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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.........1999 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 : Erase The Slate Label : BMG ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ There are two lessons to be learned when it ║ │
│║ comes to this particular Dokken release. The ║ │
│║ first is to never judge an album by its cover, ║ │
│║ and the second is to never write off a band for ║ │
│║ recording a really bad grunge rock album in the ║ │
│║ mid 90s and ignore everything theyÆve done since ║ │
│║ unless the bandÆs name is Metallica. Like a few ║ │
│║ other bands on both the softer and harder sides ║ │
│║ of the 80s Metal equation, Dokken learned their ║ │
│║ lesson and realized that pandering to a scene ║ │
│║ that will hate you no matter how much you sound ║ │
│║ like their heroes is a waste of time. Here you ║ │
│║ will find no nonsense about a ôConvenience Store ║ │
│║ Messiahö or writing songs that lead you to ║ │
│║ ôBitter Regretö, only a solid blend of rock ║ │
│║ infused heavy metal with balls so big that your ║ │
│║ friends will have to sit in the backseat during ║ │
│║ the drive because theyÆll be riding shotgun. ║ │
│║ ║ │
│║ Naturally there will be all sorts of airhead ║ │
│║ pseudo old school types who say that it isnÆt a ║ │
│║ good album because the guitarist isnÆt George ║ │
│║ Lynch. Logic naturally teaches us that despite ║ │
│║ how good ôMr. Scaryö was at churning out an ║ │
│║ amazing guitar solo, he is not the only expert ║ │
│║ with a six string at his command. Sure, Reb ║ │
│║ Beach was in Winger and Whitesnake, but he does ║ │
│║ one hell of a job here, as he always had in ║ │
│║ spite of supporting pretentious stage hogs like ║ │
│║ David Coverdale and Kip Winger. Granted, Don ║ │
│║ Dokken is known for his forceful stage presence, ║ │
│║ but for some reasons the guitarists he works ║ │
│║ with always tend to shine all the more brightly ║ │
│║ for having been associated with his work, much ║ │
│║ in the same way as it is when Ronnie Dio takes ║ │
│║ former glam shredders under his wing and turns ║ │
│║ them into sinister warlocks prepared to slay the ║ │
│║ dragon with their guitar screams. ║ │
│║ ║ │
│║ When you think about it, recruiting the likes of ║ │
│║ Reb Beach is the ultimate one fingered salute to ║ │
│║ every sweat drenched, flannel wearing bonehead ║ │
│║ that ridiculed their music. You can literally ║ │
│║ picture these wannabe beatniks running back for ║ │
│║ their Starbucks lattΘs like vampires back to ║ │
│║ their coffins at daybreak when that first killer ║ │
│║ speed riff on the albumÆs title track ôErase The ║ │
│║ Slateö blazes out at 100 decibels. This is ║ │
│║ classic early 80s speed metal NWOBHM style, ║ │
│║ right out of the same playbook that gave us ║ │
│║ ôTurn On The Actionö and ôTooth And Nailö out of ║ │
│║ these guys back in 1984. Reb basically matches ║ │
│║ LynchÆs insanity during the guitar solo, with ║ │
│║ something of a higher end trebly tone and about ║ │
│║ twice as many guitar screams, like an air raid ║ │
│║ siren warning all of the little grunge kids that ║ │
│║ their precious scene is about to get bombed by ║ │
│║ 20 tons of explosive 80s riffage. If the slate ║ │
│║ that this album is talking about is the ║ │
│║ culmination of every crappy alternative rock ║ │
│║ abomination that was propagated on rock radio ║ │
│║ through the 90s, then IÆd say that this solid ║ │
│║ opening song erased that fucker like a bad ║ │
│║ habit. ║ │
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│║ From here on in things continue on the uptake, ║ │
│║ as an entire album of heavier yet strongly 80s ║ │
│║ oriented heavy metal unfolds. ôChange The Worldö ║ │
│║ is one of those mid tempo catchy fanfares in the ║ │
│║ vein of ôDonÆt Lie To Meö and ôBreaking The ║ │
│║ Chainsö, but with a less flowery riff approach ║ │
│║ that comes off as a little darker than the old ║ │
│║ days. ôHaunted Lullabyö invokes some memories of ║ │
│║ ôItÆs Not Loveö but with a little bit of a ║ │
│║ modern Rock tinge to it. The riff work here uses ║ │
│║ a bit of dissonance here and there, as well as a ║ │
│║ fair amount of Zakk Wylde influences. Perhaps ║ │
│║ thereÆs a case to be made that Reb gets a little ║ │
│║ too guitar scream happy on here, but since weÆre ║ │
│║ chasing down grunge kids for a ritual sacrifice ║ │
│║ to the gods of non-sucky music, we have to ║ │
│║ resort to drastic measures in order to get the ║ │
│║ job done. ║ │
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│║ There are a fair number of surprises on here as ║ │
│║ well that donÆt really conform to the bandÆs 80s ║ │
│║ material, but still keep things in the category ║ │
│║ of kick ass music. ThereÆs a pretty slick remake ║ │
│║ of ôOneö, and IÆm not talking about the song ║ │
│║ that Metallica used to simultaneously scare 8 ║ │
│║ year old kids with scenes of a armless and ║ │
│║ legless man while paving the way for their own ║ │
│║ demise via commercial recognition, but rather ║ │
│║ that late 1960s classic written by Harry Nilsson ║ │
│║ and performed by Three Dog Night to the shouting ║ │
│║ approval of a legion of acid pounding flower ║ │
│║ children. Naturally since the original is pretty ║ │
│║ strongly non-metal, they needed to burn all of ║ │
│║ the hippie out of the song with a flashy guitar ║ │
│║ solo and a much more aggressive vocal delivery. ║ │
│║ ôMaddest Hatterö essentially takes the pre-80s ║ │
│║ rock elements of ôDysfunctionalö and turns it ║ │
│║ into something thatÆs catchier and a lot more ║ │
│║ fun with a little bit of metal riffing, not to ║ │
│║ mention that RebÆs guitar work is tight rather ║ │
│║ than meandering. ThereÆs also a nice little ║ │
│║ hidden track at the end called ôLittle Brown ║ │
│║ Pillö where Jeff Pilson challenges ôMr. Scaryö ║ │
│║ for the title with a distorted bass solo that ║ │
│║ combines the slick bluesy style of Geezer Butler ║ │
│║ with a bit of Joey Demaio. ║ │
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│║ Though this isnÆt really a perfect recreation of ║ │
│║ DokkenÆs 80s music, itÆs definitely of a similar ║ │
│║ caliber in terms of songwriting and performance, ║ │
│║ in fact IÆd put it a notch above ôBreaking The ║ │
│║ Chainsö. So what if George Lynch isnÆt on this ║ │
│║ album. Ozzy Osbourne wasnÆt on ôHeaven And Hellö ║ │
│║ and Black Sabbath pulled off an excellent album ║ │
│║ with 3 or the 4 original members, and the same ║ │
│║ basically applies here. There are probably a ║ │
│║ sizable number of butt hurt purists who canÆt ║ │
│║ accept another guitarist in this outfit. But if ║ │
│║ you liked Dokken back when they were still ║ │
│║ playing music like they meant it, this is ║ │
│║ something to look into. ItÆs definitely the ║ │
│║ first one to check out of the four albums that ║ │
│║ Lynch is absent on. ║ │
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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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│ 01 - Erase The Slate [03:47] │
│ 02 - Change The World [04:35] │
│ 03 - Maddest Hatter [04:38] │
│ 04 - Drown [04:54] │
│ 05 - Shattered [04:40] │
│ 06 - One [03:10] │
│ 07 - Who Believes [04:23] │
│ 08 - Voice Of The Soul [04:13] │
│ 09 - Crazy Mary Goes Round [03:01] │
│ 10 - Haunted Lullabye [04:47] │
│ 11 - In Your Honor [04:32] │
│ 12 - Little Brown Pill (Bonus Track) [01:17] │
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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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