Early Dokken live vid. Don on lead guitar?!

[khabibissell]

I was cruising around youtube and found this. At first, I thought Don had a guitar just as a prop, but the guy actually plays... and gives George a run for his money! Makes me wonder if Don played on the records...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2zUN...&search=dokken

Actually, it is a toss up (the audio is kinda bad however). Maybe Don needs to start a guitar dojo too!

[khabibissell]

Here;s another where George struts his stuff! Looks like he's using an old school trem on there... no Floyd... In 1987?! Sounds like it held tune pretty well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yijws...&search=dokken

[SteveK]

Is it my imagination or does Don Dokken sod off behind the stacks and play rhythm guitar during the solo in the second vid?

[Shawn Lutz]

that second one sounds like ass....

[MBreinin]

I think Don actually played quite a bit of rhythm guitar...and obviously LEAD on this stuff! Wow.

Where is his Charvel star?

Note the Charvel bass..and the CBS headstock rosewood board on the tiger. Interesting.

Mike

[khabibissell]

Make sure you check out the second post. The sound quality isn't the best, but George rips it up pretty good!

[toejam]

Is it my imagination or does Don Dokken sod off behind the stacks and play rhythm guitar during the solo in the second vid?

No, that's Jeff Pilson thrashing his bass.

[Johnnyryche]

Awesome. Thanks for sharing. Very cool to see the old school Dokken with Juan on bass.

[RichieP]

Yeah - that was the first thing that struck me about the Beat Club performance - Juan Croucier of Ratt. Further evidence of how early that show is.

[quiksilver]

Very cool. Thanks for posting that!

[Budman68]

excellent, thanks! -

[AlTheHell]

Wow... thats pretty old early Dokken stuff. Must been the first time they've been over here in Germany...

Do you guys know that Dokken(Lynch/Brown/Pilson) did a record together with Udo Lindenberg.. dont know if you know him at all over there... he is pretty famous in Germany.. the album is/was called "Keule"!!!

Cheers AlTheHell

[RacerX]

No, Dokken started out in Germany, they were playing there from 1978!

[jackson1]

George Lynch and Mick Browns were involved with the following songs: Urmensch, Zwischen Rhein und Aufruhr, Gesetz, Ratten.

I wish i could hear those tracks. Thanks for the reminder, AlTheHell

[tseegert]

Lightnong, strikes agon!

I dig Lynch, (one of the biggest reasons I started playing guitar) but I used to, and still do judge a band by their live performance. If you cant play it at least almost as good as your album, ya needa practice that shiz more.