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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│ + Dokken - Long Way Home + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Mar-24-2013 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Hard Rock Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2002 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........10 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.dokken.net ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Dokken Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Long Way Home Label : Sanctuary ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ After regaining a large amount of credibility ║ │
│║ with their fans with the release of ôErase The ║ │
│║ Slateö, an album the reestablished the bandÆs ║ │
│║ riff driven metal credentials and spelled the ║ │
│║ end of any future experimentation in the murky ║ │
│║ world of grunge mediocrity, Dokken came to a ║ │
│║ crossroads of sort and had to decide whether ║ │
│║ they would continue revisiting their past of try ║ │
│║ something different. Having dropped the ║ │
│║ flamboyant 80s guitarist Reb Beach, they ended ║ │
│║ up picking up former Europe guitarist John ║ │
│║ Norum, an axe slinger whose metal credentials ║ │
│║ are a bit firmer than RebÆs, his appearance on ║ │
│║ ôThe Final Countdownö not withstanding. But ║ │
│║ unlike the expected result of more 80s inspired ║ │
│║ metal, what ends up coming about is a dark and ║ │
│║ somewhat doom rock oriented exploration of Don ║ │
│║ DokkenÆs deeper side. ║ │
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│║ ôLong Way Homeö is essentially what ║ │
│║ ôDysfunctionalö could have been if it had been ║ │
│║ better organized, more focused, and consisted of ║ │
│║ songs with more hooks and less jam-like ║ │
│║ meandering. The guitar is low end heavy, not all ║ │
│║ that far off from what Tony Iommi would ║ │
│║ occasional experiment with on SabbathÆs mid 90s ║ │
│║ efforts or the equally dark and bluesy tone ║ │
│║ heard out of Rowan Robertson on DioÆs 5th studio ║ │
│║ LP ôLock Up The Wolvesö. ItÆs not a completely ║ │
│║ dark album and does make time for some pristine ║ │
│║ ballad work as only Dokken can deliver, but much ║ │
│║ like the harder rocking material on here, is ║ │
│║ well outside the light and fluffy pop work that ║ │
│║ worked its way into their still riff happy 80s ║ │
│║ music. ║ │
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│║ For a person who had been shouting his lungs out ║ │
│║ behind a microphone for more than 20 years at ║ │
│║ the time this album was put together, DonÆs ║ │
│║ voice is still in pretty good shape. Mid tempo ║ │
│║ hard rockers such as ôHeart Full Of Soulö and ║ │
│║ groovy thudding ones like ôYouö show that heÆs ║ │
│║ still capable of throwing out some solid high ║ │
│║ notes and harmonize his own voice with solid, ║ │
│║ squeaky clean results. John NorumÆs riffs are ║ │
│║ pummeling throughout both of these songs, and ║ │
│║ actually succeed in being not only the heaviest ║ │
│║ thing that he has ever done, but that of ║ │
│║ anything heard with the name Dokken attached to ║ │
│║ it. Part of this could be attributed to the ║ │
│║ solid bass work of Barry Sparks, who came into ║ │
│║ the fold to replace Jeff Pilson, who jumped ship ║ │
│║ after ôErase The Slateö. ║ │
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│║ ThereÆs top notch moments littered throughout ║ │
│║ this album, as well as a couple of somewhat ║ │
│║ lackluster moments. The good include the songs ║ │
│║ mentioned earlier, along with the bludgeoning ║ │
│║ yet catchy opener ôSunless Daysö, the nostalgic ║ │
│║ and poignant piano and acoustic ballad ôThere ║ │
│║ Was A Timeö, and the best song on here ôUnder ║ │
│║ The Gunö, which ratchets up the tempo back to ║ │
│║ the level accomplished on those occasional fits ║ │
│║ of speed metal heard on DokkenÆs early albums, ║ │
│║ but still holding onto the darker, Sabbath-like ║ │
│║ character in the guitars. The weak spots are ║ │
│║ mostly found on the other 2 ballads ôGoodbye My ║ │
│║ Friendö and ôIÆve Foundö, both of which start ║ │
│║ with an okay idea but never really get anywhere. ║ │
│║ Unfortunately Don still retains that bad habit ║ │
│║ of stuffing just a few too many ballads onto his ║ │
│║ albums here, but its forgivable given the ║ │
│║ quality of all the other music on here. ║ │
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│║ Although this album is probably the most ║ │
│║ uncharacteristic of the band as everyone tends ║ │
│║ to remember them, IÆd still put it ahead of the ║ │
│║ two more recent ones due to better songwriting ║ │
│║ and an all around better vocal performance. ItÆs ║ │
│║ definitely something that takes some time to ║ │
│║ fully get into, and youÆd have to have at least ║ │
│║ some level of appreciation for what the band ║ │
│║ tried to do with ôDysfunctionalö before you ║ │
│║ completely get it. ItÆs the first and only ║ │
│║ collaboration that the band did with John Norum, ║ │
│║ who later went back to Europe when the band ║ │
│║ reformed in 2004 for an attempt at restarting ║ │
│║ their career which apparently took off as their ║ │
│║ still going to this day. ║ │
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│║ Discography ║ │
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│║ Hard Rock Woman Single, 1979 ║ │
│║ Back in the Streets Demo, 1980 ║ │
│║ I Can See You Single, 1981 ║ │
│║ Young Girls Single, 1981 ║ │
│║ We're Illegal Single, 1982 ║ │
│║ Breaking the Chains Single, 1983 ║ │
│║ Is Paris Burning Single, 1983 ║ │
│║ Breaking the Chains Full-length, 1983 ║ │
│║ Bullets to Spare Single, 1984 ║ │
│║ Tooth and Nail Full-length, 1984 ║ │
│║ Alone Again Single, 1985 ║ │
│║ Just Got Lucky Single, 1985 ║ │
│║ The Hunter Single, 1985 ║ │
│║ It\'s Not Love Single, 1985 ║ │
│║ Under Lock and Key Full-length, 1985 ║ │
│║ Unchain the Night Video/VHS, 1986 ║ │
│║ Dream Warriors Single, 1986 ║ │
│║ Lightning Strikes Again Single, 1986 ║ │
│║ In My Dreams Single, 1986 ║ │
│║ Burning Like a Flame Single, 1987 ║ │
│║ 1987 demo Demo, 1987 ║ │
│║ Back for the Attack Full-length, 1987 ║ │
│║ Back for the Dokken Best of/Compilation, 1988 ║ │
│║ Two for Tuesday Single, 1988 ║ │
│║ So Many Tears Single, 1988 ║ │
│║ Alone Again (Live) Single, 1988 ║ │
│║ Heaven Sent Single, 1988 ║ │
│║ Beast from the East Live album, 1988 ║ │
│║ Walk Away (Live) Single, 1989 ║ │
│║ The Best of Dokken Best of/Compilation, 1994 ║ │
│║ Dokken Full-length, 1994 ║ │
│║ Too High to Fly Single, 1995 ║ │
│║ Dysfunctional Sampler Demo, 1995 ║ │
│║ Dysfunctional Full-length, 1995 ║ │
│║ One Live Night Live album, 1995 ║ │
│║ Shadowlife Full-length, 1997 ║ │
│║ The Very Best Of Dokken Best of/Compilation, ║ │
│║ 1999 [1 review, 80%] ║ │
│║ Erase the Slate Full-length, 1999 ║ │
│║ One Live Night DVD, 2000 ║ │
│║ Live from the Sun Live album, 2000 ║ │
│║ Live From the Sun DVD, 2000 ║ │
│║ Yesterday and Today Best of/Compilation, 2001 ║ │
│║ Long Way Home Full-length, 2002 ║ │
│║ Then & Now Best of/Compilation, 2002 ║ │
│║ Japan Live \'95 DVD, 2003 ║ │
│║ Japan Live '95 Live album, 2003 ║ │
│║ Alone Again and Other Hits Best of/Compilation, ║ │
│║ 2003 ║ │
│║ Change the World: An Introduction Best ║ │
│║ of/Compilation, 2004 ║ │
│║ Hell to Pay Full-length, 2004 ║ │
│║ The Definitive Rock Collection Best ║ │
│║ of/Compilation, 2006 ║ │
│║ Rhino Hi-Five: Dokken EP, 2006 ║ │
│║ Unchain the Night DVD, 2007 ║ │
│║ From Conception: Live 1981 Live album, 2007 ║ │
│║ Lightning Strikes Again Full-length, 2008 ║ │
│║ Almost Over Single, 2010 ║ │
│║ Greatest Hits 2 Best of/Compilation, 2010 ║ │
│║ The Anthems Compilation 2011 ║ │
│║ Broken Bones Full-length 2012 ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Sunless Days [04:21] │
│ 02 - Little Girl [03:44] │
│ 03 - Everybody Needs (To Be With Someone) [03:16] │
│ 04 - You [03:48] │
│ 05 - Goodbye My Friend [04:06] │
│ 06 - Magic Road [03:32] │
│ 07 - There Was A Time [03:53] │
│ 08 - Heart Full Of Soul [02:29] │
│ 09 - Under The Gun [04:21] │
│ 10 - I┤ve Found [03:43] │
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│ ║ Greetings To: ║ │
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│ Too all people who contributes to make this │
│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
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