On
Tooth and Nail,
Don Dokken and
George Lynch began to develop an impressive interplay, as the vocalist worked off the guitarist's powerful riffs.
Dokken doesn't possess a great voice, but he has enough skills to make the clichéd material sound convincing. But what really makes
Tooth and Nail a worthwhile listen is
Lynch. The guitarist is a wildly inventive, lightning-fast instrumentalist, and there isn't a single solo on the album that isn't worth hearing. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine