Dierks Bentley Plays Kimmel Despite Power Outage
When I saw Dierks Bentley perform "Up on the Ridge" a couple of weeks ago, he talked about how the song was all about taking your instruments that don't require electricity and gettin' away and doing some pickin'. And he had the chance to do just that last night (June 21) when he was taping a Jimmy Kimmel Live show. The power went out, shutting down the control room, broadcast transmission center and tape operations. As a result, Kimmel had to record the show on his laptop through his webcam. Bentley had just a few minutes to get an acoustic take on the song ready. It was so acoustic they didn't even have microphones. Kimmel later said to Bentley, "Man, 99 percent of the bands we have on our show would have never been able to pull that off musically ... that was incredible." Well, that's how they live up on the ridge. The show airs tonight (June 22) on ABC.
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annie says:
Lol, great for them! Great album!
Peacock Queen says:
I hear this song on the radio often, and I like it!
solongsowrong says:
With unpredictable weather, that type of thing can and does happen at Bluegrass festivals. They just go under a tent or whatever, and play for whoever is close enough to still hear them. Nothing else needed but a few good voices and the acoustical instruments.
Not a stretch at all, when it’s about the music, rather than just about the show.
MiaT says:
I Loved that. Just goes to show you don’t need all the”stuff”. Love “acoustic” anything!
D Trotter says:
Always enjoyed Dierks, but I really love where he’s gone with his bluegrass direction. “Up On the Ridge” deserves Grammy consideration. Great version of Dylan’s “Senor (Tales of Yankee Power)”, too.