Bentley issues surprise bluegrass EP
Tuesday, July 13, 2021 – Dierks Bentley is out with a surprise five-song EP today, "Live From Telluride," from his headlining set last month at the 48th Annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival in Colorado.
Bentley is no newcomer to bluegrass, having released a bluegrass album, "Up on the Ridge," in 2010. That was his fifth studio album.
For the EP, Bentley invited his friends The War and Treaty, Larkin Poe and Sam Bush to join-in on a few of his hits along with a Pinky Floyd and U2 cover.
The track list is:
1. "Woman, Amen" - Live - Dierks Bentley feat. The War and Treaty
2. "Travelin' Light" - Live - Dierks Bentley feat. Larkin Poe
3. "Bad Angel" - Live - Dierks Bentley feat. The War and Treaty
4. "Wish You Were Here" by Pink Floyd - Live - Dierks Bentley
5. "Pride (In The Name Of Love)"by U2 - Live - Dierks Bentley feat. The War and Treaty; Mandolin: Sam Bush
More news for Dierks Bentley
- 03/14/25: Bentley, Wilson think "Cold Beer Can"
- 02/17/25: Bentley announces Broken Branches Tour
- 02/17/25: Aldean, Bentley, Zimmerman headline Watershed
- 03/21/24: Bentley drops "American Girl" video
- 02/23/24: Bentley covers Petrty on "American Girl,' tribute disc coming
- 02/12/24: Bentley ges back to Gravel & Gold
- 06/13/23: Bentley keeps it "Something Real"
- 03/03/23: Bentley tours behind "Gravel & Gold"
CD reviews for Dierks Bentley
Dierks Bentley opens his first self-produced album with a song about personally stability, "Same Ol' Me." Although its lyric explains how while life circumstances may change, Bentley basically remains the same person. The same thing, though, can also be said about the country star's music. He's been recording for 20 years now. Yet Bentley has come this far with his integrity still intact. He's back with a strong, 14-song set that, like a good beverage, feels good ...
Dierks Bentley seems intent on expanding his musical boundaries, but he may have overreached too much in eschewing where he came from.
That most evident by the dominating textured beats. Producer Ross Copperman and Bentley seem hell bent on injecting odd meters and sounds, sharp detours from past efforts. Unfortunately, the atmospheric beats muddy up the vocal delivery on "Freedom," a song that stretches far too long at almost four minutes. Bentley also channels U2 with its ...
Change was in store for Dierks Bentley when it came to recording his seventh album, "Riser." On the personal front, he lost his father and added to his family, clearly affecting the subject matter of his latest. On the musical front, he traded long-time producer Brett Beavers, producer of every disc except "Up on the Ridge," for Ross Copperman, who has enjoyed more success as a writer, including several previous tracks for Bentley.
Bentley embraces current trends in country ...
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