Up from the Ashes (Don Dokken album)
Occupation
- Song: Don Dokken
- Bass: Peter Baltes
- Guitar: John Norum
- Guitar: Billy White
- Drums: Mikkey Dee
Up from the Ashes is the title of a published 1990 solo album of the U.S. singer Don Dokken, which he recorded after the temporary dissolution of his band Dokken. He had originally intended to release it under the name " Dokken " what the former members of the group, however, the court prevented. The recruited for Up from the Ashes band consisted of Don Dokken (vocals), John Norum (guitar), Billy White (guitar ), Peter Baltes (bass) and Mikkey Dee (drums). As a guest musician Glenn Hughes and Tony Franklin were involved in the shooting. The album reached number 50 of the U.S. album charts.
Background
After the release of their fourth studio album, Back for the Attack the members of the band Dokken himself went in 1988 as part of the American Monsters of Rock Festival in collaboration with the headliners Van Halen, Scorpions, Metallica and Kingdom Come on a two-month tour, and in June July took place. But guitarist George Lynch and Don Dokken band founders were completely at odds at this time and ultimately fulfilled only their contractual obligations.
The group owed their record label Elektra Records one more album and decided to publish some short pre-recorded concert tour of Japan as a live album. After this was published under the title Beast from the East in March 1989, Don Dokken broke up the group.
Singer and namesake Don Dokken wanted to try a restart and recruited for a new band: in addition to the ex -Europe guitarist John Norum Accept bassist Peter Baltes was one of them, who had already played on the Dokken 's debut album Breaking the Chains. In addition, the guitarist Billy White was hired, the drummer Mikkey Dee completed the quintet. The group was taken from Geffen under contract and began recording their first album. The plan to continue under the name Dokken, failed because of the resistance of the workers dismissed by Dokken three musicians who legally vorgingen against it and got right.
The use of Glenn Hughes (Co- author of When Love Finds a Fool ), Ken Mary (drums on The Hunger ), Mark Spiro ( Mirror, Mirror ), Kelly Hansen and Tony Franklin written and recorded album was Don Dokken and Wyn Davis produced; it appeared on 21 October 1990.
Quotes
In an interview from 2011 Don Dokken said the dissolution of his band in 1989:
"It was no use. And off I could probably bad: It was my group - I founded it, for me it was named. "
Reception
Matthias Breusch wrote in Metal Hammer, "the master and his vassals " had " because up where the legendary Dokken line-up has stopped. Great production, crystal clear sound, full power, pleasant hooks - everything as usual " We need to listen more closely, " by George Lynch " to miss next to Don Dokken, Mr Norum and White would " guitar moderately delivered all the work "It handle no doubt. . a " high-level album. " Breusch missed six of seven possible points. The album reached number two in the "Sound Check " of the magazine with an average grade of the editors of 5.80 points (out of seven). Vincent Jeffries of Allmusic wrote about the album, it was a " pale collection easy to forget Direction ballads ", only fans of the " mediocre Dokken material " would have a chance to enjoy the album. The plate was indeed " well-produced ", the performances (especially Norums solo passages ) were " clean ", but the songwriting and the lyrics were " at best, standard and not up to date even with the release of the album " was. Even heavily arrested in the 1980s listeners would Up from the Ashes " probably will not like it," because the music "does not begin to fire from Dokken original band kindle " could.