Shadowlife
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Shadowlife is the sixth studio album by heavy metal
band Dokken
, released in 1997. It marks a change in the band's musical style, moving towards alternative rock. However, critics and fans alike were not pleased with the change, and dismiss the album as one of Dokken's weakest.
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band Dokken
Dokken
Dokken is an American heavy metal and hard rock band formed in 1978. They split up in 1989 but reformed four years later. The group accumulated numerous charting singles and has sold more than 10 million albums worldwide...
, released in 1997. It marks a change in the band's musical style, moving towards alternative rock. However, critics and fans alike were not pleased with the change, and dismiss the album as one of Dokken's weakest.
Track listing
All songs written by Brown/Dokken/Lynch/Pilson except "Here I Stand" and "I Don't Mind" by Brown/Dokken/Gray/Lynch/Pilson.- "Puppet on a String" - 4:22
- "Cracks in the Ground" - 5:01
- "Sky Beneath My Feet" - 4:36
- "Until I Know" - 2:18
- "Hello" - 3:13
- "Convenience Store Messiah" - 4:28
- "I Feel" - 4:24
- "Here I Stand" - 4:43
- "Hard to Believe" - 4:29
- "Sweet Life" - 4:23
- "Bitter Regret" - 3:59
- "I Don't Mind" - 3:18
- "Until I Know (Slight Return)" - 2:41
- "How Many Lives"
- "Deep Waters"
- Tracks 14 and 15 are bonus tracks on the Japanese release (VICP-5839).
Personnel
- Don DokkenDon DokkenDonald Maynard Dokken is best known for being the lead singer and founder of the band Dokken. He is known for his vibrato-laden, melodic vocal style which has made him an influential figure in American heavy metal. After enjoying mainstream success with Dokken, he parted ways with the band in 1988...
- vocals - George LynchGeorge Lynch (musician)George Lynch is a hard rock/heavy metal guitarist best known as a member of the band Dokken, his own bands Lynch Mob and Souls of We.-Pre Dokken:...
- lead and rhythm guitars - Jeff PilsonJeff PilsonJeff Pilson is an American bass guitarist, best known for his stint in the heavy metal band Dokken...
- bass guitar, lead vocals on "Here I Stand" - Mick Brown - drums