Live from the Sun

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Live from the Sun
Dokken - Live from the Sun.jpg
Live album by
ReleasedApril 18, 2000
RecordedNovember 4, 1999
Venue Sun Theater, Anaheim, Orange County, California, United States
Genre Heavy metal
Length73:07
Label CMC International
SPV/Steamhammer (Europe)
Producer Tom Fletcher and Dokken
Dokken chronology
The Very Best of Dokken
(1999)
Live from the Sun
(2000)
Long Way Home
(2002)
Live from the Sun
Video by
ReleasedNovember 21, 2000
RecordedNovember 4, 1999
VenueSun Theater, Anaheim, California
Genre Heavy metal
Length96 min.
Label CMC International
Director Tom Strickfaden
Producer Don Dokken
Dokken video albums chronology
One Live Night
(1996)
Live from the Sun
(2000)
Japan Live '95
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg (DVD) [2]
Metal Hammer 5/10 [3]

Live from the Sun is a live album released on April 18, 2000 by American heavy metal band Dokken. The album captures the reunited Dokken, minus guitarist George Lynch, at the Sun Theater in Anaheim, CA on November 4, 1999, running through a live set consisting of some of their greatest hits, including two songs from the then-recently released Erase the Slate album. A video of the performance was also released both on VHS and DVD formats.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Erase the Slate" - 4:21
  2. "Kiss of Death" - 5:22
  3. "The Hunter" - 3:57
  4. "Into the Fire" - 5:38
  5. "Maddest Hatter" - 5:00
  6. "Too High to Fly" - 13:50
  7. "Breaking the Chains" - 4:07
  8. "Paris Is Burning"* - 4:06
  9. "Alone Again" - 6:50
  10. "It's Not Love" - 9:11
  11. "Tooth and Nail" - 4:39
  12. "In My Dreams" - 6:14

Personnel

Dokken

Production

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