Bob Dylan - Modern Times
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Free Music Review: Five stars.
Hit: 5 Stars
It seems that some other people are offended that some would like this album so much that they would give it 5 stars. That won't deter me from giving this album the praise that I think it deserves, though. (and I'm sorry that those who didn't like the album lost their 15 bucks)...
Anyway, on to the music... on first listen, I was unimpressed and dissapointed, and would've been ready and willing to agree with some of the those below who didn't like the album. But after a few listens, something struck me. Something under the surface grabbed me and kept me coming back to this album again and again.
"Spirit on the Water" is a fantastic song. The bluesy bassline of the song hooks you immediately on every listen, and you wanna stay for all 7 and a half minutes of its glory. "Rollin and Tumblin'" is another great one.. with it's abrasive guitar lick scratching you on every pass. "Someday Baby" (the song on the Ipod commercials) has the most hooks of any song on the album.
Those are pretty much the biggest highlights of the album for me. But I also quite like "Ain't Talkin'", "Nettie Moore", "Workingman's Blues", "Beyond the Horizon" and "When the Deal Goes Down". Unlike others, I haven't gotten that much into "Thunder on the Mountain" and "The Levee's Gonna Break", but they're both alright songs.
In short, I think this is the best album that Bob has put out in quite a long time. (since BOTT?) I've heard all of Bob's best work, and this album is not to be taken lightly.
Free Music Review: Possibly the Artist of the Century!
Hit: 5 Stars
My first listen of Modern Times brought some doubt, so I had to listen to it another 30 times. In fact it is the only cd I've listened to since it arrived some days ago. Please forgive me I'm slow sometimes. This cd is so rich, both in music and lyric. It almost sounds as if it is coming out of the old Victrola. "Thunder On The Mountain," "Someday Baby" and "Rollin' and Tumblin" could make a man with a cane dance, while "When The Deal Goes Down," "Workingman's Blues #2" and "Nettie Moore" are soulful and wonderful, bringing a tear to the eye. Simply put, this is a great album and any review less than 4 stars is simply nonsense. This is art.
I can remember seeing Bob Dylan in Chicago many years ago and thinking it was the worst concert I ever saw him do. The sound was bad and hard to make out. A friend invited me to a concert near Detroit the following week. From the first progression of chords to the last no one sat down. To this day it remains the most powerful music experience I have witnessed.
I can't think of another artist who I have watched in such constant motion of creativity and change and I am awed by this man's creative genius. I am truly thankful to have been able to witness it.
Like listening to Dylan on recording or seeing him live, I continue to listen over and over and over... Something tells me whether it be Chicago or Detroit, I have learned to appreciate good art when I hear it. "Modern Times" is good art!!
Free Music Review: Genuis on display, yet again......
Hit: 5 Stars
As if Mr. Zimmerman needed yet again another masterpiece to solidify his place as THE most important musical figure of the last century along comes Modern Times. I won't go song by song in this review, they all by themselves are far and away better than anything on the current bleak barren landscape of forgettable garbage that is passed off as art these days. In the spirit of the masterpiece closer 'Aint Talking" which takes it's place along side such breathtaking pieces of brillance like "Every Grain of Sand" and "A Hard Rain's A Gonna Fall"I'll just let what you already presumbly know about the man do the talking. I will say that this cd has not left my player in the two or so weeks I have had it. I had the privilige of seeing Bob and his incredible band on the 27th of August in Manchester,N.H, they didn't perform any of the new cd at the show but it has just continued the sheer ecstasy of that night and for that I wish I could give a personal thanks to Bob for his inspiration to me spiritually, in my own artistic endeavours and for allowing me a glimpse into his dreams and visions. Elvis,Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, my personal favorites and biggest artistic influences. Here's to prayerfully and hopefully many more productive years to the last of the old guard of true American Musical greatness. Oh, by the way, you need this cd, the odyssey of Bringing it All Back Home continues on into the 21'st Century.Free Music Review: Good Quality Dylan
Hit: 5 Stars
The voice is well used, indicative of someone who has been around a long time and lived a lot. The songs on this CD are leisurely, the shortest being 4 minutes 55 seconds long. The instrumentation is simple and spare--perfect for the voice and the lyrics. This is not one of those overdone studio albums, filled with all sorts of effects that can overwhelm the lyrics or the songs' delivery.
This is a bluesy album, as some have noted. It is the product of a long career. One can pick up faint echoes of earlier songs (Is it just me or is it accurate to say that "Spirit on the Water" is an interesting synthesis of "Lay Lady Lay" and "Tangled up in Blue"?) as well as twists and turns from the history of rock and roll (again, is it just me or is the guitar work on "Thunder on the Mountain" reminiscent of Chuck Berry's music in Berry's prime?). However, there is nothing derivative about this album. Dylan's talent has matured over time, and his recent set of CDs shows him to still have his creative juices intact.
"The Levee's Gonna Break" has interesting lyrics and a bluesy sensibility that make this an attractive song.
Recently, it appears that Bob Dylan has shown some signs of life after what seem to me to be a series of okay but not very special works. For those who like Dylan to begin with, this is well worth the purchase. There is still life left in this troubador's work.
Free Music Review: Easily Album of the Year. Ranks along his very best work.
Hit: 5 Stars
Bob Dylan has recorded another classic album in Modern Times. I have found this album to have more staying power than other highly praised works of recent times including "Time out of Mind" and "Love and Theft".
Alot of credit must go out to Dylan's backing band who are excellent in providing tight and classy musical performances that are just as timeless and grandesque as Dylan's lyrics which weave in and out in phrasings and nuances that only Bob can pull off. His voice is in fine shape and he really works within its limitations by such great phrasing of the vocal lines.
There is a good dose of true and heartfelt lyrics which supplement his recent themes of an old dog down and out on his luck trying to keep adrift of changes in society in love, religion and philosophy.
"Workingman's Blues #2", "Ain't Talkin" and "The Levee's Gonna Break" is Dylan on his continuous search in trying to comprehend these modern times. These particular tunes, most in fact, are as strong any material Dylan has ever released in his career where he set the precedent of meaningful rock and roll.
Dylan continues to set precedent and this album will be considered a classic for hundreds of years to come and is by far the best album released this year.
Get this album which hit #1 in many countries, one of the few albums of modern times fitting of the honour.