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"Dare is a rare and precious band, and "Beneath The Shining Water" will undoubtedly be its most beautiful work next to the inaccessible "Out Of The Silence"."
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There are bands gifted to find the big riff that catches, others who are real virtuosos of their respective instruments, and then there are some who are endowed with this precious and rare gift that allows them to transmit a strong emotion through tracks with a relatively simple construction. It's the case of Dare since the beginning of his career, even if the nevertheless talented "Blood From Stone" had moved away from this path for more metal lands.
Since his return to the business with "Calm Before The Storm", Darren Wharton decided to dig the furrow started with the legendary "Out Of The Silence" without however finding the delicate balance of the latter between melody, power and emotion. "Calm Before The Storm" was bewitching, but didn't give off the instrumental power of the band's first album. Continuing in the same way, "Belief" was enriched with touches of Celtic folk, proving that Dare could make its music evolve while being sure of its bases.
With "Beneath The Shining Water", Wharton seems to have found the perfect balance between all his albums (apart from "Blood From Stone", definitely apart in the discography of the British combo). The recipe is as delicate as it seems simple, but the result is beyond the expectations of the fans for whom the level of "Out Of The Silence" seemed definitely out of reach. Here indeed, the production gains in power compared to the two previous opuses, and with the only difference of a line-up from now on composed of only one keyboard, we find the great flights of "Out Of The Silence" on titles such as "Sea Of Roses", "Days Gone By" or "I'll Be The Wind" releasing this dynamism tinged with melancholy which makes you shiver the epidermis. The Celtic accents of "Belief" are not forgotten and come to reinforce a "Silent Hills" to the rise in intensity full of emotion. As for the airy side of "Calm Before The Storm", it can be found on the moving ballad of the eponymous track with a solo that pierces your heart, or on "Allowed To Fall" carried by the lightness of the acoustic guitar.
Varied in delicacy, "Beneath The Shining Water" doesn't forget some nods to bands such as U2 with the restrained guitar chords of The Edge on "The Battle That You've Won" with an emotional intensity that makes it one of the highlights of this album. As for "Where Darkness Ends", its introduction is not without reminding some tracks of Foreigner.
Dare is a rare and precious band, and "Beneath The Shining Water" will undoubtedly be its most beautiful work next to the inaccessible "Out Of The Silence". To miss such an album would be to deprive yourself of a unique experience. - Official website
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TRACK LISTING:
01. Sea Of Roses - 4:39
02. Days Gone By - 4:15
03. Silent Hills - 4:05
04. Beneath The Shining Water - 4:51
05. The Battles That You've Won - 4:03
06. Allowed To Fall - 4:14
07. I'll Be With You - 4:01
08. Where Darkness Ends - 4:38
09. Storm Wind - 4:26
10. Last Train - 4:17
LINEUP:
Andrew Moore: Guitares
Darren Wharton: Chant / Claviers
Gavin Mart: Batterie
Richard Dews: Guitares
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