Bob Dylan - Modern Times Album Review
Bob Dylan
Modern Times
Album Review
Dylan's first album since 2001's Love and Theft, Modern Times has been widely awaited, but mainly by Dylan fans. Love and Theft was held to be a pretty good Dylan album, with most of them being held up to the standards of Blood on the Tracks, but there is some extreme myopia involved.
Dylan gets cut a lot of slack because of who he used to be, but Modern Times is being compared favourably to the previous album. Let's put it this way: if your Dylan experience was between 1965 and 1975, don't bother with Modern Times - he's not the same man, he's not the same singer. If however, you have stayed with him through the 80s and 90s, and got to know who he is now, rather than who he was, you will find Modern Times a very decent piece of work. Workingman's Blues No 2 is classic Dylan, and he does sound, everywhere, as if he is having fun, with a lovely, relaxed feel (probably as a result of him producing the album himself). Not a bad album to start with if you fancy dipping into new Dylan.
Rating 7/10
Mike Rea
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posted on 03/10/2006 03:32
Rea? I agree with everything Hamlet wrote really, although it was a bit hard
on you.
Sounds to me that you're not 'round' enough to be writing a review on this
album. I've listened to Bob Dylan music since I was a kid back in the 60's.
I've been listening to Bob ever since and believe me no one understands like I
do . Anyway.. I don't think its sad that you will never be a fraction ..
etc. Every one is who they are and we can't all be the same - don't you know!
Plus not everyone can do the things Bob Dylan has done, but really, you can't
go around saying these things, you're misleading in every thing you said.
You're advice IS bad advice and you contradict yourself (of course this is
unavoidable if one is not round) any how - sadly, Fantastic Album of songs -
and no he does'nt sound like he's 'havin' a laugh in every one. phew!
ps. I don't think that was a good write up of this album.
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Puniksem (2)
posted on 27/09/2006 11:20
Rock on Dylon, I can't say I'm a dylon fan as such, but hey what a great album!
