Dokken- Beast from the East (Live) 1988 a4k

Beast from the East is a live album recorded by the American heavy metal band Dokken in Japan in April 1988, during their Back for the Attack album tour. It was released on November 16, 1988. The album features live versions of the band's most popular songs from previous four studio albums and also includes a new studio track entitled "Walk Away". The song was accompanied with a music video, which featured members of the band performing on top of a mountain in a desert. The album earned the band their only Grammy Award nomination for the Best Metal Performance in 1990, losing to Metallica's "One".

Contents

1 Background
2 US CD & Cassette track listing
3 Japan & original U.S. cassette & LP version track listing
3.1 Sides 1-2
3.2 Sides 3-4
4 Personnel
5 Charts
5.1 Album
5.2 Single(s)

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. Also, they 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 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. Also, in 1990, it was nominated for Grammy Award for the 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. To date, Beast from the East is the last Dokken album to receive a certification by RIAA.

US CD & Cassette track listing
No. Title Writer(s) Length

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
No. Title Writer(s) Length

1. "Unchain the Night" Don Dokken 5:38
2. "Tooth and Nail" Mick Brown; George Lynch; Jeff Pilson 3:18
3. "Standing in the Shadows" Dokken; Lynch; Pilson 4:27
4. "Sleepless Nights" 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
No. Title Writer(s) Length

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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

Personnel

Don Dokken - lead vocals
George Lynch - lead guitar
Jeff Pilson - bass guitar, rhythm guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
Mick Brown - drums, backing vocals