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Dierks Bentley drifted into predictability on his fourth album Feel That Fire, so his detour into progressive bluegrass on 2010’s Up on the Ridge is a bit of shock. Ditching much of the polish and precision that encumbered Feel That Fire, Bentley strips back to acoustics and brings in a host of guests, notably the Punch Brothers, who play on a quarter of the album, Miranda Lambert, Kris Kristofferson, and Del McCoury, whose keening voice soars on a cover of U2’s “Pride (In the Name of Love).” The very presence of a U2 song suggests that this is not a traditional bluegrass album, either in its content -- Bentley balances a sharp version of “Rovin’ Gambler” with a terrific rearrangement of Bob Dylan’s “Senor (Tales of Yankee Power)” -- or in its approach, as he sometimes puts picking in the backseat, letting the instruments strum sweetly as he croons. These cuts may not have the snap of classic bluegrass, but they do give Up on the Ridge a sense of country crossover, illustrating that Bentley is shrewd enough to walk the line between commercial and artistic concerns, but the best testament to his skill arrives on numbers like the loping, bluesy “Bad Angel” (the Lambert duet), the sprightly “You’re Dead to Me,” and flinty, funny “Bottle to the Bottom” (with Kristofferson), songs that draw from tradition with a modern sensibility, illustrating Bentley’s skillful synthesis of past and present.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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ANGELO, ComposerLyricist - Gary Paczosa, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jon Randall Stewart, Producer - Dierks Bentley, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2010 Capitol Records Nashville ℗ 2010 Capitol Records, LLC
Paul Kennerley, Composer - Shawn Camp, Composer - Gary Paczosa, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jon Randall Stewart, Producer - Dierks Bentley, MainArtist
(C) 2010 Capitol Records Nashville ℗ 2010 Capitol Records Nashville
Chris Thile, FeaturedArtist - Bob Dylan, ComposerLyricist - Punch Brothers, FeaturedArtist - Gary Paczosa, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jon Randall Stewart, Producer - Dierks Bentley, MainArtist
(C) 2010 Capitol Records Nashville ℗ 2010 Capitol Records Nashville
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Punch Brothers, FeaturedArtist - Jon Randall Stewart, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Dierks Bentley, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2010 Capitol Records Nashville ℗ 2010 Capitol Records Nashville
Jon Randall, ComposerLyricist - Gary Paczosa, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jon Randall Stewart, Producer - Dierks Bentley, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2010 Capitol Records Nashville ℗ 2010 Capitol Records Nashville
Miranda Lambert, FeaturedArtist - Verlon Thompson, ComposerLyricist - Suzi Ragsdale, ComposerLyricist - Gary Paczosa, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jon Randall Stewart, Producer - Dierks Bentley, MainArtist - Jamey Johnson, FeaturedArtist
(C) 2010 Capitol Records Nashville ℗ 2010 Capitol Records Nashville
John Scott Sherrill, Composer - Shawn Camp, Composer - Jon Randall Stewart, Producer - Dierks Bentley, MainArtist - Jeff Austin, Composer
(C) 2010 Capitol Records Nashville ℗ 2010 Capitol Records Nashville
Tim O'Brien, Composer - Jon Randall Stewart, Composer, Producer - Dierks Bentley, Composer, MainArtist
(C) 2010 Capitol Records Nashville ℗ 2010 Capitol Records Nashville
Del McCoury, FeaturedArtist - Bono, ComposerLyricist - Adam Clayton, ComposerLyricist - Punch Brothers, FeaturedArtist - Larry Mullen, ComposerLyricist - Jon Randall Stewart, Producer - Dierks Bentley, MainArtist - The Edge, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2010 Capitol Records Nashville ℗ 2010 Capitol Records Nashville
Julie Miller, Composer - Buddy Miller, Composer - Jon Randall Stewart, Producer - Dierks Bentley, MainArtist
(C) 2010 Capitol Records Nashville ℗ 2010 Capitol Records Nashville
Kris Kristofferson, Composer, FeaturedArtist - Jon Randall Stewart, Producer - Dierks Bentley, MainArtist
(C) 2010 Capitol Records Nashville ℗ 2010 Capitol Records Nashville
Jon Randall Stewart, Composer, Producer - Dierks Bentley, Composer, MainArtist
(C) 2010 Capitol Records Nashville ℗ 2010 Capitol Records Nashville
Album review
Dierks Bentley drifted into predictability on his fourth album Feel That Fire, so his detour into progressive bluegrass on 2010’s Up on the Ridge is a bit of shock. Ditching much of the polish and precision that encumbered Feel That Fire, Bentley strips back to acoustics and brings in a host of guests, notably the Punch Brothers, who play on a quarter of the album, Miranda Lambert, Kris Kristofferson, and Del McCoury, whose keening voice soars on a cover of U2’s “Pride (In the Name of Love).” The very presence of a U2 song suggests that this is not a traditional bluegrass album, either in its content -- Bentley balances a sharp version of “Rovin’ Gambler” with a terrific rearrangement of Bob Dylan’s “Senor (Tales of Yankee Power)” -- or in its approach, as he sometimes puts picking in the backseat, letting the instruments strum sweetly as he croons. These cuts may not have the snap of classic bluegrass, but they do give Up on the Ridge a sense of country crossover, illustrating that Bentley is shrewd enough to walk the line between commercial and artistic concerns, but the best testament to his skill arrives on numbers like the loping, bluesy “Bad Angel” (the Lambert duet), the sprightly “You’re Dead to Me,” and flinty, funny “Bottle to the Bottom” (with Kristofferson), songs that draw from tradition with a modern sensibility, illustrating Bentley’s skillful synthesis of past and present.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:43:33
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Dierks Bentley
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Capitol Nashville
- Genre: Country
© 2010 Capitol Records Nashville ℗ 2010 Capitol Records Nashville
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