Top 5/Bottom 5: Dierks Bentley

[Ten Pound Hammer]

TOP
1. Home
2. What Was I Thinkin' (never thought this would be dethroned as my favorite of his)
3. I Hold On
4. Bourbon in Kentucky (gotta admit, when Dierks is on the ball, he's nearly untouchable)
5. Draw Me a Map
6. Drunk on a Plane
7. Long Trip Alone
8. Trying to Stop Your Leaving
9. How Am I Doin'
10. Come a Little Closer

BOTTOM
1. Sideways (just a tuneless mess)
2. I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes (and you're succeeding, with how boring this song is)
3. Am I the Only One (…who thought that this song had the energy of a nice long nap?)
4. Tip It On Back (really, I can take or leave it)
5. Every Mile a Memory (good lyrics, poor melody)

[gonecountry]

A bottom 5 for Dierks?!? Surely you jest...  Other than "I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes", I'm not sure I can come up with a bottom 2.

[sabre14]

Top:
1. Long Trip Alone (probably will be the only poster here who puts this at #1)
2. Lot Of Leavin' Left To Do (damn you Keith Urban)
3. Free and Easy (Down The Road I Go)
4. What Was I Thinkin'
5. Bourbon In Kentucky (damn you country radio)
6. Drunk On A Plane
7. Trying To Stop Your Leaving (too bad I never hear this anymore)
8. I Hold On
9. Come A Little Closer
10. Settle For A Slowdown
11. Up On The Ridge
12. Home
13. How Am I Doin'
14. Draw Me A Map
15. Every Mile A Memory

Bottom:
1. I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes (really love Dierks' music but man this song was sleep inducing)
2. Sideways
3. Feel That Fire
4. Am I The Only One (lacks some overall energy)
5. Tip It On Back (just did nothing for me, but not bad)

[carriekins]

Oh hell.

[gonecountry]

Top (and really my Top 5 are all within a stone’s throw of #1)
1. Every Mile A Memory (I’m guessing I’m the only one who chooses this as number one)
2. Home
3. What Was I Thinkin'
4. Free and Easy (Down The Road I Go)
5. I Hold On
6. Lot Of Leavin' Left To Do
7. Bourbon In Kentucky
8. 5150
9. How Am I Doin'
10. Up On The Ridge
11. Long Trip Alone
12. Trying To Stop Your Leaving

Unreleased Gems (would have loved to hear any of these on the radio)
1. Domestic, Light and Cold
2. Cab of My Truck
3. Country and Cold Cans
4. Wish It Would Break
5. Bartenders, Etc
6. Back Porch (the version from the EP, not Riser)
7. Better Believer
8. Last Call
9. Fast Lanes and Country Roads (from the Barbara Mandrell tribute album: She Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool)
10. Down on Easy Street
11. Here On Earth (I’m assuming this doesn’t get released in today’s climate)
12. Good Man Like Me
13. Can’t Live It Down (was this ever supposed to be a single? If so, what happened?)
14. Fiddlin’ Around
15. Distant Shore
16. The Heaven I’m Headed To
17. Little Heartwrecker
18. The Woods
19. Diamonds Make Babies
20. Life on the Run

"So Sue Me" (Guilty Pleasure):
1. Sideways

Bottom:
1. I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes (total and complete snooze fest - what the hell was he thinkin?)
2. With The Band (not a single, but it was mistakenly on the greatest hits album – a clunker)
………. (big gap here)
3. Come A Little Closer (doesn’t move me much, instrumentation is great, lyrics are a bit cheesy IMO)
4. Am I The Only One (I’ll give you that this lacks some overall energy, but Dierks does amp it up in concert quite nicely)

[Deleted]

I'm gonna go back and listen to some of DB's older singles; I haven't heard so many of these in such a long time, my opinion may have changed on several songs.

[Andy]

TOP (no particular order, I'm terrible at ranking songs, these are all just in the "really like" pile.)
Train Travelin'
My Love Will Follow You
My Last Name
Forget About You
Gonna Get There Someday
Every Mile a Memory
Trying to Stop Your Leaving
Long Trip Alone
Home
and the entirety of Up on the Ridge

BOTTOM
1. Sideways (Ten Pound Hammer summed it up perfectly)
2. Am I The Only One
3. 5-1-5-0
4. Tip It On Back

Also, I haven't heard Feel That Fire or Home yet, so I'm sure there's some good ones I'm missing.

[Kanenrá:ke]

Top 10
01. What Was I Thinkin'
02. Draw Me A Map
03. Trying To Stop Your Leaving
04. Settle For A Slowdown
05. I Hold On
06. Long Trip Alone
07. My Last Name
08. Say You Do
09. Drunk On a Plane
10. Every Mile A Memory
11. Home

Bottom 10
01. I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes
02. Sideways
03. Am I The Only One
04. Feel That Fire
05. How Am I Doin'
06. Tip It On Back
07. Up On The Ridge
08. Free And Easy (Down The Road I Go)
09. Come A Little Closer
10. Lot Of Leavin' Left To Do

[someguy]

Top:

1. Drunk On A Plane
2. Free And Easy Down The Road I Go
3. Trying To Stop Your Leaving
4. Long Trip Alone
5. I Hold On
6. What Was I Thinkin'
7. Lot Of Leavin' Left To Do
8. Every Mile A Memory
9. How Am I Doin'
10. Am I The Only One

Bottom:

1. I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes
2. Sideways
3. Tip It On Back
4. Feel That Fire
5. 5-1-5-0

[urbanscot]

Top

1. Bourbon In Kentucky
2. Drunk On A Plane
3. Come A Little Closer
4. Settle For A Slowdown
5. I Hold On
6. My Last Name
7. Draw Me A Map
8. Every Mile A Memory
9. What Was I Thinkin'
10. Up On The Ridge
11. Long Trip Alone
12. Home
13. Trying To Stop Your Leaving
14. Free And Easy (Down The Road I Go)
15. Tip It On Back
16. Feel That Fire
17. 5-1-5-0

Bottom

18. I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes
19. Lot Of Leavin' Left To Do
20. Sideways
21. Am I The Only One
22. How Am I Doin'

Dierks has some amazing album tracks too like Say You Do, Soon As You Can, Distant Shore, Wish It Would Break, Here On Earth

[Ten Pound Hammer]

Got some Dierks fans here, I see.

[carriekins]

Due to my extensive knowledge of his discography, I am including album tracks on my list. ;)

Top:

1. Wish it Would Break (honestly only behind Amarillo by Morning on my all-time list)
2. Bourbon in Kentucky
3. Draw Me a Map
4. Say You Do
5. Fiddlin' Around
6. I Don't Believe You've Met my Baby (w/ Harley Allen [Louvin Brothers cover])
7. I Hold On
8. Trying to Stop Your Leaving
9. Lot of Leaving Left to Do
10. Every Mile a Memory
11. Forget About You
12. So, So Long
13. Settle for a Slowdown
14. Free & Easy
15. Soon as You Can
16. In My Head
17. Five
18. Sweet & Wild
19. Long Trip Alone
20. Do it Well (bonus track)
21. Walking Papers (independent debut)
22. Summer on Fire
23. Home
24. How am I Doin'
25. Pride (In the Name of Love)
26. Down on Easy Street
27. Drunk on a Plane
28. What Was I Thinkin'
29. Here on Earth
30. Don't Leave me in Love (independent debut)

Honorable mentions go to his current covers of "Hey, Brother" and "Counting Stars" - slightly obsessed.

Songs I enjoy live, but don't always choose to listen to:

1. Sideways
2. Come a Little Closer
3. Feel That Fire
4. Am I the Only One

Bottom 5:

1. With the Band
2. Here She Comes
3. I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes
4. Diamonds Make Babies
5. Life on the Run

[onebuffalo]

Songs I enjoy live, but don't always choose to listen to:

1. Sideways
2. Come a Little Closer
3. Feel That Fire
4. Am I the Only One

Bottom 5:

1. With the Band
2. Here She Comes
3. I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes
4. Diamonds Make Babies
5. Life on the Run

I am surprised you posted those!

[carriekins]

I don't subscribe to the theory that to be a fan of somebody means loving everything they do. That's unrealistic.

[onebuffalo]

Jun 2, 2014 9:12:03 GMT -5 carriekins said:

I don't subscribe to the theory that to be a fan of somebody means loving everything they do. That's unrealistic.

Some people really need to read that and fully understand that! Preach it!

[phil1996]

TOP
1. Bourbon in Kentucky
2. Drunk on a Plane
3. Settle for a Slowdown
4. Lot of Leavin' Left To Do
5. Up On The Ridge

BOTTOM
1. Draw Me a Map
2. I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes
3. Sideways
4. Feel That Fire
5. Long Trip Alone

[Kentucky25]

Top
1. Settle for a Slowdown
2. Wish it Would Break
3. My Last Name
4. Bourbon in Kentucky
5. Wish it Would Break
6. Every Mile a Memory
7. Down on Easy Street
8. Trying to Stop Your Leaving
9. Drunk on a Plane
10. Soon as You Can

Bottom
1. Sideways
2. Up on the Ridge
3. 5-1-5-0
4. Feel That Fire
5. Am I the Only One

[Spacey_Kacey]

1. Bad Angel
2. Bourbon in Kentucky
3. When You Gonna Come Around
4. Bottle to the Bottom
5. Up on the Ridge
6. Tryin' to Stop Your Leavin'
7. What Was I Thinkin'
8. Wish It Would Break
9. D*** These Dreams
10. So So Long
11. Draw Me A Map
12. I Hold On
13. Drunk on a Plane
14. Riser
15. Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)
16. Say You Do
17. Rovin' Gambler
18. Down in the Mine
19. Pride (In The Name of Love)
20. Every Mile a Memory
21. Come a Little Closer
22. Settle For a Slowdown
23. I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes (may have to re-listen to this one with all the negativity)
24. The Heaven I'm Headed To
25. Lots of Leavin' Left to Do
26. How Am I Doin'
27. In My Head
28. Sideways
29. Home
30. Love Grows Wild
31. Here on Earth
32. Prodigal Son's Prayer
33. Better Believer
34. I Can Only Think of One
35. Little Heartwrecker

Feels weird leaving out a lot of the Home tracks (aside from WYGCA, IMH, and the title track). Really love that album, but the rest of the songs would come just after this set I think.

Bottoms
1. Domestic, Light, and Cold
2. Pretty Girls
3. Back Porch
4. Grab a Beer
5. Breathe You In

[Deleted]

I need to get Dierks' entire back catalog; I own all of his singles, but the only full albums I have are Up On The Ridge, Home, and Riser...I also own Greatest Hits/Every Mile A Memory 2003-2008 and the Country & Cold Cans EP.

So, with that in mind, I'll only be ranking singles! :)

TOP:

01 "Settle For A Slowdown" (still gives me chills...the production, lyrics, vocals...this song is flawless and probably in my top 10 favorite songs all-time)
02 "What Was I Thinkin'" (very close to the #1 spot!)
03 "Bourbon In Kentucky" (seriously, Riser is flawless)
04 "I Hold On" (^ditto)
05 "How Am I Doin'?"
06 "Long Trip Alone"
07 "Trying To Stop Your Leaving"
08 "Drunk On A Plane" (and to think I didn't think I'd like this the first time I heard a preview...)
09 "Tip It On Back" (seems I'm one of the few here who really enjoyed this; it was by far my favorite release from the Home album)
10 "Up On The Ridge"
11 "Draw Me A Map"
12 "My Last Name"
13 "Every Mile A Memory"
14 "Come A Little Closer"
15 "Lot Of Leavin' Left To Do"
..
..
16 "Feel That Fire"
17 "Home"
..
..
18 "Am I The Only One?"
19 "Sideways"
20 "5-1-5-0"

BOTTOM:

01 "I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes" ...definitely don't hate it but it's just kinda 'there', and kind of a sleepy-sounding tune.
02 "Free And Easy (Down The Road I Go)"...I don't know why but I've just never been a huge fan of this one. But again, I don't hate it by any means. Really, I could put this #21 and IWMYCYE #22 on my list, there really wouldn't be any gap between these two and "5-1-5-0". There's a pretty decent gap between #15 and #16 and another little gap between #17 and #18. For some reason "Home" didn't hold up that well for me.

Dierks is honestly one of my favorites. I might not be as much of a super-stan as carriekins is (and I mean that in a good way!) but his material is sooo good. I grew up on the 90's and early 00's stuff so I've always counted Keith, Kenny, Tim, and Alan as my favorites but Dierks is right up there as well and would probably round out my top 5 (and I'd probably go Gary Allan #6, but that's best kept for a whole 'nother discussion, lol)

[cerulean]

Top
1. Draw Me a Map
* Fiddlin' Around
2. Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)
3. I Hold On
4. Trying to Stop Your Leaving
5. Come a Little Closer

Bottom
1. Feel That Fire
2. Tip It on Back
3. I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes
4. 5-1-5-0
5. Sideways

[Deleted]

Dierks is my 2nd favorite behind Gary Allan so I have to do his! :)

Top
1. I Hold On
2. Draw Me A Map
3. Bourbon In Kentucky
4. Up On The Ridge
5. Lot Of Leavin' Left To Do
6. Settle For A Slowdown
7. Long Trip Alone
8. Every Mile A Memory
9. Home
10. Trying To Stop Your Leaving
11. Say You Do
12. What Was I Thinkin'
13. Drunk On A Plane
14. How Am I Doin'
15. Free and Easy(Down The Road I Go)
16. Feel That Fire
17. Come A Little Closer
18. 5-1-5-0
19. Tip It On Back
20. My Last Name


Top Album Tracks:
1. Train Travelin' (w/ The Del McCoury Band)
2. Modern Day Drifter
3. Wish It Would Break
4. Sénor (Tales Of Yankee Power)
5. Damn These Dreams
6. Riser
7. Sweet and Wild (w/Sarah Buxton)
8. Down In The Mine
9. Breathe You In
10. Here On Earth
11. Thinking Of You
12. The Heaven I'm Headed To
13. Whiskey Tears
14. Fallin' For You
15. Five
16. Life On The Run
17. Hurt Somebody
18. Distant Shore
19. Line #7
20. I Can't Forget Her

Album Rankings
1. Up On The Ridge
2. Riser
3. Long Trip Alone
4. Dierks Bentley
5. Modern Day Drifter
6. Feel That Fire
7. Home

Bottom:
1. Am I The Only One
2. I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes
.....yep that's about it

[carriekins]

I didn't rank his albums! Gasp!

1. Up on the Ridge
2. Riser
2. Dierks Bentley
4. Modern Day Drifter
4. Long Trip Alone
4. Don't Leave me in Love

7. Home

8. Feel That Fire

Riser/Debut/MDD/LTA/DLMIL are all really close to one another.

[sabre14]

^ Interesting you listed every single of his except "Every Mile A Memory" and "Sideways" zack97.

[Deleted]

Jan 31, 2015 20:19:04 GMT -5 sabre14 said:

^ Interesting you listed every single of his except "Every Mile A Memory" and "Sideways" zack97.

Forget EMAM, thanks sabre14 :) Sideways, I'm well sideways on. Don't really dislike it but it wouldn't rank in my top 20

Also I am extremely jealous that carriekins owns a copy of Dierks's "Don't Leave Me In Love"

[carriekins]

Jan 31, 2015 20:35:21 GMT -5 zack97 said:

Jan 31, 2015 20:19:04 GMT -5 sabre14 said:

^ Interesting you listed every single of his except "Every Mile A Memory" and "Sideways" zack97.

Forget EMAM, thanks sabre14 :) Sideways, I'm well sideways on. Don't really dislike it but it wouldn't rank in my top 20

Also I am extremely jealous that carriekins owns a copy of Dierks's "Don't Leave Me In Love"

And it's signed.

[Deleted]

Jan 31, 2015 20:59:54 GMT -5 carriekins said:

Jan 31, 2015 20:35:21 GMT -5 zack97 said:

Forget EMAM, thanks sabre14 :) Sideways, I'm well sideways on. Don't really dislike it but it wouldn't rank in my top 20

Also I am extremely jealous that carriekins owns a copy of Dierks's "Don't Leave Me In Love"

And it's signed.

...Ok now I'm jealous to the max... where in the world did you even find a copy of that album anyway?

Also I forgot to give honorable mentions in the top songs to his cover of Waylon's "Ain't Living Long Like This" and Johnny Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues" and I will never understand why he never put "Where The Wind Don't Blow" on an album :(

[Kanenrá:ke]

Jan 31, 2015 22:13:27 GMT -5 zack97 said:

Jan 31, 2015 20:59:54 GMT -5 carriekins said:

And it's signed.

...Ok now I'm jealous to the max... where in the world did you even find a copy of that album anyway?

Also I forgot to give honorable mentions in the top songs to his cover of Waylon's "Ain't Living Long Like This" and Johnny Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues" and I will never understand why he never put "Where The Wind Don't Blow" on an album :(

It's a really great album and I suggest buying it no matter the cost should you ever find it. I just got it recently and I like carriekins would rank it pretty high.

Here's my album rankings for Dierks.

01. Dierks Bentley
02. Riser
03. Up On The Ridge
04. Long Trip Alone
05. Don't Leave Me In Love
06. Home
07. Modern Day Drifter
08. Feel That Fire

[Deleted]

Jan 31, 2015 22:33:24 GMT -5 Kanenrá:ke said:

Jan 31, 2015 22:13:27 GMT -5 zack97 said:

...Ok now I'm jealous to the max... where in the world did you even find a copy of that album anyway?

Also I forgot to give honorable mentions in the top songs to his cover of Waylon's "Ain't Living Long Like This" and Johnny Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues" and I will never understand why he never put "Where The Wind Don't Blow" on an album :(

It's a really great album and I suggest buying it no matter the cost should you ever find it. I just got it recently and I like carriekins would rank it pretty high.

Here's my album rankings for Dierks.

01. Dierks Bentley
02. Riser
03. Up On The Ridge
04. Long Trip Alone
05. Don't Leave Me In Love
06. Home
07. Modern Day Drifter
08. Feel That Fire

I found the songs on Youtube but I feel guilty doing that I tried looking for it while I was down in Nashville but no cigar :(

[carriekins]

EBay. My husband found a copy for about $42 a couple years ago. It's always $$$ when it pops up, but, well... I had to have it. ;)

And TOTALLY AGREE about Where the Wind Don't Blow!!!

[someguy]

There are two copies on there right now (I just checked), but they're around $100.