Background
Up to 1988, Dokken had released four studio albums, of which the last three were certified platinum. The band opened for Judas Priest, Aerosmith and several other bands, which eventually gained the band a spot on the Monsters of Rock Tour 1988 festival, where they played with Metallica, Scorpions, Kingdom Come and the headliner, Van Halen. They also recorded a song "Dream Warriors" for the movie A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors. After the Monsters of Rock fest, the band went on to tour in Japan, where they recorded several shows of the tour. Those recordings were released as their first live album called Beast from the East, with an additional new song called "Walk Away". While not as successful as the band's previous release, Back for the Attack, Beast from the East entered Billboard Top 40, achieving gold certificate. In 1990, it was nominated to the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance, the only Dokken album to receive one. However, the band was involved in controversy when Chris Cornell of Soundgarden said he was perplexed when found out Dokken was nominated for the award.[6] To date, Beast from the East is the last Dokken album to receive a certification by RIAA.
US CD track listing
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1. | "Unchain the Night" | Don Dokken | 5:38 |
2. | "Tooth and Nail" | Mick Brown, George Lynch, Jeff Pilson | 3:18 |
3. | "Dream Warriors" | Lynch, Pilson | 4:09 |
4. | "Kiss of Death" | Dokken, Lynch, Pilson | 5:21 |
5. | "When Heaven Comes Down" | Brown, Lynch, Pilson | 3:44 |
6. | "Into the Fire" | Dokken, Lynch, Pilson | 5:02 |
7. | "Mr. Scary" | Lynch, Pilson | 8:23 |
8. | "Heaven Sent" | Dokken, Lynch, Pilson | 5:12 |
9. | "It's Not Love" | Dokken | 6:14 |
10. | "Alone Again" | Dokken, Pilson | 5:34 |
11. | "Just Got Lucky" | Lynch, Pilson | 5:02 |
12. | "Breaking the Chains" | Dokken, Lynch | 3:55 |
13. | "In My Dreams" | Dokken | 5:02 |
14. | "Walk Away" | Dokken, Lynch, Pilson | 5:00 |
Japan & original U.S. cassette & LP version track listing
Sides 1-2
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1. | "Unchain the Night" | Dokken | 5:38 |
2. | "Tooth and Nail" | Brown, Lynch, Pilson | 3:18 |
3. | "Standing in the Shadows" | Dokken, Lynch, Pilson | 4:27 |
4. | "Sleepless Night" | Lynch, Brown, Pilson | 4:08 |
5. | "Dream Warriors" | Lynch, Pilson | 4:09 |
6. | "Kiss of Death" | Dokken, Lynch, Pilson | 5:21 |
7. | "When Heaven Comes Down" | Brown, Lynch, Pilson | 3:44 |
8. | "Into the Fire" | Dokken, Lynch, Pilson | 5:02 |
9. | "Mr. Scary" | Lynch, Pilson | 8:13 |
Sides 3-4
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1. | "Heaven Sent" | Dokken, Lynch, Pilson | 5:12 |
2. | "It's Not Love" | Dokken | 6:14 |
3. | "Alone Again" | Dokken, Pilson | 5:34 |
4. | "Just Got Lucky" | Lynch, Pilson | 5:02 |
5. | "Breaking the Chains" | Brown, Dokken, Lynch | 3:55 |
6. | "In My Dreams" | Dokken | 5:02 |
7. | "Turn on the Action" | Brown, Lynch, Pilson | 4:58 |
8. | "Walk Away" | Dokken, Lynch, Pilson | 5:00 |
References
- ↑ Weber, Barry. "Dokken - Beast from the East review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
- ↑ Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
- ↑ Guterman, Jimmy (9 February 1989). "Album Reviews: Dokken - Beast from the East". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 4 December 2008. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
- ↑ YouTube Dokken - Walk Away (music video). youtube.com. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
- ↑ MacDonald, Patrick (January 12, 1990). "Soundgarden Nomination: The Growth of Local Rock". The Seattle Times. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
- ↑ Britt, Bruce (February 17, 1990). "It's time again for the Grammy award gripes". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Block Communications. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
- ↑ Dokken - Beast from the East - awards - chart. allmusic.com. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
- ↑ Dokken - Beast from the East - chart. oricon.co.jp. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
- ↑ Dokken - Beast from the East - international chart history Archived June 5, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.. swedishcharts.com. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
- ↑ "allmusic ((( Dokken > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Allmusic. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
- ↑ "American album certifications – Dokken – Beast from the East". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.
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