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Dokken - Lightning Strikes Again (2008)
Year & Label: 2008 King Records (Japan) | CD#: KICP-1266
 | MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | Artwork (JPG, 300 dpi) |
Heavy Metal/Hard Rock | Artwork: 45 MB | MP3: 140 MB 

Japanese edition with bonus track

“Sometimes when main members exit rock bands, the group's sound changes significantly. This has not proven to the case with melodic metallists Dokken. Although six-string hero George Lynch was a major part of the group's initial success, his 1997 departure hasn't proven to alter the group's sound as much as originally believed, as evidenced by such subsequent post-Lynch releases as 2008's Lightning Strikes Again. In fact, from a production, sonic, and songwriting standpoint, the album could have been released in 1986, and Dokken's legion of hair-sprayed/fingerless leather glove-wearing fans would have undoubtedly snapped it up. Frontman Don Dokken still sings about love gone bad ("How I Miss Your Smile") while guitarist Jonathan Levin offers Lynch-esque riffs and solos by the bucket load (the album opening "Standing on the Outside"). Sure, you'll have heard it all before if you're a longtime Dokken fan. But with the resurgence of '80s metal sounds in the early 21st century, Dokken are no dummies, and they wisely stick to the sound that made them famous in the first place throughout Lightning Strikes Again.


Musicians:

Vocals : Don Dokken
Guitar : Jon Levin
Bass : Barry Sparks
Drums : Mick Brown

Produced by Don Dokken. Co-produced by Tim Dovid Kelly.
Engineered by Wyn Davis, Tim David Kelly, Chris Baseford
Mixed and mastered by Wyn Davis.

Track List:

01. Standing On The Outside [3:52]
02. Give A Reason [3:50]
03. Heart Of Stone [3:56]
04. Disease [3:31]
05. How I Miss Your Smile [4:01]
06. Oasis [3:40]
07. Point Of No Return [4:24]
08. I Remember [4:48]
09. Judgment Day [4:03]
10. It Means [4:43]
11. Release Me [5:46]
12. This Fire [4:42]
13. Leave Me Alone (Japanese bonus track) [4:19]

~ allmusic.com