Don Dokken

[alan67]

I uh......don't know what to say.....

 

[Monkey Man]

Don:
"This could be our last show, so let's just fuckin' crush it."

WTF?

 

[Racerxrated]

Don Don Don....just retire brother. You had a good run.

 

[Picasso]

I’ve seen parody videos that sound better than that.

 

[Fret-Shredder]

Oh boy

 

[gtrwun]

Wow.,that’s the worst I’ve seen him. Man.
Looks really pilled up to me. Old age and drugs are a bad combo. Call it a day Don. It’s time….past time.

 

[Tone Junkie]

Seen him about a month ago. Sadly his voice was......rough. On the positive side George came out for the last three songs. He killed it.

 

[John 14:6]

I am the world's biggest Dokken fan and I can't even bare this anymore.

 

[RaceU4her]

i thought this must be someone digging up a thread from 2005 or some shit when we were talking about the same shit but no lol

 

[mentoneman]

Oh boy

buh-RAH!!. the joe biden of metal

 

[Picasso]

George came out for the last three songs. He killed it.

George couldn't save this, no matter how big of a man bun he had that night either.

 

[Tone Junkie]

George couldn't save this, no matter how big of a man bun he had that night either.

Bullseye. But George killed it in the playing it made up a little bit for the what happened here after the first song with Don’s vocals.

 

[Wayniac3]

Don had cancer, throat surgery and a stroke... and he's not sounding much worse than Vince.
I give the guy credit, but yeah - it's time. You can't sing the classics like you are singing "The Maddest Hatter"

 

[MetalHeadMike]

This is just as bad as that Vince video someone posted a while back Sad to watch. Gotta be tough for these guys who were once legends to fade into the night and not be able to relive the glory of their youth.

 

[Monkey Man]

I often have difficulty imagining how guys in this situation can allow themselves to perform at such low levels.

I figure it must be 1 or more of the following reasons:

1) They need the money badly.
2) They've lost the ability to recognise that their performances / abilities have gone through-the-floor.
3) The need to stroke their egos hasn't waned and the latter may in fact account for point #2.

 

[Wayniac3]

I often have difficulty imagining how guys in this situation can allow themselves to perform at such low levels.

I figure it must be 1 or more of the following reasons:

1) They need the money badly.
2) They've lost the ability to recognise that their performances / abilities have gone through-the-floor.
3) The need to stroke their egos hasn't waned and the latter may in fact account for point #2.

4) It's in their blood & just can't stop.

But I agree with going out before you deteriorate to the point of not being able to give their fans their moneys worth....

 

[SoooRad]

Sounds more like Don Trump than Don Dokken

Its really a bummer because the BAND sounds great. They are basically just a cover band, but they sound very good. Mr. Frontman however... A bout 20 years past due.

 

[Mr. Willy]

Nope, nope, nope. Made it to “only the strong are gonna be free.” He’s not all there. Substance(s) definitely involved. Band was tearing it up though. Anyone else notice how Levin (is that his name) can sound JUST like old school Lynch through DSLs?

 

[espquade]

Sad to see and I wish the best for Don, but yes it's time for him to hang it up and just retire already.

Those early Dokken albums are classics and that's how I prefer to remember it at this point. Getting old sucks!

 

[Webb]

Wow, I think that was worse than any Vince clip I’ve heard. At least Vince puts some energy into it even though his voice is shot. Don is just mumbling through this, barely coherent. I couldn’t really catch on to the melody because there was no melody. The best was at 4:10 when he was gearing up for a high ”scream” on “straight to the top”. What the fuck was that? Jon Levin is a beast though. It’s a shame Don ruins it.