George Lynch: Reflecting on his time in DOKKEN! 

I am 46 and listen at least once a day

I am 37 and my dokken t shirt may as well have been a tattoo. Never took that sucka off. Play dokken all the time

Anyone going to top "all the time" ?

I'm 29, and Dokken is listened to daily! ✊🏼

George created his very own sound, and as a drummer, he is still on of my fav musicians

Also, of you saw George and Chris Broderick together, you could def see that George was not a very technical musician, but more of a self taught "feel" player...much like Michael Schenker

@@davebasch5995 I would say he ," borrowed" heavily from Eddie

I love Dokken but fans and taste don’t change. The marketing changes and the fans in general take what’s marketed to them. Why do you think we are still stuck with Rap? It should have gone away years ago but they just keep marketing it

Totally agree. Those 3 albums. They were probably my favorite band from 85-89. Was lucky to see them open for AC/DC in Germany in 88.

Don't forget the first record. Paris is burning is CLASSIC Dokken.

Yet they had the reputation as a poor live band, or their sound was tinny and washed out.

@@mattgahimer3130 BREAKIN THE CHAINS!!! Catchiest guitar solo ever! Maybe 2nd after home sweet home.

​@@mattgahimer3130I agree. Breaking The Chains is a phenomenal album. I listen to it just as much as the three albums that came out after.

WAYY BETTER THAN LYNCH MOB!!!!

so humble

Scott Weiland is buried treasure.

Yep. What a legacy. Super unique player and what a feel!! Jeff Pilson as well…what a musician! Great inspiration in my youth as a learning musician. I eventually became a jazz pianist, but I like to think I kept a little bit of “mr scary” in my vibe as I grew! Thanks George!!!

A number of issues came into play for their "primetime" breakup.....however, I think alot had to do w/ Don's swelling head & his manager after the Back for the Attack album

Don wanted the loot for himself after George and Jeff built the band up from scratch. He was a major dick.

@@King5150Ed Bingo.

Agreed. As a group they were great... when they split up they were mediocre. They are all extremely talented but together they were better than they were individually.

@@jvgriego loved dokken but I thought first two lynch mob records kicked ass all over dokken and anything Don ever did on his own. Lynch came out the most successful out of all them. But he’s got a great work ethic and doesn’t quit for anything.

If you havent, try different necks. I have arthritis too. I got a PRS and the neck is so smooth it feels great on my fingers. Just a suggestion, good luck!

Not live. All studio dubbed.

​@A M then why were there recoding trucks at the gig???

Lighting fingers of magic heavy metal

@@am3986 live with studio overdubs.

@@am3986 Correct, most lives are re -done in a studio, even blending songs such as the Ozzy RR Tribute album. To this day I suspect the GnR live has crowd overdubs added which really cheapens the tracks.

Jaded Heart, and Slipping Away are 2 songs that George really shines on. amazing solos

Wicked Sensation is one of those master piece records! It’s incredible!!

💯it’s a masterpiece

Agree but I would add that "The Brotherhood" is right there with Wicked Sensation IMO. Ridiculously good.

@@swellhunter8605 I have the CD.

GEORGE LYNCH IS HOW THEY NEVER GOT BIGGER>>>HIS EGO KILLED THAT GROUP>>>HE THOUGHT HE WAS THE LEADER DESPITE THE NAME OF THE BAND BEING DOKKEN(that why he left and made Lynchmob....EVER HEARD OF THEIR SONGS>>>UNLESS YOU WERE A METAL HEAD THEN THE ANSWER IS NO!!!!!!

He is as great as Van Halen or Randy Rhoads etc i am so sad how Blackmore treated him and Eddie , as they walked in to meet him one day in an LA restaurant and management introduced them to Blackmore who was so rude to Poor George Lynch that he made George cry anyway George and Eddie Van Halen got their own back as they became bigger than Deep Purple in the 80s

@@christineayres7199Blackmore is not a very nice person from what I’ve heard just like Neal schon but Blackmore is a better guitar player than all of them

@@AlexRodriguez-hl1vu Blackmore is a legend, better is subjective, but George is definitely the more accomplished guitar player.

I know I’ve heard that Blackmore was not very nice but he is my all time favorite guitar player and Eddie I think is great just like Randy Rhodes I like lynch but he’s not my favorite but I know he’s great but I like rainbow in the early days just as I liked deep purple in the early days just didn’t care for the music dokken was playing some songs I liked but not that many i wish Blackmore didn’t have that reputation of not being nice just like Neal schon I think Neal is a great guitar player but he has a bad attitude I think he likes the bad press keeps journey in the news and he makes so much money by doing so many tours Neal is lucky that arnel is still with them but don’t get me wrong Lynch is a great guitar player just don’t care for his material

@@machupikachu1085 Blackmore is a better guitar player I think the best stuff was his early days with deep purple and I love the early rainbow stuff as far as lynch he great I’m just not a fan of his material but I think he’s great but I like Blackmore stuff better

It was his personality that limited how high they could go. He was just a total douche to deal with. Even just having a casual conversation with him would cause people be annoyed with him.

lol...funny comment...BTW, totally wrong

Don really didnt have much of a voice

I agree 💯!

Don's first solo record was a monster with John Norum as well.

@@thorpenator9148 I have Don Dokken's first solo album and I loved every song on that record. I also have several of John Norum's solo records and they rocked!.

@@ryanday633 It was a monster album. It's been a while since I played it. Need to revisit. Great stuff.

I envy you I would have loved to meet all of them and hang with them great story

David Gilmour

@@BigErnieBrown exactly!!! Dave is Lord of the Strings....

@@TylerDurden-oy2hm Old habits Die Hard. P.s. You were great in Fight Club

@@BigErnieBrown DAVID SHIT IS SHIT , WHAT THE FUCK YOU NAME IT , IS A MUMMY

Someone here commented that show was dubbed in a studio 🤔. I bought that album in 92 and was memorized lynch could solo like that

I am a huge fan of the second lynch mob album a very great great album and Robert Mason is a great singer love when the darkness calls

I agree. The Secret is an amazing song too

The secret is a great song

I like that album. I vote for Tangled in the Web for best song on there. But, I don’t think it’s in the same realm as Wicked Sensation. I always felt that the second album felt rushed. There’s a lot of repetition in the songs like maybe they didn’t have time to really work them out. Good album, but as good as Robert was, Oni’s performance on WS was just perfection to me. Just my opinion tho.

Imo 2nd album was better and yes Robert is just great he still is singing for warrant . We've seen George with 4 different versions of him and they are all just great

I was there too!!

I saw that tour, in Dayton, outdoors. Late eighties, I think 87. I remember the show was short, and it lacked a little energy, perhaps like Lynch said, a long tour. I remember thinking that the live show was nowhere near their studio album sound. But George Lynch never let you down with his playing. Maybe they were fighting during this concert, but it just did not sound as if they were a band getting along. They made Back For The Attack later, and broke up. I never stayed to hear Loverboy. My girl wanted to , but I just wanted to see Dokken. A few kids left as well. Ticket prices were affordable back then.

Have you ever listened to a song called "Flesh & Blood" on George Lynch's solo record "Sacred Groove"? Ray Gillen did the vocals, exceptional song.

@@joeydonutz8011 oh, your right!

Gillen was a beast. Tragedy hus work w badlands has been buried

​@@jasonstanley8362 Badlands with Jake E. Lee they were badass. One of my 80s favs.

it did just listen to the crowd noise it recycles over and over

It was a shame for sure, I remember being really sad when I heard the news (although it wasn’t a surprise), but nevertheless, I think that Nirvana would have crushed them as well, no matter how good of a follow up record they made…✌️

@@PeteWaan back for the attack was in ‘87, so their follow up would have likely been in 89/90, still had some time for a great album before the Seattle vibe hit

​@@PeteWaan They would have been crushed, but people give way to much credit to it being just Nirvana. When Pearl Jam became gigantic and combine that with the success of the other three big seattle bands is when it was over for the glam bands

​@@BURNOUT3272 Yup. They probably would have been headlining as well. People forget Poison and Motley Crue still had gold albums at the height of grunge and both bands had major lineup changes

@@BURNOUT3272 Yeah, I think that you are correct. They probably would have been able to release one more killer album before the Nirvana effect, just like you said. ✌️

I got the one with the whammy neck. It kills.

Thank you M Hitson! Glad you enjoyed it!