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________________________________________________________________________________________________Dierks Bentley Newest Album "Greatest Hits: Every Mile A Memory 2003-2008"
Five years ago Dierks Bentley exploded onto the country music scene with his debut single, "What Was I Thinkin'." The good-time romp, about a guy, a girl in a little white tank top, and her shotgun toting father, climbed all the way to the top of the charts and sent Bentley sailing down the platinum road.
After three successful studio albums, Bentley releases his first Hits collection. Greatest Hits: Every Mile A Memory 2003-2008 lives up to the front half of its title. The disc contains Bentley's ten top ten singles (including five number ones), two new songs, and a bonus set of live recordings. Bentley, who is all about the fans, involved his faithful followers in the album's production. Fans were given the opportunity to help choose the content, photos, and title.
From the old-school leaning "Free And Easy (Down The Road I Go)," with its Waylon-esque bass line, to the lonesome "Long Trip Alone," a track that cuts to the bone with its haunting steel guitar, the song selection and sequencing here is bang on. Bentley may only be three discs in to what promises to be a long career, but he could have filled Greatest Hits with more studio tracks and not had one dud in the whole bunch.
The disc's two new songs are pure Dierks. Radney Foster's "Sweet & Wild" is an album highlight. The banjo dotted number, co-written by Jay Clementi, sounds like it was penned with Bentley in mind. Up-and-coming singer/songwriter Sarah Buxton (Keith Urban's "Stupid Boy") adds her tangy voice to the track. "With The Band" is a Stonesy roots rocker. A thumping beat provides the perfect backdrop for crunchy electric guitar work and Bentley's barroom wail.
Tracks like the acoustic lashed "Come A Little Closer," the driving "Every Mile A Memory," and the hit that started it all, the Dobro injected "What Was I Thinkin'," are a blast. The only complaint, really, is the fact that three of the live bonus tracks are already represented with studio versions. Including them seems a bit redundant, but it's a small nit. A smouldering reading of "Wish It Would Break," a song from Bentley's debut album, is the best of the live tracks.
Bentley's first five years had many highlights, and they're all here. Greatest Hits: Every Mile A Memory 2003-2008 should hold fans over until the singer/songwriter completes his fourth studio album for Capitol Records, which will reportedly be released later this year.By Todd Sterling
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