put the discs in and play dokken with the speakers on full blast

@imanewtype

8 жыл бұрын

fuck, and my mom would take mine out to play Milli fucking Vanilli, those lip singing muthaf**KERZ

@nge400

5 жыл бұрын

^ Mom Hall of Fame Nominee ^

@ALLMETAL1970

3 жыл бұрын

@@imanewtype girl you know its true, ooh ooh oooooohhh. THEY SCAMMED YOU

@imanewtype

3 жыл бұрын

@@ALLMETAL1970 longest 4 hour road trip of my childhood. Eventually, the Sony Walkman saved the day running on just 2 AA batteries. I still have a tape deck though I don't have any of my Dokken cassettes. I do have a few Dokken records on vinyl to play on my 1200's. Glad most of it can be downloaded via iTunes to avoid recording and converting to digital format for listening. : P

@ALLMETAL1970

3 жыл бұрын

@@imanewtype rokken with dokken instead of listening to those 2 is a far better choice.

You're reviews are awesome! SO glad you went on Crowder's show so I could introduce myself to your EXCELLENT videos! Well done!

This is the most comprehensive, enthusiastic profile of the Great DOKKEN I’ve ever seen!!! Holy shit that was good! A lot of great points and insights into the band.

Whelp, I'm now a Dokken fan. Thanks Razorfist

@Dr.Rankinstein

6 жыл бұрын

bro me too

@krishenjalali3266

5 жыл бұрын

Add me to that list -- Razor also got me fully invested in black metal.

@jakefoxx7978

5 жыл бұрын

Please tell me I'm not the only one who occasionally pronounces it like "Dohkken" Instead of "Dawkken" Regardless they're an incredible band and Breaking The Chains never gets old

@CountessKE

4 жыл бұрын

How old are you? Where have you been? Your parents should be held accountable... Lols! Hails, Razorfist spreading the gospel.

@michaelseay9783

2 жыл бұрын

Congratulations 👍

I love love love love LOVE Dokken!! Phenomenal musicians, great writing, insane sound, just about everything I could ever want in a metal band. Up From the Ashes rules also.

@RanterInShades

9 жыл бұрын

Also since you mentioned them and since they happen to be another one of my all time favorite bands (whose shirt I am currently wearing), what do you think of Firehouse?

@2COOLGHOULS

9 жыл бұрын

RanterInShades Yes Dokken was indeed great a lot better than given credit for

@robertoswald903

5 жыл бұрын

I 1,000% agree

this is the best Channel I think I've ever seen in my life I'm an old-school hip-hop head born in 75 my father was a lead guitarist for Hyde and he move to Detroit from Indiana in 76 to play but I took another route... I love the history and culture you share. being a white hip hop head dude from the hood I had a good friend that was black but was a hardcore Headbangers LOL. that was my link to rock and Metal and I love coming across your Channel seeing your passion your Artistry and hearing all the history of the groups that I've known of but didn't get into it's nice to retrace the lineage with your guidance peace and blessings Rock on!!!

Whilst Under Lock and Key is my favourite ‘Dokken’ album, Up from the Ashes is the best thing Don Dokken ever did. A FANTASTIC album in every way.

@FinalBaton

4 жыл бұрын

Know what, I'm giving Up From The Ashes a spin for the first time right now, and I'm floored at how good (and consistent) it is. Wow! a superb jewel of melodic metal

@holydiver73

4 жыл бұрын

FinalBaton the best Dokken album that was never a Dokken album by the best Dokken line up was never a Dokken line up. Sad that these guys never did more together.

I graduated High School in 1984 so you could say I grew up on Dokken, Their best album ( By Far) was Tooth & Nail ( If only they would have spent some money on the Production side of that album) but the set of songs were the best set of songs Dokken ever produced for an Album. Don't Close Your Eyes" is awesome. Then they went all " Top40" with Under Lock & Key and it went downhill from there fast, although Back For The Attack had some cool stuff on it, and it held the best riff George Lynch ever wrote in " Kiss Of Death". But, you also have to remember, back then, if you were in a band and you had hair longer than your shoulders, you were considered Metal ( Or at least hard rock) no matter what you played. Bands like Autograph were lumped in with Ronnie James Dio and Black Sabbath

@JH-ji6cj

5 жыл бұрын

Speaking the truth!

@thomascaffrey5572

5 жыл бұрын

Did people actually wear Autograph T-shirts back then? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂Autograph 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣Autograph 🤣🤣🤣🤣😃🤣🤣🤣just wondering? Girls in fast cars cruising down the boulevard 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣!!!!

@stanleystriker7065

5 жыл бұрын

@@thomascaffrey5572 People even wore ..... Winger shirts back then... lol How embarrassing. 😎

@majesstic777

4 жыл бұрын

@Dafyd Maddz im American and I appreciate winger for all the reasons u mentioned so...thats kind of a fucked up thing to say...we're not all bad lol...but yes your point i take is the previous commenter is a douche...where he's from though has nothing to do with it lol

This is really great - informative and hilarious. I had to rewind because I was laughing so hard on some parts! I was already a Dokken fan but now I really have a new appreciation. Excellent!

Well done. what a great video and tribute to Dokken. I grew up on these dudes in the 80s and you are right they didn’t get the respect they deserve. Thank you so much.

I can't believe I've only just discovered Dokken, up there with there with the best of them for sure

Dokken--one of my favorite bands ever. I have yet to come across an official documentary for them, so this is definitely the next best thing. A really great watch. Thanks for making this, and praising them! I feel like they don't get enough credit in the rock world.

Dam You're Good!! Loved every bit of this !!!Don't think anyone has ever put it quite like this!Keep Raging on

Woah. I just stumbled upon this looking for a Dokken documentary and holy SHIT, you are SO well spoken. It literally made me stop and pause. I'm only a minute in and I'm heckin' excited. Sorry that I'm 5 years late to the party!

I don't even listen to Metal but I really like these videos, for some reason. Thanks for uploading, Razor.

It's a shame that Up From The Ashes didn't do as good as the others (could be wrong). It's one of my favorite albums along with Back for the Attack

Dokken is so metal their lawyer is hella metal

Almost 7 years and still this is a great video...see you from Costa Rica.

Well all I can say is I was young in the 80s different world lots of freedom lots of happiness and there is no way we could have had more fun living and listening to bands like Dokken

George Lynch was a wild guitar animal. Still, you made a good point about him not ever complimenting Don. Grunge took care of itself with some help from central Asia #heroin

@MrKennyWilliams

7 жыл бұрын

FarFromEquilibrium Well, that and a Browning Arm 20 gauge

@dankk2754

7 жыл бұрын

FarFromEquilibrium lol

@dankk2754

7 жыл бұрын

MrKennyWilliams LOL

@metalfansavarani

4 жыл бұрын

FarFromEquilibrium Maybe should you read the book bang your head the rise and fall of heavy metal and you would understand why Don was an ahole to George lynch and the real reason why their and fail apart and I bet you did not know it was don ended the band and he said to George if you are lucky You would be hired in my new band and also said to him you are an ahole I don’t give a fuck what happens to you.

@kdash2657

2 жыл бұрын

@@metalfansavarani Source that or you're just full of shit. As far as I can see, Lynch is the one with a chip on his shoulder, not Don.

I'm 100 percent with you on Under Lock and Key. I remember spending time consuming and dissecting that album with my other musician friends. I still consider it Top 10 all-time metal albums.

Just got into Dokken and so happy to find you've done a vid on them. Thanks for all the amazing work. Your writing is fantastic

Thanks for using my Shadowlife review in this video! Very cool! Agreed 100%

To be honest, two of the biggest bands in grunge, Soundgarden and Alice in Chains, still rocked very metal vocalists in Layne Staley, who along with Jerry Cantrell, produced some very metal melodies, and Chris Cornell, who, much like Mother Love Bone, would have sounded at home belting power ballads, all of which I always found ironic.

@TheRangePlace

9 жыл бұрын

LiquidDIO Chris Cornell was a freaking metal vocalist back in his prime. Listen to 'Louder Than Love' or 'Badmotorfinger' and try to deny that. Same applies to Layne, agreed. 'Facelift' is heavy as hell, love that album. Edit: or the freaking doom-fest demo version of "Beyond the Wheel"! That's so heavy it hurts.

@LiquidDIO

9 жыл бұрын

Totally agreed, heck, even Rusty Cage and Outshined could have easily made kickass power metal songs.

@1shoryuken

9 жыл бұрын

The Range Place You can put Chris Cornell in any band and it will sound amazing.

@TheRangePlace

9 жыл бұрын

1shoryuken Yep. Forever one of the greatest.

@mondola

8 жыл бұрын

+The Range Place Far Beyond the Wheel contains one of the greatest vocal performances in any rock/metal song. Chris Cornell was an absolute beast in his prime.

Thanks for another awesome Metal Mythos, Razorfist.

@NoxintheBox

9 жыл бұрын

On a side note: Refusing to follow the mindless MTV sheep and instead screaming at the top of my lungs that Nirvana was/is trash. During the 90's, that opinion, got me in many fist fights in highschool. lol

And it's nice to hear someone give credit to Don, for a change, and for being the great singer songwriter he was.

Oh lord, back in the 80's I was a huge Dokken fan. I was hooked when Tooth and Nail came out and played the fuck outta that album. Breakin the Chains was ok but the later albums just smoked. Under Lock and Key was another awesome album, oh hell they all were. I absolutely loved Back for the Attack, kudos for mentioning Kiss of Death... Jesus there was nothing wrong with this music. PS When I saw them live I thought they BLEW Aerosmith off their own goddamn stage.

Don Dokken Up From The Ashes is incredible. I'm sorry I wasn't aware of it all these years.

@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812

8 ай бұрын

I love The Hunger from that album.

@Neon-Puritan

5 ай бұрын

My thoughts exactly.

There's quite a bit of Klaus Meine in Don Dokken's voice too.

@readmore4178

4 жыл бұрын

A bit?

@tonymarinelli7304

4 жыл бұрын

When klaus had vocal polyps removes Don filled in for several months

@SeanFlygon

3 жыл бұрын

Don actually helped sing vocals on the Blackout album while Klaus' vocals were healing at one point during its production

@freezysyahz

3 жыл бұрын

@@SeanFlygon Yep.

Here i am watching this video 4 years later in 2020 and Dokken is getting reunited and yet making another album. Still the greatest rock band to ever exist.

Awesome. Just found this. Thank you for making such an I’m depth and enlightening video about one of the best Metal bands eva! 🤘🏻

God bless you Razorfist As always a great video

Accept fucking rocks and is horrendously underrated. Looking forward to that one.

Amazing video dude. So many bits and drama stuff from the band I was searching for. Gonna revisit their 90s and 2000’s stuff.

This has to be the best video on youtube. I think ive watched it at least a dozen times.

Only just bought "Up from the Ashes" recently, after not paying it any attention to it due to it being a solo Don Dokken record. What a fucking great album it is!! Great retrospective Razor.

I love this dude he says it as he sees it and has no desire to apologize. Keep it up Razor

Lots of great stuff in here! Nice work! Dokken rules.

Been a Dokken fan since high school. Great video on them. My absolute favorite 80's metal band.

Came back to watch this again after marking out when I heard "Into the Fire" used as the NWA Power theme song. Odd, but also awesome, that Billy Corgan picked a Dokken song to open his show.

50.05 - your response had me in tears 😂🤘🏼 what a great dokkenumentary 👌🏼👌🏼

Nice work putting this video together ❤

Great video mythos about one of my top five favorite metal bands. Keep up the great mythos content.

Dokken was and is one of the greatest band of all time! Under Lock and key is a Masterpiece.

You know thanks for doing this I rarely went pass the first 3 albums but after seeing this there is a ton of great stuff after

Holy shit. What an epic video of one of my favorite bands. Great work.

You articulate better than anyone I've ever seen... great job!

Having older sisters and no brothers I got to hear all of the 'hair metal' bands during the 80's and I don't regret it one bit. My youngest sis had all of Dokken's albums and their VHS tape. I was too young to 'indulge' in 80's but still got to hear the soundtrack of good times. Today everyone takes shit way too seriously and it's hard to truly have a good time without encountering our modern police state so I envy anyone that knew what partying and fun was during the 80's. Grunge happened by the time I was in high school but it's still better than today's lifeless music.

@oz_jones

2 жыл бұрын

Luckily there is still great stuff coming out, especially in the NWOTHM sphere

Back for the Attack has some of the best tones and solos ever recorded.

@Scottocaster6668

4 жыл бұрын

"Cry of the Gypsy" solo.. 😨👍

@theguitarzone767

Жыл бұрын

@@Scottocaster6668 Burning like a flame end solo as it fades out...

Great overview, man! Although I'm still a "Tooth And Nail" top ranker, this was a totally entertaining and informative video - thanks for putting it together!

Wow dude. I freakin' loved this. So much good stuff in here. Love your work. Subscribed.

Dude that made this, Well Done, Sir

17:50 To be fair, M.O.D. did put out a song about AIDS the same year as Dokken's Kiss of Death, but M.O.D. were kind of a comedic band, so Dokken may have been the first serious band to write a metal song about it.

@nickkozanas1147

5 жыл бұрын

Anal inflicted death sentence lol

@adamfrost8417

5 жыл бұрын

Hahaha - I was going to comment the same thing.

I can't thank you enough for the Trip back through time on a journey with the ultimate 80's metal band ... "Dokken" !!! Awesome !!!

Love your vids bro. Keep ‘‘em coming!

Oh Dokken, that band I so miss. A under-rated band, and a GREAT band with the original line up.

Please do a updated metal Mythos about Dokken. And Thanks for all the work you do with these episodes.

Bro your intro is killer. Much Respect on the rant. Totally on point!!!

Your Videos are Legit Brother ....Great work man

Hey I do have to say I'm proud to say that I am a DOKKEN fan!!!🤘🏻

Thanks to this I discovered up from the ashes

This video was an extraordinary gift. Dokken was the band that turned me on not only to metal, but to music itself. "Under Lock and Key" was the first cassette I ever purchased (with paper route earnings!) in 1986, when I was a lad of 13. I was moderately stunned to hear you proclaim your adoration for "Will the Sun Rise"; until today, I'm the only person I've ever heard express that sentiment. Lynch's work in that piece still gives me goosebumps, to this day. With all the bands I'd subsequently fall in love with over the next three decades, Dokken has remained in my day-to-day playlist, and for good reason. The reason why this video was such a gift, though, is that I never realized that the full lineup released *two more albums* after Beast From the East. As I type this, "Dysfunctional" is downloading to my phone; "Shadowlife" will be next (no matter how bad it is!). I was devastated when my favorite band broke up just as I'd started high school, and until now, had never known that they'd issued any more music. As I've entered that age where I've become particularly nostalgic for things from my childhood, the opportunity to hear, for the first time, music from one of my favorite bands that I thought was gone forever... Man. What a treat. Thanks so much for this.

this was brilliant, you crack me up man