Released as a come-back album in Japan 1994, and a year later re-released in the rest of the world with the title "Dysfunctional". Hearing the latter release first, I had great expectations as Dokken was one of my favourite metal bands of the eighties. I remember being disappointed of the modernized sound of this album, as it was a long way from the sound of the classic Dokken albums. It had some of the old Dokken elements, though. The guitar riffing of George Lynch is easy to recognize, as of course is the voice of Don Dokken. 2 or 3 of the tracks might even had fitted on a Dokken album of old ("Too high to fly" and "Long way home"), while the rest was clearly a step towards a more modern approach. The Beatles-like vocal harmonies for example was clearly a new move. Anyway, this 1994 release was in my opinion a bit better than "Dysfunctional". The sound and mix is a bit more "rough", which makes it heavier sounding and leans more towards the old Dokken sound than the re-release.
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