Bob Dylan - Modern Times 180 Gram Double LP Deluxe Ed.

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BOB DYLAN - Modern Times Gatefold Double LP Vinyl Album

BOB DYLAN Modern Times (2006 US 10-track 2-LP set pressed on 180gram VIRGIN VINYL - this, his 44th album, is his first in 5 years and is seen as the 3rd release in an outstanding trilogy of recorded works alongside 'Time Out Of Mind' & 'Love And Theft'; features 10 new songs recorded last winter with Dylan on keyboards, guitars, harmonica and vocals, accompanied by his touring band, presented in a gatefold sleeve)

1. Thunder On The Mountain [5:57]
2. Spirit On The Water [7:44]
3. Rollin' And Tumblin' [6:03]
4. When The Deal Goes Down [5:06]
5. Someday Baby [4:57]
6. Workingman's Blues #2 [6:09]
7. Beyond The Horizon [5:38]
8. Nettie Moore [6:54]
9. The Levee's Gonna Break [5:45]
10. Ain't Talkin' [8:48]

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