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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│ + Dokken - Under Lock And Key + │
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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.........1985 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 : Under Lock And Key Label : Elektra ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ Dokken is a band whose metal status has been ║ │
│║ highly criticized in many quarters due to the ║ │
│║ tendency towards fluffy lyrics and the heavily ║ │
│║ glam-like image of the band, particularly ║ │
│║ frontman Don Dokken. All one need do is take one ║ │
│║ glance at the album cover of this album to ║ │
│║ assume that this band is an earlier incarnation ║ │
│║ of more blues driven bands such as Poison and ║ │
│║ Cinderella. However, on that cover there is also ║ │
│║ a goofy looking guy in red who gives Dokken itÆs ║ │
│║ metal edge, riff maestro and shredder George ║ │
│║ Lynch. ║ │
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│║ Once one gets past the image of this band, what ║ │
│║ we have here is a polished outfit with some ║ │
│║ highly memorable anthems, hard edged rockers, ║ │
│║ and high speed thrill rides. This album is ║ │
│║ actually my personal favorite due to the ║ │
│║ continuity between each song, the heavy emphasis ║ │
│║ on the guitar, and slightly less of the fluffy ║ │
│║ lyrics that has haunted DokkenÆs last 2 ║ │
│║ releases. Even songs such as ôItÆs not loveö and ║ │
│║ ôSlipping Awayö, which do have some heavily ║ │
│║ relationship driven lyrics, have a strong guitar ║ │
│║ element that was somewhat lacking on the more ║ │
│║ fluffy songs on previous efforts. ║ │
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│║ The highlights of this album fall into 2 ║ │
│║ categories, the first one being the anthem-like ║ │
│║ mid-tempo rockers that are driven by more ║ │
│║ melodic leads and powerful choruses. ôIn my ║ │
│║ Dreamsö has an powerful acapella harmony at the ║ │
│║ beginning which is brought back in the many ║ │
│║ recaps of the chorus, not to mention a powerful ║ │
│║ set of riffs and a highly melodic and expressive ║ │
│║ solo. ôDonÆt lie to Meö features a similar ║ │
│║ harmonic device in the lead guitar, in addition ║ │
│║ to a similar to set of catchy and hard hitting ║ │
│║ rhythmic guitar lines. ôUnchain the Nightö is ║ │
│║ somewhat comparable to the opening 2 tracks of ║ │
│║ Tooth and Nail, although the song is ║ │
│║ considerably slower than track 2 to that album, ║ │
│║ and the two tracks are essentially built ║ │
│║ together into one cohesive song. A great set of ║ │
│║ varied guitar riffs interplay throughout, in ║ │
│║ addition to some nice banshee screams at key ║ │
│║ points by Don Dokken. ║ │
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│║ The second category of highlights are the up ║ │
│║ tempo cookers, which consist of the fifth and ║ │
│║ the final track on this release. ôTill the ║ │
│║ Living Endö has a main riff somewhat similar to ║ │
│║ the closing track of the previous release, but ║ │
│║ the drive of the song is similar to the power ║ │
│║ metal drive of the title track off that same ║ │
│║ album. However, the highlight of the whole ║ │
│║ album, is the riff driven thrill ride ôLightning ║ │
│║ Strikes Againö. The intro guitar part reminds me ║ │
│║ a bit of an Iron Savior track, and the interplay ║ │
│║ between the lead guitar tracks (though all done ║ │
│║ by Lynch), is reminiscent of Judas Priest. This ║ │
│║ song also highlights one of the greatest vocal ║ │
│║ jobs every pulled off by Don Dokken in his ║ │
│║ entire career, loaded with dirty and sleaze ║ │
│║ driven screams and a great chorus. ║ │
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│║ The rest of the tracks on here are solid slower ║ │
│║ rockers. Of these, ôThe Hunterö and ôJaded ║ │
│║ Heartö are my favorite picks. ôThe Hunterö has a ║ │
│║ highly catchy main guitar riff, while ôJaded ║ │
│║ Heartö has a nice quiet intro followed by a ║ │
│║ louder and dramatic chorus, in addition to the ║ │
│║ obligatory shred fests that George Lynch can ║ │
│║ easily fit into even the most down tempo of ║ │
│║ tracks without sounding like heÆs overdoing it. ║ │
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│║ In conclusion, this is the highlight of DokkenÆs ║ │
│║ career as a band. Although there are plenty of ║ │
│║ classic songs by them that appear on various ║ │
│║ other releases (including their most classic ║ │
│║ track ever ôDream Warriorsö), this is the most ║ │
│║ solid of their musical structures. I recommend ║ │
│║ it highly to fans of guitar driven metal, and ║ │
│║ can even recommend it to some of my fellow Power ║ │
│║ Metal fanatics, although they may want to skip ║ │
│║ some of the ballads. ║ │
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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 - Unchain The Night [05:20] │
│ 02 - The Hunter [04:08] │
│ 03 - In My Dreams [04:21] │
│ 04 - Slippin' Away [03:48] │
│ 05 - Lightnin' Strikes Again [03:49] │
│ 06 - It's Not Love [05:01] │
│ 07 - Jaded Heart [04:17] │
│ 08 - Don't Lie To Me [03:38] │
│ 09 - Will The Sun Rise [04:11] │
│ 10 - Til The Livin' End [04:00] │
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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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