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Wed Oct 18th 2006 at 3:20 pm ET
By MICHAEL McCALL, For The Associated Press Dierks Bentley spent his first two albums stamping his freewheeling personality onto a variety of country music styles, from traditional honky tonk to spirited bluegrass to contemporary country. With his third CD, he focuses more intently on a distinct form of modern country-rock that emphasizes complex instrumental arrangements and personal storytelling. Bentley's use of acoustic instruments over a hard-charging, sophisticated rhythm section isn't new.
In his own way, he furthers a sound developed by the Dixie Chicks, Keith Urban and others. But he rocks harder than those artists, and lyrically he moves beyond Nashville's usual politeness toward a more honest reckoning of what it's like to be a young, attractive, successful guy in modern America. His best songs "That Don't Make It Easy Lovin' Me," "Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)" are autobiographical tunes about a hard-traveling fellow who enjoys a good time, struggles with responsibility yet wants a good relationship, too.
He also deals with his religious convictions in a bold way for a Nashville artist. In "The Heaven I'm Headed To," he envisions a Christianity that's more tolerant and inclusive than the way it's currently preached by Baptist fundamentalists. Altogether, Bentley continues to forge a fresh, cliche-free sound that marks him as one of country music's most interesting new voices-and a worthy successor to the Nashville outlaws he considers his mentors.
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I am glad to have this opportunity to say that our station CHLY Radio Malaspina in Nanaimo B.C. has a strong listenership on the internet. Even today I have an inquiry from an upcoming phone guest at a distance wondering if our conversation can be heard on line, so it can be promoted on his website, and he is well-known worldwide. I have many listeners who can only listen on line because they live beyond our broadcast range, which is strong, but only goes so far, and I know this is the case for many of our other programs.
We have modest fundraising twice a year, and one of the lowest contributions in the country from our student base, so we would be challenged to afford this proposed tariff. Please consider the bigger picture in this proposal, and allow these significant volunteer broadcasters to continue to speak, AND assist in the promotion of many voices. Thank you.
*Lynn Thompson
im a die-hard MCR fan and reading this truley makes me want to cry! not because of MCR but out of sheer envy for all the fans that got to see what sounds like another amazing MCR extravaganza!!!
My Chemical Romance are truley magical live, and all 3 of their albums are incredible.
Some time this year there was a "get together" at one of the homes of the members of "Take That" the one exception was Robbie Williams. Can you help to solve a discussion when it was, and if possible the name of one of the band members who has been on TV morning programme who had been writing music by himself? Any help oul be appreciated. Roy Lewis
sean paul its me agen.i brought ur album the trinity and i came across "as time goes" i was wondering if u could write back the lyrics please i cant find dem anywhere thanx hold it thx bye bye chat 2 ya soon ya !!! xxxxxx england
I feel bad for Nicole, bringing a new child into the world, and having the death of her son on the same day. How sad! I am praying for Nicole, her son, and her newborn baby. Nicole is a strong lady.
Time does heal pain, I will be praying! Dawn Murphy in Mountain View, California
Very many thanks for a good work. Nice and useful. Like it!
Sean Paul.you are the only singer in the reggea-dancehall world...I have loved you since 2002.
so I want you to e-mail to my adress.duttypaul@hotmail.com.
Sean Paul take care.You are needed for reggea-dancehall world.Dutty yeah.
Wow. Just saw it. People were cheering at the end of the movie!!!!
! One of the GREATS.
I really wish the show would come back I loved it now that show really made me laugh. First of all is is not fair to call Al Sharpton stupid. He merly voiced his own opinion, and did not change it based on what other people said, freedom of speech and voiceing ones own opinion is one of the things Dr.Martin Luther King Jr. fought for. That being said, i find this in no way offesnsive. The lessons and meanings behind the episodes of Boondocks are often misconstrued.
Instead of focusing ones whole attention on a word about someones ethnicity, those who watch the show, should focus thier the attention on the true lessons that can be gained from the show. This episode should not be all about the use of the n-word. Whos to say that if He was alive today, he would have used the n-word, he may have, and he may not have.
Rather then concerning oneself with the use of a racial slur, focus on what Dr.Martin Luther King Jr. was all about, and not a word, that he did not even say himself.
Dr.Marthin Luther King Jr. was about unity and equality, and to ingore that message, because of one word, completly underminds what He fought for.
So instead of seeing this as a mockery of a great man,see it as a tribute to a great man, and the things that He tried is hardest to uphold.
sean paul ur music is so awesome i love it so much and i hope one day i wil see u !!!i love watchign ur videos and listening to ur music.ur voice is lovely.
the words u sing gets the message across i think.if u get wat i mean ?I wil always buy ur music and i am behind u all the way i hope u get this and thankyou.
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