Dierks Bentley - "Feel That Fire"

[rowdawg21]

First single from Dierks' upcoming album to be released in February. Goes for adds September 29th. Dierks co-wrote the song with the Warren Brothers and Brett Beavers.

I think this is a little bit of a different sound for Dierks, and I like it.

[Zach]

Really good, I like it too- definately a new style for Dierks. I did not like him when he first came out but his music has been gradually growing on me since about "Every Mile A Memory".

[zaclord]

no "Sweet & Wild" :'(

oh well... NEW DIERKS MUSIC!!!

[Ten Pound Hammer]

Wow, he's actually put out something that has nothing to do with being on the road. His stuff is really starting to blend together lately, all the same key, same tempo, same electric guitars, same road stuff. ("Free & Easy" being the only exception sonically, but it was still a road song.)

[kevin59]

Listen to Song

thegreenroompr.com/dierksbentley.html

[ontheroadwith]

5 months between single and albums....his songs usually move up the charts a little faster. I am very surprised they are leaving so much time in between. Maybe they are accounting for the Christmas slump, but still...

[rockingcountry]

Sept 9, 2008 0:27:29 GMT -5 Ten Pound Hammer said:

Wow, he's actually put out something that has nothing to do with being on the road. His stuff is really starting to blend together lately, all the same key, same tempo, same electric guitars, same road stuff. ("Free & Easy" being the only exception sonically, but it was still a road song.)

Ha, ha! Yeah, I'm really glad his long string of road songs is over! I was beginning to think Dierks couldn't do anything else.

[dunny1286]

i love dierks and the warren brothers, they are two of my favorites, but i don't really care for this song!

[dcowboy77]

Sept 9, 2008 2:22:12 GMT -5 ontheroadwith said:

5 months between single and albums

february 2010 no less.

[Zach]

Well we are getting in the time of the year where you will have the CMA Awards, the Holidays, and just a slow-paced chart season all around. Not to mention the year chart will be ending before long so I'd say there are several factors that they looked at for this decision. It seems reasonable to me, especially since Christmas will cut about a month out of the charts, things will start moving slow on the charts soon.

[pipi]

yay! I actually kind of know Dierks
and I love him!
just about to listen to this new song so excited!

[pipi]

Oh.My.God!!!!!
this song is just AMAZING!!! one of the best songs I've heard like.... ever. and possibly his best song of his career! I adore it and a definite huge #1 record en route!

[zaclord]

i really like this. the verses are catchy, and the chorus is really good. very very impressed. i cant wait for this!

[tigers19]

my favorite song by him for sure. it just sticks out from all the rest, which i think all sound the same and have the same topic.

[kevin59]

Listen to Song (Allaccess)

wm.allaccess.com/allaccess/dierfeel.wma

[ClevelandRox]

I think I liked this more than anything off his last album!

[Minimalism]

It's no "Long Trip Alone", but this is a solid effort. However, does anyone else feel the resemblance to Jennifer Hanson's "Joyride", especially around the chorus?

[rockingcountry]

Sept 13, 2008 10:04:53 GMT -5 Minimalism said:

It's no "Long Trip Alone", but this is a solid effort. However, does anyone else feel the resemblance to Jennifer Hanson's "Joyride", especially around the chorus?

Now that you mention it I do. Although, I kind of like this step in a new direction for Dierks. No doubt this will do very well for him.

[bamafan2102]

I have never understood why Dierks or his label have choosen the direction that he is going in. When he first came out I thought he could have been the next "maverick" in country music. His beer drinking party songs were the best songs. His hair was all crazy and women were going crazy over him. I felt a Hank Jr. vibe from him. Then they completely ignored all the party songs, cut his hair and changed his style. I still like Dierks but he seemed a lot more fun as a "wild" guy.

[Uncle Lumpy]

Sept 13, 2008 22:25:41 GMT -5 bamafan2102 said:

I have never understood why Dierks or his label have choosen the direction that he is going in. When he first came out I thought he could have been the next "maverick" in country music. His beer drinking party songs were the best songs. His hair was all crazy and women were going crazy over him. I felt a Hank Jr. vibe from him. Then they completely ignored all the party songs, cut his hair and changed his style. I still like Dierks but he seemed a lot more fun as a "wild" guy.

Easy. I can answer this one. He sold out.

[pipi]

Dierks definitely did not 'sell out'. that is a ridiculous comment. he sold out by getting over drinking songs and cutting his hair? please. its about the music, and his music is great. drinking songs were burned out years ago with the likes of Tim, Garth and Tracy Byrd.

[rowdawg21]

Sept 13, 2008 22:25:41 GMT -5 bamafan2102 said:

I have never understood why Dierks or his label have choosen the direction that he is going in. When he first came out I thought he could have been the next "maverick" in country music. His beer drinking party songs were the best songs. His hair was all crazy and women were going crazy over him. I felt a Hank Jr. vibe from him. Then they completely ignored all the party songs, cut his hair and changed his style. I still like Dierks but he seemed a lot more fun as a "wild" guy.

If the "they" you're referring to includes Capitol, I disagree. Dierks recently got married and has a child on the way, so I'm sure that's a big part of the reason he's changed a little bit (although I honestly don't think his music has changed too much).

[kw9461]

Yeah, I don't think his music has changed that much from the beginning. I think his guitar playing has gotten alot better, so his guitar heavy songs sound a little different, and that's about all I hear.

[bigbluenote]

I *think* what lumpster meant by "sell out" is that Dierks hasn't changed his music much at all. He found and started with a winning formula, stayed with it, and now it's gotten boring and monotonous. Kind of like how Keith Urban's music used to be.

At least, that's how I interpret "sell out" in this context. And lumpster, I COMPLETELY agree with you (if that's what you meant).

[Ten Pound Hammer]

I think that most of Dierks' material has started to sound the same. "Come a Little Closer", "Settle for a Slowdown", "Every Mile a Memory", and "Trying to Stop Your Leaving" all sound very similar to me as far as the arrangement and melody; same verse-chorus-verse-chorus-bridge-chorus-chorus structure for the most part, same electric guitar, same tempo. His first two albums showed more variety singles-wise; I thought all three singles from his debut were excellent.

At least "Long Trip Alone" threw in a few minor chords and a lyrical twist, while "Free and Easy" added a banjo, despite the fact that it a.) repeated the title about 400 times, and b.) was the 127th road song of his career.

[pipi]

lol these criticisms are hilarious, i love dierks but you guys crack me up

[Uncle Lumpy]

Yup, I havent cared for any of Deirks singles in a few years now( well Free & Easy was ok). And really wasnt knocked out by anything on his last record at all. He just got in a rut and like Ten Pound said, everything just ran together. In style, lyric , and tempo. I havent listened to the new one all the way through yet, but at least it is stylistically different from his more recent work. I do wish he'd find a middle ground to stay radio viable.... but still occasionally do a Bed Of My Truck or My Last Name here and there though....

[rockingcountry]

Sept 15, 2008 15:49:50 GMT -5 Ten Pound Hammer said:

I think that most of Dierks' material has started to sound the same. "Come a Little Closer", "Settle for a Slowdown", "Every Mile a Memory", and "Trying to Stop Your Leaving" all sound very similar to me as far as the arrangement and melody; same verse-chorus-verse-chorus-bridge-chorus-chorus structure for the most part, same electric guitar, same tempo. His first two albums showed more variety singles-wise; I thought all three singles from his debut were excellent.

At least "Long Trip Alone" threw in a few minor chords and a lyrical twist, while "Free and Easy" added a banjo, despite the fact that it a.) repeated the title about 400 times, and b.) was the 127th road song of his career.

I agree with everything you said and that's pretty much why I haven't liked Dierks since the 2nd album came out. The first one was the only one I really liked. Also, there's something about "Free and Easy" I just don't like. I guess because 1: I don't like banjos and two 2: like you said he repeated the title 100 times.

[leilamaurizia]

A B+ and a thumbs down from the blogosphere... kinda reflects the pulse of the Pulsers.

The 9513

Dierks Bentley - “Feel That Fire”
Brady Vercher

Songwriters: Dierks Bentley, Brett Beavers, Brad Warren, and Brett Warren

The style-over-substance bandwagon has picked up another road weary traveler with Dierks Bentley’s release of his latest single. “Feel That Fire” is an uptempo number that finds Bentley singing about something other than life on the road, featuring a rockin’ intro, an obligatory guitar solo, one of the prancing bridges that seem to have come into vogue recently, and lists.

Despite everything that’s going on musically, the lyric is rather bland, basically boiling down to a wishlist of what the narrator’s significant other wants in life. As the song transitions into the chorus, it serves as a continuation of the verses, letting us know that her real desire is to know that she’s everything the narrator wants. In essence, all the song really does is present a list of things a woman wants and then tops it off with what she wants the most. Did it really require four writers to devise and contribute to such an idea?

It’s always interesting to note an artist’s stated goals for a particular song and find out if the outcome actually aligns with the their vision. Bentley had this to say, “I think you get to a point where you recognize what attraction is all about. It’s not the obvious stuff, but more someone who can go toe-to-toe with you, it is about that girl who wants to be as alive as humanly possible, to feel everything, to take it to the hilt.”

While the chorus does align with the declared intent to an extent, the verses do little to reinforce the idea, but instead paint the woman spoiled. She wants her nails painted black, the toy in the Cracker Jacks, to wear the narrator’s shirt to bed, and to drive his truck around with nowhere to go (I could use the gas in these times). While those things are all well and good, they hardly elicit passion, although, to be fair, riding a bull, adopting strays, and making love on a train might fan the flame.

“Feel That Fire” contains a weak narrative that settles for what’s easiest by barely delving into the subject. It doesn’t take much imagination to write a song of this caliber and to do so with such meager results doesn’t exactly inspire confidence in the direction of Bentley’s next album.

(thumbs down)

Country Universe

Review: Dierks Bentley, “Feel That Fire”
Posted by Kevin J. Coyne

Check it out: an uptempo song by Dierks Bentley that isn’t about being on the road! “Feel That Fire” has a cool rhythm, and the hook has an extra punch, thanks to the gravel in his vocal.

There’s no doubt he’s one of the genre’s strongest young talents, and there are some truly fresh lyrics here, my personal favorite being, “She want to make every stray a pet.” It’s little details like that that make the difference between a good songwriter and great one.

My only quibble is that the melody isn’t quite there on the verses, but overall, it’s a solid effort.

Grade: B+

[carriefan0209]

Dierks is playing in my hometown Frederick tomorrow! Im so jealous I hate college :(