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- Artist: Folk Implosion
- Rating:
- Release Date: April 29, 1997
- Type: Lyrics are included with the album
- Genre: Rock
Review
The surprise success of "Natural One" affected the Folk Implosion in a surprising way. Instead of running from success and shunning melody, Lou Barlow and John Davis decided to embrace pop on their own terms. That means the Folk Implosion remains an indie rock band, recording on cheap equipment, and layering brittle guitars for the basic tracks, but the guys write impossibly catchy hooks, such as the amazing single "Pole Position." At its best, Dare to Be Surprised is spare, tuneful, and infectious, and at its worst, it's merely underwritten. Nevertheless, Barlow has rarely been as succinct and consistent as he is here, and Davis' songs are uniformly strong as well, making Dare to Be Surprised one of the finest items in their respective catalogs. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music GuideTracks
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Pole Position | Lou Barlow | Folk Implosion | (2:46) |
| Wide Web | Lou Barlow | Folk Implosion | (2:50) |
| Insinuation | Lou Barlow | Folk Implosion | (4:26) |
| Barricade | Lou Barlow, John Davis | Folk Implosion | (2:36) |
| That's the Trick | Lou Barlow | Folk Implosion | (1:58) |
| Checking In | Lou Barlow | Folk Implosion | (3:13) |
| Cold Night | Lou Barlow | Folk Implosion | (1:26) |
| Park Dub | Lou Barlow | Folk Implosion | (1:39) |
| Burning Paper | Lou Barlow | Folk Implosion | (4:13) |
| (Blank Paper) | Lou Barlow | Folk Implosion | (1:55) |
| Ball & Chain | Lou Barlow | Folk Implosion | (2:32) |
| Fall into November | Lou Barlow | Folk Implosion | (2:57) |
| Dare to Be Surprised | Lou Barlow | Folk Implosion | (2:10) |
| River Devotion | Lou Barlow | Folk Implosion | (2:46) |
