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Oldham, England, UK (1985 – present)
Dare is a hard rock band from Oldham, England, UK, fronted by Thin Lizzy keyboard player Darren Wharton. They formed in 1985, and have released seven albums to date, including the #48 UK single Blood from Stone.
The band have had four appearances in the UK Singles Chart. These include The Raindance (#62, 1989), Abandon (#71, 1989), We Don’t Need a Reason (#52, 1991) and Real Love (#67, 1991).
British AOR band formed in 1985 by frontman Darren Wharton, formerly keyboard player for Thin Lizzy. Their debut album in 1988 Out Of The Silence is considered a true classic from every AOR fan around the world. In 1991 they released Blood From Stone a much heavier hard rock album which is also classic for its genre although it didn’t have a great success. After seven years of silence Dare changed their line up , Darren Wharton decided to start producing Dare’s albums in his own studio from this point on. In 1998 Calm Before The Storm was released with a new sound of unique classic rock with balanced electric and acoustic gutitars and a multilayered production . In 2001 their next album Belief was released with a major change in the band’s sound into more atmospheric classic rock along with celtic inlfluences . Dare established a really unique and trademark sound along with very emotional lyrics . In 2004 Dare released [Album artist=Dare]Beneath the Shining Wate[/album]” with a darkier and more sentimental laid back sound than Belief which was followed by a live DVD release Power of Nature: Live in Munich.
The band have had four appearances in the UK Singles Chart. These include The Raindance (#62, 1989), Abandon (#71, 1989), We Don’t Need a Reason (#52, 1991) and Real Love (#67, 1991).
British AOR band formed in 1985 by frontman Darren Wharton, formerly keyboard player for Thin Lizzy. Their debut album in 1988 Out Of The Silence is considered a true classic from every AOR fan around the world. In 1991 they released Blood From Stone a much heavier hard rock album which is also classic for its genre although it didn’t have a great success. After seven years of silence Dare changed their line up , Darren Wharton decided to start producing Dare’s albums in his own studio from this point on. In 1998 Calm Before The Storm was released with a new sound of unique classic rock with balanced electric and acoustic gutitars and a multilayered production . In 2001 their next album Belief was released with a major change in the band’s sound into more atmospheric classic rock along with celtic inlfluences . Dare established a really unique and trademark sound along with very emotional lyrics . In 2004 Dare released [Album artist=Dare]Beneath the Shining Wate[/album]” with a darkier and more sentimental laid back sound than Belief which was followed by a live DVD release Power of Nature: Live in Munich.
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Out Of The Silence
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Arc of the Dawn
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Calm Before The Storm 2
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Beneath the Shining Water
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