Modern Day Drifter (CD)

• Category:  Music  »  Country  »  General/Country
• Format: CD   Learn more about the CD format using Tower WIKI.
• Release Date: May 10, 2005
• Label: Capitol Nashville Records
• UPC: 724386647504
• WAPI (Tower ID): 106265827
• Average Customer Review: There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review!
• Tower.com Sales Rank: #35813 in Music (See Top 100 Music Bestsellers)
• #126238 in Country (See Top 100 Country Bestsellers)
• #704 in General/Country (See Top 100 General/Country Bestsellers)

This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.

Personnel: Dierks Bentley (vocals, guitar); Bryan Sutton (acoustic guitar, banjo); Del McCoury, Steve Sheehan (acoustic guitar); J.T. Corenflos, Rod Janzen (electric guitar); Gary Morse (pedal steel guitar); Rob McCoury (banjo); Ronnie McCoury (mandolin); Aubrey Haynie, Jason Carter (fiddle); Mike Bub (double bass); Jimmy Carter (bass guitar); Steve Brewster (drums); Alison Krauss, Wes Hightower, Russell Terrell, Lona R. Heins (background vocals).

When hearing about Dierks Bentley's life, the title of MODERN DAY DRIFTER begins to make sense; the Nashville-based singer spends nearly 300 days a year on the road, playing everything from frat houses to small-town fairs. All this hard work has paid off in spades, as Bentley's sophomore record has that no-frills, worn-in feeling that characterizes the best country music.

Refreshingly free of faux-hillbilly novelty songs and over-the-top sentimentality, MODERN DAY DRIFTER is full of matter-of-fact tunes about everyday situations. "Lot of Leavin' Left to Do" is classic roadhouse love-gone-wrong music, complete with a four-on-the-floor Waylon Jennings-style beat and percolating steel guitar. "Cab of My Truck" matches an extended metaphor about the title's subject to a Marty Stuart-esque neo-rockabilly feel. "Good Man Like Me" reveals Bentley's deep love of bluegrass by pairing him with the Del McCoury band for a good-natured hoedown. An earthy and substantial album of bare-bones Nashville tunes, MODERN DAY DRIFTER will appeal to fans who like their country straight-up.

There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review!

• Great Deals on CDs under $9.99
  
  New Releases, Bestsellers and Classic Albums all for under $10! Great Music for Everyone's Tastes!
• Great Deals on DVDs under $12.99
  
  New Releases, Bestsellers and Classic DVDs all for under $13! Great Movies, TV and DVD Specials for Everyone's Tastes!
• Great Deals on Books under $14.99
  
  New Releases, Bestsellers and Classic Books all for under $15! Great Reads for Everyone's Tastes!