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Beast from the East is a live album recorded by the American heavy metal band Dokken in Japan in April 1988, during tour in support of their album Back for the Attack. 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 atop the Santa Monica Mountains overlooking Topanga Canyon and the Pacific Ocean. The album earned the band their only Grammy Award nomination for the Best Metal Performance in 1990, losing to Metallica's "One".[6]
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| Released | November 16, 1988 | |||
| Recorded | April 20–30, 1988, Tokyo, Japan | |||
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| Length | 63:24 (CD Version) 77:33 (Original Cassette & LP Versions) | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
| Producer | Dokken & Angelo Arcuri | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 6/10[4] |
| Rolling Stone |  [5] |
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. They also recorded a song "Dream Warriors" for the movie A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors. Prior to the Monsters of Rock fest, the band went on to tour in 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. In 1990, it was nominated to the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance, the only Dokken album to receive one. However, the band was involved in controversy when Chris Cornell of Soundgarden, who was in direct competition with Dokken in the "Metal" category stated, "I have no idea why they call Dokken metal and put them in the same category we're in."[7] To date, Beast from the East is the last Dokken album to receive a certification by RIAA.
US CD track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Unchain the Night" | Don Dokken, Mick Brown, George Lynch, Jeff Pilson | 5:38 |
| 2. | "Tooth and Nail" | Brown, Lynch, 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" | Brown, Dokken, Lynch, Pilson | 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" | Brown, Dokken, Lynch, Pilson | 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 |
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| 1. | "Unchain the Night" | Brown, Dokken, Lynch, Pilson | 5:38 |
| 2. | "Tooth and Nail" | Brown, Lynch, Pilson | 3:18 |
| 3. | "Standing in the Shadows" | Dokken, Lynch, Pilson | 4:27 |
| 4. | "Sleepless Night" | 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" | Brown, Dokken, Lynch, Pilson | 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" | Brown, Dokken, Lynch, Pilson | 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, keyboards, backing vocals
- Mick Brown - drums, backing vocals
Charts
Album
| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[8] | 47 |
| US Billboard 200[9] | 33 |
Single(s)
"Walk Away"
| Chart (1989) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks[10] | 48 |
Sales and recognition
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[11] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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| 1990 | Beast from the East | Best Metal Performance | Nominated |
References
- "Dokken singles".
- "Dokken singles".
- Weber, Barry. "Dokken - Beast from the East review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
- Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
- Guterman, Jimmy (9 February 1989). "Album Reviews: Dokken - Beast from the East". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 4 December 2008. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
- MacDonald, Patrick (January 12, 1990). "Soundgarden Nomination: The Growth of Local Rock". The Seattle Times. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
- Britt, Bruce (February 17, 1990). "It's time again for the Grammy award gripes". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Block Communications. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
- "Swedishcharts.com – Dokken – Beast from the East". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- "Dokken - Chart history - Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on 21 August 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- "Mainstream Rock Airplay Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
- "American album certifications – Dokken – Beast from the East". Recording Industry Association of America.
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Beast from the East (рус. Зверь с востока) — первый концертный альбом американской хэви-метал группы Dokken записанный в Японии в апреле 1988 года. Выступления были записаны в рамках тура в поддержку альбома Back for the Attack. Альбом был выпущен 16 ноября 1988 года. На данной работе представлены самые популярные песни группы с 4 предыдущих альбомов в «живом» исполнении и оригинальная песня «Walk Away», которая была выпущена как сингл. На песню был снят видеоклип, в котором группа выступает в горах Санта-Моники с видами на каньон Топанга и Тихий океан. В 1990 году альбом был номинирован на премию Грэмми за лучшее метал-исполнение, но проиграл песне «One» от Metallica[1].Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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