I've heard stories from many people saying this was the first Compact Disc that they owned. "Back for the attack" sort of ushered in the era of 50-Minute plus albums. The cover is on my list of favorites, the classic logo over a detailed painting.

"Back for the Attack" is arguably Dokken's finest hour. Never again would they reach such stagerring heights. George Lynch put on a guitar show for the ages, he uses every trick in his arsenal on this album.

The melodies are incredible. Don Dokken was an extremely skilled vocalist. Starting song "Kiss of death" contains some steady riffing. The guitar and chorus of "Prisoner" blend perfectly. The lyrics of "Night by night" describe a dialog with a girl - "Baby, can't you see we live it night by night, it's just you and me". "Standing in the shadows" features a creative distorted lick that only intensifies once the Drums and Bass kick in. "Heaven Sent" is a great atmospheric track. As far as guitar instrumentals go "Mr. Scary" should be in the quality department with "Eruption". Materful shredding from Guitar guru George Lynch.

"So many tears" is engaging with strong lyrics "There's only so many tears you can cry/There's only so many ways you can say good-bye". The opening chords of "Burning like a flame" are engaging. The chorus goes "Our love that's burning, burning like a flame/Don't you know that it's Our love that's never gonna change/Every time I touch you, it just makes me go insane/Our love that's burning like a flame". The guitar solo is nice too.

If you only own one album from Dokken, "Back for the Attack" should be it.

Unlike many people this is my favorite Dokken album. Theres not much to say about this album except that it is totally awesome!!! I personally like it so much that if it was $100 or more I would totally buy it, it's above and beyond worth it! If your an 80's headbanger or a fan of any of Dokkens early material then GET THIS ALBUM, you WONT be sorry.

I grew up listening to this record and I can tell you for sure it's Dokken's best! George really went into a new world with his playing on this one, and it's one you want to be in. The disc opens with the powerfull song about aids "kiss of death". I don't think any true metalhead could say they don't like this one. This is one of those records you are playing air guitar all the way through. Night by night, heaven sent, and lost behind the wall have just amazing solo's in them. And stop fighting love and cry of the gypsy have great emotion to them. and to top it all off you get the nightmare on elm street hit dream warriors, which got solo of the year honors. George lynch in my mind is a guitar hero's guitar god. He has it all the chops, the coolest guitars in the world, and I'm happy to say I've meet him twice, and I can tell you he's a great guy too. It's a no brainer. PICK THIS UP!!

Ladies and gentlemen, this is Dokken's best album. Period. It's perfect. The unfortunate thing is that every Dokken album that came out after this one ranged from mediocre to horrible. Yes, I have Erase the Slate and all the rest. What you have are a collection of albums that have one or two good songs on it and the rest is filler. Dokken lost their formula for making music that rocks despite the fact that he had giants such as Beach, Norum, and Sparks. I still listen to this album front to back. Remember when you could do that with Dokken albums and not want to fall asleep? This was their best. It should've been their last.

Review no.63.'Back...' was Dokken's fourth release and probably their best ever,in my humble opinion anyway.Saw them on this very tour as opener for Aerosmith.Talk about a concert to remember.I personally believe that this was the album that really did it for Dokken.I can recall that for the first year this lp came out,I mean it seemed like everyone that I knew/knew of had a copy of 'Back For The Attack'.Rather it was a true metal-head,some alternative fan or just another consumer that dug music(like myself)with plenty of life and passion injected into it's making."Burning Like A Flame" and "Kiss Of Death" are the disc's best two tracks.Other gems include "Standing In The Shadows",their power ballad "Heaven Sent","Stop Fighting Love" and "Dream Warriors"(love the video where the guys are battling the morbid Freddie Krueger).Simply,a great hard rock '80's title to own and cherish.Recommended.