A guitarist can kick ass well into his 70s, I'd guess, but a vocalist? Don sounds strained at best. You know which 73 year old vocalist still sounds half way decent? Paul Rogers.
Superb version. I’ve nothing against bands tuning down a couple of notes when they get older, as long as they deliver a good version. Great harmonies too.
I think here she means, that naturally their tuned down as far as vocals because as we all get older we lose the ability that we had when we were younger it’s just natural
Actually, the beats per minute are what is different. Slowed down in order for everyone in the group to give the best performance they can in this stage in they're careers.
The reason I was shocked is because many years ago, my friend & I were working with Poison on a project and one of those summers, Dokken toured with them. Don had broken a leg and was hobbling around the stage all doped up on painkillers.🥴 At one point, he decided it'd be a good idea to twirl his mic stand around and clobbered poor Jeff on the head, making him bleed. 🤕 Because Jeff & I had a mutual friend, we exchanged some emails (also with Reb Beach, who was with them at the time) after that and discussed the incident. Believe it or not, Jeff told me about leaving Dokken before it was made public. He's a great guy.
Good too see them back together 🤘if you don’t like Don’s vocals go listen to Paul Stanley sing. These guys are not 20 anymore, they are in their 60’s. Everyone wants all the 80’s bands to reform with original members then rip on them for sounding different 40 years later.
icantdrivefiftyfive Well, Joe Elliot of Def Leppard can still sing has he did 35 years ago. And Joey Tempest of Europe can still belt it out S he used to. This is just sad what Don Dokken has come to. Even Marq Torien of Bullet Boys can still sing.
Of course he's not the only member but being a guitar player and he's my favorite guitar player that's who I gravitate towards. Yes I am a fanboy been a fan of his since the 80's when I started playing.His phrasing just blew me away. Dokken fan since Breaking the Chains.
Mark Chang , Lynch is easily one of the top few guitarists to burn through the 80s. He tore the band apart, and deserves blame there, but he is also what took the band from very good to one of a kind phenomenal. I spotted you call him "overrated" in another comment... pffft... not even remotely.
Everyone gives Don a hard time about his vocals, but age, throat surgery and stomach cancer/treatments will change your voice. It is sad he doesn't have as much pitch as he did, but at least the guys got back together long enough to do this. I did hear a recent live version of one of their tunes and Don managed to do his legendary higher pitch for a verse. If I find it,I'll post it. But Jeff, George and Mick still definitely got and Don is trying. The unofficial video without overdub sounds better, it's hard hear some though
I agree. Don is in his late 60's. this is the best he can do. He doesnt make excuses. Cant understand the need to rip the guy. Dont like it, dont buy or watch it.
The cigarettes didn't help his voice/throat either. Let's face it, you have to be an absolute health nut to pull this off correctly in your sixties. Only Glenn Hughes comes to mind as an advanced age singer who can still hit the high notes well.....
i'm really kinda discovering them for the first time and i'm 48. i never really gave them the chance and i don't know why. they are playing near me in the next few weeks and this song is what the commercial plays for the advertisement and i had to look it up because it sounds so cool
Still remember seeing Dokken during the 1988 Monsters of Rock tour. That day I was 10 feet away from Lynch, Eddie, Hammet, and Scenker & Jabs. I was a kid seeing them all, but I knew that was such a fucking moment. I told myself music ain't ever gonna be better than that day. And yeah music is really weird now days,not at all like it once was. I'm just thankful for seeing these guys that day. Seeing Dokken in 2018 like this takes me back to that day. Still sounding good.
I grew up in 80s and as I got older I got into heavier music but have always had a special place in my heart for DOKKEN! So AWESOME to see the original line-up together! THANKYOU DOKKEN!!! \m/ still sound great too!
When I heard this it gave me chills. Becaude I felt the power and brillaince that Dokken delivers. Just like the old days, the way it use to be. They will always be my number one band!⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐🎸
As talented as they are as individual artists and with their other musical projects, when they play together it is something greater than the sum of the parts. They might not be best buddies, but they have a chemistry together that is rare, and only shared by the great bands. Too bad they didn't continue the reunion past Japan, it would have been epic.
@@daveg4236 That may be so, you're talking about 4 dudes that ruled like kings in the '80's, and now time, our worst enemy, has taken it's toll. Yeah, money sure, but, fuck it, they still get up there and do it LIVE, unlike other fucks from that time that just sit around talking shit. 🤘💯
Well kinda, the reunion took a while to happen not because George and Don wants to still kill each other, but because Jeff was busy doing gigs with Foreigner.
Jeff is singing the high parts. I'd rather hear Don take the low parts if the highs are just out of his range now. Overall, they still sound good for an "older" metal band.
No point in talking about the obvious. But Mick , George, and Jeff still have it. Jeff's energy and vocals were killer. At 3:48 he literally forces Don to rock. Too funny!😆
Smoich Smoicher they all still have it, or none. I've seen George be just as sloppy on guitar as Don is weak vocally in the last few years. Love George, but Jon Levin seems to duplicate the solos better live these days.
These guys that gave us this music in the 80's and 90's were f'n icons . Their voice and body and looks are not going to stay after their lifestyles they led! Let's be thankful we had these bands when we did and most are still able to deliver the music!
@@nekrovanvindicator9471 So enjoying music requires looking good on stage? And dubbed backing vocals makes concerts bad? thats actually done for people who want to enjoy it as much as possible instead of sounding like shit when one man tries to sing two parts. overdubbed vocals arent a big deal to some fans unless they want to whine and nitpick shit.
There's no way I could hate on these guys. They sound great they've been around for so so so long and they sound very very good and I'm very happy to see that they're all together! One of my favorite bands back in the day and still is.
I love these guys, always have and I'm glad is not trying to over stretch his vocals, his range us what it is, his tone is still beautiful imo and thank god pilison is there to switch out the parts. Over all a nice performance 😊.
THIS IS WHY DOKKEN IS ,AND WILL ALWAYS THE VERY BEST OF THE OLD SCHOOL ROCK, THEY ARE JUST THE VERY BEST, the memories and all the great shows, thanks guys, i know that you are all tired, micks back has been hurting for years, Don suffered from injuries on the road, BIKE , ect,. i hope he can regain the use of his arm , a special thanks to Don, i wish you well, the music lives on, THE bodies ache like hell after all the years of wear and tear, the music has touched so many of us, i am glad all the guys are still alive, as we all know some of the best have left us so much earlier than we could have expected,. TO THE BAND AND THEIR CREW, THANK YOU ALL,...
Same here. I saw him in 2016 and I was trying to hold back laughter. People get on Zoltan Chaney for showing off instead of just drumming but he pretty much NEEDS to considering Vince.
Big props to Don for crafting new arrangements at a lower octave to suit his aging voice. He sounds great. Bruce Dickinson could learn something from this.
George Lynch Back??? Amazing he's everywhere...... Lynch Mob & Sweet project both of which dropped amazing music! They sound good Don still has it too !!!
Only for those few dates and only for the money which they openly admitted,George and Don still don't really like each other which can be seen in interviews they did for these dates.
Love Dokken, best 80's Hair Metal band. And hey, remember nobody is the Rolling Stones, time is rarely kind and nobody can stay young forever (except Christie Brinkley--she's def. blessed). The terrible thing about time is that one day it catches up with all of us. And for those who lived (& survived) the 80's, even though it seems like yesterday, those days are long gone. But always remembered. God Bless Don Dokken, George, and the mates, I say...KEEP F***IN' ROCKIN'!!!
I'm 40 and still Rockin with Dokken in 2023. They are my favorite band.
Yea dokken is good
I am 52
Same.
57 here and still loving their music!!!
One of the best songs from the 80's, in my opinion.
I agree Jeffelijah Elias.
One of the best???… only the best 😎
Best guitar solo of all time
Hell yes
Definitely
I was crying here!... I'm fan since was a kid on the 80's!
They sound fantastic. Lots of great memories associated with this band.
Lots and lots of memories
Totally
They sound amazing
When was this?
@@brentramsey 2016
It is great I do hear a backing track 🤘🏻
A guitarist can kick ass well into his 70s, I'd guess, but a vocalist? Don sounds strained at best. You know which 73 year old vocalist still sounds half way decent? Paul Rogers.
Superb version. I’ve nothing against bands tuning down a couple of notes when they get older, as long as they deliver a good version. Great harmonies too.
actually it isn't tunned down
I think here she means, that naturally their tuned down as far as vocals because as we all get older we lose the ability that we had when we were younger it’s just natural
Actually, the beats per minute are what is different. Slowed down in order for everyone in the group to give the best performance they can in this stage in they're careers.
@@Stopcommunism Remember Don had cancer and vocal cord surgery. That's what killed his voice
Man it's sounds AWESOME! I agree with your point.
That solo gets me every time I hear it.
no shit. same here. especially that pre-chorus "what can i say or do" riff too.
ikr
Me too
I'm shocked Jeff Pilson came back. I don't know how he found time to do both Dokken AND Foreigner in the same year.
Julie Schultz He just really love music!
They got paid CRAZY MONEY for this reunion. They would've been fools to turn it down.
@@ronwilliams1094 Cool.
The reason I was shocked is because many years ago, my friend & I were working with Poison on a project and one of those summers, Dokken toured with them. Don had broken a leg and was hobbling around the stage all doped up on painkillers.🥴 At one point, he decided it'd be a good idea to twirl his mic stand around and clobbered poor Jeff on the head, making him bleed. 🤕
Because Jeff & I had a mutual friend, we exchanged some emails (also with Reb Beach, who was with them at the time) after that and discussed the incident. Believe it or not, Jeff told me about leaving Dokken before it was made public. He's a great guy.
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Good too see them back together 🤘if you don’t like Don’s vocals go listen to Paul Stanley sing. These guys are not 20 anymore, they are in their 60’s. Everyone wants all the 80’s bands to reform with original members then rip on them for sounding different 40 years later.
icantdrivefiftyfive What happens when we don’t like Paul Stanley singing? Who do we watch then?
Kenny Hensley he hasn’t sounded good for the past ten years. Try Cheap Trick Robin Zander can still sing👍🤘
icantdrivefiftyfive Well, Joe Elliot of Def Leppard can still sing has he did 35 years ago. And Joey Tempest of Europe can still belt it out S he used to. This is just sad what Don Dokken has come to. Even Marq Torien of Bullet Boys can still sing.
David Molinarolo Joe Elliot can still sing??
Have you heard Kip Winger on his last two albums? There's another 80's band frontman who still has a powerful voice.
Saw them live back in the 80s...good to see them together again...they sound good
I luv this band
Love that you can actually hear the bass!
George can still tear it up!
NO doubt!! George rules!! He's the reason why I got into Dokken!
StephenH Always was one of my favorites.
Me too
Of course he's not the only member but being a guitar player and he's my favorite guitar player that's who I gravitate towards. Yes I am a fanboy been a fan of his since the 80's when I started playing.His phrasing just blew me away. Dokken fan since Breaking the Chains.
Mark Chang , Lynch is easily one of the top few guitarists to burn through the 80s. He tore the band apart, and deserves blame there, but he is also what took the band from very good to one of a kind phenomenal. I spotted you call him "overrated" in another comment... pffft... not even remotely.
Everyone gives Don a hard time about his vocals, but age, throat surgery and stomach cancer/treatments will change your voice. It is sad he doesn't have as much pitch as he did, but at least the guys got back together long enough to do this. I did hear a recent live version of one of their tunes and Don managed to do his legendary higher pitch for a verse. If I find it,I'll post it. But Jeff, George and Mick still definitely got and Don is trying. The unofficial video without overdub sounds better, it's hard hear some though
I agree. Don is in his late 60's. this is the best he can do. He doesnt make excuses. Cant understand the need to rip the guy. Dont like it, dont buy or watch it.
Aron Basile amen
Jennifer Green outcome. .. retirement
The cigarettes didn't help his voice/throat either. Let's face it, you have to be an absolute health nut to pull this off correctly in your sixties. Only Glenn Hughes comes to mind as an advanced age singer who can still hit the high notes well.....
dwk67 dude have you heard Michael Sweet lately. The stuff he did with Lynch was awesome
This group never fails to amaze. George lynch absolutely blows me away. Awesome performance...
Damn that guitar tone is still a beast.
The best😂
Freaking 🔥 still listen and rockn Oct 2024
You can say what you want, but these guys still rock together.
Original rockers seem to be younger than today`s youth !
Alive and kicking !
I am 53 years old and rediscovering some of these bands of my youth! Dokken kicks ASS!
i'm really kinda discovering them for the first time and i'm 48. i never really gave them the chance and i don't know why. they are playing near me in the next few weeks and this song is what the commercial plays for the advertisement and i had to look it up because it sounds so cool
Doķken kicks it for me , aged 64 one of the more sensible 80s bands perhaps Suffolk Eastern England
THEY SOUND SO GOOD!!!! This effing rocks!
Lynch still the master
My favourite band😍🔥🤘Don Dokken🥰🥰🥰🥰
I think they sound incredible. Tight, beautiful sound and the vocals are there. This band never mails it in live.
If your a true DOKKEN fan you would just be happy they were back together again. I'm Still ROKKEN to DOKKEN!!!
Still remember seeing Dokken during the 1988 Monsters of Rock tour. That day I was 10 feet away from Lynch, Eddie, Hammet, and Scenker & Jabs. I was a kid seeing them all, but I knew that was such a fucking moment. I told myself music ain't ever gonna be better than that day. And yeah music is really weird now days,not at all like it once was. I'm just thankful for seeing these guys that day. Seeing Dokken in 2018 like this takes me back to that day. Still sounding good.
I grew up in 80s and as I got older I got into heavier music but have always had a special place in my heart for DOKKEN! So AWESOME to see the original line-up together! THANKYOU DOKKEN!!! \m/ still sound great too!
I really missed George's actual tone. This sounds amazing.
George is The Man. He slays it here.
This sounds amazing! Tight and articulate. Love it!
Me alegra mucho verlos juntos nuevamente suenan muy bien don hace lo que puede .. hay que respetarlo .. Saludos desde Bogotá...
Amazing sound after all these years, wow!
still sounds freaking amazing.
Dokken rules
He was blessed with a voice of the rock gods. I hope he can find a way to get his voice like that again.
Always Dokken. This can not end, ever.
sounds great! Good to see them all together again.
Still persevering! Still love this band!
Don is still great! Man, when I hear his voice the sun starts to shine a little bit brighter!
Dokken Still Rules the Metal Scene after all these years !!! He'll Yeah Bro keep rock-in to the next millennium !!!
Dokken is/was one of the best rock voices
Still love you! Don, you still sound fine! God Bless you and happy you've overcome cancer, etc!
They wrote it and they can still play it ...kudos to the band sounds great to me ...saw them in 84 and this version holds the flame ...rock on dokken
Loving all these comments from you OBVIOUSLY awesome vocalists whom are pitch perfect in ur 50's and 60's LMFAO
It's not the pitch. He's singing octaves lower because he can't hit the notes anymore.
Corey Glover, living colour , saw him live last year and blew people half his age off the stage with his performance
When I heard this it gave me chills. Becaude I felt the power and brillaince that Dokken delivers. Just like the old days, the way it use to be. They will always be my number one band!⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐🎸
As talented as they are as individual artists and with their other musical projects, when they play together it is something greater than the sum of the parts. They might not be best buddies, but they have a chemistry together that is rare, and only shared by the great bands. Too bad they didn't continue the reunion past Japan, it would have been epic.
One of my fav song by Dokken. Goosebumps
Dang, all the members. Sounds awesome. Hell yeah!
Love how George is playing the Lynch Mob guitar!!!
still phenomenal. rock on
Rokken with Dokken !! Love from South Africa!!!!!
Definitely Jeff Pilson is the driving force for this re-union.
Trend Wave Money was the driving force
@@daveg4236 That may be so, you're talking about 4 dudes that ruled like kings in the '80's, and now time, our worst enemy, has taken it's toll. Yeah, money sure, but, fuck it, they still get up there and do it LIVE, unlike other fucks from that time that just sit around talking shit. 🤘💯
$$$$$$ was the driving force for Don to reunite, and this reunion was only in Japan
Well kinda, the reunion took a while to happen not because George and Don wants to still kill each other, but because Jeff was busy doing gigs with Foreigner.
He was always an unsung MVP.
This is one of my favorite songs. Glad to see you guys together. Thank you!
Dokken Is Still Rokken \m/ \m/ ROCK ON!!!!!!!
MrMegaFredZeppelin .MY ROCK HEROES!!!..LOVE GEORGE LYNCH!!!!!
George Lynch RULES!!!!!!! So glad he is back in Dokken :-) ROCK ON!!!!!!!
Best Dokken lineup ever, the original
Hell yes! Fanboy since 85.
Fantástica realización y mezcla
Deseando que salga para comprarlo
Por fin un DVD con la calidad que merecen los Dokken originales
Thanks for the music! Thanks for getting back together! I'll say a prayer for your full recovery Don! LIVE IN THE MOMENT, nobody promised you another!
Lynch killing it. As usual.
This is an absolute JAM! Jus a driving ballad I like this song when I first heard it!
I really didn't expect it to sound this good
The vocal part sare not sung live, it's playback.
Me either?!
Jeff is singing the high parts. I'd rather hear Don take the low parts if the highs are just out of his range now.
Overall, they still sound good for an "older" metal band.
@@bubugaeify False. Jeff Pilson has the high range covered
Mick Brown is the machine!
No point in talking about the obvious. But Mick , George, and Jeff still have it. Jeff's energy and vocals were killer. At 3:48 he literally forces Don to rock. Too funny!😆
Another hell yeah moment in Rock and Roll History!✌🏻️
George Lynch and Jeff Pilson still got it!
Smoich Smoicher and Mick too
What no Dokken? He sounds good
Smoich Smoicher they all still have it, or none. I've seen George be just as sloppy on guitar as Don is weak vocally in the last few years. Love George, but Jon Levin seems to duplicate the solos better live these days.
Disagree Levin is a Lynch wannabe
Reb Beach played it better than either of them
These guys that gave us this music in the 80's and 90's were f'n icons . Their voice and body and looks are not going to stay after their lifestyles they led! Let's be thankful we had these bands when we did and most are still able to deliver the music!
Sounds pretty good but the overdubbed vocals are too easy to spot here.
That's Jeff Pilson's voice
Yes they cleaned up Don's vocals alot.
I’m not shitting on Don, but he clearly can’t any of those notes anymore. I can sing with that much help 😂
who gives a fuck?
@@nekrovanvindicator9471 So enjoying music requires looking good on stage? And dubbed backing vocals makes concerts bad? thats actually done for people who want to enjoy it as much as possible instead of sounding like shit when one man tries to sing two parts. overdubbed vocals arent a big deal to some fans unless they want to whine and nitpick shit.
There's no way I could hate on these guys. They sound great they've been around for so so so long and they sound very very good and I'm very happy to see that they're all together! One of my favorite bands back in the day and still is.
I love these guys, always have and I'm glad is not trying to over stretch his vocals, his range us what it is, his tone is still beautiful imo and thank god pilison is there to switch out the parts. Over all a nice performance 😊.
George sounds great. Love Pilson's energy!
Wow..this is so awesome...dokken my band...simply love it!!
I have been playing their tapes/cd's/mp3's since 1985. I will never stop.
This rock
One of my faves back in the day and still rocking hard. Thank you!
This is actually pretty good live. I mean if you listen to the studio version, you can't compare anything to it. This song is amazing.
One of my absolute favorites growing up in the 80's
Sounds good! Don Vito on drums.
This has convinced me to go see them this year! Dokken always!
Damn, I miss the bands from the 80's.
Long live Dokken 🤘
They still play for a young crowd in Japan. Here in Europe they force young people listen to rap music and hip-hop
どおぉぉぉぉけえぇぇぇん！
皆年取ってる、、、
懐かしくて涙が出る、、、。
For how old this guy is he doing a decent job. Guys looks like he is in his 60's..
THIS IS WHY DOKKEN IS ,AND WILL ALWAYS THE VERY BEST OF THE OLD SCHOOL ROCK, THEY ARE JUST THE VERY BEST, the memories and all the great shows, thanks guys, i know that you are all tired, micks back has been hurting for years, Don suffered from injuries on the road, BIKE , ect,. i hope he can regain the use of his arm , a special thanks to Don, i wish you well, the music lives on, THE bodies ache like hell after all the years of wear and tear, the music has touched so many of us, i am glad all the guys are still alive, as we all know some of the best have left us so much earlier than we could have expected,. TO THE BAND AND THEIR CREW, THANK YOU ALL,...
Don clearly tries to sing as low as possible. It's good for what it is. I prefer this over Vince Neil's train wreck.
Vince Neil never sounded good live. For him, consonants have been optional since about 1993 or so.
That's OK, I sang along at the normal pitch while watching. It's still excellent music!
+MisterArioch - No doubt!!
ha ha ha ha ha!!!! Las time I saw Vince Neil live he barely sang :-)
Same here. I saw him in 2016 and I was trying to hold back laughter. People get on Zoltan Chaney for showing off instead of just drumming but he pretty much NEEDS to considering Vince.
64 here and KNOW that Lynch is one af the baddest shredders ALIVE! Been rockin' wIth Dokken since DAY ONE! 🤘🤘🤘
Big props to Don for crafting new arrangements at a lower octave to suit his aging voice. He sounds great. Bruce Dickinson could learn something from this.
Your fucking kidding Right?
@@johnknerl3279 idk what's he's talking about. They both sound good.
Dokken is a very talented band in my book 💯💯💯💯🔥
Thank you Frontiers Music.. hail Dokken!!!!
Great to see them. Awesome band, Don sounds great! Band kills it, George is still a shredder. Love them.
George Lynch Back??? Amazing he's everywhere...... Lynch Mob & Sweet project both of which dropped amazing music! They sound good Don still has it too !!!
Only for those few dates and only for the money which they openly admitted,George and Don still don't really like each other which can be seen in interviews they did for these dates.
does not get better than this,..........
The memories it brings back are great. What a great time to be a teenager
I see 'WILD' Mick Brown
is back playing TAMA!
They sounded good. Proud of them.
They definitely look older. But still sound great.
Saw George here in Vegas a couple of months ago. His tone and playing were as good as ever-just killed it.
Larga Vida a Dokken
One of the best all around 80s metal bands
Don dokken still sounds great😎. Like if the classic metal show brought you here
By far my favorite Dokken song of all time. Excellent video.
George Lynch FOREVER!!!! Luv this guy and the way he shreds...still going strong at 67 yrs old.🤟🤟🤟🤟
There’s a local guy in my area who is 73 yrs young. He’s a walking jukebox, plays in a few bands and still has all the licks!
Love Dokken, best 80's Hair Metal band. And hey, remember nobody is the Rolling Stones, time is rarely kind and nobody can stay young forever (except Christie Brinkley--she's def. blessed). The terrible thing about time is that one day it catches up with all of us. And for those who lived (& survived) the 80's, even though it seems like yesterday, those days are long gone. But always remembered. God Bless Don Dokken, George, and the mates, I say...KEEP F***IN' ROCKIN'!!!
Sometimes these Gen X'ers ask me what band I'm listening to. I say Dokken. And I get that Deer In The Headlights Look. 😯😯😯😯
Someone's got to tell them about and show them real music \../
Awesome, rocking with Dokken