"In My Dreams" by Dokken is a total headbanger. I wore out my cassette tape playing this song over and over when it first came out back in 1986. The guitar solos rock!!
Dokken was and remains to this today an under appreciated band. They put out some great music and had some serious talent that never really got the recognition they deserved.
George Lynch is one of the most underrated guitarists of rock. He is an incredible talent, his instrumental song "Mr. Scary" is pure fire definitely check that out.
Dokken is one of the most underrated bands of the 80’s. A few others to check out; I’m My Dreams, Alone Again, Tooth & Nail. Any of these will blow you away.
Unchain The Night The Hunter In My Dreams Slippin' Away Lightnin' Strikes Again Just for starters. George Lynch (lead guitar) also had another band called Lynch Mob. "Wicked Sensation" is the one song that was released, although the entire album is great. George Lynch is one of the most underrated guitarists of the era. (Just like Gary Richrath of REO Speedwagon) Check out the live version of REO Speedwagon "157 Riverside Ave." "Because NObody talks with their guitar the way GARY does!"
@@bishopman2308 my life has been upside down since 2009, long story. I had lost track of many of my favorites until recently discovering great channels like this one. Thank you for the heads up!
REO was one of my favorites back in the day. I saw them in concert and I was blown away by how good they sounded live. One of the best shows I ever saw/heard. Thank you for reminding me of that song.. Now I must go listen to it..
@@aziniowa that song is one of my all time favorites. I was lucky enough to see them live twice, and both shows were awesome. #1 favorite by REO is "Golden Country." Still relevant (even more so) today.
Dokken is the lead singer's last name, Don Dokken. One of the lesser known so called hair band but Don's unique voice and George Lynch's excellent guitar skills definitely stand out among their peers and George is still wildly active these days. One of the best rock/metal guitarists of his or any other era.
Alone Again by Dokken is one of my all-time fav songs. It is one of the deepest, most soulful guitar solos ever written. It is definitely in my playlist.
Dokken: "Just got lucky", "Into the fire", "In my dreams" and yes George Lynch is a guitar god. He was one of the big 3 guitarists in the L.A. music scene with Eddie Van Halen and Randy Rhoades back in the late 70s
WooHoo! You found Dokken. They had a series of good albums and a bunch of great songs. Don Dokken has a great voice and George Lynch is an amazing guitarist. They weren't a small time band though. They got picked up by Van Halen to be in their Monsters of Rock stadium tour along with Metallica and Scorpions. (it was a great concert) They even did a theme songs for Freddy Krueger's - Nightmare on Elm Street 3. - If you liked Dokken, you should also try Ratt & Tesla.
Dokken is a top 3 band for me! One of the main bands of the L.A. scene in the 80's. George Lynch is such a FANTASTIC guitarist! Yiu need to check out more for sure!
Dokken was huge in my high school years. They did the theme song to the second or third Nightmare on Elm Street movie. That song was titled Dream Warriors and it was/is a banger. I love Dokken. Lots of great tracks from them.
Dokken's first four albums were outrageously good, and they were pretty popular back in the day. Shout out to the great guitarist George Lynch and vocalist Don Dokken especially. This brings back tons of great memories! Check out "Into The Fire"!
Thanks for finally giving Dokken a listen! If you aren't completely sold on them yet, please do a reaction to "Walk Away". It's such a beautiful ballad, and it really shows off Don's vocal capabilities. Also, as someone else mentioned in the comments, please check out "I'll Never Let You Go" by Steelheart. Lastly, I highly recommend "The End of the Dream" by Evanescence (the live performance from their Synthesis tour). I think you'll love all of these songs!
If you like this song you'll love Dream Warriors,In My Dreams,Heaven Sent. Fun fact if you don't already know Dokkens Dream Warriors was featured in Nightmare On Elm Street 3:Dream Warriors. Their video for Dream Warriors features Freddy.
OMG, I have to see the video for "Dream Warriors" now! I am a HUGE "Nightmare on Elm Street" fan! Number 3 is easily the best sequel in the franchise imo.
Mick is a great drummer, Jeff an absolutely awesome bass player, George Lynch is one of the best guitar players ever, and Don Dokken was one of the best vocalists of the 80s. He can't now hit the notes in quite the same way but he was awesome in his time. They just had the misfortune of getting lumped in with a ton of other bands that came out at the same time and were tragically overlooked by a lot of people. It also hurt that Don and George could never get along.
I've been following Dokken since they began and their catalog is impressive and George Lynch the guitarist is one of the GOAT's for sure. The whole band is top notch. Although considered part of the 80's hair metal scene, Dokken had bigger things on their mind than Aqua-net.:)
So glad you reacted to this band! They are a killer band but only stayed on the edge of fame. They had several hits but people didn’t seem to realize how much better they were than many bands that were huge
One of the best bands of the eighties, so many great songs. Los Angeles in the mid eighties was like the wild west, you could get away with anything, hence the video. Record labels were arranging publicity stunts such as this on a regular basis. Dokken had a unique and instantly recognizable sound thanks to the vocal work of Don Dokken and the incredible guitar playing of George Lynch. Terribly underrated band. Still love their sound!
You can't really tell in the video, but the truck wasn't going very fast. You see everyone passing them in the street. If you want to listen to another Dokken song, listen to, Alone Again. It's a ballad and I think you guys will really like it
Back in the summer of 88, I was heading in to my senior year of highschool. That summer had the best concert I ever went to...the Monsters of Rock tour. The opener was Metallica, then Dokken, then The Scorpions, and finished with Van Halen. I will never forget how awesome that day was. For Dokken suggestions, In My Dreams and Alone Again were their biggest hits. Heaven Sent, Tooth and Nail, and Burning Like a Flame are all really cool. For guitar, Mr. Scary is incredible, but no vocals in that one.
Love it! This was always my favorite Dokken song..saw them in concert back in the 80s they opened up for Loverboy(another awesome group to explore) It was Great! Every concert I went to in the 80s (from Prince, Iron Maiden, Ozzy, Bob Seger, Kiss, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Van Halen, The Eagles, Jerry Lee Lewis, Hank Williams Jr. Chicago, Bon Jovi I could go on and on lol I can`t think of them all now but I was going to several a month for most of the 80s) had the most amazing energy! Best time to be a teen :) I don`t think anyone else has ever reacted to this song. so thank you! Keep On Rockin'
Had the honor of meeting George one time at an airport waiting for a flight. He was totally cool and unpretentious, very nice guy. More than happy to chat with me, very nice guy.
I was in a band, back in the day... We were just a cover band, having a good time. We did Dokken, Led Zep, Def Leppard, AC/DC, Van Halen, Survivor, the Eagles, etc. Occasionally we would switch instruments, I played keyboards, bass, and switched to drums for this one. Great memories! Thanks!
One thing you may not have noticed, they have straps holding all the gear down to the trailer to keep it from rocking and sliding off when the truck makes turns or stops. you can see them pretty good if you look at the wedges (monitors) the band is using to hear themselves.
You should react to "In My Dreams" and "The Hunter" from Dokken. The former is a great power ballad and the latter is a great rock song from the band. Another great power ballad from Dokken is "Alone Again".
I used to pasture surf on the back of a flatbed. The stable I worked at had horses in a pasture close to the main complex - The owner would drive the flatbed and I would bust open bales of hay and throw it over for the horses, drop buckets of grain in feeders while moving. It takes practice. You have to keep your knees unlocked like if you are on a trampoline and wanting to stop. It isn't playing a guitar, but it also isn't a smooth street and standing still. 80's headbangers appreciate Dokken.
Another amazing band and a great reaction... I grew up listening to Dokken, they were one of my older brother's favorites. They have a ton of great songs in their catalogue.
Steelheart!!! Amazing underrated hair metal band!!!! Mili's amazing vocals are just a part of why they're so good. The guitars and drums are amazing too!!!!
As a teenager I totally rocked out to Dokken.. George Lynch's guitar playing is off the chain..Seen them here in Charlotte NC.., a few years ago..They Rocked the house..Love You Guys!! Keep up the awesome job!!
Dokken is definitely one of those underrated bands of the 90's. They had some radio hits, but just didn't draw as much attention as other bands of the era.
Dokken is still going. They just played on Fremont Street in Las Vegas last month. Don Dokken is the only original member now. George Lynch made a guest appearance he was great. Don's voice is shot now.
Jordan has to listen to Molly Hatchet,-(Flirtin with Disaster). Or Thin Lizzy,-(Jailbreak). He will love them. Amber you will too. 9/11 RIP to the fallen. Gone but not forgotten.🙏 20 years feels like 20 seconds.😔🙏
To manygreat song from this band to list. "Alone Again", "Walk Away", "Tooth n Nail", "Heaven Sent", "In My Dreams", "Unchain the Night" etc.. If you want a great guitar solo, check out "Mr. Scary". Particularly the live version on the"Beast From the East" album. Love it!
I was in a band for years and we performed on the back of a moving truck several times. It's a little weird at first but as long as you keep moving at slower steady pace it's all good. A lot of fun!
I was born in a time where I caught the Mega tour of Monsters of Rock!! This one concert was ALL major rock bands consisting of: Kingdom Come, Dokken, Metallica, Van Halen and Scorpions !!!! What a show! I think I still might have my tour shirt!🎉🎉
I think this is the first time I've seen anyone react to Dokken, and that says a lot about your channel. They were our go to band in the late 80's, and their music is awesome.
I’m so glad you both loved it! This is my absolute favorite band from the ‘80s glam metal scene! If you haven’t already, you absolutely should check out either “Into the Fire” or “In My Dreams”.
Love Dokken, it's a shame they got lumped with all the hair metal bands. George Lynch is a beast on the guitar🤟 Should check out a band called Ratt, songs Lay It Down, Way Cool Jr, Back for More, Slip of the Lip, just to name a few.
I grew up in the 80s and was a huge Dokken fan. I used to watch this video all the time. What is funny though is that I never noticed Dokken's reaction to his drummer fumbling the drumstick at the 1:52 mark in the Dokken video - 4:48 in this one. A lot of my friends that were Dokken fans never noticed it until I pointed it out. :) As for the comment that they were not playing while going, I was in LA when they filmed the video. They did play as they filmed this - it was sort of like U2 when they filmed that video on the roof of the record studio. They had the police shut down the filming because the crowd was so hard to control. Back then, laws were VERY different and had more lax enforcement. The semi would do the turns VERY slowly so inertia wasn't that much. Most of the route that they took was straight though.
Some of these leaser known metal bands had some of the better music videos. Y&T doing “Summertime Girls” or Killer Dwarfs “Keep The Spirit Alive” are some other fun ones to check out.
I love Dokken. This was such a cool video when it came out on MTV. The studio version is just a little over a minute longer than the MTV video though. The MTV video leaves out where the ex-girlfriend calls Dokken to try and get him back and he almost gives in but then comes to his senses and sings "It's not LOVE!" Your next Dokken song like so many below have already suggested should be "In My DREAMS" Anyways, good reaction. Keep them coming.
I believe you have now been "Rockin' with Dokken!" 😄 Yeah, that was a saying. 🙂 A fun video/song at the tail end of the hair rock time was Give It To Me Good by Trixter...or One in a Million by them as well. Slaughter was a good band too. Mark Slaughter's voice was really good. Fly to the Angels or Up All Night were good.
Alone again, in my dreams, tooth and nail, the Hunter, bullets to spare, just got lucky, jaded heart, The Last Goodbye, Heart to Stone,dream warriors,kiss of death,burning like a flame, unchain the night, breaking the chains.....heres a few, there are so many good Dokken songs
This takes me back! Dokken was my band, back in my high school days. You should check out their video for Dream Warriors, from the Nightmare on Elm Street 3 soundtrack.
The Hunter Into the fire Breaking the chains Burning like a flame Walk away From the beginning Just a few gems from this greatly under appreciated band. How about this intro, one of the best openings riffs ever imo
The bassist of Dokken currently plays for Foreigner. His name is Jeff Pilson. But Dokken is made up of Don Dokken - vocalist (who put out a solo album under that name in 1990), George Lynch - Lead Guitar (he also had a solo career under the name Lynch Mob), and Mick Brown - Drummer.
Another great song idea, if you want a whole other side of Guns n Roses then listen to Patience. It's a beautiful love song by Axl with Slash playing acoustic guitar. Axl whistles and sings the tune. It is insanely good, but different than most of their stuff!
You don't know how happy I am right now. First songs, Breakin' the Chains, great song very silly video. Into the Fire, Just Got Lucky and In My Dreams where they play in the rain. Now this video. I was living in California when this was filmed. Those two radio stations you see their logos were the biggest hard rock/metal stations around. The call went out on the radio that Dokken was doing something crazy and to come out to the Sunset strip in Hollywood if you wanted to be part of it. They are actually playing but not the same song and they are being driven but in short segments where the road is mostly closed off. Some of their friends in other bands got to be in the video too. I was in the Marines at the time and about 80 miles away and had no car, unfortunely. Missed out on some history there. I loved Dokken back in the 80s and they were quite popular. If you took the thrash analogy of a big 4 of hair metal it would be Motley Crue, Ratt, Dokken and W.A.S.P. they were the bands that kind of hit at the right time between 80 and 82. All of these bands were harder on their first couple of albums. Motley Crue kind of issued in the glam look by everybody with the huge success of Theater of Pain. Then they dropped it on the next album but the damage was done. Little known fact for most people not really into this music. The 80s was starting in the 70s and then Punk happened. Most of the early bands that were popular in the 80s were playing the clubs and building a reputation and then suddenly no one would take their calls. They had to wait it out and reinvent themselves, mostly, to find popularity. Don Dokken trying to get this band started is quite a interesting story.
In My Dreams, Alone Again, When Heaven Comes Down, Tooth and Nail, Breaking The Chains, Into The Fire, all Dokken songs. Lot more but off the top of my head.
Dokken was a solid band, a great melodic metal act that in some ways has a Scorpians feel. They weren't just another ugh "hair" band. Don Dokken was a great vocalist and George Lynch was on par with the likes of Eddie Van Halen and Randy Rhoades. Another song you might like is Breaking the chains. I also recommend Paris is Burning which was live but on their debut Breaking the Chains, Into the fire, and Tooth & nail which happened to be a more driving heavier song. BTW AC/DC did a similar video on the back of a truck a few years earlier with it's a long way to the top if you wanna rock n roll.
"In My Dreams" by Dokken is a total headbanger. I wore out my cassette tape playing this song over and over when it first came out back in 1986. The guitar solos rock!!
I wore my tape out too. Lol. That whole album was awesome. :-)
@@GunChronicles same here! Saw them in concert with Aerosmith
YES, great song. Also, Breaking the Chains, The Hunter, Bullets to Spare, Felony, Young Girls, etc.
I can’t stop watching Seven Hunnid on CZcams 😭 His videos are dope
Paris is burning,dream warriors,breaking the chains,into the fire and tooth and nail.
Dokken was and remains to this today an under appreciated band. They put out some great music and had some serious talent that never really got the recognition they deserved.
George Lynch is one of the most underrated guitarists of rock. He is an incredible talent, his instrumental song "Mr. Scary" is pure fire definitely check that out.
Agreed,Lynch has been a hero of mine since the old MTV days👍🤘🎸🙏
George Lynch is a guitar bad ass no doubt. Mr. Scary kills!
Thank you for saying that!
@@seanlohan4384 I want to see you play guitar like your brother George.
@@seanlohan4384 he still inspires me today,any time I find a clip on CZcams about him talking techniques or gear, I'm riveted.
Dokken is one of the most underrated bands of the 80’s. A few others to check out; I’m My Dreams, Alone Again, Tooth & Nail. Any of these will blow you away.
Unchain The Night
The Hunter
In My Dreams
Slippin' Away
Lightnin' Strikes Again
Just for starters. George Lynch (lead guitar) also had another band called Lynch Mob. "Wicked Sensation" is the one song that was released, although the entire album is great.
George Lynch is one of the most underrated guitarists of the era. (Just like Gary Richrath of REO Speedwagon) Check out the live version of REO Speedwagon "157 Riverside Ave." "Because NObody talks with their guitar the way GARY does!"
George Lynch has two other bands he's been making music with...
KXM since 2013, really good songs.
The End Machine since 2018.
@@bishopman2308 my life has been upside down since 2009, long story. I had lost track of many of my favorites until recently discovering great channels like this one. Thank you for the heads up!
Rain (Lynch Mob) is one of my all time favorite songs
REO was one of my favorites back in the day.
I saw them in concert and I was blown away by how good they sounded live. One of the best shows I ever saw/heard.
Thank you for reminding me of that song.. Now I must go listen to it..
@@aziniowa that song is one of my all time favorites. I was lucky enough to see them live twice, and both shows were awesome. #1 favorite by REO is "Golden Country." Still relevant (even more so) today.
Dokken is the lead singer's last name, Don Dokken. One of the lesser known so called hair band but Don's unique voice and George Lynch's excellent guitar skills definitely stand out among their peers and George is still wildly active these days. One of the best rock/metal guitarists of his or any other era.
How cool you guys did Dokken!!
Alone again...live
Alone Again is one of the best Power ballads of the 80's, great melodies, amazing guitar solo and perfectly sung by Don Dokken, a must watch!!
Amber Alert🚨🚨🚨
Do Alone Again, she'll love it.
Yes she will. Soft enough for her, with just enough power to kick ass , and oh that guitar solo! George Lynch is very underrated!!
Alone Again by Dokken is one of my all-time fav songs. It is one of the deepest, most soulful guitar solos ever written. It is definitely in my playlist.
Amber Alert🚨🚨🚨
She will love Alone Again by Dokken.
One of my all time song intros...
Banger 🔥
Totally my ALL TIME favorite song. First one I learned on guitar and I also have the notes of the song tattooed around my arm
@@rwazny sweet!
Dokken: "Just got lucky", "Into the fire", "In my dreams" and yes George Lynch is a guitar god. He was one of the big 3 guitarists in the L.A. music scene with Eddie Van Halen and Randy Rhoades back in the late 70s
Dokken's guitarist is legit one of the top three guitarist of the seventies and eighties.
Dokken's great ballad is "Alone Again." Two of their bad ass bangers are "Heaven Sent" and "Just Got Lucky."
Please check out Queensryche-Empire for Jordan, or Silent Lucidity for Amber. Geoff Tate’s vocals are out of this world!
Been requesting this for a long time. Couldn't agree with you more!
Or anything from Operation:Mindcrime
Yessss you cannot go wrong with any queensryche! All their songs are completely amazing.
Take hold of the flame (live in Japan) really shows the amazing range of Geoff's voice
They aren't ready!
These guys had so many good songs. One of the most melodic bands ever.
Queensryche : Silent Lucidity
Autograph: Turn up the radio
Mr Big: Addicted to that Rush
Dokken rocked it in the 80’s 🤟🏽 Definitely underrated as a band!!
Night Ranger - Don't Tell Me You Love Me. Another forgotten band. Sister Christian is another good song by them.
Keep ROCKIN WITH DOKKEN! Every song is amazing, George Lynch (guitarist) is one of my favorite guitarist and why I still play!
WooHoo! You found Dokken. They had a series of good albums and a bunch of great songs. Don Dokken has a great voice and George Lynch is an amazing guitarist. They weren't a small time band though. They got picked up by Van Halen to be in their Monsters of Rock stadium tour along with Metallica and Scorpions. (it was a great concert) They even did a theme songs for Freddy Krueger's - Nightmare on Elm Street 3. - If you liked Dokken, you should also try Ratt & Tesla.
Love Ratt and Tesla. “What You Give” has to be me favorite from Tesla
Dokken was one of the bands I listened to all the time. "The Hunter" and "Heaven Seht" are great tunes. Also their ballad "Alone Again"
Do ACDC's " LONG WAY TO THE TOP"- Bon is playing the bagpipes while moving the same way !! IT'S KICKASS !!!
Who else but AC/DC can make bagpipes rock?!
🤘BAGPIPES! 🤘
@@jovibabe1974 Dropkick Murphys- I'm Shipping Up to Boston.
Yes! Just what I was going to suggest!
Snake Charmer& Goddesses of Bagpipe doing Shipping Up To Boston/Enter Sandman is a good listen.
Dokken is a top 3 band for me! One of the main bands of the L.A. scene in the 80's. George Lynch is such a FANTASTIC guitarist! Yiu need to check out more for sure!
Dokken was huge in my high school years. They did the theme song to the second or third Nightmare on Elm Street movie. That song was titled Dream Warriors and it was/is a banger. I love Dokken. Lots of great tracks from them.
Awesome memories!
You have to check out Moriah Formica's cover of Dream Warriors. She is the lead singer for PLUSH
I love that you covered Dokken! This is the music I absolutely love! I'm an 80's girl ! Graduated from high school in 86!
Dokken's first four albums were outrageously good, and they were pretty popular back in the day. Shout out to the great guitarist George Lynch and vocalist Don Dokken especially. This brings back tons of great memories! Check out "Into The Fire"!
Thanks for finally giving Dokken a listen! If you aren't completely sold on them yet, please do a reaction to "Walk Away". It's such a beautiful ballad, and it really shows off Don's vocal capabilities. Also, as someone else mentioned in the comments, please check out "I'll Never Let You Go" by Steelheart. Lastly, I highly recommend "The End of the Dream" by Evanescence (the live performance from their Synthesis tour). I think you'll love all of these songs!
Dokken was a great but, somewhat underrated band. I highly recommend you check out their songs; "Alone Again" or "Dream Warriors" both straight 🔥
I think Alone Again is my favorite
Alone again. Is up Amber's alley
Heavens Trail
Welcome to the world of Rokken with Dokken! One of the most underrated bands ever.
STEELHEART- I'll never let you go- great song- incredible high notes.
So underrated!!
They never get the recognition they deserve.
Mili's voice is tremendous and unmatched.
I've been trying to get them to listen to this and She's Gone
I am right there with you!! Been trying too!!!
I also left a comment asking for Steelheart.
I hope they get to them at some point!
I know!!!! I've been hitting up ALOT of reacters to do Steelheart!!!! It's not just Mili's amazing vocals, the rest of the band is amazing!!!
Dokken Under Lock and Key album you can listen to start to finish. Every song is good. Great band.
Listen to Dokken breaking the chains
If you like this song you'll love Dream Warriors,In My Dreams,Heaven Sent. Fun fact if you don't already know Dokkens Dream Warriors was featured in Nightmare On Elm Street 3:Dream Warriors. Their video for Dream Warriors features Freddy.
OMG, I have to see the video for "Dream Warriors" now! I am a HUGE "Nightmare on Elm Street" fan! Number 3 is easily the best sequel in the franchise imo.
@@theoneandonlyCatseye i believe it's on youtube.
Don't forget about The Hunter.
@@ronniecarter266 never i didn't want to list all of their hits because the comment would've looked like i was writing a chapter of dokkens songs
@@patrickmcgavin3441 Those were my favorite Dokken hits that's the only reason that I listed them brother.
Dokken is a great rock group! Other songs from them ...... 'In My Dreams, Alone Again, Into The Fire, Dream Warriors, Heaven Sent!!'
Mick is a great drummer, Jeff an absolutely awesome bass player, George Lynch is one of the best guitar players ever, and Don Dokken was one of the best vocalists of the 80s. He can't now hit the notes in quite the same way but he was awesome in his time. They just had the misfortune of getting lumped in with a ton of other bands that came out at the same time and were tragically overlooked by a lot of people. It also hurt that Don and George could never get along.
I completely agree. An extremely talented band with an abundance of great songs.
Did you ever notice Mick's fumbling of the drumstick and Don's reaction to it at the 1:52 mark of the Dokken video (4:48 in this one)?
I've been following Dokken since they began and their catalog is impressive and George Lynch the guitarist is one of the GOAT's for sure. The whole band is top notch. Although considered part of the 80's hair metal scene, Dokken had bigger things on their mind than Aqua-net.:)
Another underrated band you should check out is. KIX "Don't Close Your Eyes". Great band.
Absolutely!!!! Love that song!!!
Kinda partial to “Cold Blood”.
@@sloebone7399 Oh "Cold Blood" is a great choice. I also love to blast "Girl Money".
Dont close your I..E..I's !
So glad you reacted to this band! They are a killer band but only stayed on the edge of fame. They had several hits but people didn’t seem to realize how much better they were than many bands that were huge
Going to keep trying "steelheart"===I'll never let you go--amazing vocals, hair, guitar, band!!!!
YES! Everyone please like Donna's comment. :-)
I totally agree and
Slaughter : Fly to the Angels..
Definitely steelheart.
Tough choice between that and Electric Love Child.
@Donna Bost- I have been requesting "Steelheart" - I'll Never Let You Go as well. I think they would love it
They are one of the most under-rated bands ever. So good.
One of the best bands of the eighties, so many great songs. Los Angeles in the mid eighties was like the wild west, you could get away with anything, hence the video. Record labels were arranging publicity stunts such as this on a regular basis. Dokken had a unique and instantly recognizable sound thanks to the vocal work of Don Dokken and the incredible guitar playing of George Lynch. Terribly underrated band. Still love their sound!
You can't really tell in the video, but the truck wasn't going very fast. You see everyone passing them in the street. If you want to listen to another Dokken song, listen to, Alone Again. It's a ballad and I think you guys will really like it
U2 - The Streets Have No Name. Filmed on the top of a building. It stopped traffic in downtown Los Angeles. 💕
Great one! Also made me think of Sunday bloody Sunday filmed at Red Rocks Amphitheater
Also new years day rocks!
An idea they stole from the Beatles, quite frankly.
Back in the summer of 88, I was heading in to my senior year of highschool. That summer had the best concert I ever went to...the Monsters of Rock tour. The opener was Metallica, then Dokken, then The Scorpions, and finished with Van Halen. I will never forget how awesome that day was.
For Dokken suggestions, In My Dreams and Alone Again were their biggest hits. Heaven Sent, Tooth and Nail, and Burning Like a Flame are all really cool. For guitar, Mr. Scary is incredible, but no vocals in that one.
YES! Memphis Liberty Bowl was the same line up with another underrated band Kingdom Come opening! STRAIGHT FIRE!!!
ALDO NOVA: "Fantasy" "Foolin' Yourself" "Monkey On Your Back" "Ball And Chain" "It's Too Late"
Cool, another Aldo Nova fan
Yes ! Definitely! Especially Fantasy! That was an amazing song!!!
Love it! This was always my favorite Dokken song..saw them in concert back in the 80s they opened up for Loverboy(another awesome group to explore) It was Great! Every concert I went to in the 80s (from Prince, Iron Maiden, Ozzy, Bob Seger, Kiss, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Van Halen, The Eagles, Jerry Lee Lewis, Hank Williams Jr. Chicago, Bon Jovi I could go on and on lol I can`t think of them all now but I was going to several a month for most of the 80s) had the most amazing energy! Best time to be a teen :) I don`t think anyone else has ever reacted to this song. so thank you! Keep On Rockin'
Great band, features George Lynch on guitar who always appears on a list of top 100 guitar players.
Had the honor of meeting George one time at an airport waiting for a flight. He was totally cool and unpretentious, very nice guy. More than happy to chat with me, very nice guy.
I think In My Dreams would be another Dokken tune you both would enjoy. Dokken was one of my favorite bands back in my school days.
Seen these guys in ‘89 and then in 2018! Still rock!
That was back in the mid-eighties, I am old school heavy metal. But docking was the shit back in the 80s. Love you guys
I was in a band, back in the day... We were just a cover band, having a good time. We did Dokken, Led Zep, Def Leppard, AC/DC, Van Halen, Survivor, the Eagles, etc. Occasionally we would switch instruments, I played keyboards, bass, and switched to drums for this one. Great memories! Thanks!
and if you like Dokken...than you will like another underrated band, The Cult. React to their "Fire Woman" and see what you think.
Love the Cult! The whole Sonic Temple album slaps.
They did one of The Cult's back when -great band !!
I was obsessed with Dokken in the 80’s.I saw them in concert and they sounded great live.
One thing you may not have noticed, they have straps holding all the gear down to the trailer to keep it from rocking and sliding off when the truck makes turns or stops. you can see them pretty good if you look at the wedges (monitors) the band is using to hear themselves.
Yeah, they aint driving that fast.. a trot pace for people on sidewalk,
and the drum cage & gear are very secure for hanging onto
Tooth and nail is heavy and one of their best. Very under rated song. You won't regret it
You should react to "In My Dreams" and "The Hunter" from Dokken. The former is a great power ballad and the latter is a great rock song from the band. Another great power ballad from Dokken is "Alone Again".
I used to pasture surf on the back of a flatbed. The stable I worked at had horses in a pasture close to the main complex - The owner would drive the flatbed and I would bust open bales of hay and throw it over for the horses, drop buckets of grain in feeders while moving. It takes practice. You have to keep your knees unlocked like if you are on a trampoline and wanting to stop. It isn't playing a guitar, but it also isn't a smooth street and standing still.
80's headbangers appreciate Dokken.
Another amazing band and a great reaction... I grew up listening to Dokken, they were one of my older brother's favorites. They have a ton of great songs in their catalogue.
Donnie Dokken was the man back in the 80s. 'Alone Again' by Dokken is still in my playliat.
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She'll love Alone Again
80's hair band fronted by Don Dokken.
Alone Again, In My Dreams, and Into the Fire are more from them
Mr.Scary
Love Alone Again
Heaven Sent, Lynch kills the solo.
Dokken "Burnin like a flame" one of my faves
Steelheart!!! Amazing underrated hair metal band!!!! Mili's amazing vocals are just a part of why they're so good. The guitars and drums are amazing too!!!!
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As a teenager I totally rocked out to Dokken.. George Lynch's guitar playing is off the chain..Seen them here in Charlotte NC.., a few years ago..They Rocked the house..Love You Guys!! Keep up the awesome job!!
Dokken is definitely one of those underrated bands of the 90's. They had some radio hits, but just didn't draw as much attention as other bands of the era.
80's* - they disbanded in 88
Dokken is still going. They just played on Fremont Street in Las Vegas last month. Don Dokken is the only original member now. George Lynch made a guest appearance he was great. Don's voice is shot now.
One of the rare singers that sounds as good live as recordee!! Great Band!!!
Jordan has to listen to Molly Hatchet,-(Flirtin with Disaster). Or Thin Lizzy,-(Jailbreak). He will love them. Amber you will too. 9/11 RIP to the fallen. Gone but not forgotten.🙏 20 years feels like 20 seconds.😔🙏
Back in the late seventies in L.A. George Lynch ( guitar) was mentioned in the same breath as Eddie Van Halen in his early band, Xciter
To manygreat song from this band to list. "Alone Again", "Walk Away", "Tooth n Nail", "Heaven Sent", "In My Dreams", "Unchain the Night" etc.. If you want a great guitar solo, check out "Mr. Scary". Particularly the live version on the"Beast From the East" album. Love it!
I loved Dokken in the 80's, and 90's. George Lynch is still when of my all time favorite guitarists.
I was in a band for years and we performed on the back of a moving truck several times. It's a little weird at first but as long as you keep moving at slower steady pace it's all good. A lot of fun!
I was born in a time where I caught the Mega tour of Monsters of Rock!!
This one concert was ALL major rock bands consisting of:
Kingdom Come, Dokken, Metallica, Van Halen and Scorpions !!!!
What a show! I think I still might have my tour shirt!🎉🎉
Dokken is one of my favorite bands from the 80's. They have a lot of good songs. That video was done on the LA strip. A yes they were unrated
I think this is the first time I've seen anyone react to Dokken, and that says a lot about your channel. They were our go to band in the late 80's, and their music is awesome.
Have yall done Ratt, yet? Round and round....
Yes!! This would be a great introduction to Ratt.
I’m so glad you both loved it! This is my absolute favorite band from the ‘80s glam metal scene! If you haven’t already, you absolutely should check out either “Into the Fire” or “In My Dreams”.
Love Dokken, it's a shame they got lumped with all the hair metal bands. George Lynch is a beast on the guitar🤟 Should check out a band called Ratt, songs Lay It Down, Way Cool Jr, Back for More, Slip of the Lip, just to name a few.
I grew up in the 80s and was a huge Dokken fan. I used to watch this video all the time. What is funny though is that I never noticed Dokken's reaction to his drummer fumbling the drumstick at the 1:52 mark in the Dokken video - 4:48 in this one. A lot of my friends that were Dokken fans never noticed it until I pointed it out. :)
As for the comment that they were not playing while going, I was in LA when they filmed the video. They did play as they filmed this - it was sort of like U2 when they filmed that video on the roof of the record studio. They had the police shut down the filming because the crowd was so hard to control.
Back then, laws were VERY different and had more lax enforcement. The semi would do the turns VERY slowly so inertia wasn't that much. Most of the route that they took was straight though.
Some of these leaser known metal bands had some of the better music videos. Y&T doing “Summertime Girls” or Killer Dwarfs “Keep The Spirit Alive” are some other fun ones to check out.
I love Dokken. This was such a cool video when it came out on MTV. The studio version is just a little over a minute longer than the MTV video though. The MTV video leaves out where the ex-girlfriend calls Dokken to try and get him back and he almost gives in but then comes to his senses and sings "It's not LOVE!" Your next Dokken song like so many below have already suggested should be "In My DREAMS" Anyways, good reaction. Keep them coming.
Steelheart
"I'll Never Let You Go"
"She's Gone"
"Can't Stop Me Loving You"
Official vids.
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Steelheart, do it!
LA strip was rockin' in the mid-80s 😎❤️🎸End of an era
I believe you have now been "Rockin' with Dokken!" 😄 Yeah, that was a saying. 🙂
A fun video/song at the tail end of the hair rock time was Give It To Me Good by Trixter...or One in a Million by them as well. Slaughter was a good band too. Mark Slaughter's voice was really good. Fly to the Angels or Up All Night were good.
Alone again, in my dreams, tooth and nail, the Hunter, bullets to spare, just got lucky, jaded heart, The Last Goodbye, Heart to Stone,dream warriors,kiss of death,burning like a flame, unchain the night, breaking the chains.....heres a few, there are so many good Dokken songs
This takes me back! Dokken was my band, back in my high school days. You should check out their video for Dream Warriors, from the Nightmare on Elm Street 3 soundtrack.
Was gonna suggest the same song.
My favorite band from the 80s
Dokken’s “Breaking The Chains” is not only a great song, but the video is the epitome of cheesy 80s rock videos! Y’all have to watch it!
Agreed. :-)
Rawkin' with Dokken! Love them! In My Dreams, Alone Again, Tooth and Nail...'80's rockers!
I recommend. M people don't look any further. Great band great tune
Dokken is one of my favorite bands from the 80’s Glam/Hair Metal era!
The Hunter
Into the fire
Breaking the chains
Burning like a flame
Walk away
From the beginning
Just a few gems from this greatly under appreciated band. How about this intro, one of the best openings riffs ever imo
Heavens Trail.
Still Rocking with Dokken in 2022 !! George Lynch is a freaking Legendary Guitarist !!!
You should dive into Little Richard. Tutti Frutti and Long Tall Sally are bangers.
DOKKEN!!!! Heard at every party, and blaring out of every cool person's car!!
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If you're interested in hearing more from The Beach Boys, "God Only Knows" is a MUST LISTEN!
I agree!
Absolutely
One of the greatest songs ever written 🙌
The bassist of Dokken currently plays for Foreigner. His name is Jeff Pilson. But Dokken is made up of Don Dokken - vocalist (who put out a solo album under that name in 1990), George Lynch - Lead Guitar (he also had a solo career under the name Lynch Mob), and Mick Brown - Drummer.
Another great song idea, if you want a whole other side of Guns n Roses then listen to Patience. It's a beautiful love song by Axl with Slash playing acoustic guitar. Axl whistles and sings the tune. It is insanely good, but different than most of their stuff!
A little boring for a reaction video, no?
@@POWER-LINKS I don't think so. It's such a good song and shows Axl's range and Slash's skills too
I've suggest this before as well!
@@POWER-LINKS Not at all - it's great!
YESSSS. Just want more GNR in general but they'll love Patience. Amber also needs to hear November Rain because only Jay heard it.
You don't know how happy I am right now. First songs, Breakin' the Chains, great song very silly video. Into the Fire, Just Got Lucky and In My Dreams where they play in the rain.
Now this video. I was living in California when this was filmed. Those two radio stations you see their logos were the biggest hard rock/metal stations around. The call went out on the radio that Dokken was doing something crazy and to come out to the Sunset strip in Hollywood if you wanted to be part of it. They are actually playing but not the same song and they are being driven but in short segments where the road is mostly closed off. Some of their friends in other bands got to be in the video too. I was in the Marines at the time and about 80 miles away and had no car, unfortunely. Missed out on some history there.
I loved Dokken back in the 80s and they were quite popular. If you took the thrash analogy of a big 4 of hair metal it would be Motley Crue, Ratt, Dokken and W.A.S.P. they were the bands that kind of hit at the right time between 80 and 82. All of these bands were harder on their first couple of albums. Motley Crue kind of issued in the glam look by everybody with the huge success of Theater of Pain. Then they dropped it on the next album but the damage was done. Little known fact for most people not really into this music. The 80s was starting in the 70s and then Punk happened. Most of the early bands that were popular in the 80s were playing the clubs and building a reputation and then suddenly no one would take their calls. They had to wait it out and reinvent themselves, mostly, to find popularity. Don Dokken trying to get this band started is quite a interesting story.
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Eddie Van Halen “Eruption”
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In My Dreams, Alone Again, When Heaven Comes Down, Tooth and Nail, Breaking The Chains, Into The Fire, all Dokken songs. Lot more but off the top of my head.
Dokken was a solid band, a great melodic metal act that in some ways has a Scorpians feel. They weren't just another ugh "hair" band. Don Dokken was a great vocalist and George Lynch was on par with the likes of Eddie Van Halen and Randy Rhoades. Another song you might like is Breaking the chains. I also recommend Paris is Burning which was live but on their debut Breaking the Chains, Into the fire, and Tooth & nail which happened to be a more driving heavier song. BTW AC/DC did a similar video on the back of a truck a few years earlier with it's a long way to the top if you wanna rock n roll.
Dokken, the best hair band ever. They had a zillion hits and off the chain talent.