Dare - Sacred Ground

[Stefan]

 

Press release:

 

Fronted by singer songwriter Darren Wharton (who first rose to fame in the early eighties playing keyboards with legendary Irish rock band Thin Lizzy), DARE are one of the most respected and innovative melodic rock bands working today, gaining cult status among AOR fans throughout Europe, the UK and the world. The band’s debut 1989 album ‘Out Of The Silence’ recorded at Joni Mitchell’s Bel Air Studio Los Angeles, and produced by Nickelback producer Mike Shipley is still widely regarded today as one of the all time great AOR albums.

Darren joined Philip Lynott’s Thin Lizzy at the tender age of eighteen and enjoyed 5 great years with the band touring extensively, alongside renowned guitarist Scott Gorham, drummer Brian Downey, guitarists Snowy White (Pink Floyd), Gary Moore and John Sykes (Whitesnake). Working closely with Philip Lynott, Darren also recorded classic Thin Lizzy albums, such as ‘Chinatown’, ‘Renegade’, and ‘Thunder and Lightning’ on which Wharton co-wrote 3 songs, including the hit single ‘The Sun Goes Down’. Sadly, the latter was to be Thin Lizzy’s last studio album, and in 1986 Darren Wharton returned to his home town of Manchester where, as an outlet for his creative flare for song writing and working with young Oldham guitarist Vinny Burns, he formed his own band, DARE.

Darren re-joined Thin Lizzy in 1994 and the band continues to tour extensively around the world to rapturous fans and huge audiences. The band recently completed a big tour of the USA with Judas Priest and recently supported Guns ‘n’ Roses in the UK as well as scores of major festival shows.

Wharton’s style of song writing, modern anthemic rock with Celtic overtones, coupled with the bands powerful live performances throughout Europe and the UK ( Sweden Rock, BYH Festival Germany) have gained Dare the reputation as a bright force on the British rock scene. SACRED GROUND is the bands much awaited 7th studio album; a modern classic, original, yet instantly addictive. It features some of Wharton’s most mature song writing to date. Thought provoking and passionate….whilst still retaining a dark rock edge. As the band’s Worldwide fan base eagerly anticipate the new album, Sacred Ground is destined to be another classic album by AOR Rock legends DARE.

[KarpetRydOFunk]

Hmm... I will reserve my excitement until I've heard a sampling.

[simo]

Same here

[Glen]

From what I've read not much of it is up tempo - more a 'King of Spades' vibe.

[Geoff]

I predict this will be rather bland and boring... like everything since 'Blood from stone.'

[mrbandwidth]

A fan review in spanish, score: 97/100

 

http://megustaelaor.blogspot.com.es/2016/05/dare-sacred-ground-legend-records-2016.html

 

Highlights:

-Vinnie Burns returns in majesty to guitar,

-Less celtic sound, more keyboards,

-Most hard-rocker Dare album since Blood From Stone but not so much, similar to Out Of The Silence,

-First single, On My Own, will be full released very soon.

[Nightrain]

waiting for sample

[Geoff]

A fan review in spanish, score: 97/100

 

http://megustaelaor.blogspot.com.es/2016/05/dare-sacred-ground-legend-records-2016.html

 

Highlights:

-Vinnie Burns returns in majesty to guitar,

-Less celtic sound, more keyboards,

-Most hard-rocker Dare album since Blood From Stone but not so much, similar to Out Of The Silence,

-First single, On My Own, will be full released very soon.

 

Sounds pretty promising. I'll actually take note of this one.

[Axelinger]

History lesson - Darren Wharton & Gary Moore were never in Thin Lizzy at the same time and therefore could not have toured together as members in that band. Sigh - another uneducated PR person, who needs to go back to school.

[Glen]

History lesson - Darren Wharton & Gary Moore were never in Thin Lizzy at the same time and therefore could not have toured together as members in that band. Sigh - another uneducated PR person, who needs to go back to school.

I think they played together in 1986 with Moore on vocal duties.

[kourosofsteel3]

Gawd, give me mercy on my spotify powers

[mrbandwidth]

Another spanish review, score 10/10:

 

http://rockangels.com/dare-sacred-ground-2016/

 

 

Damn, my hype is at the high level... I need the sample now!

[mrbandwidth]

GOT IT!

 

Here, at 00:45:32

 

https://www.ivoox.com/aorland-182-edicion-dare-sacred-ground-audios-mp3_rf_11732937_1.html

[lettard]

Didn't really like that as much as I'd hoped

[mrbandwidth]

Didn't really like that as much as I'd hoped

 

Yep, my hype has returned to normal levels to be honest.

[heavyharmonies]

Dare goes country... dafuq?

[Stefan]

GOT IT!

 

Here, at 00:45:32

 

https://www.ivoox.com/aorland-182-edicion-dare-sacred-ground-audios-mp3_rf_11732937_1.html

 

I like it.

 

Tracklist for Sacred Ground:

 

1. Home

2. I’ll Hear You Pray

3. Strength

4. Every Time We Say Goodbye

5. Days Of Summer

6. On My Own

7. Until

8. All Our Brass Was Gold

9. You Carried Me

10. Like The First Time

11. Along The Heather

[AlphaMale]

Dare goes country... dafuq?

 

For real!

[Stefan]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uP_W1cRxuFQ

[heavyharmonies]

Very melodic... but... that entire video could have been one song. All of the tracks sound identical.

[AlphaMale]

Very melodic... but... that entire video could have been one song. All of the tracks sound identical.

 

You're right!!!

[mrbandwidth]

[CureTheSane]

Always came off as folky AOR to me.
I tried really hard to get in to their albums, but never could.

[lettard]

 

Very melodic... but... that entire video could have been one song. All of the tracks sound identical.

 

You're right!!!

 

Agreed

[Dead Planet]

Always came off as folky AOR to me.

I tried really hard to get in to their albums, but never could.

Check out "Blood From Stone" as it is excellent and the only release worth having....