Dare

AOR

1. Dare is a hard rock band from Oldham, England, UK, fronted by Thin Lizzy keyboard player Darren Wharton. 2. Dare is a straight edge hardcore band from Orange County. --==-- 1. - Dare was formed in 1985, and have released 10 albums to date, including the #48 UK single Blood from Stone. British AOR band formed in 1985 by frontman Darren Wharton, formerly keyboard player for [artis]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 Beneath the Shining Wate 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. One of the most famous former members of Dare is Brian Cox in an Episode of Carpool (available on i...