Hell to Pay

Dokken

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 13, 2004)
• Original Release Date: May 18, 2004
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sanctuary Records
• ASIN: B0001XAN58
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (47 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #58,410 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Media Type: CD
Artist: DOKKEN
Title: HELL TO PAY
Street Release Date: 07/13/2004
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Genre: HEAVY METAL

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Dokken : "Hell To Pay", January 28, 2005

By	Masked Jackal (Ft. Lauderdale, FL United States) - See all my reviews

*** 1/2 STARS
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This is a solid release from Dokken. I longed for the days when Dokken would get back to their roots, and "Hell To Pay" is a very nice return of sorts....

The guitars are very good. New axeman J. Levin does a very impressive job, and does make me think of the days when G. Lynch was shreading away. A very welcome addition to the Dokken line-up he is...

I wouldn't classify this as "Tooth And Nail" or "Under Lock And Key", but it'c certainly the best Dokken has released since then in my opinion. I use to be a huge Dokken fan in the 80's, and once Don went solo, I wasn't interested anymore. I did buy "Erase The Slate", but wasn't very impressed. "Hell To Pay" is much more enjoyable, and has that 80's feel to it....

A nice addition to your Dokken collection. I was surprised at how good this is, and I hope Don sticks with this current line-up in the furture. I still miss G. Lynch though....

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars REALLY GOOD STUFF, July 31, 2004

By	Jason Baron (USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

4.5 Stars-Okay, I'll admit it, I'm one of those people who have said in the past that I don't think Don could sing as good as he once could. Boy am I wrong. Just when I think Dokken is done,they come out with another strong effort. The newest album, Hell to Pay, completes a triumverate of strong albums starting with Erase the Slate, followed by Long Way Home, which I liked. It was a varied and short, but good album.I'd rather have a short but strong album rather than a long boring one(Tool).I'm a Dokken fan beginning 20 years ago(Tooth and Nail) and Don still sounds really good. Sure, he doesn't hit the "Balls-in-a-vice" high notes as often as he used to, but Don still sounds better than 99% of the singers on modern rock radio. As far as who plays guitar, I really don't care as Dokken has always to me been a vehicle for Don's voice. Sure, Lynch had great licks in the '80s, but let's face it folks guitarists are easy to come by and Don has always surrounded himself with good musicians. I take back anything negative I've ever said about Don's voice and the new album is great..go get it and support this stuff people. Also, get the new Scorpions and the new Tesla (Both Great).

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Yeah, July 30, 2004

By	Mikey Twain (Virginia) - See all my reviews

I like this album better than their last few. And as has been said before, the guitarist sounds a bit too much like George Lynch on almost all the songs. Decide for yourself if that's a good thing or a bad thing. I love the classic Dokken sound, but I had to listen to it a couple of times for it to grow on me. Yeah, I do like it, and I'd recommend it to any fan of Dokken's music.