Pictures I Like of Don Dokken or Chocolate Sockets

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Breaking the Chains!

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Who is Don Dokken?

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Don Dokken

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Don Dokken

Birth name Donald Maynard Dokken

Born June 29, 1953 (1953-06-29) (age 54)

Origin Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Genre(s) Glam metal

Hard rock

Heavy metal

Instrument(s) Vocals, Guitar

Years active 1977-Present

Label(s) Elektra/CMC

Associated acts Dokken

Website http://www.dondokken.com

Donald Maynard Dokken (born June 29, 1953) is a singer most famous for being the lead singer of the band Dokken which bears his name. He is known for his melodic vocal style which has made him an influential figure in American heavy metal. After enjoying mainstream success with Dokken, he parted ways with the band in 1988 and pursued a solo career. His solo album, Up from the Ashes, featured former Europe guitarist John Norum.

 

 

[edit] Career

Don Dokken has always had a strong interest in music. In the late 1970s, he was playing in a band called Airborn, and had the opportunity to reach a record deal in Germany. After seeing the band Xciter, and future bandmates George Lynch and Mick Brown, he knew that they would complete the band that would land the record deal. Although Lynch and Brown weren't interested in joining forces with him when he first contacted them, he went ahead to Germany. Don must have had a premonition that the three of them would end up working together, because, with the help of one of Xciter's songs, he did get the deal. He finally convinced Lynch and Brown, along with bassist Juan Croucier, to join him in Dokken soon after he received the German deal.

 

During his time in Germany, Dokken befriended German HM band Scorpions, and sang with them in rehearsals for their Blackout album whilst lead vocalist Klaus Meine was being treated for nodes on his vocal cords. Meine recovered and returned to record the album. Dokken sang background vocals on several tracks.

 

In 1983, America saw the release of the first Dokken album, Breaking the Chains, but it wasn't until their second release, Tooth and Nail, that metal fans and critics began to take notice. Don's strong, melodic vocals, coupled with Lynch's blazing guitar playing and the steady rhythm section of Brown and their new bassist, Jeff Pilson, guided Dokken to national fame as one of the biggest rock bands of the 1980s.

 

Unfortunately, things were not always well for the band. The rumors about Don and George Lynch's dislike for each other took their toll on the band. In 1988, after the Monsters of Rock Tour and a multiplatinum album, Dokken decided to go on their separate ways. Many fans saw that breakup as the end, but it turned out only to be part of the beginning.

 

After the breakup, Don Dokken released his first solo album, Up from the Ashes in 1990, which was very similar to the style of Dokken.

 

Don Dokken continued on with his own solo project in a supergroup, playing with a band made up of guitarists John Norum (of Europe fame) and Billy White, bassist Peter Baltes (of Accept fame) and drummer Mikkey Dee (of King Diamond fame and then Motörhead) and then recorded Up From The Ashes. He also spent time as a producer for the band XYZ in the early 1990s. Around late 1993, Don started to talk with Mick Brown, who had recently left Lynch Mob which was George Lynch's band. They joined up with Jeff Pilson, and started to write new songs. In 1994, they sent what they had written to George Lynch, who was impressed with the material. Together, they decided to reform and record a new Dokken album.

 

Since 1994, Dokken has released three studio albums, two live albums, a Greatest Hits album, as well as their first two DVDs. Dokken also once again lost George Lynch, gained Reb Beach, and kicked off a new era with guitarist John Norum after departure of Reb Beach. That union didn't last long as John left and was briefly replaced by Italian guitarist Alex DeGrasso until Don managed to find a permanent replacement and in 2004 Guitarist/Lawyer Jon Levin filled that position where he continues to be at Don's side in 2006.

 

According to Don, Dokken will release two albums in 2008 along with another solo album from himself.

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his voice hurts my ears.

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WHY BABY WHY

DID YOU MAKE ME LET YOU GO

AND LEAVE YOU SO LONELY

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Geoff Tate > Don Dokken.

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Fuck yeah, Metal Ed!

 

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I like this thread.

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skeet skeet skeet

 

Wait, I take that back.

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When George Lynch burst through the wall to play his guitar solo in the "Dream Warriors" video...

 

Is it Freddy Kruger? Is it Jason or Pinhead? CRASH! Nope. It's George Lynch and his guitar solo! Horror has rarely known these heights in hilarity.

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Dream Warriors video > anything else