MP3 Dare to Die - POP: Today´s Top 40

Pop/Rock/Christian

11 MP3 Songs
POP: Today's Top 40, ROCK: Acoustic



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Following up on his 2006 album âContent With Obscurityâ was never going to be an easy feat, but Darin Dunn has done it. âDare to Dieâ is full of pop/rock goodness complete with melodies and hooks youâll be singing long after the disk stops spinning! The album begins with a montage of hits from his last album and then launches into the first track, âIâm Ready.â âDuring the process of this album God called me to fulltime ministry in Thailand. This was a process that took over a year and these songs came from that process,â said Dunn. âChrist died so that we might live. He dared to die and in doing so gave life to all who believe in him. Thatâs what this album is all about, taking that life and living for what He has called you.â said Dunn. The album begins with a decidedly pop/rock feel with an electric edge and moves into an acoustic groove. Dunn once again writes 8 of the 10 tracks while playing 80 of the instruments himself. Wisely, he has once again brought in the talents of Darin Cabell on electric guitar, Jackie Turner on Violin and Wendy Semones on Piano. âI would say that this album ended up being Jewel meets Sheryl Crow meets Steven Curtis Chapman,â said Dunn. Songs like âOnly The Best,â which was written in the islands of Thailand, and âTrying to Make Her Stayâ show Dunnâs acoustic roots while other tracks such as âThank Youâ and âAnd Then I See Youâ show a more electric version of the Dunn sound we have come to know. He even ventures into some blues sounds with âManipulatorâ and explores some R&B type beats and vocals on âWithout You,â a song layered with classic electric licks from the guitar of Darin Cabell. Jackie Turnerâs orchestral arrangement on âTrying to Make Her Stayâ is the perfect lead in to the final cut on the album, the epic song âThe War.â Written by his brother Jonathan Dunn, âThe Warâ is the perfect ending to this album. Featuring the Piano and string arrangement of Wendy Semones, the song is a poignant look at spiritual warfare and how Christ remains victorious in all of our pain. The bottom line is that there isnât any filler on this album. Instead itâs packed with song after song that has hit potential.