24-12-2023, 19:13
Darren Wharton was born on this day in 1961, in Failsworth, England. He was the keysman for Thin Lizzy up until Phil Lynott dissolved the band after which he formed his own outfit named Dare. They produce AOR with a Celtic flavour - sort of - not dissimilar to U2 I guess.
From what I can gather they got going around about when the demise of this style of music was happening, however, they have retained a solid fanbase and have somehow survived the wilds of the music biz without the backing of a big label – to their credit. Lots of live performances, I would imagine – anthemic stuff that would stir an audience. I listened to the most recent of their albums Road to Eden. Wharton doesn’t have a bad voice reminds me a bit of Steve Hogarth in places – not the kind of stuff I’m currently enjoying listening to, but hey ho - it's good old melodic rock ...
From what I can gather they got going around about when the demise of this style of music was happening, however, they have retained a solid fanbase and have somehow survived the wilds of the music biz without the backing of a big label – to their credit. Lots of live performances, I would imagine – anthemic stuff that would stir an audience. I listened to the most recent of their albums Road to Eden. Wharton doesn’t have a bad voice reminds me a bit of Steve Hogarth in places – not the kind of stuff I’m currently enjoying listening to, but hey ho - it's good old melodic rock ...
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