Dierks Bentley makes the rounds
Bentley kicks things off on Feb. 1 with an NPR "Mountain Stage" set in Charleston, West Va., before heading to New York City for a Feb. 3 performance of the top five lead single and title track on NBC's Today and a Feb. 5 stop at Live with Regis and Kelly on ABC. He will return to TODAY later on the morning of Feb. 5 for the week's second appearance and additional couch time.
Bentley has also will give a pre-race concert at NASCAR's Bud Shoot Out at the Daytona International Speedway on Feb. 7 live on FOX, as well as a late night performance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Feb. 11. GAC will present an all access pass to Bentley's life on and off the road with its one hour special Dierks Bentley: Feel That Fire premiering Jan. 29.
Race fans will be able to catch Bentley as he hosts CMT's NASCAR-themed "Supercharged Weekend," beginning this Friday and featuring a countdown special to the world premiere of The Ride Of Their Lives, a CMT/NASCAR film about drivers.
Bentley will also make time for radio visits and fan events in Washington D.C. (Feb. 2), Philadelphia (Feb. 4) and Tampa (Feb. 6).
"I know everybody always says it, but I really mean it when I say that this is the best album I've ever made...we came off the road for the first time in six years and took our time to make sure it was just right," said Bentley. "I'm not the kind of guy, who wants to go into the studio every two years and just keep putting out more of the same. I really wanted to change our initial approach to the recording process...do it in more of a rock and roll, or an old outlaw kind of country way. Use your guys; go in the studio; take the clock off the wall. Now, my passion has totally shifted to getting these songs heard by everybody."
More news for Dierks Bentley
- 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"
- 02/24/23: Bentley, Dement release new discs
- 01/18/23: Bentley goes for the "Gravel & Gold"
- 11/18/22: Bentley goes out on a "High Note" with Strings
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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