Track Listing

1. Standing On The Outside
2. Give Me A Reason
3. Heart To Stone
4. Disease
5. How I Miss Your Smile
6. Oasis
7. Point Of No Return
8. I Remember
9. Judgment Day
10. It Means
11. Release Me
12. This Fire

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2950 in Music
• Released on: 2008-05-13
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.com
Singer Don Dokken says he set out to prove something with Dokken's tenth studio album, Lightening Strikes Again. Taking its title from a track on the band's platinum 1985 classic Under Lock & Key, the new songs bring the group's sound full circle. "It's time that a band from our era did something special and proved that our brand of music is still valid," he says. "Our goal was to create an album that was our best since our heyday." Dokken returns to the band's roots for its Rhino debut, Lightening Strikes Again. Mixed by Wyn Davis (Dio, Great White), the album features Don Dokken (vocals), Mick Brown (drums), Jon Levin(guitar), and Barry Sparks (bass). Lightening Strikes Again contains 12 tracks, including the breakout songs, "Standing On The Outside," "Oasis," and "Heart To Stone." The album captures the signature mix of barbed-wire riffs and razor-sharp melodies that made Dokken one of the most dominant creative and commercial forces in the world of melodic hard rock.

Album Description
Singer Don Dokken says he set out to prove something in 2008 with Dokken's tenth studio album, Lightning Strikes Again. Taking its title from a track on the band's 1985 classic album, Under Lock & Key, the new songs bring the group's sound full circle. 'It's time that our brand of music is still valid,' he says. 'Our goal was to create an album that was our best since our heyday.' Dokken returns to the band's roots for its Rhino Records debut.

Customer Reviews

The True Missing Ingredient is...
Jeff Pilson.

That's right. Not George Lynch. Jeff Pilson. And this is coming from a Lynch fan of over 20 years. Let me explain:

Back for the Attack was a great record. It didn't have the stylistic range of Under Lock and Key (really soft ballads to fast metal anthems and everything in between), but it contained great songs and even better performances by Don and George. Even though Jeff's name is all over the songwriting credits and his background vocals are great, I never realized HOW much he was bringing to the table.

Then the band broke up. Jeff went his own way, George formed Lynch Mob and Don put out a solo record. Don's record (Up From the Ashes) was as much a Dokken record as any before it... except it seemed like it was missing the excitement and fire from the previous 2 albums. At the time, I thought it was the loss of George Lynch. That maybe the rivalry between them brought out the best in Don's performance (Hey, I was 16, bear with me!).

The band reunites in 94 and put out Dysfunctional. Everyone sounds re-envigorated and I feel that I must have been right about my theory, even tough George barely wrote anything on it and practically came on board at the last second. In 99 they put out their first record without Lynch (Erase the Slate). To my surprise, the songwriting, riffs and most of all vocals were great! "Hmmm, maybe George isn't the main ingredient". I couldn't believe it. Then the answer came when Jeff left the band and Dokken put out Long Way Home. While there are some good songs on it, overall, the CD is weak. Don lost his fire. If it wasn't obvious then, it became paifully so when Jeff helped George write the best stuff he had put out since he got kicked out of Dokken (Wicked Underground), and Don went on to put out another dissapointing Dokken record (Hell to Pay).

This brings us to today. Lightning Strikes Again is better than the last 2 CDs. Don decided that he's gonna recapture the classic sound on this new record. For the most part he succeeds. Even though it has an excess of ballads, the style of the songs is old-school. The guitarist, John Levin sounds like he's possessed by George's ghost, and I'm talking about his tone and performance. This is hard for me, but it's safe to say that George has been effectively replaced. On the other hand, the songwriting is still missing something, even though it's Don's best writing since Up From the Ashes. The vocal performance is another matter. Don has lost his ability to sing like he used to. That's a shame, 'cause he tries. It's clear to me now that it was Jeff who was responsible for most of the awesome melodies in Dokken and also for the fire in Don's vocal performance in those days.

If Don plans to continue Dokken, he needs Jeff Pilson. They make a great songwriting team and he sure could use Jeff to challenge and to back him up vocally.

Thanx for reading my book ;)

Not Quite
Don Dokken tried to recapture the past magic with this one. The sound and structure are indeed close to the old stuff. Still, it just isn't quite there.

10 out of 10!
Seriously, how many times have you heard the hype for a new album from a band that has not sounded like themselves in years? They always say that the band is going back to what made them famous in the first place. Well kids, here it is. This is classic Dokken sound with modern production. John Levin absolutely NAILS the Lynch tone and vibe. I am a Dokken purist and I can honestly say that this is possibly their very finest hour in the studio. You get Tooth and Nail meets Under Lock and Key...really! These are some of the best songs Don has writen and there's not a throwaway on the record. Highlights are "Oasis", "This Fire", "How I Miss Your Smile", and "Point of No Return". Thanks to the band for this album. It is a treasure in the Dokken discography.

Do yourself another favor and pickup Don's new solo album "Solitary".