Tim Badrick - down to earth, no nonsense guy from Laidley, Queensland. Guided by logic & intuition. E:-badrick.tim@gmail.com
Monday, August 31, 2015
THE ULTIMATE BLEND OF POP METAL AND ADULT ORIENTATED ROCK
DARE were different from the US pop metal bands and most AOR bands that rose up during the height of the 80's gloss rock era, simply because the band had something known as real substance, real soul and real musical talent.
The band only ever released three albums which could be defined as hard rock or soft metal, the awe inspiring debut, which the song featured here, ABANDON, comes from, and two relatively mediocre follow ups which didn't recapture the magic of OUT OF THE SILENCE, they being BLOOD FROM STONE in 1991 and CALM BEFORE THE STORM seven whole years later in 1998.
All subsequent releases from DARE after that increasingly ventured off into pure Celtic music territory, which you couldn't even compare against the band's hard rock output. DARE was originally formed in 1985 in Oldham, England by ex-THIN LIZZY keyboardist DARREN WHEATON.
Guitarist VINNY BURNS, who was only present in the band for the first two albums, and inspired by bands like VAN HALEN, RUSH, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN and band as well as ASIA, the latter being the band he jumped ship to in 1992, really can lay claim to having made a good, solid and formulaic 80's hair band something extra special. Other absolutely riveting and euphoric gems to come off the debut album include INTO THE FIRE, RAINDANCE and UNDER THE SUN.
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