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Donald Maynard Dokken (born June 29, 1953) is an American musician, best known as the lead singer and founder of glam metal band Dokken. [1] He is known for his vibrato -laden, melodic vocal style which has made him an influential figure in American glam rock.
Don Dokken formed his eponymous band Dokken in October 1978, after two years fronting a group called "Airbourne". [1] The outfit's first recording was the single "Hard Rock Woman", on which Robin Trower band members Rustee Allen (bass guitar) and Bill Lordan (drums) performed, as Dokken was yet to hire an official band. [2]
Don Dokken told interviewers that Jon Levin was the bandmate who wanted the band to make an album with the classic sound in mind, and remarked that the process was difficult, saying: "I had to get back in that mindset. This is what the fans wanted, and if I stay focused on that I would give them a straight-ahead Dokken record."
Up from the Ashes is the first [nb 1] [4] solo studio album by Don Dokken, best known as the lead singer of American glam metal band Dokken.The sound of the album continues the more commercial sound that Dokken began to incorporate into their music with Under Lock and Key. [5]
Don Dokken, Peter Baltes, and Bobby Blotzer were involved. [14] Later, the main album sessions commenced with Dokken and Baltes as well as George Lynch and Mick Brown. Lynch overdubbed a guitar solo on track 6. The band soon returned to Germany with Juan Croucier, their regular bassist, to record tracks 5 and 9.
This is the complete discography of American rock band Dokken. Throughout their career, they have released 12 studio albums, 1 EP, 6 live albums , 9 compilation albums and 36 singles. Albums
The album received mostly positive reviews. 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".
Solitary is a 2008 acoustic rock album by Don Dokken (singer of his original band Dokken).The album was only sold to fans attending his tour for the album, but was rereleased digitally with additional tracks in 2014, then on physical media in 2020. [1]