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Post by Admin on Apr 2, 2021 4:57:05 GMT
Well, that was quick: after stating last week that “I’ve actually been talking to Don a little bit and we’re both in agreement that that should probably happen,” George Lynch has revealed that the reunited classic Dokken lineup already has shows on the books.
A brief 2016 reunion saw namesake Don Dokken, Lynch, Jeff Pilson and Mick Brown play together for the first time in 21 years. But those dates were limited to a quick run of Japan, meaning it’s now been nearly 26 years since the lineup has played together in the U.S.
Now, speaking to Total Rock Radio — in a segment that focused mostly on Lynch’s decision to retire the “Lynch Mob” moniker last year due to its racist connotations (more on that in a bit) — Lynch snuck in this nugget about upcoming Dokken shows involving the classic lineup:
“[Shows] are on the books, yeah, they just keep being shoved back further and further. But we’ve got one in August in Texas for sure.
“Looks like there will be a two-week running up in the summer, and after that, they start ramping up.”
That is significant. That’s potentially a lot of shows! And this is a big deal… to a certain segment of us who care, naturally.
Lynch previously said that Mick Brown’s brother Steve would be “the obvious choice” to replace the recently retired drummer. Steve performs with Lynch on the upcoming album by The End Machine, Phase2. So the “reunion” would only be three-quarters of the classic lineup, if you want to be technical, but I reckon that will be good enough for most fans.
In a separate interview with Alamo True Metal, Lynch revealed that he wasn’t satisfied with the quality of the shows the reunited group put on in Japan in 2016, saying:
“I think I was slightly disappointed in it — not overwhelmingly disappointed, but I have some regrets. I wish we had prepared more. And I know we all feel that way. ‘Cause of the logistics, we all had things we had to do right after the time we had allotted and beforehand. So we just were barely able to even pull it off with everybody else’s pre-existing commitments. The fact that we got to do it at all was… you know, we were fortunate for even being able to pull it off. So we were a little underprepared, I feel. And yes, we were offered a good amount of money to go to Japan and do some other things, so it made it just kind of a no-brainer.”
Back to the most recent Total Rock Radio chat, here’s what Lynch had to say on the topic of putting the Lynch Mob moniker to bed:
“With everything going on right now in the world, it was really sort of an epiphany moment.
“I just kind of woke up and said, ‘You know, I think with this record, this is our swan song. I think this would be a good place to exit the stage.’ We’ve created this bookend – answer to the first record.
“The name itself, of course, has always been problematic, and now it’s inexcusable to keep the name. So, things have just sort of all conspired.
“A lot of different events triangulated to this point where it just makes sense on every single level to just let it go and wrap it up with and nice neat bow with this record, and move on.
“I’m not gonna tour anymore with that name or put out any more records with that name. I’ll probably still play with some of the same people; we’ll just call it something else.”
May I suggest Lunch Mob as an alternate band name? I always make that typo when writing about the band, and frankly, who doesn’t enjoy a good lunch?
[via Ultimate Guitar]
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Post by Admin on Apr 3, 2021 5:36:27 GMT
Foreigner / ex-Dokken bassist Jeff Pilson took time to speak with Dr. Music about the latest release from, The End Machine, entitled Phase2 featuring former Dokken bandmate George Lynch. Pilson also talks about what the mood was like on the Dokken reunion tour of Japan in 2016, what the Hear N' Aid Stars session was like, and if / when we might see another Black Swan record. Check out the interview below.
On comparisons between The End Machine and Dokken
Pilson: "It's something that I understand and accept now. The frustration has worn down to now where it's like 'When we do something like this, like The End Machine, let's just make it the best thing it can possibly be, and still have it be somethig we get off on and enjoy being fresh and new.' But, if it sounds a bit like Dokken, who cares? We were a big part of Dokken, so it makes sense."
On his relationship with George Lynch
Pilson: "We're older, a little wiser, mellower, we're not crazy kids anymore. But when we make music we're a couple of big kids, and that's why we love working together. We bring out the 15 year-old in the other guy. I'm serious. We turn into that teenager that was jamming with the other guys down the street. I started playing for that, so I think that's part of the secret to our longevity. We don't allow ourselves to change. I think we get better at what we do."
The End Machine are back with their sophomore album, Phase2, which follows on the heels of their well-received and successful self-titled debut album released in 2018. Watch the band's new video, for the song "Crack The Sky", below.
The End Machine features former classic Dokken lineup members George Lynch and Jeff Pilson, with the awesome singer Robert Mason (Warrant, Lynch Mob) on lead vocals. Classic Dokken drummer Mick Brown handled drums on the first album, but is now retired, so in his place behind the drum kit is none other than his brother Steve Brown.
Phase2 will be released on April 9. Available on CD/Ltd. Ed. Color LP/Digital. Limited Edition Crystal vinyl is available exclusively from the Frontiers' U.S. and EU webstores. Limited Edition Red vinyl is available exclusively for the U.S. market and will be available through all physical retailers there. Limited Edition White vinyl is available exclusively for the EU market and will be available through all physical retailers there.
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Post by Admin on Apr 4, 2021 20:25:52 GMT
In a new interview with MetalTalk, George Lynch reflected on DOKKEN's participation in the 1988 "Monsters Of Rock" U.S. stadium tour, also featuring VAN HALEN, SCORPIONS, METALLICA and KINGDOM COME. The trek kicked off in East Troy, Wisconsin on May 27 that year and took in 28 dates over the ensuing weeks before concluding on July 30 in Denver.
"That was pretty much the pinnacle of it, wasn't it?" George said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). "That was the last big tour of that style, I think, in that kind of giant rock arena tour, I think that was the last one. So it was kind of an end of an era. Nobody knew it at the time. And we were misplaced on that bill. It was kind of good for us, I guess, in a way, but we were billed over METALLICA; they hadn't quite gone over the edge yet. We had the same management company [Q Prime], so we were very fortunate to get that spot.
"The thing I will never understand about the management and that tour and the band was that in their insane thinking, the management called a meeting before the tour started and informed the band that Don [Dokken, DOKKEN lead singer] was gonna be breaking the band up and trying to just hire us as musicians on the band," he continued. "Or else, if that didn't work, we didn't agree to that, he was just gonna leave, keep the name and kick us out. [And that was] before the tour started — literally days before it started.
"I operate — or at least then operated — out of a sense of commitment and on a mission. We built this thing as a family, as friends, as a band of brothers. And that was really the struggle between Don and I. Don was kind of out for himself and used people as best he could. I'm not saying this in a derogatory way. I'm not saying it's a bad thing, because we succeeded because of him and that mentality — the way he views the world and the way he operates. He's able to do things that I personally couldn't do, or I wouldn't live with myself. For better or worse, I don't know if it's good or bad — I can't even say — but we benefited from it. But it also was a double-edged sword and it worked against us in a sense that we split everything up equal, we all worked hard and to the best of our abilities, and we all contributed what we have to contribute, and a rising tide floats all boats and we all win. And we have this sense of like we did it together, and there's enough to go around. Don saw the writing on the wall, and with the managers' help, decided that he wanted the whole thing for himself. Because we were up for renegotiation on our [record] contract. And that's where you wanna be in this career. When you build yourself up and you double your record sales every record for three consecutive [albums], and then your contract ends and you have to renegotiate that contract, that is exactly where you wanna be.
"When you renegotiate, you're negotiating from a position of strength. And now you're MÖTLEY CRÜE, now you're VAN HALEN, now you're set for life," George explained. "And we all were looking at that, and we all worked for that, and we all earned that, and we should have been patting each other on the back and in a really good place. Instead Don took that as, 'Well, I'm gonna take this all for myself, and fuck these guys.' I had to go on stage knowing that every night. And it depressed me, and I kind of just fell into drugs and alcohol and just went out and went through the motions. I was quite dispirited. I mean, I had some good shows, but I was maybe just faking it to a certain extent, 'cause I was definitely dispirited. All this for this, and now I have to go out and put on a face? I'm just sort of like a 'wear my heart on my sleeve' kind of guy, and it was [very hard] for me to do. It was very depressing. And the only way I'd deal with it was drugs and alcohol."
All the members of DOKKEN's classic 1980s lineup — Dokken, Lynch, bassist Jeff Pilson and drummer Mick Brown — reunited on stage for the first time in more than a decade in November 2009 at the House of Blues in Anaheim, California.
Less than five years ago, the four musicians rejoined forces for a short Japanese tour. The trek marked the first time in 21 years they had hit the road together.
A DOKKEN concert DVD focusing on the band's reunion tour, "Return To The East Live (2016)", was made available in 2018. In addition to the Japanese performance, the set included footage from the classic lineup's only U.S. show in September 2016 at Badlands in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, as well as newly recorded acoustic reworkings of "Heaven Sent" and "Will The Sun Rise". Also featured on "Return To The East Live (2016)" was "It's Just Another Day", the first DOKKEN track featuring the group's classic lineup since 1997's "Shadowlife".
Since completing the Japanese reunion dates, DOKKEN has continued to perform with the group's current lineup — including bassist Chris McCarvill, guitarist Jon Levin and drummer BJ Zampa (HOUSE OF LORDS).
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Post by Admin on Apr 27, 2021 19:54:13 GMT
Exclusive unedited interview with Don Dokken
An exclusive and unedited interview with the metal legend Don Dokken. RTFX dives in about the release "The Lost Tapes", the pandemic, the creation of the record, potential retirement and some great stories from the 80's in this very personal one on one exclusive.
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Post by Admin on Jun 6, 2021 20:11:51 GMT
George Lynch rejoined DOKKEN on stage last night (Saturday, June 5) at the Live United Live Music Festival in Sunbury, Pennsylvania to perform the band's classic songs "Kiss Of Death", "Tooth And Nail" and "When Heaven Comes Down". Fan-filmed video footage of his appearance can be seen below. Three months ago, Lynch was asked in an interview with Jeff Gaudiosi of MisplacedStraws.com if there has been any talk of more shows featuring the reunited classic lineup of DOKKEN. He responded: "I've actually been talking to Don [Dokken] a little bit, and we're both in agreement that that should probably happen — meaning some kind of a meaningful reunion done in the right way, carefully and with proper preparation and time and rehearsals and not just throwing it out there like we did last time." George went on to say that "the obvious choice" to replace DOKKEN's recently retired drummer "Wild" Mick Brown would be Mick's brother Steve, who can be heard playing alongside Lynch and ex-DOKKEN bassist Jeff Pilson on the latest THE END MACHINE album, "Phase2". In a separate interview with Alamo True Metal, Lynch reflected on the last time DOKKEN's classic lineup — Dokken, Lynch, Pilson and Mick Brown — reunited for a short Japanese tour in the fall of 2016. The trek marked the first time in 21 years the four musicians had hit the road together. "I think I was slightly disappointed in it — not overwhelmingly disappointed, but I have some regrets," he said. "I wish we had prepared more. And I know we all feel that way. 'Cause of the logistics, we all had things we had to do right after the time we had allotted and beforehand. So we just were barely able to even pull it off with everybody else's pre-existing commitments. The fact that we got to do it at all was… you know, we were fortunate for even being able to pull it off. So we were a little underprepared, I feel. And yes, we were offered a good amount of money to go to Japan and do some other things, so it made it just kind of a no-brainer." A DOKKEN concert DVD focusing on the band's reunion tour, "Return To The East Live (2016)", was made available in 2018. In addition to the Japanese performance, the set included footage from the classic lineup's only U.S. show in September 2016 at Badlands in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, as well as newly recorded acoustic reworkings of "Heaven Sent" and "Will The Sun Rise". Also featured on "Return To The East Live (2016)" was "It's Just Another Day", the first DOKKEN track featuring the group's classic lineup since 1997's "Shadowlife". http://instagram.com/p/CPliCVQHy_d Since completing the Japanese reunion dates, DOKKEN has continued to perform with the group's current lineup — including bassist Chris McCarvill, guitarist Jon Levin and drummer BJ Zampa (HOUSE OF LORDS).
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