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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on Jun 1, 2014 11:53:53 GMT -5
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)
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Post by gonecountry on Jun 1, 2014 12:58:41 GMT -5
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.
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Post by sabre14 on Jun 1, 2014 13:13:43 GMT -5
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)
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carriekins
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Post by carriekins on Jun 1, 2014 14:02:14 GMT -5
Oh hell.
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Post by gonecountry on Jun 1, 2014 14:15:26 GMT -5
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)
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2014 14:34:54 GMT -5
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.
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Post by Andy on Jun 1, 2014 16:27:47 GMT -5
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 RidgeBOTTOM 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.
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Post by Kanenrá:ke on Jun 1, 2014 17:49:40 GMT -5
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
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Post by someguy on Jun 1, 2014 18:08:19 GMT -5
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
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Post by urbanscot on Jun 1, 2014 18:38:25 GMT -5
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
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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on Jun 1, 2014 19:13:09 GMT -5
Got some Dierks fans here, I see.
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Post by carriekins on Jun 1, 2014 20:35:15 GMT -5
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
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Post by onebuffalo on Jun 2, 2014 8:42:21 GMT -5
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!
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Post by carriekins on Jun 2, 2014 9:12:03 GMT -5
I don't subscribe to the theory that to be a fan of somebody means loving everything they do. That's unrealistic.
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Post by onebuffalo on Jun 2, 2014 9:15:40 GMT -5
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!
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Post by phil1996 on Jun 2, 2014 15:20:30 GMT -5
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
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Post by Kentucky25 on Jun 2, 2014 15:53:25 GMT -5
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
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Post by Spacey_Kacey on Jun 2, 2014 16:51:33 GMT -5
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
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2014 23:59:55 GMT -5
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)
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Post by cerulean on Jun 3, 2014 0:02:35 GMT -5
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
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2015 20:05:14 GMT -5
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
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Post by carriekins on Jan 31, 2015 20:17:28 GMT -5
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.
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Post by sabre14 on Jan 31, 2015 20:19:04 GMT -5
^ Interesting you listed every single of his except "Every Mile A Memory" and "Sideways" zack97.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2015 20:35:21 GMT -5
^ 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"
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Post by carriekins on Jan 31, 2015 20:59:54 GMT -5
^ 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.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2015 22:13:27 GMT -5
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 :(
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Post by Kanenrá:ke on Jan 31, 2015 22:33:24 GMT -5
...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
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2015 22:36:24 GMT -5
...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 :(
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Post by carriekins on Jan 31, 2015 22:38:57 GMT -5
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!!!
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Post by someguy on Jan 31, 2015 22:42:21 GMT -5
There are two copies on there right now (I just checked), but they're around $100.
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