From Conception: Live 1981

Dokken | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 13, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rhino
• ASIN: B000MG1ZFG
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #111,000 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Paris

2. Goin Down

3. In The Middle

4. Young Girls

5. Hit And Run

6. Night Rider

7. Gtr Solo

8. Live To Rock

9. Breakin The Chains

10. Liar

Customer Reviews

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Album, early dokken in the Sunset Strip days!!, March 13, 2007

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Concerned One "Thrashfan" (IA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: From Conception: Live 1981 (Audio CD)

I was caught off guard when I found out this was coming out today, and so I hurried up and bought this at my favorite local store. I am glad I did so. It is a recording of Dokken in their early days performing at their best before their ego's got the best of them. 3 new previously unreleased tracks Going Down, Hit and Run, and Liar make this a worth while pick up, along with early perfomances of favorites like Paris is Burning, Night Rider, and Breaking the Chains, staples in their sets for years to come. Lynch is fresh in this, with a nice guitar solo in here showing off his guitar work fresh out of his Xciter years. Don Dokkens voice is distiguishable, and not warn down by the years to come, and Mick Brown is pounding away at the skins as always. They were well put together and timed then, and they have continued to deliver since. A great pick up for you collection.
This is not just another cheap attempt at Rhino records trying to make extra money off of a dying band, but an official release that is backed 100% by Dokken and on thier website. The liner notes in the album explain the origins of the album, and why it is coming out now. This is a cool album and must be had by collectors and fans. This hopefully will tide you over until their new album Lightning Strikes Again this summer.
FYI: There is a major chain store that has a bonus video download of the song "stay" from Don's solo album, worth a look.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dokken - 'From Conception: Live 1981' (Rhino), July 10, 2008

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Mike Reed (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: From Conception: Live 1981 (Audio CD)

Nicely assembled and edited archive live 1981 performance of Dokken just prior to their debut lp - 'Breaking The Chains' release. Total of ten tracks. Some are right off the album, like the title cut, "Paris Is Burning", the eight-minute "Nightrider" and "Young Girls". Tunes here that appear to be exclusive to this disc are the jamming "Going Down" {their own version, not the cover}, "Hit And Run" and "You're A Liar". Just recently caught Dokken on tour as support band for Poison. Didn't realize that Don Dokken was 55. As he sounds good live, but he isn't near as lively on stage as he once was. Drummer Mick Brown was pretty happening as well.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice taste of early Dokken, April 11, 2008

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R. Gorham "RCG2" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: From Conception: Live 1981 (Audio CD)

THE BAND: Don Dokken (vocals), George Lynch (guitars), Jeff Pilson (bass), Mick Brown (drums & percussion).

THE DISC: (2007) 10 tracks clocking in at approximately 48 minutes. Included with the disc is a 3-page foldout containing one band photo, and a short note from Don Dokken about what was going on with the band at the time, and how he came across these old tapes. "From The Conception" features 10 live tracks - 6 songs taken from the album "Breaking The Chains" (1983), 3 songs previously unreleased, and 1 George Lynch guitar solo. Label - Rhino.

COMMENTS: I'm a long time Dokken fan and this is a great sounding disc. Dokken is featured here in early raw form - as Don Dokken says in the liner notes - these recordings were "Before we saw success... we were hungry and ready to take on the world". The unreleased songs are the true highlights - "Goin' Down", "Hit And Run", and "Liar" are extremely cool to hear decades later. All 3 tracks rock in typical Dokken fashion. And the classics sound awesome - the thundering intro of "Paris Is Burning", the 8-minute "Night Rider", and their 1st hit "Breaking The Chains" stand above the rest. There is some controversy here though - I've read from 3 different sources that this is the same set list from a 1983 King Biscuit Flower Hour show (so why advertise as 1981?); and bassist Juan Croucier played with the band through 1982 including their 1983 debut (so if this is truly a 1981 recording, why is Jeff Pilson listed as the bass player here?). That aside - this is a great taste of early Dokken. The band sounds incredibly tight and if what Don Dokken says is true - "...finding some old 2-inch tapes that were in faded boxes... the tapes were moldy and we weren't sure they would be able to be played" - this has truly turned out to be a great find. Here's hoping that other bands of the time will have similar success in finding some old undiscovered live tapes (some David Lee Roth era Van Halen, or early 80's Def Leppard would be tops on my wish list). Regardless of the year recorded or the actual players on "From Conception - Live 1981", this is a good album. Perhaps not essential for the low-flying Dokken fan, but for the diehards - an absolute yes (4 stars).