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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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GregorioBJan 3, 2007
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kevineAug 27, 2006
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oscarmAug 29, 2006Bob is great! Amazing! Other masterpiece!
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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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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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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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AndrewWAug 29, 2006
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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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SteinNSep 13, 2006I loved this album the first time I heard it the 21.st. of August
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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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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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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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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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edfOct 17, 2006wonderful!
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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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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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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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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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howellgAug 31, 2006picks up where Love and Theft leaves off.
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TimWSep 11, 2006
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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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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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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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MatthewBAug 27, 2006Amazing!
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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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geofrAug 28, 2006
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DerrickCAug 29, 2006BEST ALBUM EVER in the history of music!!!
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Nov 10, 2015This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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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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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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JavierMAug 29, 2006Bob eres un borde, te has equivocado, pero sigues siendo DIOS, y ante eso anda se puede decir
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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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Mars88Sep 6, 2006his voice is wonderfully worn, and fit very well with the songs. great great great great.
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LHSep 14, 2007I like Dylan hes a lyrical genius!!!!!
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brotheroftomjonesAug 28, 2006Very solid album. Lame! Ha ha! I could 6 great albums since Desire.
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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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JulesAug 30, 2006
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DaveOAug 30, 2006good music to cook to.
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blatzmSep 1, 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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jamesnormannSep 23, 2006it is amazing that bobby is still good enough & far ahead enough to get bad reviews.
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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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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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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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MitchPAug 31, 2006
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BradPAug 31, 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.