Dare goes heavy! Released in 1991, Dare took a step from the much softer debut "Out of the silence" to a tougher sound. It's easily recognized as Dare, though, as the melodies are there as of course the voice of brilliant singer Darren Wharton. To be honest I was at first disappointed with this release, as I expected a follow-up in the style of the debut album. It soon grew on me though, and I started appreciate almost every song. The first track, "Wings of fire", is a great start to it all with its memorable chorus. The middle section of the song, just before the solo, reminds of Gary Moore with its Celtic influences. "We don't need a reason" follows, an up-tempo rocker with another strong hook. I believe this was released as a single. "Surrender" is another melodic, memorable song - great! "Chains" is a track with a bluesy vibe to it and leads to the ballad "Lies". I remember hearing this live on their "Calm before the storm"-tour, and think it's a great song. "Live to fight another day" is another straight-forward rocker. "Cry wolf" starts off as a ballad but is soon transformed into another rocking track with a stadium rock chorus. "Breakout" is more of the same and in my opinion a bit boring, which does change a bit with the track that follows; "Wild heart". The ballad "Real love" finishes the album in a good manner, not being the best Dare ballad ever but still "good". So, that's that then. I believe some versions of the this CD, the Japanese release maybe, contains the bonus track "Walk on the water" (yes, the same song as on "Calm before the storm") - definately a good bonus! On the whole I think this CD contains a great deal of good tracks, but is not as good as their debut. I also think that this could have deserved a better production, as it sounds way to distorted a times.
