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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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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.........1995 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........11 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.dokken.net ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Dokken Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Dysfunctional Label : Columbia ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ To get the obvious out of the way immediately, ║ │
│║ this is not a metal album, by any stretch of the ║ │
│║ imagination. Anyone who approaches this thinking ║ │
│║ otherwise is definitely going to hate every ║ │
│║ single minute of what he hears, thereÆs just no ║ │
│║ getting around it. But to put forth a somewhat ║ │
│║ less obvious fact to some not well versed in ║ │
│║ rock genres, this is not anywhere near a grunge ║ │
│║ or alternative rock album either. As best as I ║ │
│║ can articulate it, this is a slightly heavier ║ │
│║ and darker hybrid style of the hard rock of the ║ │
│║ early 70s and the progressive rock of the late ║ │
│║ 70s, in the case of the latter, mostly the non- ║ │
│║ keyboard oriented material. ║ │
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│║ In truth, most of these songs are pretty solid ║ │
│║ and seriously intended, which is more than I can ║ │
│║ say for the repulsive fit of artistic Dadaism ║ │
│║ that followed this in ôShadowlifeö. They carry a ║ │
│║ variety of differing influences, ranging from ║ │
│║ David Bowie and T-Rex to less likely sources ║ │
│║ like ELO and occasionally early Black Sabbath. ║ │
│║ The songs tend to be either mid-tempo or ║ │
│║ moderately fast, the guitars are not quite as ║ │
│║ crunchy and ear drum shattering as the power ║ │
│║ chords on ôTooth And Nailö were, and mostly ║ │
│║ sound like a middle ground between the punch of ║ │
│║ heavy metal and the mud of stoner rock. ║ │
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│║ George Lynch has elected to elaborate his ║ │
│║ riffing formula a little bit, as his riffs under ║ │
│║ the more vocally and lead guitar dominated ║ │
│║ incarnation that they used to be were extremely ║ │
│║ formulaic, in order to fit this new sound. His ║ │
│║ leads, by contrast, have been simplified down to ║ │
│║ a sort of bluesy brand of shredding, with the ║ │
│║ speed and virtuosity of a Stevie Ray Vaughn or a ║ │
│║ Ritchie Blackmore, but the sound and character ║ │
│║ of whoever was playing lead guitar for The Cult ║ │
│║ back when they released ôSonic Templeö, an album ║ │
│║ which is fairly similar to this. ║ │
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│║ There are a lot of pretty solid songs on here, ║ │
│║ in a fairly varied collection of styles. Most of ║ │
│║ it falls under the dark rocking style alluded to ║ │
│║ earlier, be it catchy and riff happy rockers ║ │
│║ like ôInside Looking Outö and ôLong Way Homeö, ║ │
│║ or sweet and serene ballads like ôNothing Left ║ │
│║ To Sayö. ôToo High To Flyö would also be a ║ │
│║ pretty solid song as well if they didnÆt drag it ║ │
│║ out so damn long. The leads also get a bit ║ │
│║ sloppy, but thatÆs to be expected from this ║ │
│║ style of rock music. ║ │
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│║ I can understand why people would like this, and ║ │
│║ I also understand how people can utterly despise ║ │
│║ this. Personally the truth of this album is ║ │
│║ somewhere in between the two, symbolizing the ║ │
│║ musical confusion that was so widespread at the ║ │
│║ time. To this day the band has never really been ║ │
│║ the same since switching to this style. Whether ║ │
│║ or not this is worth picking up or note depends ║ │
│║ entirely on your tastes, but most metal fans ║ │
│║ should probably look elsewhere in this bandÆs ║ │
│║ catalog, preferably earlier. ║ │
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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 - Inside Looking Out [04:10] │
│ 02 - Hole In My Head [04:35] │
│ 03 - The Maze [04:50] │
│ 04 - Too High To Fly [07:13] │
│ 05 - Nothing Left To Say [04:32] │
│ 06 - Shadows Of Life [04:33] │
│ 07 - Long Way Home [05:14] │
│ 08 - Sweet Chains [05:48] │
│ 09 - Lesser Of Two Evils [04:04] │
│ 10 - What Price [05:47] │
│ 11 - From The Beginning [04:13] │
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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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