Dierks Bentley Album: “Feel That Fire”

What a great mix of country music. He touches on his bluegrass roots, rock-country hits and lovesongs. I think this is my favorite of his yet. If you haven't heard or listened to Dierks Bentley yet, this is a great place to start. I think he really gave his fans all of himself in this album and what a great way to get it in the fans hands by offering a $3.99 download. Love it!

Dierks Bentley is at it again. Feel That Fire is a sure hit. There is such a range of music styles on this cd than ever before, but yet it still stays true to the Dierks Bently style of country music. There's something about his music that grabs me and pulls me in. I rarely listen to any cd all the way through, but just like the previous albums this one keeps me listening. Once I start playing a Dierks cd, it plays to the end. It's hard to pick a favorite Dierks Bentley song because they are all so good. If you haven't heard of Dierks Bentley, I recommend you go to www.dierks.com and check him out.

I love this album! It has a great mix of bluegrass, gospel, hard rocking country, and on and on. There are several great dancing songs for the clubs. The writing is amazing and I can't wait to hear which ones will be singles although I think Sideways will be next. I can't wait to see Dierks again this summer with Brad Paisley and Jimmy Wayne (my favorite new artist).

Feel That Fire is spawning a lot of blazing clichés this week, and all of them are right! This is one hot CD that is going to go places - read that up! Dierks has said he wanted to stay in the moment, as well as have fun. He's done it with style and grace. Style with the Warren Brothers in the title cut, grace with the incomparable Patti Griffin in Beautiful World, Better Believer, co-written with Rivers Rutherford, and Pray, written with Rodney Crowell. For fun you can't beat Sideways and Here She Comes. My favorite today is I Wanna Close Your Eyes, but tomorrow it may change to that motorcycle revving Life on the Run with Mike McCready (Pearl Jam). You may remember McCready's previous contribution with Bentley on Distant Shore on his first CD. Feel that Fire? You bet. Get yours today.

I have been a fan since his self titled debut, and I can honestly say that this is his worst album yet. There are no memorable songs on this disc, save for the semi-decent cover of the clay walker song "I cant forget her" (listen to the original for some real country!) but even then its still tiresome. I had high hopes for this release, but was let down. Where's the great songs like "Whiskey tears", "prodigal son's prayer", and "settle for a slowdown"? I'd say skip, unless you are a die-hard fan.