Dream Warriors

Dokken

Dokken were a completely dysfunctional band, they could not get on at all. They made some great music but I could always feel that lack of cohesion and the fact that they hated each other just held them back. For me there was only really one reason to like Dokken and that was George Lynch’s guitaring. I always wish George had been in another band but who knows maybe George is actually the problem.

Getting this song onto the soundtrack of Nightmare on Elm Street 3 gave Dokken a huge boost. They really had a great opportunity to move up to the next level and they fucked it up so this a good example of how difficult it is to be successful if you don’t work with people you like or respect. This is a fun clip, typical of MTV at the time but I just like watching George come through the wall with Mr Scary.

JAMES DAUBENEY