@@shawnbopko858 lynch, pilson, "wild" mick brown, and Don ruled the world for a brief time in the late 80s. Glad to see George still rips and very happy to see what pilson has done with Foreigner.
Yeah I agree. I seen Dokken as part of monsters of rock back in ??? 88-89-90. Don’t remember. Anyways when I was walking into venue late Dokken was playing and the song they were playing was ‘Mr Scary’. I told my bud ‘dude’MR SCARY let’s get in there’. Ironic!
You know you're getting old when you watch the musicians who "defined" your youth and feel anger toward the unfair fashion in which time has treated them. In essence, you're looking into a mirror, and the wrinkled, bloated faces staring back at you evoke a sense of mourning.
LOL, I've got maybe +10 years on you and I refuse to feel that way when I look in the mirror (most days anyway). Just keep ROCKING I've been a Practicing Guitarist since 1974 and don't plan on slowing down any time soon.
If you close your eyes , George sounds like he hasn't missed a beat from 1985 . Don lookin kinda tired nowadays but that's to be expected - he must be gettin close to 70 . One of my favorite 80's bands by far .
Don can't hit the high notes like he did in the past but he has adapted to his age. George is awesome. Glad they have put aside differences. Love this band.
When Don said, “ I can’t hear you, it’s a rock show, “ someone shoulda said, “unfortunately we can hear you AND see you standing there like a mummy. Neither thing he did was a rock show vibe at all.
@@benbryson6598 yeah in the part where Don sings “tearing it up in the daytime” he plays double bass, and also in Mr. Scary of course. Also with Lynch Mob he played double bass on Street Fighting Man.
I believe these days george deliberately vamps in his fills to see if he can punch his way back in time to make it interesting to play. He could play them perfectly without thinking at this point but that wouldn't be fun
Crazy how someone can go from singing something as incredibly difficult as kiss of death or lightning strikes again in the 80s with insane range for a baritone or even low baritone (he had quite a low speaking voice) and now being barely able to make a sound
Don's voice started deteriorating way back in the mid 1990s By 2002 he had lost his upper range and part of his mid range. By 2010 he pretty much lost it completely. I think what happened sometime between 1999-2002 was he damaged his voice on tour and despite having significant issues he continued touring, further damaging his voice instead of halting the tour. The other issue is that he was a HEAVY smoker, apparently he smoked 2 packs per day, and had been smoking since well before he formed Dokken, although smoking contributed to his decline, it cannot be the sole factor. It's a combination of factors. And indeed he contracted cancer sometime in the late 2000s I believe and then recently had a spinal surgery which almost paralyzed him, he couldn't move his hand and could barely walk for a while and that apparently damaged his voice even more. Interestingly enough though, despite being a heavy smoker all through his career, his voice had improved SIGNIFICANTLY between 1981 and 1987, by the time he recorded under lock and key and back for the attack he was in his prime as a vocalist, he increased his power, range and incorporated a vibrato which he didn't have on the first album.
His son in law Ritchie Faulkner is not to bad either. Watch them jam on UA-cam together. Freakin awesome. They even talked about George playing some guitar for Priest on there tour. HOW COOL WOULD THAT BE! Rock on!🤘🏼🤘🏼
Don's voice started deteriorating way back in the mid 1990s By 2002 he had lost his upper range and part of his mid range. By 2010 he pretty much lost it completely. I think what happened sometime between 1999-2002 was he damaged his voice on tour and despite having significant issues he continued touring, further damaging his voice instead of halting the tour. The other issue is that he was a HEAVY smoker, apparently he smoked 2 packs per day, and had been smoking since well before he formed Dokken, although smoking contributed to his decline, it cannot be the sole factor. It's a combination of factors. And indeed he contracted cancer sometime in the late 2000s I believe and then recently had a spinal surgery which almost paralyzed him, he couldn't move his hand and could barely walk for a while and that apparently damaged his voice even more. Interestingly enough though, despite being a heavy smoker all through his career, his voice had improved SIGNIFICANTLY between 1981 and 1987, by the time he recorded under lock and key and back for the attack he was in his prime as a vocalist, he increased his power, range and incorporated a vibrato which he didn't have on the first album. What was particularly impressive with Don's vocals is that he was a baritone or even low baritone (he had a fairly low speaking voice) and managed to have an insane range, just listen to songs like Lightning strikes again, unchain the night etc.. The thing is that Don never had much power but he had tricks up his sleeve to make his voice appear powerful, notably in ways he ended high notes or adding a bit of distortion. Don was a pretty unique singer. His voice was instantly recognizable and was a big part of the classic Dokken sound.
It still takes some human hand dexterity to play the guitar instrument and obviously George still has it. The dude is still all over the stage too. Crazy. Wow
Lynch is is just phenomenal. I feel bad for Don. You can't buy new vocal cords the way Lynch can get new guitars. Don's a beast too, but just can't do what he used to... maybe the AI group that gave Val Kilmer his voice back could don the same for Don, haha.
Cmon guys...at this stage in a career of the band, you gotta have the original cast. Bring back and Mick and Jeff. Don can no longer sing. He can only 'voice' out the lyrics. George can still kill it. But you need to bring back the other dudes. Cmon
I'll keep listening to my old Dokken CDs and remember them as they used to be. George Lynch can obviously still play guitar like a total beast. But there's really not much to say about Don Dokken's vocals here. If you can't sing any more, then don't tour any more.
I think here he actually sounded good. They just needed to turn his mic up a bit. His vocals were smooth and on point. Especially compared to a lot of other old rockers
This is by far their best song, and my favorite, as well, but I am BEYOND SHOCKED that they actually played this song, since Don can't sing anymore. I saw Don twice at the M3 Music Festival down in Columbia, Maryland, and he didn't play this song either time. I was HELLA disappointed!
Obviously, if he took better care of himself , I'd fair to say ,being in shape , better support for his voice, and energy level overall.. He's not showing up to 'kill it' he's showing up for a paycheck... I've seen them many times over the years, as George is one of my favorite guitarists. He came to a small venue, with three quarters of his band , not George on guitar, but another amazing guitarist. They were billed with LA Gunns .. Don was such a freaking disappointment, I couldn't even say he was half-assed that would be way to generous..
Turns out Geralt of Rivia can shred. And he sounds a lot like the Great George Lynch. Seriously, he's got to be top five to ever pick up an electric guitar.
Guys please dont hate on don, his vocal chords are paralyzed. I get it bc u might think he shouldnt be on stage but he loves to be here with us no matter what.❤ Ill tell don that when I see him❤
No disrespect to Don but we are really just here to listen to George play at this point. That said if they come close to me I’d pay to see them one last time ESPECIALLY the original lineup.
George is still a beast, ageless.
George looks like he found the Fountain of Youth, but Don looks like he has one foot in the grave and the other foot on a banana peel...
Him And jeff pilson
Indeed. Don, not so much.
@@daviddemaria3982 don was alright but it was mostly lynch and pilson for me my dad grew up around dokken and the 70s 80s
@@shawnbopko858 lynch, pilson, "wild" mick brown, and Don ruled the world for a brief time in the late 80s. Glad to see George still rips and very happy to see what pilson has done with Foreigner.
What a tasty performance by George. Great tone!
OMG… SO GREAT!!! It’s almost like you expect the screen to EXPLODE; it’s so Rocking LOL!! George Lynch is a freaking Monster of Guitar!!!
Lynch can literally play his song as an entire solo or regularly. Epic.
George is an absolute beast!!!
Dokken was one of my favorites. Still rockin. I hate that many vocalist from this ERA have lost their range and some even more.
CHEERS to ALL
Still amazing at 67! Holy shit.
Big time. Incredible
MR LYNCH IS ALL BUSSINESS HERE
KILLING IT. ..🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
George looks and sounds phenomenal.
I just found this vid. Awesome job camera man! George shows his stuff on this one!
yeppp----ROCKIN W DOKKEN............NEVER GETS OLD
OMG! He NAILED that solo. Unfreaking believable that he can play just like yesterday.... no, I take that back- even better~!
Don looks like he’s having a stroke
i swear thats Mark Boals (Ex-Yngwie Malmsteen vocalist) on bass again.
It is Mark Boals🤘🏼
George is awesome
George stole the show.
Is it just me or does George look like he could be a Witcher? Wielding an AXE of course. 😉
OMG! ! ! ＭＡＲＫ ＢＯＡＬＳ on the bass again.
Is Don looking at George and thinking I should have taken better care of myself???
Don is 68 years old, George is 67..right?
I think that's right. George looks amazing (like he hits the gym) and damn can that boy play!🤘
Sad to say but with all do respect Don Dokken needs to give it up!!
Damn.i forgot I was happy before..now I just go to work.
Where is Don Dokken????
When did George turn into Geralt?
Don sounds like he could collapse at any point
We know what George is, but who is the drummer beating the shit out of those drums?
Should I go to the whisky tonight?
It is so sad to see them so old now. Don's voice is gone too.
George Lynch aka 'The Witcher'
This is great. Who's the drummer? He kicks Ass. Solid Pro.
BJ Zampa
But the very best album of Dokken is their first Breakin the chains
Geralt of riva
Turn up that Mic
I did not know that Don Dokken was due to give birth soon
Don's voice my be shot but he can still play a mean air guitar.
George FUCKIN` Lynch !!! TOP TOP TOP ...
George is still killing it and he looks great even as a " silver fox".
the witcher became a Rock star
He’s ready to go help Dalton clear out the Double Deuce.
Lynch still smokin' after all these decades... legend
I think Don is pretty cool as the undertaker!
George doing his best Kevin Nash lol
Don looks like jeepers kreepers.
George is awesome...
Mr.Scary is killin' it 🤘🤘🤘.
Yeah I agree. I seen Dokken as part of monsters of rock back in ??? 88-89-90. Don’t remember. Anyways when I was walking into venue late Dokken was playing and the song they were playing was ‘Mr Scary’. I told my bud ‘dude’MR SCARY let’s get in there’. Ironic!
Lynch looks like someone in his early 50’s at worst. Dokken looks like someone in a coffin at best.
You know you're getting old when you watch the musicians who "defined" your youth and feel anger toward the unfair fashion in which time has treated them. In essence, you're looking into a mirror, and the wrinkled, bloated faces staring back at you evoke a sense of mourning.
LOL, I've got maybe +10 years on you and I refuse to feel that way when I look in the mirror (most days anyway).
Just keep ROCKING
I've been a Practicing Guitarist since 1974 and don't plan on slowing down any time soon.
I cannot stand getting old.
Except George, he is like a fine wine or cheddar, gets better with age
I don't judge, the mirror doesn't lie. My only gripe, it went too fast...
If you close your eyes , George sounds like he hasn't missed a beat from 1985 . Don lookin kinda tired nowadays but that's to be expected - he must be gettin close to 70 . One of my favorite 80's bands by far .
George still as good as ever shredding. Looks in great shape as well.
Lynch is amazing. Love listening to him play. Dokken is one of my fave bands.
awesome, lynch is on fire
George and band coming in hot. Don on the Vocals just trying to arrive. Rock on ! 🔈🔈🔉🔉🔊🔊🔊
George Lynch is cool always liked him and his guitar playing
Don can't hit the high notes like he did in the past but he has adapted to his age. George is awesome. Glad they have put aside differences. Love this band.
Don moans and mutters under the cranked up instruments. Just like Crue with Vince Neil.
Don can’t do a single thing he used to do, except continue to charge ppl for whatever the fuck he’s doing now.
When Don said, “ I can’t hear you, it’s a rock show, “ someone shoulda said, “unfortunately we can hear you AND see you standing there like a mummy. Neither thing he did was a rock show vibe at all.
My sister took me to my first concert at Dayton Hara Arena (Dayton Ohio) when I was 10 (1983) Dokken was the opener for Dio. Changed my life forever.
The band and George sounded amazing (the drums really sounded powerful).
Moderned up the part a little bit with the double bass work
BJ has come a long way (beginning to master the Dokken songs). I noticed that the other night.
@@benbryson6598there always was double bass. It was just not that audible because of how the album was mixed but it was there.
@gabrielbrouwer I don't remember hearing mick brown play a double bass or double pedal but ok
@@benbryson6598 yeah in the part where Don sings “tearing it up in the daytime” he plays double bass, and also in Mr. Scary of course.
Also with Lynch Mob he played double bass on Street Fighting Man.
Lynch hasn't lost a beat. Total phenom from start to finish.
What the hell, Don is singing in baritone range and none of the melodies are correct. Sad.
He’s old dude relax
Like Tooth & Nail wasn’t hard enough to play well already ! Lynch still rockin’ !!!
I see Don Dokken knows his place is behind George Lynch. Rock on George , you are top notch my friend.
George and the drummer.....spot ON imo.
I believe these days george deliberately vamps in his fills to see if he can punch his way back in time to make it interesting to play. He could play them perfectly without thinking at this point but that wouldn't be fun
Don's sings like me in the karaoke
Crazy how someone can go from singing something as incredibly difficult as kiss of death or lightning strikes again in the 80s with insane range for a baritone or even low baritone (he had quite a low speaking voice) and now being barely able to make a sound
Love you man george you will always be one of my favorite guitarists
George still killing it
George should get two (Kamikaze and Tiger model) Mattel guitar player action figures ("80s guitar hero series")...he's an icon!
3, we need a Mr.Scary one too
@@dragonfly8341 right!
when i heard in my dreams as a little kid i made it my goal to learn guitar. 30 years later still playing thanks to george lynch
Lynch is the best thing about this. Don looks bored and sounds terrible? What happened to those pipes?
Alcohol and cigarettes happened..
@@bjrnsjohnsen1278 it's just sad. A friend of mine just interviewed him for a podcast, not much different.
Don's voice started deteriorating way back in the mid 1990s
By 2002 he had lost his upper range and part of his mid range. By 2010 he pretty much lost it completely. I think what happened sometime between 1999-2002 was he damaged his voice on tour and despite having significant issues he continued touring, further damaging his voice instead of halting the tour. The other issue is that he was a HEAVY smoker, apparently he smoked 2 packs per day, and had been smoking since well before he formed Dokken, although smoking contributed to his decline, it cannot be the sole factor. It's a combination of factors. And indeed he contracted cancer sometime in the late 2000s I believe and then recently had a spinal surgery which almost paralyzed him, he couldn't move his hand and could barely walk for a while and that apparently damaged his voice even more.
Interestingly enough though, despite being a heavy smoker all through his career, his voice had improved SIGNIFICANTLY between 1981 and 1987, by the time he recorded under lock and key and back for the attack he was in his prime as a vocalist, he increased his power, range and incorporated a vibrato which he didn't have on the first album.
George Lynch is my spirit animal. 60 something and still tireless.
OMG George is still amazing!! He is still among the Guitar Heroes of TODAY!
His son in law Ritchie Faulkner is not to bad either. Watch them jam on UA-cam together. Freakin awesome. They even talked about George playing some guitar for Priest on there tour. HOW COOL WOULD THAT BE! Rock on!🤘🏼🤘🏼
@@kawythowy867 Yes Faulkner is a beast too!🤟😎
Don's voice started deteriorating way back in the mid 1990s
By 2002 he had lost his upper range and part of his mid range. By 2010 he pretty much lost it completely. I think what happened sometime between 1999-2002 was he damaged his voice on tour and despite having significant issues he continued touring, further damaging his voice instead of halting the tour. The other issue is that he was a HEAVY smoker, apparently he smoked 2 packs per day, and had been smoking since well before he formed Dokken, although smoking contributed to his decline, it cannot be the sole factor. It's a combination of factors. And indeed he contracted cancer sometime in the late 2000s I believe and then recently had a spinal surgery which almost paralyzed him, he couldn't move his hand and could barely walk for a while and that apparently damaged his voice even more.
Interestingly enough though, despite being a heavy smoker all through his career, his voice had improved SIGNIFICANTLY between 1981 and 1987, by the time he recorded under lock and key and back for the attack he was in his prime as a vocalist, he increased his power, range and incorporated a vibrato which he didn't have on the first album.
What was particularly impressive with Don's vocals is that he was a baritone or even low baritone (he had a fairly low speaking voice) and managed to have an insane range, just listen to songs like Lightning strikes again, unchain the night etc.. The thing is that Don never had much power but he had tricks up his sleeve to make his voice appear powerful, notably in ways he ended high notes or adding a bit of distortion. Don was a pretty unique singer. His voice was instantly recognizable and was a big part of the classic Dokken sound.
Yup, all head voice falsetto / no blended voice and little in the way of power. I went back and re listened old albums, they didn't age well..
I heard that he had some sort of bowel surgery too ?
@@YannisFyssas I don't think he was using a lot of head voice except on the high notes, or while doing harmonies, not in song verses etc..
He's still there for the fans which I will always be. Respect to Don.
He also battled cancer. Thank God he's still with us🤘
Has always been an awesome guitar player.
Awesome to see these two together again. One of my favourite bands from back in the day
Time is brutal for humans, but not so much on the instruments.
It still takes some human hand dexterity to play the guitar instrument and obviously George still has it. The dude is still all over the stage too. Crazy. Wow
George is an absolute beast!
Lynch is is just phenomenal. I feel bad for Don. You can't buy new vocal cords the way Lynch can get new guitars. Don's a beast too, but just can't do what he used to... maybe the AI group that gave Val Kilmer his voice back could don the same for Don, haha.
George is like Eddie Van Halen but on another level
Yep a level higher! 💯 King George 👑
Don has not aged well.
Cmon guys...at this stage in a career of the band, you gotta have the original cast. Bring back and Mick and Jeff. Don can no longer sing. He can only 'voice' out the lyrics. George can still kill it. But you need to bring back the other dudes. Cmon
They already did a reunion tour a few years ago... I'm guessing it was a one time thing.
The reason I picked up a guitar,thanks for putting things aside and playing what we love...
my God George is so amazing!!!!!
I feel like we are just enjoying the music itself. Poor Don needs to hang up the mic. Can barely hear the guy.
I'll keep listening to my old Dokken CDs and remember them as they used to be. George Lynch can obviously still play guitar like a total beast. But there's really not much to say about Don Dokken's vocals here. If you can't sing any more, then don't tour any more.
I think here he actually sounded good. They just needed to turn his mic up a bit. His vocals were smooth and on point. Especially compared to a lot of other old rockers
U r 100 percent correct .. his vocals are turned way down for a reason. Voice is completely shot .. has been for years
not gonna lie though... he sounded better than most of his peers at this point. Not even a fan either. I came to see George rip it up.
Monster solo straight up tooth and nails one of the best guitarists of all time..
So needed this today. The old guys still tears it up. Better than most younger metal bands
My best memory of dokken is 1988 monsters of rock Foxboro stadium...
George has been hit and miss over the years but sounds amazing here!
This is by far their best song, and my favorite, as well, but I am BEYOND SHOCKED that they actually played this song, since Don can't sing anymore. I saw Don twice at the M3 Music Festival down in Columbia, Maryland, and he didn't play this song either time. I was HELLA disappointed!
As George looks to BJ to Start it Up
Wooo hoooo
B.J..!! My Ol' Buddy -
ha hass ha
I wish Don's voice wasn't shot, I keep pulling for him.
Still, makes me happy to see him and George together and getting along so well.
Obviously, if he took better care of himself , I'd fair to say ,being in shape , better support for his voice, and energy level overall.. He's not showing up to 'kill it' he's showing up for a paycheck... I've seen them many times over the years, as George is one of my favorite guitarists. He came to a small venue, with three quarters of his band , not George on guitar, but another amazing guitarist. They were billed with LA Gunns .. Don was such a freaking disappointment, I couldn't even say he was half-assed that would be way to generous..
Awesome
They should do a record with this specific drummer!!!!
And a good singer, a guy that can belt-it out like Don used to do ..
That was interesting, watching Don Dokken do his spoken word poetry over George Lynch's guitar playing.
Excellent point.
Most singers lose their prime singing voice as time goes on....some just more than others. Still nice to see! I'm glad they're still rocking!
I follow George and Jeff Pillson careers now. Go George!
Turns out Geralt of Rivia can shred. And he sounds a lot like the Great George Lynch. Seriously, he's got to be top five to ever pick up an electric guitar.
Guys please dont hate on don, his vocal chords are paralyzed. I get it bc u might think he shouldnt be on stage but he loves to be here with us no matter what.❤ Ill tell don that when I see him❤
Don's not done anything to heal his voice, sad to hear him so subdued. George, of course, is George... 10/10
George is the show..
George Lynch Rocks!!
Mr. Lynch is still kicking!!! 🎸 🎶
Phenomenal playing.
Reinventing the 90s Mr. Scary!
Lynch just awesome out of this world
Great Guy
No disrespect to Don but we are really just here to listen to George play at this point. That said if they come close to me I’d pay to see them one last time ESPECIALLY the original lineup.
One of my all time favorites,so good ta see him still at it, so much style