Retro Video of the Week: "Just Got Lucky" by Dokken

Saturday will mark the 40th anniversary of glam rockers Dokken's second studio album, Tooth and Nail.  It was the first album with bassist Jeff Pilson -- who holds a special place in my heart because he played Steel Dragon bassist Jorgen in the movie Rock Star -- after prior bassist Juan Croucier left to join Ratt.  Pilson's impact was felt immediately, as he co-wrote all but one of the ten songs on the album.  The album reached #49 on the Billboard album chart and eventually went platinum in the U.S., despite the lack of a Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100.  The album did feature the band's highest-charting single in the U.S., "Alone Again," which topped out at #64 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #20 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.  The other singles off the album were "Into the Fire" and "Just Got Lucky," which respectively went to #21 and #27 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.

I decided to go with "Just Got Lucky," which was co-written by Pilson and guitarist George Lynch.  The video has a pretty cool backstory.  Most of it is the band on a stage or in a hall of mirrors, but Lynch's guitar solo was filmed on top of a volcano in Hawaii.  The issue was that it was beginning to emit steam and smoke, enough so that Lynch had issues breathing and his feet began to get hot through his shoes.  After park rangers told them they needed to evacuate, the volcano blew while they were on the plane leaving.  Rock and roll!