Dierks Bentley debuts new single
Bentley returns to Los Angeles the following week for media appearances and events leading up to the Grammys, including a performance on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (Feb. 6), a guest appearance on E! Entertainment's late night talk show Chelsea Lately (Feb. 7), and a private pre-Grammy concert at the Knitting Factory in Hollywood (Feb. 8).
"We ended 2007 on a high note with our fifth number one hit, a CMA nomination for Album of the Year and four Grammy nominations," said Bentley. "It feels good to be going into 2008 with all that momentum behind a new single and a new tour."
The new single was written by Bentley, Jim Beavers and Brett Beavers. "There is a real sense of urgency and emotion in the story of this song," said Bentley. "I actually took some time off the road to make sure my voice was the strongest instrument in the room that day, and I'm really proud of this recording."
Bentley's "Throttle Wide Open" tour will kick off Feb. 14 in Gainesville, Fla. with openers Bucky Covington and Luke Bryan.
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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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