The similar pacing makes it a little harder to separate the songs initially, but as always with Dare, it is all about mood. I wrote all of the songs on the album except Tunnel Of Time which is a collaboration between myself and Paul Weller. They may be mellow listening, but there is something warm and comforting about Darren’s whispered tones, which have not changed a jot throughout his career, and are quite like nothing else in the melodic rock world.

That the keyboard player who actually founded the band had joined Thin Lizzy at 17 and would record three albums with them of more relevance. Most notable has been the well-earned rise of guitarist Chris Buck, named in 2019 as ‘Best New Guitarist in the World’, who has forged a reputation as one of the most inventive and recognisable guitar players in music; winning plaudits from peers and the industry’s most iconic players alike.Although its been said elsewhere that the lyrics are repetitive singing about storms, mountains etc, being a nature lover i get where Darren is coming from. And if the luminous final solo of 'Thy Kingdom Come' with its masterful rise in intensity and its assumed Celtic pride finishes dazzling us, it also installs in us the melancholy of a journey that ends when we would have liked to see it go on and on. Sadly as a result I missed out on some of the best Melodic Rock music that has ever come out of the UK. The song is a love letter to John's wife Nora, who sadly passed away from Alzheimer’s on Wednesday 5th April. com, which [8] commented that "the album features some of Wharton's most mature song writing to date.

The record will be the first release on Jason and Andrew's newly formed label Extreme Eating'and their first album since parting ways with Rough Trade Records.That one simply has to be the kick off of the live shows this Autumn, but any of them could make the set and belong there. By this time Dews was credited as a full-fledged member of the band, alongside Wharton, Moore and Gardner.

Darren Wharton formed DARE in the late 80s after the demise of Thin Lizzy for whom he was the keyboard player. Previously he has said of Hawaii, “It is dedicated to everyone going through tough times on the journey of life, with the person they care for the most. Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan Republic, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gabon Republic, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guadeloupe, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, New Caledonia, Niger, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Republic of Croatia, Republic of the Congo, Reunion, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, Venezuela, Virgin Islands (U.Fire Never Fades” looks back on childhood, and the title track seems to underline the journey through life, but its sheer scope and size is impressive. It ends the album on a thoughtful note, but the guitar solo that Burns plays to end is uplifting and in this respect is almost the light at the end of the tunnel. This edition featured alternate cover art, a rearranged track list, remixed sound, and the addition of a previously unreleased bonus track, "Cold Wind Will Blow". Bright and bold, 80s rocking in its initial jousting is ‘Fire Never Fades’ albeit with some folk ballad-esque moments suiting Wharton’s dry reeded voice. In between is a real grower of a track, Fire Never Fades, that's as good as the songs around it even if it took me a couple of listens for me to realise it.