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If you are a fan of 80's Hair Metal and are looking for a little "cheese"
to go with your hamburger, fries and milkshake, then this Dokken DVD
just might be for you!
Unchain The Night was originally released on VHS in 1986. It was a collection
of music videos, most of which aired on MTV back in the early 80's. It included
music videos for the songs Into The Fire, Just Got Lucky, Breaking
The Chains, Alone Again, The Hunter, In My Dreams and
It's Not Love. Now, Unchain The Night is finally available in
DVD format. The picture quality in the transfer from VHS to DVD has improved
somewhat and the audio, which sounds great, has been remastered as well. Also,
this new version of Unchain The Night now includes videos for Walk
Away, Dream Warriors, Heaven Sent and Burning Like A Flame.
In addition, there
are informative intros and commentaries before each new video by Don Dokken
and Mick Brown.
As for the videos, they bring back alot of memories. I was never a big fan
of anything lip synched but that was the way most bands filmed videos and still
do to this very day. The best video out of the bunch is Dream Warriors, which
is based on the movie A Nightmare on Elm Street 3 - Dream Warriors
. All of the footage that was shot is original; nothing from the movie is
used. A very young and hot Patricia Arquette plays The Dreamer. George Lynch
and Jeff Pilson look like a couple of ghouls. Even Robert Englund, Freddy Kruger
himself, is in it.
The corniest video has to be Breaking The Chains. The band is "chained"
to a stone wall and some really cheesy swooshing sound effects are used when
they break the "chains" (which are very cheap!) and escape. Also,
they bump into these swinging lights as they walk down the corridor. Just laughable.
What's interesting about the video Walk Away is that each band member
was filmed separately and edited to look as if they were all playing together.
It was a time when the band was not getting along and tensions between Don Dokken
and George Lynch were very high. Walk Away was one of the last studio
songs the band recorded before they broke up, only to reunite for the Dysfunctional
album in 1995.
As for the commentaries and intros, Don Dokken and Mick Brown recollect about
the making of the videos and reminisce about the past and discuss what the future
holds for Dokken. Some of the stories they tell are quite entertaining
and funny.
All in all Dokken was one of the biggest hair metal acts in the 80's
and this collection of videos is a testament to the mark they left. For the
$10-$13 is costs to purchase, this little piece of memorabilia just might well
be worth the purchase!