Unboxing Vinyl: Les Binks Tribute + Dokken & Alice in Chains | Classic Rock Fans, You’ll Love This

🎧 RIP Les Binks — legendary Judas Priest drummer.
In honor of his legacy, I’m unboxing a vinyl I’ve been meaning to grab for a long time: Unleashed in the East. That album had a massive influence on me, and Les Binks’ drumming made it iconic.

Also in today’s unboxing:
Dokken – Back for the Attack 🐉
Alice in Chains – Facelift 😵‍💫

This video isn’t just an unboxing — it’s a memory trip through Screaming for Vengeance, the grunge explosion, concert encounters, and why vinyl matters.

Join the conversation in the comments and let me know what these albums meant to you.

📆 Filmed & Released: April 15, 2025 – same day the news broke of Les Binks’ passing.

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00:00 – Intro: Les Binks Tribute & Why Today’s Video Matters
00:37 – What This Channel’s All About
01:24 – Vinyl #1: Judas Priest – *Unleashed in the East*
02:56 – My First Experience with Judas Priest
04:07 – Rob Halford’s Harley Entrance & The Power of “Ripper”
06:21 – Les Binks Gets the Credit He Deserves
07:25 – Why This Album Still Blows Me Away
08:10 – Vinyl #2: Dokken – *Back for the Attack*
09:01 – Guess That Album Cover!
09:29 – Why This Record Meant a Lot (Even Amid Band Tensions)
10:21 – Dokken Album Covers: The Good, the Bad, the 80s
11:27 – A Closer Look at the Artwork & Sleeve
13:27 – The Day I Met Don Dokken (And He Was Cool!)
14:22 – Vinyl #3: Alice in Chains – *Facelift*
15:15 – 1990: The Last Vinyl Era Before CDs Took Over
16:20 – Man in the Box, We Die Young, and the Grunge Before Grunge
17:12 – The Power of Layne’s Voice + Cantrell’s Brutal Guitar
18:33 – Why Everything Was About to Change in Rock
19:32 – Do the Songs Still Hold Up?
20:08 – How to Spot a Reissue on eBay
21:12 – Jerry + Layne Harmonies = Magic
21:34 – Why *Facelift* Will Always Be Top Shelf
21:52 – Outro: Growing Community & What’s Next for the Channel
23:07 – Studio Expansion + Weekly Show Coming Soon
24:17 – Thanks for Watching!

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