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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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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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HenryTSep 28, 2006
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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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jackLSep 7, 2006im bringing down the ratings
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howdySep 8, 2006
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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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TimCMar 21, 2007Lyrically, this is classic Dylan, spinning fascinating tales of the working class (even throwing in the proletariot!) but musically, the album is dead in the water. Dylan's road band come off sounding like a Vegas sidebar act, so smooth they're butter, and it makes it darn near impossible to listen to.
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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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KenS.Mar 1, 2008Thunder On The Mountain is by far the best song on the cd. This cd was over rated. Not really up to traditional Dylan standards.
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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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BurtJNov 2, 2006Another disappointment from one of the great minds of the 60s. We should have listened to him fifty years ago when his brain was fresh and he said he had no idea why he wrote his songs.
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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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RichRAug 27, 2006
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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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RHAug 28, 2006Heh, I agree exactly with the [Anonymous] reviewer. Desire was his last great effort and everything since is a crushing bore. I'll pass on listening to this former great mumble some nonsense over sluggish, generic rock. Another Dylan album receiving praise for no reason.
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geofrAug 28, 2006
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SimonGAug 28, 2006I have the feeling that we are dealing with the Emperor's New Clothes a little here. Whilst I *like* this a lot, be reasonable, this ain't no Blood On the Tracks or earlier. Those records changed the world. This is merely a pleasant listen from a respected bard.
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RichLAug 29, 2006
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DerrickCAug 29, 2006BEST ALBUM EVER in the history of music!!!
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joshsAug 29, 2006Modern Times is a fitting end to the trilogy, and may be the weakest of the three. Still, it's a nice, mature album from the master songwriter. His band plays well also. Not quite as good as his two prior releases, that certainly could change for me with further listening though.
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DanWAug 29, 2006If this is a 10, where would that put Blonde on Blonde and Highway 61? at 15? Let's get a grip, folks!
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LaurenCAug 29, 2006As a whole this album is more complete than Love and Theft. Some of Bob Dylan's best singing and most personal introspection since Blood on the Tracks. Great album to get lost in....
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JimMAug 29, 2006
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KurtAAug 29, 2006Dylan is the GREATEST artist ever. If PAul McCartney puts out an album this good in the next 5 years, I'l eat my words. But this tops everything since Blood on the Tracks. It remind's you of why you listen to music, why you love Dylan so much. And, YES, oh yes, he rambles.
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SamuelGAug 31, 2006Bob Dylan returns, the king is here again with a perfect album. I love it!
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MitchPAug 31, 2006
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BradPAug 31, 2006
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MattR.Aug 31, 2006This really is a fantastic album. There are no weak songs, and a couple are among his best. Personally, I find it more appealing than Love & Theft.
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IanCAug 31, 2006I think it's an amazing feat that Dylan has made an album this good nearly 50(!) years into his career, but 10? Instant classic? Among the ranks of Highway 61 Revisited and Blood on the Tracks? C'mon.
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LarrySAug 31, 2006Tim Perlich of "Now" is an idiot! A voice changes with age and this voice is well suited to the material. He was never a crooner, but that never detracted from the sincerity and immersion in his chosen material in a way shared by a few e.g. Johnny Cash. The only cynical attempt to pass anything off; is Petrich's attempt to pass himself off as a knowledgeable critic.
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TomSSep 13, 2006
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aureliosSep 14, 2006muy bueno , mejora con cada escucha, sin rabia sesentera pero se degusta como un vino de reserva, saboreando cada detalle.no tiene un 10 porque sino que ¿le pondriamos a blonde on blonde?.
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SethRSep 21, 2006awesome. dylan at his finest. 10 GREAT songs!
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KenGSep 24, 2006The depth and breadth of artistry evident in this disc is astounding. How many more years can he keep this up?
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emiliogSep 25, 2006Lo mejor de Dylan en los últimos años. Un placer escuchar el disco
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sbsbNov 12, 2007Not the greatest work of Dylan, but certainly a very good album. Dylan never gets old.
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AlexSJan 13, 2007I dun get y dis bitch is all popular. He sux and he's uglieee!!!
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MikeLJan 29, 2007
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DavidGFeb 23, 2007
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SarahNov 17, 2006This is an incredible, incredible album. Workingman's Blues #2 might just be my new favorite song. Anyone who thinks Dylan can't sing should listen to this. I can't believe some people gave it such a bad rating...Dylan is truly incredible. The songwriting is amazing...deals with everything from God to sucking milk out of cows. Amaaaaaaaaaaizingggggggggggggg.
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SharonDNov 26, 2006
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ReubenFDec 18, 2006A sentimental favourite for Bob Dylan fans who can rejoice that this album represents an excellent return to form. However, in my opinion it does not deserve to be in the top 10 for the year.
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Sep 7, 2010Not as great as Love and Theft, but Modern Times is a hell of a record. Dylan continues to let us know that he is back; quite a fun album. The times may be a changing but Bobby manages to stay his brilliant self
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Jan 29, 2014An accessible record with master class song-writing, Dylan has never failed at writing a great song. His vocals are painfully gruff, and commands your attention with each track. It's a patient listen, took me a few times to really feel it, and delve my way through each track.
All In All, Modern Times is a great record, and another one of Dylan's masterpieces. A- -
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Apr 26, 2012This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Aug 2, 2013The best Dylan album of the 2000s and possibly the best of his career so far. I prefer listening to it on vinyl, Spirit on the Water sounds a completely different song when on vinyl.
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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.