Bassist Jeff Pilson (FOREIGNER, DOKKEN, DIO) recently spoke with Eric Blair of “The Blairing Out With Eric Blair Show”.
When asked about what he considers to be the highlight of his years in DOKKEN, Jeff said:
“In some ways, it would have been the Monsters Of Rock tour in ’88. It was VAN HALEN, SCORPIONS, us, METALLICA and KINGDOM COME. Everybody was friends. Everybody was crazy partying back then. There would have to be a couple days between shows unless there was two nights in one venue, because you had all these trucks, all this gear. It took that long to get the whole operation to the next city.
He added:
“It was one of the most fun tours you can ever imagine being on. Everybody was a character — just so many fun times. And playing stadiums, that was a really cool thing. I wish DOKKEN would have been more up to the task at the time. That was not our strongest time as a live band. We were better before that. That was the way we went out in the ’80s. That’s almost a regret.
He concluded:
“I wish we would have gone out on a more positive note. Playing for all those people and not being at our best, that still kind of hurts, but having said that, it was an amazing experience. You still hear about it today.”
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I saw that tour in Pittsburgh but I don’t remember much regarding individual band performances. It was a fun concert though!
I was there, Rice stadium Houston Tx. yup all that could go wrong for them did.