Ratpack Records\/Playground<\/p>\n
To DOKKEN or not to DOKKEN\u2026 In the wake of what surely will be the last (Don) DOKKEN album, remaining originals George Lynch, guitars, Jeff Pilson, bass, and \u201cWild\u201d Mick Brown (doubling in both versions) do a version of their own, scantily clad as T&N (\u201cTooth and Nail\u201d as you have already gathered). On the vocal front many apparently wanted in as they are joined by Tim \u201cRipper\u201d Owens, Doug Pinnick, Sebastian Bach, and Robert Mason (WARRANT). The drumming is for some reason augmented by WHITESNAKE and FOREIGNER hot shot Brian Tichy. Is this a temporary cash in, an act of defiance or a true return to form?<\/p>\n
Opener \u201cSlave to the Empire\u201d sure reminds me of the opener \u201cEmpire\u201d on the latest DOKKEN effort. It\u00b4s somewhat pompous and grand, the pace is higher and the song is a display of classic hard rock. The song is a nice enough start but on the subject of openers it\u00b4s a draw. I could patch together the likes of \u201cSweet Unknown\u201d, \u201cRhythm of the Soul\u201d and \u201cMind Control\u201d and say that they are interchangeable between the competing albums, that would imply 4-4 after just about half an album of material. But then T&N cheat, using no less than five classics in slightly new versions. And as Don\u00b4s vocal chords are in a bad shape I have to say that with the exception of the slightly less classic \u201cAlone Again\u201d this trick leaves T&N in the lead by 8-4 since the DOKKEN album is short of classics. DOKKEN on the other hand has the new additions \u201cTonight\u201d and \u201cFor the Last Time\u201d, while T&N only boasts the rather good \u201cWhen Eagles Dare\u201d and \u201cMind Control\u201d. In all fairness this would mean something like a T&N victory by 9-6 or thereabouts. But in all fairness, the best solution would be a full-blown DOKKEN reunion\u2026but alas, that seems highly unlikely. <\/p>\n
Track List
\nSlave to the Empire
\nSweet Unknown
\nTooth and Nail
\nIt\u00b4s Not Love
\nRhythm of the Soul
\nWhen Eagles Dare
\nInto the Fire
\nAlone Again
\nMind Control
\nKiss of Death
\nJesus Train
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