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Dare

Synth-pop
Synth-pop

Dare is a Synth-pop act. Their sound grew out of Thin Lizzy, Joni Mitchell and Phil Lynott. Those roots explain a lot about how Dare arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Bad English, Gotthard, Y&T, Stan Bush and Robin Beck, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Stranglers, The Ladder, Ten, Asia and Ultravox, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 15 connections around Dare, reaching back through Thin Lizzy and forward to The Stranglers. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Dare is an English rock band from Oldham, fronted by former Thin Lizzy keyboard player Darren Wharton. They formed in 1985 and have released twelve albums to date, eleven studio and one live. Their most recent album is the band's first compilation album, The Best Of Dare, this released in 2025. The band's most recent album prior to that release was originally due to be released in 2019, although it was later delayed with Road to Eden announced by the band in January 2022.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
DareThin LizzyJoni MitchellPhil LynottThe StranglersThe LadderTenAsiaUltravoxCutting CrewBad EnglishGotthardY&TStan BushRobin BeckTommy Shaw

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Dare connections

Dare grew out of Thin Lizzy, Joni Mitchell and Phil Lynott, shares an orbit with Bad English, Gotthard, Y&T and Stan Bush, went on to shape The Stranglers, The Ladder, Ten and Asia. 15 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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