8-5-2012: Dokken - Back for the Attack

Oddly, this rare Dokken gem is not on the US release of the epic 1987 album of the same name.  In fact, I'm I wasn't sure where in their catalog it came from until I saw the Wikipedia article saying it's a Japanese bonus track on there, but to me, the music and vocal style sounds more like "Under Lock and Key" era Dokken rather than "Back for the Attack" Dokken.

I first heard this song on HardRockin80s.com about 6-7 years ago and thought it was new Dokken, but lo and behold, it was not.  We did get a return to form with 2008's "Lightning Strikes Again" though, so it's all good.

Anyway, this one is an absolutely phenomonal song that most people probably don't know exists.  In my opinion, you could take any one of about half the songs on "Back for the Attack", replace it with this one, and it would have been fine.  Give this one a listen, especially if you're a die hard old school Dokken fan!