Dokken "Lightning Strikes Again (Slipcase, USA, Rhino Records, R2 460028)"

Lightning Strikes Again is the tenth studio album by the American heavy metal band Dokken. It was originally scheduled for release on October 24, 2007, in Japan and on October 29 worldwide, but was postponed until 2008. The album was eventually released in the UK on April 8, 2008, and in the US on May 13. The album entered the Billboard Top 200 at No. 133, the band's best chart performance since 2004. It received some of the best reviews since the band's classic era in the 1980s. The album title comes from a track from their 1985 album Under Lock and Key. The album is also the last to feature bassist Barry Sparks and drummer Mick Brown.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Don Dokken and Jon Levin, except where noted.

1. "Standing on the Outside" 3:52
2. "Give Me a Reason" 3:50
3. "Heart to Stone" 3:56
4. "Disease" Mick Brown, Dokken 3:30
5. "How I Miss Your Smile" Dokken 4:01
6. "Oasis" 3:40
7. "Point of No Return" 4:23
8. "I Remember" Dokken 4:48
9. "Judgement Day" 4:02
10. "It Means" 4:42
11. "Release Me" 5:45
12. "This Fire" 4:42

Time:  51:30

Recording information:

Drums and guitars were recorded at The Chop Shop, Hollywood, CA.

Addtional recorded at Total Access Studios, Redondo Beach, CA.

Tim David Kelly – co-producer, engineer

Wyn Davis – engineer, mixing, mastering, keyboards on "How I Miss Your Smile"

Chris Baseford, Mike Sutherland, Mike Lesniak, Mike Sheraton – engineers

Dokken "Back For The Attack (USA, Elektra Records, 9 60735-2)"

Back for the Attack is the fourth studio album by American heavy metal band Dokken, released on November 2, 1987, through Elektra Records.

Back for the Attack was certified Gold and Platinum on January 14, 1988. The album sold about 1,5 million records worldwide.

A remastered edition featuring a bonus track was reissued in 2009 through Warner Music Japan. It is the band's best-selling album, reaching No. 13 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and remaining on that chart for 33 weeks.

Three singles also charted on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart: "Dream Warriors" reached No. 22, "Prisoner" at No. 37, and "Burning Like a Flame" at No. 20 as well as No. 72 on the Billboard Hot 100.

The single "Dream Warriors" was originally released in February 10, 1987, as the theme song for the horror film A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors.

The album title for Back for the Attack was taken from an earlier Dokken song of the same name, recorded during the sessions for Under Lock and Key (1985) and released as the B-side to "Dream Warriors". It was later included in the 2009 remastered edition of the album as a bonus track.

Barry Weber at AllMusic wrote that Back for the Attack "certainly isn't Dokken's greatest album, yet it remains a worthwhile listen". He praised the band for sounding "tighter than they ever have before", with frontman Don Dokken and guitarist George Lynch being "at the top of their game."

Canadian journalist Martin Popoff praised the album, which "offers length, variation and a sense of ambition as never before", and called it "one of those lost records brimming with bravado" but not so unique to be "one's life soundtrack". He added that the "excruciating" circumstances of its recording took their toll as the band tried to assemble "a more competent, mature, substantial record".

Paul Elliott at Classic Rock called it "arena rock with a heavy metal edge" and "an album filled with anthems", while remarking that "it was with this album that their glory days ended".

The album was ranked number 12 on Metal Rules list of the Top 50 Glam Metal Albums.

Track listing

All Credits adapted from the original LP.

1. "Kiss of Death" George Lynch, Don Dokken, Jeff Pilson 5:51
2. "Prisoner" Lynch, Pilson, Mick Brown 4:20
3. "Night by Night" Pilson, Lynch, Brown, Dokken 5:23
4. "Standing in the Shadows" Dokken, Lynch, Pilson 5:07
5. "Heaven Sent" Dokken, Lynch, Pilson 4:52
6. "Mr. Scary" (instrumental) Lynch, Pilson 4:31
7. "So Many Tears" Dokken, Lynch, Pilson 4:56
8. "Burning Like a Flame" Lynch, Pilson, Dokken, Brown 4:46
9. "Lost Behind the Wall" Lynch, Brown, Dokken, Pilson 4:19
10. "Stop Fighting Love" Pilson, Lynch, Dokken, Brown 4:52
11. "Cry of the Gypsy" Dokken, Pilson, Lynch 4:51
12. "Sleepless Night" Lynch, Brown, Pilson 4:32
13. "Dream Warriors" Lynch, Pilson 4:42

Total length: 01:02:54  

Issued in a standard jewel case with a charcoal gray tray. Includes a 3-foldout booklet with track list, credits and artworks.

Recording information:

Recorded at:

One On One Studios, North Hollywood, California, United States.

Music Grinder Studios, Hollywood, California, United States.

Total Access Recording Studios, Redondo Beach, California, United States.

Rumbo Recorders, Canoga Park, California, United States.

Can-Am Studios, Reseda, California, United States.

Mixed at Bearsville Studios.

Mastered at Masterdisk, Peekskill, New York, USA.

Remastered at Close to the Edge Mastering.

Neil Kernon – producer, engineer

Toby Wright, Matt Freeman, Eddie Ashworth, Andy Udoff, Steve Klein, Stan Katayama – assistant engineers

Steve Thompson, Michael Barbiero – mixing at Bearsville Studios, Bearsville, New York

Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk, New York

Dokken "Back For The Attack (UK, 2015 Rock Candy Records' Collector's Edition Remastered & Reloaded, Rock Candy, CANDY266)"

Back for the Attack is the fourth studio album by American heavy metal band Dokken, released on November 2, 1987, through Elektra Records.

Back for the Attack was certified Gold and Platinum on January 14, 1988. The album sold about 1,5 million records worldwide.

A remastered edition featuring a bonus track was reissued in 2009 through Warner Music Japan. It is the band's best-selling album, reaching No. 13 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and remaining on that chart for 33 weeks.

Three singles also charted on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart: "Dream Warriors" reached No. 22, "Prisoner" at No. 37, and "Burning Like a Flame" at No. 20 as well as No. 72 on the Billboard Hot 100.

The single "Dream Warriors" was originally released in February 10, 1987, as the theme song for the horror film A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors.

The album title for Back for the Attack was taken from an earlier Dokken song of the same name, recorded during the sessions for Under Lock and Key (1985) and released as the B-side to "Dream Warriors". It was later included in the 2009 remastered edition of the album as a bonus track.

Barry Weber at AllMusic wrote that Back for the Attack "certainly isn't Dokken's greatest album, yet it remains a worthwhile listen". He praised the band for sounding "tighter than they ever have before", with frontman Don Dokken and guitarist George Lynch being "at the top of their game."

Canadian journalist Martin Popoff praised the album, which "offers length, variation and a sense of ambition as never before", and called it "one of those lost records brimming with bravado" but not so unique to be "one's life soundtrack". He added that the "excruciating" circumstances of its recording took their toll as the band tried to assemble "a more competent, mature, substantial record".

Paul Elliott at Classic Rock called it "arena rock with a heavy metal edge" and "an album filled with anthems", while remarking that "it was with this album that their glory days ended".

The album was ranked number 12 on Metal Rules list of the Top 50 Glam Metal Albums.

Track listing

All Credits adapted from the original LP.

1. "Kiss of Death" George Lynch, Don Dokken, Jeff Pilson 5:51
2. "Prisoner" Lynch, Pilson, Mick Brown 4:20
3. "Night by Night" Pilson, Lynch, Brown, Dokken 5:23
4. "Standing in the Shadows" Dokken, Lynch, Pilson 5:07
5. "Heaven Sent" Dokken, Lynch, Pilson 4:52
6. "Mr. Scary" (instrumental) Lynch, Pilson 4:31
7. "So Many Tears" Dokken, Lynch, Pilson 4:56
8. "Burning Like a Flame" Lynch, Pilson, Dokken, Brown 4:46
9. "Lost Behind the Wall" Lynch, Brown, Dokken, Pilson 4:19
10. "Stop Fighting Love" Pilson, Lynch, Dokken, Brown 4:52
11. "Cry of the Gypsy" Dokken, Pilson, Lynch 4:51
12. "Sleepless Night" Lynch, Brown, Pilson 4:32
13. "Dream Warriors" Lynch, Pilson 4:42
14. "Back for the Attack" Dokken 3:51

Total length: 01:07:06  

Released as part of Rock Candy Records' Collector's Edition Remastered & Reloaded series.

Came with a 16-page full-colour booklet, 4,000-word essay, enhanced artwork and new interviews.

Track 14 previously released on the 1987 Dream Warriors EP.

Recording information:

Recorded at:

One On One Studios, North Hollywood, California, United States.

Music Grinder Studios, Hollywood, California, United States.

Total Access Recording Studios, Redondo Beach, California, United States.

Rumbo Recorders, Canoga Park, California, United States.

Can-Am Studios, Reseda, California, United States.

Mixed at Bearsville Studios.

Mastered at Masterdisk, Peekskill, New York, USA.

Remastered at Close to the Edge Mastering.

Neil Kernon – producer, engineer

Toby Wright, Matt Freeman, Eddie Ashworth, Andy Udoff, Steve Klein, Stan Katayama – assistant engineers

Steve Thompson, Michael Barbiero – mixing at Bearsville Studios, Bearsville, New York

Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk, New York

Dokken "Under Lock And Key (UK, 2014 Rock Candy Remastered & Reloaded Edition, Rock Candy Records, CANDY194)"

Under Lock and Key is the third studio album by heavy metal band Dokken, released on November 22, 1985 through Elektra Records. The album reached No. 32 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and remained on that chart for 67 weeks. Two singles also charted: "The Hunter" and "In My Dreams", both reaching No. 25 and 24 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock respectively, with "In My Dreams" at No. 77 on the Billboard Hot 100. Under Lock and Key was certified Gold on March 4, 1986 and Platinum on April 14, 1987.

The album's opener "Unchain the Night" is considered by some to be among the heaviest glam metal tracks. The song contains an acoustic intro. The guitar solo was described as "catacomb-clearing" by Revolver.

Eduardo Rivadavia in his review for AllMusic calls Under Lock and Key "quite possibly Dokken's most 'complete' album, with a little something for every type of fan", like "fist-pumping headbangers", extraordinary "bittersweet mid-paced rockers" ("Unchain the Night" and "The Hunter") and "saccharine ballads". Rivadavia recommends the album as the best introduction to new listeners of Dokken, but notes that heavy metal purists would likely prefer the band's 1984 album Tooth and Nail. Canadian journalist Martin Popoff considers the album "too weighted towards Def Leppard's fat-and-open formula rock", resulting "a bit subdued and predictable" in comparison with its predecessor. The band's glamorous look, the media exposure and George Lynch's "attempt to define the L.A. sound in his own image" do not save Under Lock and Key from sounding "like the work of a band just fed".

Tracklist:

1. Unchain the Night 05:17  
2. The Hunter 04:06  
3. In My Dreams 04:18
4. Slippin' Away 03:46  
5. Lightnin' Strikes Again 03:47   
6. It's Not Love 05:01  
7. Jaded Heart 04:13
8. Don't Lie to Me 03:38  
9. Will the Sun Rise 04:09
10. Til the Livin' End 03:56   

Time:  42:11  

Released as part of Rock Candy Records' Collector's Edition Remastered & Reloaded series.

Includes 16 page booklet, 3,500 word essay including new Don Dokken interview, enhanced artwork and rare photos.

Recording information:

Recorded at Amigo Studios, North Hollywood, CA; Le Mobile - remote truck; and Total Access Studio, Redondo Beach, CA.

Mixed at Amigo Studios, North Hollywood, CA.

Mastered at Masterdisk.

Neil Kernon, Michael Wagener – producers, engineers, mixing

Mark Wilczak – assistant engineer and mixing

Cliff Bonell, Michael Lardie – assistant engineers

Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk, New York