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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox album
| name = Beast from the East
| name = Beast from the East
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| cover = Dokken - Beast from the East.jpg
| cover = Dokken - Beast from the East.jpg
| alt =
| alt =
| released = November 7, 1988<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Dokken&ti=Beast+from+the+East&format=Album&type=#search_section|title=RIAA}}</ref>
| released = November 16, 1988
| recorded = April 20–30, 1988, Tokyo, Japan
| recorded = April 20–30, 1988, Tokyo, Japan
| venue =
| venue =
| studio =
| studio =
| genre = [[Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]], [[glam metal]]
| genre = {{flatlist|
* [[Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]]
* [[hard rock]]
}}
| length = 63:24 (CD Version)<br>77:33 (Original Cassette & LP Versions)
| length = 63:24 (CD version)<br>77:33 (original cassette & LP versions)
| label = [[Elektra Records|Elektra]]
| label = [[Elektra Records|Elektra]]
| producer = Dokken & Angelo Arcuri
| producer = Dokken & Angelo Arcuri
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| name = Beast from the East
| name = Beast from the East
| type = live
| type = live
| single1 = Walk Away
| single1 = Alone Again
| single1date = December 1988<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/greatrockdiscogr00stro/page/230/mode/2up|title=The Great Rock Discography|year=1995|page=230 |isbn=9780862415419 |last1=Strong |first1=Martin Charles }}</ref>
| single1date = 1988
| single2 = Walk Away
| single2date = February 1989
}}
}}
{{Extra album cover
{{Extra album cover
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{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/beast-from-the-east-mw0000202096 |title=Dokken - Beast from the East review |last=Weber |first=Barry |work=[[AllMusic]] |publisher=[[All Media Network]] |accessdate=2015-10-08 }}</ref>
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/beast-from-the-east-mw0000202096 |title=Dokken - Beast from the East review |last=Weber |first=Barry |work=[[AllMusic]] |publisher=[[All Media Network]] |accessdate=October 8, 2015 }}</ref>
| rev2 =''[[Martin Popoff|The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal]]''
| rev2 =''[[Martin Popoff|The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal]]''
| rev2score = 6/10<ref name="martin" >{{cite book | last1 = Popoff | first1 = Martin | authorlink1 = Martin Popoff | title = The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties | publisher = [[Collector's Guide Publishing]] | date = November 1, 2005 | location = [[Burlington, Ontario]], Canada | isbn = 978-1-894959-31-5}}</ref>
| rev2score = 6/10<ref name="martin" >{{cite book | last1 = Popoff | first1 = Martin | authorlink1 = Martin Popoff | title = The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties | publisher = [[Collector's Guide Publishing]] | date = November 1, 2005 | location = [[Burlington, Ontario]], Canada | isbn = 978-1-894959-31-5}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev3 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev3Score = {{Rating|1|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/dokken/albums/album/300965/review/5943446/beast_from_the_east/ |title=Album Reviews: Dokken - Beast from the East |last=Guterman |first=Jimmy |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=9 February 1989 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204020438/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/dokken/albums/album/300965/review/5943446/beast_from_the_east |archivedate=4 December 2008 |accessdate=2015-10-08 }}</ref>
| rev3Score = {{Rating|1|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/dokken/albums/album/300965/review/5943446/beast_from_the_east/ |title=Album Reviews: Dokken - Beast from the East |last=Guterman |first=Jimmy |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=February 9, 1989 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204020438/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/dokken/albums/album/300965/review/5943446/beast_from_the_east |archivedate=December 4, 2008 |accessdate=October 8, 2015 }}</ref>
| noprose = yes
| noprose = yes
}}
}}


'''''Beast from the East''''' is a [[live album]] recorded by the American [[Heavy metal music|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]],<ref>[[YouTube]] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09KuktHoCpQ Dokken - Walk Away (music video)]. ''youtube.com''. Retrieved July 7, 2012.</ref> 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 (Metallica song)|One]]".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19900112&slug=1050383|title=Soundgarden Nomination: The Growth of Local Rock|last=MacDonald|first=Patrick|date=January 12, 1990|work=[[The Seattle Times]]|accessdate=July 7, 2012}}</ref>
'''''Beast from the East''''' is a [[live album]] recorded by the American [[Heavy metal music|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 7, 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 (Metallica song)|One]]".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19900112/1050383/soundgarden-nomination-the-growth-of-local-rock|title=Soundgarden Nomination: The Growth of Local Rock|last=MacDonald|first=Patrick|date=January 12, 1990|work=[[The Seattle Times]]|access-date=July 7, 2012}}</ref>


==Background==
==Background==
Up to 1988, [[Dokken]] had released four studio albums, of which the last three were certified [[Platinum certification|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 (band)|Scorpions]], [[Kingdom Come (band)|Kingdom Come]] and the headliner, [[Van Halen]]. They also recorded a song "[[Dream Warriors (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 certification|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]] said he was perplexed when found out Dokken was nominated for the award.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Britt|first=Bruce|date=February 17, 1990|title=It's time again for the Grammy award gripes|work=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]|publisher=[[Block Communications]]|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mt0NAAAAIBAJ&sjid=y24DAAAAIBAJ&dq=grammy%20dokken&pg=5380%2C4759848|accessdate=July 7, 2012}}</ref> To date, ''Beast from the East'' is the last Dokken album to receive a certification by [[RIAA]].
Up to 1988, [[Dokken]] had released four studio albums, of which the last three were certified [[Platinum certification|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 (band)|Scorpions]], [[Kingdom Come (German band)|Kingdom Come]] and the headliner, [[Van Halen]]. They also recorded a song "[[Dream Warriors (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 certification|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."<ref>{{cite journal|last=Britt|first=Bruce|date=February 17, 1990|title=It's time again for the Grammy award gripes|work=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]|publisher=[[Block Communications]]|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mt0NAAAAIBAJ&sjid=y24DAAAAIBAJ&dq=grammy%20dokken&pg=5380%2C4759848|accessdate=July 7, 2012}}</ref> To date, ''Beast from the East'' is the last Dokken album to receive a certification by [[RIAA]].


==US CD track listing==
==US CD track listing==
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==Charts==
==Charts==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

===Album===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!scope="col"|Chart (1988)
!scope="col"|Peak<br> position
|-
|-
! Chart (1988)
|US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/album/beast-from-the-east-mw0000202096/awards Dokken - Beast from the East - awards - chart]. ''allmusic.com''. Retrieved July 7, 2012.</ref>
! Peak<br />position
|align="center"|33
|-
|-
!scope="row"|Japanese Albums ([[Oricon]])<ref name="JPN">{{cite book|title=Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005|publisher=[[Oricon|Oricon Entertainment]]|location=Roppongi, Tokyo|year=2006|isbn=4-87131-077-9|language=ja}}</ref>
|Japan [[Oricon]]<ref>[http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/116427/products/music/23833/3/ Dokken - Beast from the East - chart]. ''oricon.co.jp''. Retrieved July 7, 2012.</ref>
|align="center"|27
| align="center"| 25
|-
|-
{{Album chart|Sweden|47|artist=Dokken|album=Beast from the East |rowheader=true|accessdate=April 15, 2021}}
|Sweden [[Sverigetopplistan]]<ref>[http://www.swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Dokken&titel=Beast+From+The+East&cat=a Dokken - Beast from the East - international chart history] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140605083746/http://www.swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Dokken&titel=Beast+From+The+East&cat=a |date=June 5, 2014 }}. ''swedishcharts.com''. Retrieved July 7, 2012.</ref>
|align="center"|47
|}

===Single(s)===
'''"Walk Away"'''
{|class="wikitable" border="1"
!scope="col"|Chart (1988)
!scope="col"|Peak<br> position
|-
|-
!scope="row"| US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/dokken/chart-history/billboard-200|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180509053546/https://www.billboard.com/music/dokken/chart-history/billboard-200|title=Dokken - Chart history - Billboard|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|archive-date=May 9, 2018|access-date=April 15, 2021}}</ref>
|US [[Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks]]<ref>{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p4110|pure_url=yes}}|title=allmusic ((( Dokken > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))|website=[[Allmusic]]|accessdate=August 28, 2010}}</ref>
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| {{center|33}}
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[[Category:Dokken live albums]]
[[Category:Dokken live albums]]

Latest revision as of 02:48, 13 November 2024

Beast from the East
Live album by
ReleasedNovember 7, 1988[1]
RecordedApril 20–30, 1988, Tokyo, Japan
Genre
Length63:24 (CD version)
77:33 (original cassette & LP versions)
LabelElektra
ProducerDokken & Angelo Arcuri
Dokken chronology
Back for the Attack
(1987)
Beast from the East
(1988)
The Best of Dokken
(1994)
Singles from Beast from the East
  1. "Alone Again"
    Released: December 1988[2]
  2. "Walk Away"
    Released: February 1989
Alternative cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal6/10[4]
Rolling Stone[5]

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 7, 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]

Background

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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

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Unchain the Night"Don Dokken, Mick Brown, George Lynch, Jeff Pilson5:38
2."Tooth and Nail"Brown, Lynch, Pilson3:18
3."Dream Warriors"Lynch, Pilson4:09
4."Kiss of Death"Dokken, Lynch, Pilson5:21
5."When Heaven Comes Down"Brown, Lynch, Pilson3:44
6."Into the Fire"Dokken, Lynch, Pilson5:02
7."Mr. Scary"Lynch, Pilson8:23
8."Heaven Sent"Dokken, Lynch, Pilson5:12
9."It's Not Love"Brown, Dokken, Lynch, Pilson6:14
10."Alone Again"Dokken, Pilson5:34
11."Just Got Lucky"Lynch, Pilson5:02
12."Breaking the Chains"Dokken, Lynch3:55
13."In My Dreams"Brown, Dokken, Lynch, Pilson5:02
14."Walk Away"Dokken, Lynch, Pilson5:00

Japan & original U.S. cassette & LP version track listing

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Sides 1-2

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Unchain the Night"Brown, Dokken, Lynch, Pilson5:38
2."Tooth and Nail"Brown, Lynch, Pilson3:18
3."Standing in the Shadows"Dokken, Lynch, Pilson4:27
4."Sleepless Night"Lynch, Brown, Pilson4:08
5."Dream Warriors"Lynch, Pilson4:09
6."Kiss of Death"Dokken, Lynch, Pilson5:21
7."When Heaven Comes Down"Brown, Lynch, Pilson3:44
8."Into the Fire"Dokken, Lynch, Pilson5:02
9."Mr. Scary"Lynch, Pilson8:13

Sides 3-4

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Heaven Sent"Dokken, Lynch, Pilson5:12
2."It's Not Love"Brown, Dokken, Lynch, Pilson6:14
3."Alone Again"Dokken, Pilson5:34
4."Just Got Lucky"Lynch, Pilson5:02
5."Breaking the Chains"Brown, Dokken, Lynch3:55
6."In My Dreams"Brown, Dokken, Lynch, Pilson5:02
7."Turn on the Action"Brown, Lynch, Pilson4:58
8."Walk Away"Dokken, Lynch, Pilson5:00

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart (1988) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[8] 25
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[9] 47
US Billboard 200[10]
33

Sales and recognition

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[11] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
1990 Beast from the East Best Metal Performance Nominated

References

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  1. ^ "RIAA".
  2. ^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 230. ISBN 9780862415419.
  3. ^ Weber, Barry. "Dokken - Beast from the East review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Guterman, Jimmy (February 9, 1989). "Album Reviews: Dokken - Beast from the East". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 4, 2008. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  6. ^ MacDonald, Patrick (January 12, 1990). "Soundgarden Nomination: The Growth of Local Rock". The Seattle Times. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
  7. ^ Britt, Bruce (February 17, 1990). "It's time again for the Grammy award gripes". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Block Communications. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
  8. ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  9. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Dokken – Beast from the East". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  10. ^ "Dokken - Chart history - Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 9, 2018. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  11. ^ "American album certifications – Dokken – Beast from the East". Recording Industry Association of America.