Artist

Dokken

2 concerts · 4 records

Dokken is an American glam metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1978. It split up in 1989 and reformed four years later. The band has had several singles that charted on the Billboard Hot 100, such as "Alone Again", "In My Dreams", and "Burning Like a Flame", and has sold more than 10 million albums worldwide. The live album Beast from the East was nominated for the inaugural Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance in 1989. The classic Dokken line-up consisted of founder Don Dokken on vocals, George Lynch on lead guitar, Mick Brown on drums and Jeff Pilson, who replaced the Ratt-bound Juan Croucier in 1983, on bass; this line-up remained stable from 1983 to 1989, and again from 1993 to 1998, and briefly reunited in 2016. After several personnel changes on guitar, Dokken's attorney Jon Levin stepped in to fill the role in 2004. In 2001, Barry Sparks replaced Pilson on bass. In 2009, Sean McNabb (formerly of Great White and Quiet Riot) replaced him, and was then replaced by Chris McCarvill in 2015. As of Mick Brown's retirement from the band in July 2019, Don Dokken is the only remaining original band member. Brown's vacancy was filled by BJ Zampa of House of Lords fame. In 2020, Jeff...

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Concerts

Vinyl

Members

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  • 1979–1989Don Dokkenlead vocals, original
  • 1980–1983Juan Croucierbass guitar
  • 1980–1989Mick Browndrums (drum set)
  • 1980–1989George Lynchelectric guitar
  • 1983–1989Jeff Pilsonbass guitar
  • 1993–1997George Lynchelectric guitar
  • 1993–2001Jeff Pilsonbass guitar
  • 1993–2019Mick Browndrums (drum set)
  • 1993–Don Dokkenlead vocals, original
  • 1998–2001Reb Beachelectric guitar
  • 2001–2002John Norumelectric guitar
  • 2001–2009Barry Sparksbass guitar
  • 2002–2003Alex De Rossoelectric guitar
  • 2003–Jon Levinelectric guitar
  • 2009–2014Sean McNabbbass guitar
  • 2014–2015Mark Boalsbass guitar
  • 2015–Chris McCarvillbass guitar
  • 2019–BJ Zampadrums (drum set)
  • Greg Leon

Discography

66 releases from MusicBrainz · 5 in my collection

Albums (13)

EPs (2)

  • 1988Burning Like a Flame
  • 1989Back in the Streets

Singles (11)

  • 1987So Many Tears
  • 1988Burning Like A Flame
  • 1989Day After Day (You Don’t Care for Me)
  • 1995Too High to Fly
  • 2009Almost Over
  • 2010Bus Stop / Lies
  • 2020No Answer
  • 2020Step Into the Light
  • 2023Fugitive
  • 2023Gypsy
  • 2023Over the Mountain
More: singles, compilations, live & other releases

Lives (19)

  • 1984King Biscuit Flower Hour
  • 1988Alone Again
  • 1988Beast From the East
  • 1995One Live Night
  • 2000Live From the Sun
  • 2001Yesterday & Today
  • 2003Japan Live ’95
  • 2007From Conception: Live 1981
  • 201410 Live!
  • 2016Return to the East Live 2016
  • 2017Live… ’95 + bonus tracks
  • 2018In My Dreams (live)
  • 2018It’s Another Day
  • 2020The Undying Light: The Classic 1995 Milwaukee and Hollywood Broadcasts
  • 1985-11-30: Unchain The Tokyo Night, Shibuya Public Hall, Tokyo, Japan
  • 2004-06-30: The Quest Club, Minneapolis, MN, USA
  • 2004-07-14: In-Store Acoustic Session, Venue Vintage Vinyl, Fords, NJ, USA
  • Hell to Pay! At the Starland Ballroom
  • Sacramento Is Burning

Soundtracks (1)

  • 1987Dream Warriors

Compilations (20)

  • 1986Unchain the Night
  • 1994Best of Dokken
  • 1999The Very Best of Dokken
  • 2000The Lost Songs: 1978–1981
  • 2002Alone Again and Other Hits
  • 2002Dokken
  • 2003Rare and Imported, Volume 4
  • 2004Change the World: An Introduction
  • 2006Rhino Hi‐Five: Dokken
  • 2006The Definitive Rock Collection
  • 2009Original Album Series
  • 2010Greatest Hits
  • 2011The Anthems
  • 2013Then and Now
  • 2018Alone Again
  • 2018An Introduction To Dokken
  • 2022The Elektra Albums 1983-1987
  • Rare and Imported, Volume 1
  • Rare and Imported, Volume 2
  • Rare and Imported, Volume 3