Jeff Pilson reveals secrets about DOKKEN, FOREIGNER & More
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- Опубліковано 9 тра 2024
- Jeff Pilson, known for his work with Dokken, Foreigner, DIO, The End Machine and many others bands joins us on tis week's edition of The Loaded Radio Podcast.
On the show, Jeff discusses his current relationship with Don Dokken, the chances of another Dokken classic lineup reunion, his time in DIO, working with guitarist George Lynch for so many years, the 2001 movie 'Rock Star', Mick Jones' recent diagnosis and much more. loadedradio.com
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When Jeff calls BS, you know it is BS. So thankful that Jeff and George still create music together.
Yeah the two of them are killer together. :)
I loved Dokken. Can't understand why Don basically took these guys for granted. They were magical and talented beyond words. They could have gone so much farther and been 1000 times more sucessful than they were. What was Don thinking?😮 But I'm glad that Jeff and George continue to make great music.❤
Totally agree.
Pilson/Lynch during the 80s were unstoppable
Still they needed Don Dokken in the early days.
Good for Jeff. This dude is a solid individual. Hes gone through all the changes in the industry and managed to still hold on to his dignity and have a career where so many his age have fallen by the wayside.
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George and Jeff are still burning....loved Dokken... Great band great legacy...
Killer musician Jeff, such a talented and genuine guy. Great player, writer, producer and singer. Great interview guys.
Thanks Darryl!
Jeff is straight up! No BS
Maybe get Wild Mick on. See how he is doing being retired. and tell us fans Stories about the years of Dokken.
I’ve been a fan of Jeff’s for a very long time. Great video.
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Jeff is a great musician and an even better human. 👌
Hey Jeff, Dio's Strange Highways was freaking awesome!!
It’s killer right?!
Still think of Jeff singing Just Got Lucky acoustic live. Wow, so good!!
Jeff is a great guy and a talented musician and I enjoyed meeting and talking with him.
We love jeff great talent and a truly great guy
He's awesome!
Legend...
Holy shit, Jeff wasn’t kidding on the ‘93 line up with Dio at the Hammersmith.
Pretty killer right?
Angry Machine is still ahead of it's time. Tracy was and is an original.
I was at one of those Foreigner shows and even if it had no original members it was a great show.👍
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Definitely a tribute band. 😮
Ditto!!
Lynch-Pilson Albums are really good!! I enjoy everything they’ve released!!! I’ve also been completely aware of his contribution to the music he’s involved with!! That said, the new Don Dokken attitude & narrative is straight up BS-I can’t stand when people decide to stay stuck in the past regardless of their intentions!!!
PS: Thanx for the heads up on DIOs 1993 lineup & Vid!!!
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Very serious question for you Jeff have you and George ever considered doing some cover tunes of foreigners I think George could rip that stuff out just a thought 😎🤘
Still waiting for the Guitar Buddy II. The original has a special place in my heart.
Soon to be in stores near you
Yes all Magic.point blank
I haven't heard this new guy but I think Jeff could sing the songs he writes with George. I really like Jeff's singing.
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Aaaahhh band life, same on every level. If you've been there you know....
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Jeff is 100% correct. Nobody is talking about Dokken's new music, including Don. He's a bitter old man, mainly because Jeff & George still have the ability he doesn't, particularly Jeff with his voice. There are countless Dokken demos right here on UA-cam that prove Don is exaggerating & lying.
I'm sure the pain meds Don is on factors in quite a bit. His surgeries were pretty extreme.
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Robert was talking smack about George, Heard it. See Ya! George is one of the Baddest guitar players, Period!!
He totally is! George is incredible!
Interesting. Yeah RJD is something else. My next EP is along that line, Last in line pun intended
I honestly thought the first LYNCH MOB album was the best of ALL the stuff any of these cats did….. well UNDER LOCK & KEY was right there but I’ve always heard them dissing the live shows back in the day BUT I SAW THEM OPEN IN THE BIG SHEDS 5-6 times and saw their comeback album at HAMMER JAX AND NEVER saw a bad gig. Thought they were better live than studio.
But Don's record is a Good record. And Don has had a lot of health problems to consider.
I'm sure you are all good too and wish you well.
A lot of people still love Don.
Ill just say that the Foreigner line up without an original an member is doing a great job overall but the last show I saw them, which was just a few months back in 2023, the show was a little cheesy. First they had a keytarist playing the sax parts, which I hated in it of itself, but on top of that he was running around the stage looking like a mad scientist. Then they were pushing Jeff around on the stage in a wheelchair shooting fog out of like a rocket ship…overall I felt like I was at a musical than a rock concert.
Interview Don Dokken Next
I’ll certainly try 😊
Tough to do when the Label suggests you try out the other singer. Politics...
It would be awkward album without without Don's voice being same 😢
the latest dokken album doesn’t sound that bad
Don should have retired after Erase the Slate which was an amazing record and he would have went out on top.
Black Swan questions?????
Only so much time unfortunately. But thanks for commenting!
why do podcasts put so much compression on a mic?
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Don's stories have never changed I always believed him those always trying to screw him even called jack Russell while he's staying with Don to replace him like its Don band
It's no surprise there that Don isn't good with relationships. Just take a look at his song lyrics. How many breakups has he been through? 😆
DI-O,DI-O,DI-O,DI-O,DI-O,DI-O.............
So basically The End Machine is the exact same thing Journey did with Arnel.
Foreigner now is a bit pathetic, and Jeff may not see the negative comments, but you can not find a post about Foreigner anymore without a majority of the comments being about them being a tribute band.
It's kinda true man. I personally don't dig when bands do that but I guess they gotta make money somehow. Thanks for commenting!
Gotta Say, I saw Foreigner with Whitesnake and Europe and they were musically outstanding. Whitesnake awful (and I usually love em) and Europe ok.
Oh totally. They’re killer live!
NO!! Robert Mason should have been on the album. Loyalty needs to stand for something. Not many are just running to buy this genre.
Robert Mason is a great singer and I loved the first to TEM records.. I will give this a chance, but I feel like Robert is getting shit on in this interview.. now Robert is very busy with Warrant, perhaps the timing didn’t work? Wanted too much money? Who knows.
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Amazing drummer? Must be missing something. In concert footage doesn’t seem that way
Definitely missing something and need to get your hearing tested. No drummer plays with high profile bands if they suck.
@@RockMusicTracks Watched Dokken Live at Philadelphia, november 10, 1987 and the drums were constantly off time, basic hair metal beats. Maybe they want it simple as the guitar is intricate. So can't get it. It's like thrash and grunge has basic guitars with great drums (don't care for either genre) while hair metal had great guitars and the most dull drumming.
He’s solid. Not outstanding but solid. Thanks for commenting!
probably depends on the era. Brown had been in bands since the 70's, and don't forget the drugs were flowing a lot in the later days. Main issue is probably some of the production of the drums on the classic Dokken albums. No doubt whoever engineered Bobby Blotzer knew what they were doing but sometimes Mick's drums sounded mechanical and stiff with how they were producing the albums. If every album had the Back For The Attack sound, I'm sure Mick would have been higher rated.
Don is so underrated as a singer...he gets inside the song...."amazing vocalist" you mean some guy who's just going to come in there and show off his chops? overpower the thing...which actually is a prohibitive measure...this is some personal bs between Jeff and Don..the only other singer who approaches the song the way Don does, is Elvis...it's about the song, not the singer
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As a huge Dokken fan (I wore out every record and CD and I saw them live dozens of times), I respectfully disagree with your comment. Don was solid, but I would never say "so underrated" and certainly wouldn't compare him to Elvis. But your last comment is the one that I find ironic. It IS about the music....and the music was always great. But for Don, it needed to be about him and that caused lots of friction within the band. I know Don's version of the story is very different, but at some point, when you have 3 guys who remained friends throughout, who continued to work together for decades and who have all worked with lots of other bands - who all say good things about them....and then you have 1 guy who says they were all assh**es, that he did all the work, wrote all the songs, etc....at some point, it doesn't add up. And he has only gotten worse with age. Every interview he ever does, he is bitter and complains about the past and the present and blames the other guys. It's really unfortunate, because they made great songs and I have great memories of those times and that music....but he is tarnishing all of that for all of us - AND for himself. Just let the music stand for itself. Be grateful for those times and that music and realize you have a legacy. The other 3 guys do - they are all grateful, appreciative and take the high road. They all wish Don well...even in the face of all the crap Don says about them.
@@jimbowen8973 I'd say that back surgery that resulted in Don not being able to play an instrument is making him a bit cantankerous...I can't imagine how he's dealing with it...I don't want to think about how I would......Don's approach to the song is like Elvis: very selective with his power; the lyrics breathed and came to life that way; you're not hearing it right....band relationships, or relationships in general, are not things you can "add up.." we weren't there; and moreover, I don't care. I care about onstage, not backstage
Without Don Dokken there wouldn't be Jeff Pilson - bassist, well it's possible he would have got into another good band but Jeff owes a lot ot Don. The whole band did in reality.
@@metalmike570 the thing about Dokken...they weren't that top tier band from the '70s...they never could be ...but they did attain that elusive quality that only happens to the great bands...they were a 4 Wheel Drive...that's rare.
How much money can they make off these constantly rehashed chord changes and melodies for the last forty years 🤦🏻
Frontiers album advances are usually around 20k. Enough to make it worth your while if you have your own studio like Jeff does. Plus, Jeff just loves to create.
I think I’ve read and watched every Jeff Pilson interview he’s ever done. I know the recent comments from Don have really gotten under his skin and he’s trying with every fiber in his being to resist losing his temper. Jeff and George were hoping to put together a Dokken album and maybe some shows in the future. That was the real reason George was opening for Dokken the last couple years and coming out for the encores, but Don has lost his voice ,and also his mind. He’s a complete embarrassment and his tribute band is mediocre. At 70 he should show some humility and respect the career he had ,instead of disrespecting the very people that made him look good.
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