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Universal acclaim- based on 289 Ratings
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Positive: 245 out of 289
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Mixed: 23 out of 289
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Negative: 21 out of 289
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Nov 10, 2015This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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manolissporidisOct 1, 2006maybe not a masterpiece, but definitely an album you can listen to again and again. a perfect musical companion for autumn, winter, spring and summer to come, dylan & band enjoy music like noone else and they show it here!!
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GregorioBJan 3, 2007
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WadeTOct 3, 2006
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BrianOct 5, 2006I love it when people start off a review with "come on people." I love this CD and recognize this as one of Dylans best. He is a much different Dylan from the "times they are a changing" era which is what I love about Dylan. This is his 3rd straight masterpiece and one of his best in 30+ years.
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kevineAug 27, 2006
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oscarmAug 29, 2006Bob is great! Amazing! Other masterpiece!
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lfollowsAug 30, 2006
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williammSep 10, 2006Mesmerizing! Light hearted, heavy handed,seriously amusing and dizzyingly profound and often in a few short verses.What a rollercoaster ride!
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TheobaldTSep 13, 2006Often regarded as retro rocker whose heydays were the sixties, Dylan has gone real retro: back to the 20's, 30's, and 40's. Western swing, jazz, blues, and the music of the old pop crooners like Bing Crosby et. al. The sound is very acoustic, crisp, and clear. An album for the island.
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caraSep 13, 2006beautiful but also comical
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JamesDSep 2, 2006
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willdSep 20, 2006when the deal goes down will be covered by many,
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FrankDSep 3, 200610 great songs. Not a weak song on the whole CD. Dylan in great voice. Band is great. I love the way the CD starts with the intro to Thunder on the Mountain.
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kamilDec 3, 2006Old king with third very good album. Modern Times is not so vital and funny like masterpiece from 2001 Love And Theft, but form, craft and feeling is in right place.
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GDiazOct 28, 2006
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KentEOct 5, 2006
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marcelsAug 27, 2006MT stands alongside Blonde on Blonde and Blood on the Tracks as his complete masterpieces. You've "painted that masterpiece", Bob.
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MattD.Aug 28, 2006Great album! Many times, he shows his folk roots again. The thing preventing a 10 is Dylan's voice, which is too worn out to sustain the length of a couple of these songs.
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katiusaAug 28, 2006¡¡¡El Mejor!!!
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AdMAug 28, 2006This CD contains 10 songs and all songs are masterpieces. Charming, seducing, very well sung or crooned. Perfect combination and placing of the 10 songs.
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JavierMAug 29, 2006Bob eres un borde, te has equivocado, pero sigues siendo DIOS, y ante eso anda se puede decir
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AndrewWAug 29, 2006
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MattCAug 31, 2006Only listened to it once, but I liked it better than last 2 albums. The lyrics seems to go somewhere, which was my problem with L&Theft. The lyrics seemed jumbled. They sounded good, but they did not build or even seem to be related to other lines in the song. Not here. Best lyrical Dylan album in a long time.
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WillGAug 31, 2006One of Dylan's best. In my opinion, his 5th best album, behind "Highway 61", "Blood on the Tracks", "Blonde on Blonde", and "Bringing it all Back Home." Would be the best for many other groups, hence the 10
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AnastasiaKAug 30, 2006Modern Times is so good that if my house was on fire, I'd throw this disc out the window and let myself burn.
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ChuckSAug 30, 2006
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MattAug 30, 2006A beautifully restrained album. In my opinion, even better than the last two.
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VincentSAug 30, 2006
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T.S.Sep 1, 2006The Album of the Year!
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BruceHSep 1, 2006Like a favourite old pair of slippers, bus-pass Bob is something you can slip into of an evening and feel good about the world and yourself. His 21st c. voice is a compelling mixture of frailty and authority. 'When the Deal goes Down' and 'Nettie Moore' are amongst his best songs ever.
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SteinNSep 13, 2006I loved this album the first time I heard it the 21.st. of August
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ChadMSep 1, 2006Great album. What can you say. It's Dylan and he seems to be hitting his stride again. I think this is a better effort than love and theft, which was solid in it's own right. Great mood music, a must have for any moderate Dylan fan.
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TylerPSep 21, 2006This is one of the best albums i've listened to. Gets my foot tappin and my spirits high everytime! You should all buy it!
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dougSep 24, 2006fucking genius
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ToddWSep 27, 2006Dylan never ceases to amaze. His albums still can make you laugh, cry, think, and try all at once. While I'm not steeped in the musical genres that he samples with aplomb, it's comforting to know that someone still cares enough about his craft to entertain AND educate. There's too little of that in today's "What Have You Done for Me Yesterday?" culture.
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SrivatsanLSep 28, 2006This is a brilliant album by Dylan. His best ever? I dont think so. But for a guy whose career spans 40 years, let us be fair and not compare him with his past, but instead compare with him with others of the present. Taken like that this is a 10/10 album indeed!!
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ChristianZSep 3, 2006
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aveehMcneloveSep 30, 2006And once agin, a 100% pure quality. the words and the meanings all togather, creating this one big beatiful pazzel of words who tells about freedom, forgivness and love. Way the go Bobby!
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KevinCSep 3, 2006Look at the list of all-time high scores and tell me straight up that Dylan isn't being robbed. I'm not disputing the genius of those records, just baffled that this disc is getting less than 5-star reviews all-around. Come on, if Stankonia is a 97 no way in hell is this album less than a 97 as well. Just an awesome record of fans of good music regardless of genres or labels.
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Mars88Sep 6, 2006his voice is wonderfully worn, and fit very well with the songs. great great great great.
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PaulMSep 7, 2006Excellent !!! Just Excellent !!!
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LawrencePSep 7, 2006An instant classic. Dylan just gets better and better. There is more wisdom in Modern Times than in other artists' entire careers.
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ErlingOSep 8, 2006He still does it. It becomes better with each playing. B.D. rules.
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PhillipB.Nov 12, 2007Dylan is still great.
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EloyG.Oct 14, 2007This is a very very good disc. it's a classic rock and roll and folk album. Simply Great.
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SteveJOct 3, 2007this album has an eternal feel, it does not get old. very in the moment, a great artist with timeless skills.
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TomBMar 7, 2007Always full of meaning..Bob's the greatest...
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ArtS.Jun 4, 2007Great
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LHSep 14, 2007I like Dylan hes a lyrical genius!!!!!
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DaveyJNov 14, 2006
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CJS.Nov 20, 2006Best album in a long time. This really rocks.
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RogerTNov 3, 2006outstanding he just gets better can not take it off the player in car and at home
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jwOct 13, 2006
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edfOct 17, 2006wonderful!
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BiffDOct 26, 2006Sounds a little bit too much like Leon Redbone on the slow ones
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AzorCAug 27, 2006Another masterpiece.
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ositoakaBongoAug 27, 2006Well, his Bobness aclaimed the peak of the holy Mountain of the sound from the dusty Roads and the bleeding workers.
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DaveAug 28, 2006Dylan is clearly an extremely talented guy. I'm not sure how someone hears stuff like this and describes it as "lame." Anyone who appreciates great poetry and great, timeless music will appreciate this record.
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HalleyPAug 28, 2006Great, Amazing, Astonishing, Vibrant, Perfect, Flawless, Honest, and Terrific. You can use witch ever word you prefer when discribing this album
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CarisaRAug 28, 2006Less acidic (in sound and style) than "Time Out of Mind," and less rambling and all-over-the-place than "Love & Theft," this masterpiece is at least slightly better than either. The epic "Ain't Talkin'" is Bob's best song since "Jokerman."
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brotheroftomjonesAug 28, 2006Very solid album. Lame! Ha ha! I could 6 great albums since Desire.
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MiguelAug 28, 2006Hey, person who gave it a 3, you haven't even heard it! Why even vote?
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JamesCAug 29, 2006And so continues Bob Dylan's golden renaissance that began with Time Out of Mind and Love and Theft. A beautiful, moving, compelling and deeply human work. Nettie Moore and Ain't Talkin' are amongst his finest songs.
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BrianPAug 29, 2006This brilliant album combines some of the elements of "Love and Theft" with well-written lyrics and catchy tunes. My favorite album to date.
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ImanLAug 29, 2006Not bad but not "Love And Theft" -doesnt peak high enough and the last song isnt epic high enough. Even "Knocked Out Loaded" had "Brownsville Girl"...
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BrandonSAug 29, 2006This makes 3 classics in a row. I love Dylan's c crusty old guy style. It's as good as the swooning critics said it would be.
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JefferyGAug 30, 2006Fabulous album. Slow, steady, well crafted, brilliant lyrics (again). A breath of fresh air. It grows on me each time I listen to it.
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NathanAug 30, 2006a grand achievement in the great tradition of american arts.
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JoeGAug 30, 2006
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JulesAug 30, 2006
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howellgAug 31, 2006picks up where Love and Theft leaves off.
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DaveOAug 30, 2006good music to cook to.
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DrewRAug 30, 2006Dan W is very right. lets not forget who wrote this album, Bob Freewheelin' Dylan.
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TimWSep 11, 2006
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blatzmSep 1, 2006
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AlexFSep 20, 2006
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R.L.Sep 2, 2006One of the best albums to come out in the last 20 years! And incredibly, it's only a shade less entertaining than the "Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum" record.
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JimNSep 2, 2006surprisingly the hype about this as the end of a trilogy of releases is not completely inplausible. this will be worth its many times I will listen and relisten to it.
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jamesnormannSep 23, 2006it is amazing that bobby is still good enough & far ahead enough to get bad reviews.
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slSep 28, 2006Another brilliant album in the bob catalogue.
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BenESep 3, 2006flows perfectly from start to finish, spellbinding.
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BobTSep 4, 2006This a brilliant album and it exemplifies why Dylan is in a class by himself.
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TimRSep 5, 2006best album I have heard in years, I especially liked the first 6 tracks -- I was expecting something good but not this good...buy it you won't be disappointed regardess of your thoughts on Dylan -- if you are a Dylan fan you will be overwhelmed.
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JimGSep 8, 2006Dylan matures gracefully. Dylan is doing what he wants and could care less about anybodys opinion of his art. Great CD
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BrianMSep 9, 2006There aren't enough adjectives to describe how good this album is. The Man's in amazing voice, the band is incredible....if you're not listening to this, your life is incomplete.
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PaulSJan 6, 2007When all is said and done this will be recognized as one of the best. He should win the Nobel Prize for Literature.
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PhilZJun 11, 2007Clearly the best of the recent trilogy along with Love & Theft and Time out of Mind. Perhaps the best work since Infidels. This is one of Dylan's top half dozen albums.
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JameskJul 12, 2007C mon guys, ofc if this cd was under the name of an unknown arist he may had a average user rating 2.But c mon he is BOB DYLAN.Whatever he says is like gospel to me.Period._
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JanisPJul 31, 2007Very enjoyable album, with the mystery and quirks of Dylan making blues even so much more interesting.
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CBJul 8, 2007Great, great album. Like many of his great albums, like New Morning or Slow Train Coming, starts out sounding understated and then gets better with each listening. His best since Blood on the Tracks, Desire, and Slow Train. Don't judge by the first listening; listen again. It's a sleeper. Over the hill? Man's still got the juice.
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DanSNov 19, 2006An excellent cd......one of my best. If there were more up tempo songs on it, like track No. 1....it'd be a 10.
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MatthewBAug 27, 2006Amazing!
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PippoPAug 27, 2006A great album from a great artist.
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freepilosAug 27, 2006Great! Although i doubted i've heard Frank Sinatra.
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LindaMAug 27, 2006Great timeless music!
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KikiGAug 28, 2006Yet another late career masterpiece. An impossible blend of music history, love, lust, fire and brimstone. The songs sould truly timeless. Some could be half a century or a century old yet there is no contrivance or exercise in empty nostalgia. They are as anachranistic as they are fresh.
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AKishAug 28, 2006let's be realistic folks.
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madslAug 28, 2006a strong effort from the veteran master! it does not contain a single moment of pure brilliance but it is definitely a cohesive album with a great sound and some of the best singing of dylan's career...now that's something!
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geofrAug 28, 2006
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Awards & Rankings
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UncutLove And Theft was quite unlike any other pop album--apart, that is, from Modern Times, its direct and audacious sequel. [Sep 2006, p.72]
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Intriguing, immediate, and quietly epic, Modern Times must rank among Dylan's finest albums.
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It's hard to hear Modern Times' music over the inevitable standing ovation and the thuds of middle-aged critics swooning in awe. When you do, you find something not unlike its predecessor, Love and Theft.