Track Listing

1. Thunder On The Mountain
2. Spirit On The Water
3. Rollin' and Tumblin'
4. When The Deal Goes Down
5. Someday Baby
6. Workingman's Blues #2
7. Beyond The Horizon
8. Nettie Moore
9. The Levee's Gonna Break
10. Ain't Talkin'

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2081 in Music
• Released on: 2006-08-29
• Number of discs: 1

Album Description
First new album in 5 years featuring 10 new songs

Amazon.com
At a time when the majority of those his age are drifting into retirement, 65-year-old Bob Dylan has put the capper on a three-record run that ranks with the best in his storied, 44-album career. Like Time Out of Mind and Love and Theft before it, Modern Times is a rootsy, blues-soaked pool of the purest form of Americana--skipping the progressive bells or whistles for an understated backing by his touring band. Dylan's voice, which cracks, rasps and moans from the pop singer's pulpit, hasn't been this rich and emotive since 1976's Desire. And while his lyrics prolong his steadfast allusions to a higher power and his own immortality, they are not without the Dylan mirth, as when he sings of tracking pop queen Alicia Keys from Hell's Kitchen to Tennessee in "Thunder on the Mountain," the album's opener, which teams with "Someday Baby" and "Rollin' and Tumblin'" (for which Dylan misguidedly claims writing credit) as the record's most fiery numbers. Still, it's the Dylan that tells of a slave-loving owner ("Nettie Moore"), brings New Orleans to the front burner ("The Levee's Gonna Break") and plays the part of an eloquent lounge singer ("Spirit on the Water," "When the Deal Goes Down" and "Beyond the Horizon") that makes Modern Times sound just like old times. --Scott Holter

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Customer Reviews

I'll explain below ...
Actually, about 3 1/2 stars.

But I attended a gazillion live performances in 2007 (and a few more in 2008)- from Pittsburgh to Hershey, Baltimore, Atlantic City, Rhode Island, Ohio, Chicago, Interlochen- and the recent, post-2001 material was well-done live, leaving its studio counterparts sounding relatively muddy and muted.

So I would suggest that one try to secure some of these live recordings, widely accessible via the Web.

ROSEMARIE'S REVIEW OF MODERN TIMES
Really enjoyed this CD of Bob Dylan's.No wonder it is considered his best. If you want to try Bob's music, try this one and you will be happy you did.
The service was amazing and very fast.

Amazed, amazing
I don't think I listened to Dylan since college ("young Dylan") and picked Modern Times up just for fun ("old Dylan"). At first the changes in his voice shocked me - Tom Waites meets Leon Redbone.

But the tunes were so engaging and the band so good that the voice seemed to fit perfectly after a couple of listens. Wonderful songs from an accomplished writer.

90% of my music is classical so it's a pleasant surprise that I like this disk as much as I do. Wish all 'legends' could be this entertaining.