Friday, March 03, 2006

112. Dokken / Beast From The East. 1988. 4/5.

Released at their absolute peak after their (in my opinion) best album, this is a shining light still after all these years.

There are a few essentials to a great live album.
1) Make it live, mistakes and all. That's what you get at the concert
2) Best songs. Gotta have the classics
3) Make sure the audience is involved and audible
4) Make sure the mix is great.

Beast From the East has all of these elements. The lads are at their peak, and the performance here is great. It emphasises that they can take great tunes from the studio, and make them bigger and better live.

Personal favourites include Dream Warriors, Kiss Of Death, Just Got Lucky and Unchain The Night.

Rating : A really good live album that shows off the bands abilities and their songs live capabilities. 4/5.

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