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Post by recordyear on Jun 7, 2018 23:14:50 GMT -5
 1. Burning Man (Feat. Brothers Osborne) 2. The Mountain 3. Living 4. Woman, Amen 5. You Can’t Bring Me Down 6. Nothing On But The Stars 7. Goodbye In Telluride 8. My Religion 9. One Way 10. Son Of The Sun 11. Stranger To Myself 12. Travelin’ Light (Feat. Brandi Carlile) 13. How I’m Going Out |
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Post by George Strait Junkie on Jun 8, 2018 0:10:50 GMT -5
what a album this is wow im half or so threw it now and im loving this will come back later and rank my favorites 100 times better than Black
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Post by lady𝓐fan on Jun 8, 2018 6:52:17 GMT -5
Looks like this might have to settle for #2 on the country albums chart, behind Sugarland.
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Post by austin on Jun 8, 2018 7:20:58 GMT -5
Listen. I am a casual fan but a fan nonetheless and one listen in I am BLOWN AWAY with this record. 100x times better than "Black." I will get to favorites and a better review later but how did they pick "Woman, Amen" as the lead? I know its a big hit for him, but "Living" is a SMASH and "Goodbye in Telluride" is one of my favorite songs he has ever recorded.
Good job, Dierks!
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Post by recordyear on Jun 8, 2018 7:23:03 GMT -5
Looks like this might have to settle for #2 on the country albums chart, behind Sugarland. This has ticket bundle though. Sugarland's doesn't I believe. |
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Post by carriekins on Jun 8, 2018 7:53:49 GMT -5
Perhaps this will sound biased coming from me, but this album is damn near perfect. I was expecting good. I was expecting solid. I was hoping in the realm of Riser.
This...this is fantastic. Wow.
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Post by justin5545 on Jun 8, 2018 9:10:19 GMT -5
Reading everyone's comments, I cannot wait to listen to this. But I just don't have time today. Thanks graduation.
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Post by Troublemaker on Jun 8, 2018 9:52:00 GMT -5
After the letdown we got with Black this is a nice comeback. It’s hard to pick favorites cause the songs are just too good
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Post by lady𝓐fan on Jun 8, 2018 11:37:20 GMT -5
Looks like this might have to settle for #2 on the country albums chart, behind Sugarland. This has ticket bundle though. Sugarland's doesn't I believe. Oh, of course. I keep forgetting about those pesky things! |
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Post by ethanhunt on Jun 8, 2018 13:22:02 GMT -5
ooof. I don't really love this. Living and Burning Mans are excellent songs. The Mountain and Nothing but the Stars are good tracks too. Rest of the album meh. Woman, Amen is truly terrible. One Way pretty bad too
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Post by thewp on Jun 8, 2018 13:54:44 GMT -5
ooof. I don't really love this. Living and Burning Mans are excellent songs. The Mountain and Nothing but the Stars are good tracks too. Rest of the album meh. Woman, Amen is truly terrible. One Way pretty bad too I’ve only listened through once, but the Mountain is the only one I like. The recorded version of the one with Brothers Osborne is better than the CMT performance, but that’s a low bar. |
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Post by vann on Jun 8, 2018 14:13:58 GMT -5
I loved the album! I listened just once but I fell in love right away! I am so happy that after "Black" he came back with this solid and perfect album!
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Post by countryisking on Jun 8, 2018 15:18:39 GMT -5
Wow I am really happy with this!
I knew it was going to be different than Black based on all the info we got and for that I am happy. I do wish it was a little more on the bluegrass side but I guess I'm naive for thinking it actually would be. Hoping Dierks does another bluegrass album at some point.
This is real country music. It makes you feel and it gets in your soul. Above all, the album as a whole is very cohesive.
Can't wait to listen a few more times and come up with my favorites.
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Post by zack97 on Jun 8, 2018 16:47:08 GMT -5
It's not my favorite Dierks album but I truthfully didn't mind 'Black' all that much.
This on the other hand ... this is great. My favorite album of his is "Up On The Ridge" with "Riser" close behind. After several listens, this might be on par with "Riser" for me at least.
Surprisingly, one of my favorites is "Nothing On But The Stars" for its darker instrumental despite it being so-so lyrically. I love the first three tracks a lot too. "Burning Man" just features some incredible guitar work from John Osborne, and I love how the title track sounds like a blend of Tom Petty with bluegrass.
"One Way" is also another favorite of mine. It feels like it could have been on an earlier album of his in the 2000's.
"Travelin' Light" with Brandi Carlile is also another really cool moment. It's sort of like a hint of UOTR Vol. 2, haha. Also, thank you Dierks for actually letting Brandi Carlile do something and making it a true duet...it's not that hard, male artists.
My least favorite is probably "Woman, Amen" which I still find enjoyable. Overall, it just seems like a great example of Dierks blending in those country and bluegrass moments with something a little modern and making it work. Plus, the quality is there in terms of the writing and the production in my opinion.
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Post by fearlessarrow on Jun 8, 2018 20:15:13 GMT -5
I really like this album on first listen! I think out of the whole album "Living" and "Goodbye in Telluride" stood out to me the most.
As for Sugarland vs. Dierks in terms of sales, idk how Sugarland is going to do just because it's been a while since The Incredible Machine and they haven't had any big hits yet on radio ("Babe" is shaping up to be a hit but it's still in the 20s on the charts). I prefer Dierks over Sugarland so I would obviously want Dierks to nab that #1 spot on the country albums chart, but the important thing here is that this album turned out pretty good!
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Post by winstonmurdock on Jun 8, 2018 20:15:34 GMT -5
His debut album will probably always be my favorite. I loved Riser. Black was ok. This is either my 2nd or 3rd favorite Dierks album. Burning Man, Goodbye in Telluride, My Religion, Travelin Light, and How I'm Going Out are standout songs that will be on repeat for me. Dierks is a bonafide A lister in my opinion. I give this album a 8.5.
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Post by recordyear on Jun 9, 2018 21:42:12 GMT -5
Super early predictions from HDD: 85-90k pure sales and 90-95k SPS.
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Post by phil1996 on Jun 10, 2018 10:52:46 GMT -5
Enjoying this a lot. The Mountain might be my all time favorite Dierks track. Living is a smash hit waiting to happen. Not a song I don’t like on the whole record
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Post by austin on Jun 11, 2018 7:16:48 GMT -5
I really like this album on first listen! I think out of the whole album "Living" and "Goodbye in Telluride" stood out to me the most. Our tastes are always synced.  |
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Post by recordyear on Jun 11, 2018 19:32:31 GMT -5
Second prediction from HDD: 90-95k pure sales and 95-105k SPS which are higher than original one.
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Post by tryexp on Jun 12, 2018 15:33:01 GMT -5
I absolutely love this album...If Kacey hadn't released hers this year, it would absolutely be on the run for favourite of the year, but since she has, it's definitely on the run for 2nd place. On early listenings, I love: Living (I really hope this is a single at some point) Goodbye In Telluride Travelin’ Light (Feat. Brandi Carlile) How I’m Going Out You Can’t Bring Me Down My Religion One Way and I like all the others...Well done Dierks, hopefully this will get you some awards!
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[...] "Travelin' Light" with Brandi Carlile is also another really cool moment. It's sort of like a hint of UOTR Vol. 2, haha. Also, thank you Dierks for actually letting Brandi Carlile do something and making it a true duet...it's not that hard, male artists.
Also this!^
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Post by fearlessarrow on Jun 12, 2018 20:20:25 GMT -5
Updated predictions from HDD: 92-97k pure sales and 98-103k in SPS!
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Post by tryexp on Jun 15, 2018 16:07:43 GMT -5
Had to come back to say that Living always puts a smile on my face, and I will be mad if it's not a single :)
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Post by carriekins on Jun 15, 2018 16:14:07 GMT -5
Had to come back to say that Living always puts a smile on my face, and I will be mad if it's not a single :) Dierks has said it's slated to be third. I hope so! |
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Post by fearlessarrow on Jun 15, 2018 19:16:11 GMT -5
HDD is reporting 102k for Dierks. Let's see if that 100k+ number holds for Billboard or not!
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Post by countryisking on Jun 15, 2018 20:54:13 GMT -5
My early rankings...what a great album!
Travelin' Light
The Mountain
You Can't Bring Me Down
Goodbye in Telluride
Woman, Amen
One Way
Living
Burning Man
Son of the Sun
Stranger to Myself
How I'm Going Out
My Religion
Nothing on But the Stars
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Post by recordyear on Jun 15, 2018 21:17:13 GMT -5
My ranking:
Travelin' Light
The Mountain
One Way
How I'm Going Out
Burning Man
Stranger to Myself
You Can't Bring Me Down
My Religion
Woman, Amen
Living
Son of the Sun
Nothing on But the Stars
Goodbye in Telluride
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Post by tim on Jun 18, 2018 2:09:48 GMT -5
This is by far my favorite Dierks album since Up on the Ridge and after the disappointment that was Black I'm really, really enjoying this one! I'm going on vacation to Colorado later this year so I know I'm going to be jamming out to this one come that time lol.
Here's my rankdown so far:
1. Burning Man (likely my #1 country song of the year...)
2. Travelin' Light
3. Son of the Sun
4. Goodbye in Telluride
5. Nothing On But the Stars
6. Living
7. Hey I'm Going Out
8. You Can't Bring Me Down
9. The Mountain
10. Woman, Amen
11. Stranger to Myself
12. My Religion
13. One Way
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Post by phil1996 on Jun 18, 2018 9:13:58 GMT -5
Definitely enjoying this sound.
The Mountain (may surpass Bourbon in Kentucky as my fav Dierks song)
Living
Traveling Light
My Religion
Nothing On But The Stars
Goodbye In Telluride
How I'm Going Out
Burning Man
Stranger to Myself
You Can't Bring Me Down
Woman, Amen
Son of the Sun
One Way
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Post by justin5545 on Jun 18, 2018 12:13:54 GMT -5
I wanted to do rankings for this but I'm finding it too hard to rank these great songs
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