Black
| Dierks Bentley
Black
Black is the eighth studio album by American country music artist Dierks Bentley. It was released on May 27, 2016, by Capitol Nashville. Bentley explained that this is a record about relationships, and follows the same person throughout the track listing going through them. - Wikipedia
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Rolling Stone
-most fully satisfying of the country superstar's LP's since his 2010 brilliant bluegrass disc "Up on the Ridge."
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The Plain Dealer
Bentley scores with relationship concept album.
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Newsday
Dierks Bentley is on a roll... If "Riser" was Bentley's mainstream breakthrough, "Black" should provide a well-deserved victory lap.
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Music Connection
Bentley mixes deep sensitivity toward females amid the wistful personal reflections and bursts of whimsical humor.
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AllMusic
It's mood music, sometimes playing as smooth as seduction but better suited for moments of introspection when you're surrounded by a crowd and need to isolate.
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Sounds Like Nashville
From initial attraction to uncertainty, deceit, jealousy, regret and nostalgia, Black encompasses 13 tracks that tug on the emotions, some stronger than others.
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Spin
No one can say Black isn’t ambitious, and it’s nuanced too; easily Bentley’s most personal, affecting release yet.
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Boston Globe
Presumably the intention was to create a sonic mood to match the album’s thematic concerns, but too often the execution leaves the songs sounding plodding and inert.
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PopMatters
Black feels like the embodiment of the masculine midlife crisis, with a similar lack of self-awareness on the part of the protagonist, even when he’s expressing realizations and moments of self-discovery.
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Taste of Country
Pleasing diversity and a true exploration of sound without straying too far from the sparse, bluegrass-tinged style he's been slowly cultivating.
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Roughstock
diverse collection of songs which should appeal to a wide variety of folks.
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Nashville Over Here
Although fans of traditional instrumentation will be left wanting, the smoky grit of Bentley’s vocals combined with rock guitar ensure that the album is rooted in a new country sound.
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One Country
Black is a well-crafted, thoughtful mainstream country music album with a whole lot of edge to it. Black has proved Bentley’s versatility as an artist. And that he’s here to stay and will be here for a while.
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Renowned for Sound
Black obviously has a solid concept behind it that helps the album feel a little stronger in the long run, but overall it doesn’t do much to assert itself and its differences.
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New England Country Music
-an album full of songs that features great duets, great lyrics and great meaning.
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Kurrent Music
-sonically cohesive with beautiful moody sounds weaving in-and-out of the songs, to the point that there aren’t any real stand-out tracks that scream to be played in isolation.
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