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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.........2004 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........12 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.dokken.net ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Dokken Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Hell To Pay Label : Sanctuary ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ Dokken has sort of gone back and forth between ║ │
│║ being a slightly less light and happy remake of ║ │
│║ their glory days in the 80s or an all out dark ║ │
│║ rock/metal outfit since the exodus of long time ║ │
│║ fret shredder George Lynch. ôHell To Payö ║ │
│║ basically has a bit of both, merging the muddy ║ │
│║ rhythm guitar and bass heavy tone that dominated ║ │
│║ ôLong Way Homeö with the consonant melodies and ║ │
│║ catchy riffs that defined their late 80s sounds. ║ │
│║ There are a good number of ôBack For the Attackö ║ │
│║ moments on here, albeit presented in a somewhat ║ │
│║ modernized light. ItÆs a bit slower and also ║ │
│║ fairly poetic lyrically, carrying perhaps a ║ │
│║ small measure of the cynicism that the band ║ │
│║ exhibited on ôDysfunctionalö, but without all ║ │
│║ the meandering musical ideas and tired 70s rock ║ │
│║ clichΘs. ║ │
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│║ This is the first album to feature guitarist Jon ║ │
│║ Levin as the 6 string guru, and he does well to ║ │
│║ carve out his own identity rather than parrot ║ │
│║ one of the three 80s rock icons that preceded ║ │
│║ him. His style somewhat loosely resembles ║ │
│║ LynchÆs, though not nearly as much as it would ║ │
│║ on ôLightning Strikes Againö later on, and tends ║ │
│║ to work in short bursts, often with more than ║ │
│║ one lead section in a song. His guitar tone ║ │
│║ doesnÆt quite lean as heavily towards the ║ │
│║ doom/rock oriented Tony Iommi meets Dave ║ │
│║ Chandler sound that John Norum incorporated on ║ │
│║ ôLong Way Homeö, but it does incorporate some ║ │
│║ similar riff ideas and largely avoids the ║ │
│║ trebly, guitar scream happy, flamboyant style ║ │
│║ that Reb Beach contributed to ôErase The Slateö. ║ │
│║ Although the songwriting on said album was ║ │
│║ better than this one, Levin is the better ║ │
│║ guitarist style wise. ║ │
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│║ All around, the collection of songs on here is ║ │
│║ pretty solid, though stylistically a tad bit ║ │
│║ inconsistent. When you listen to high octane ║ │
│║ speed songs like ôDonÆt Bring Me Downö, coated ║ │
│║ with brilliant lead guitar breaks and agitated ║ │
│║ riffs in the vain of ôTooth And Nailö, or catchy ║ │
│║ mid-tempo rock that hearkens back pretty heavily ║ │
│║ to classic ôBack For The Attackö style ass ║ │
│║ kicking, youÆre certain that this album is going ║ │
│║ for a retro sound. But then you throw in darker ║ │
│║ though still heavily catchy and fun songs like ║ │
│║ ôEscapeö and ôBetter Off Beforeö and you have a ║ │
│║ hard time believing that itÆs the same album, ║ │
│║ though Don DokkenÆs vocals act as a pretty ║ │
│║ effective anchor in this respect. If there is ║ │
│║ one song that really captures the duality at ║ │
│║ work here, it would be the opener ôThe Last ║ │
│║ Goodbyeö, which somewhat loosely resembles the ║ │
│║ atmosphere of ôDysfunctionalö, but presents a ║ │
│║ riff set that is more intricate and attention ║ │
│║ grabbing. ║ │
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│║ This album will probably appeal to older Dokken ║ │
│║ fans a little more than ôLong Way Homeö, but it ║ │
│║ doesnÆt quite go all the way towards that same ║ │
│║ spirit the way ôErase The Slateö and ôLightning ║ │
│║ Strikes Againö do. I personally like this album ║ │
│║ a little better than the latter, mostly because ║ │
│║ the ballad work is a little stronger here and ║ │
│║ DonÆs vocals arenÆt quite as scratchy and ║ │
│║ haggard sounding. DonÆt make the mistake of ║ │
│║ writing this album off because the guitarist ║ │
│║ isnÆt George Lynch. A lot of guitarists are not ║ │
│║ George Lynch (Yngwie Malmsteen and K.K. Downing ║ │
│║ for example), but that doesnÆt mean that their ║ │
│║ playing is any less competent. Leave us not ║ │
│║ forget that Lynch was a co-contributor to the ║ │
│║ disaster otherwise known as ôShadowlifeö. ║ │
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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 - The Last Goodbye [04:37] │
│ 02 - Don't Bring Me Down [03:25] │
│ 03 - Escape [04:37] │
│ 04 - Haunted [03:40] │
│ 05 - Prozac Nation [04:32] │
│ 06 - Care For You [04:12] │
│ 07 - Better Off Before [03:01] │
│ 08 - Still I'm Sad [04:37] │
│ 09 - I Surrender [03:04] │
│ 10 - Letter To Home [04:28] │
│ 11 - Can You See [04:10] │
│ 12 - Care For You (Unplugged) [03:59] │
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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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