Music - Modern Times (Deluxe Edition With Bonus DVD)
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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
Album information
| Release Date (USA): | 2006-08-29 |
| Release Date (UK): | |
| Artist/s: | Bob Dylan |
| Label: | Sony |
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' | |
| 11 | Blood In My Eyes | |
| 12 | Love Sick | |
| 13 | Things Have Changed | |
| 14 | Cold Irons Bound | |
| 15 | Cold Irons Bound (Unreleased live version from Masked & Anonymous) | |
| 16 | Blood In My Eyes | |
| 17 | Things Have Changed | |
| 18 | Love Sick (From The Grammy Awards) |
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