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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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Oct 17, 2022
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Nov 28, 2017
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Nov 10, 2015This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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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- -
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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Apr 26, 2012This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Jul 15, 2011
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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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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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PhillipB.Nov 12, 2007Dylan is still great.
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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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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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SienaK.Oct 10, 2007boring, crude toward women
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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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LHSep 14, 2007I like Dylan hes a lyrical genius!!!!!
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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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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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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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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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ArtS.Jun 4, 2007Great
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ARthurD.Jun 1, 2007Man, this stuff is tired and lazy. Move along, nothing to see.
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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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TomBMar 7, 2007Always full of meaning..Bob's the greatest...
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BronachJFeb 26, 2007No where near his best. Sounds laike a tribute to (the greast) J.J. and if I want to listen to J.J. Cale I buy his albums ..... Time Out Of Mind is much better
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DavidGFeb 23, 2007
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MikeLJan 29, 2007
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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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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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GregorioBJan 3, 2007
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daveDec 26, 2006Dylan has some amazing albums and for critics to give this anything close to a 10 it degrades his truly remarkabe work
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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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RichieDDec 15, 2006Not bad for a man in his eighties. Still better than anything his son has ever released. My third favorite Dylan record behind New Morning and Saved.
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PeterPDec 6, 2006As hard for me as it is to give Dylan anything less than a 10/10, i just really couldnt get into this album. It's just not the same Dylan I grew to love.
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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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tryrtyrtrtyrtyrtNov 27, 2006he cant sing
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SharonDNov 26, 2006
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CJS.Nov 20, 2006Best album in a long time. This really rocks.
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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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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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DaveyJNov 14, 2006
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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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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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GDiazOct 28, 2006
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BiffDOct 26, 2006Sounds a little bit too much like Leon Redbone on the slow ones
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RonaldNOct 25, 2006Sorry, I am a great Bob Dylan fan but this did not impress me at all. I would not have purchased it if I had heard it previously. I really love his earlier works.
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edfOct 17, 2006wonderful!
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PierreTOct 16, 2006I agree, this is not a 10. Too much hype.
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MartinLOct 16, 2006This is trivial music
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jwOct 13, 2006
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KentEOct 5, 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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WadeTOct 3, 2006
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TBoneOct 2, 2006Come on people. This is not a 10 in 2006. Times they are a changin and this don;t cut it. Clearly he's getting a big pass by the critics for being Bob Dylan. Working man blues? Has he ever really worked?
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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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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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slSep 28, 2006Another brilliant album in the bob catalogue.
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HenryTSep 28, 2006
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mcnutsmcnutsSep 28, 2006Yes, its good but seriously over rated. I don
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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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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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sorenhSep 27, 2006Present this to someone who does not know who Bob Dylan is, and he will tell you how trivial this piece really is. Dylan has a message, but it is not musical.
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emiliogSep 25, 2006Lo mejor de Dylan en los últimos años. Un placer escuchar el disco
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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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dougSep 24, 2006fucking genius
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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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joebSep 22, 2006Boring.
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SethRSep 21, 2006awesome. dylan at his finest. 10 GREAT songs!
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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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AlexFSep 20, 2006
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willdSep 20, 2006when the deal goes down will be covered by many,
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DavidJSep 18, 2006Only just about OK as background sub-muzak. Utterly undeserving of good reviews. I simply don't care if I never hear this over-praised pastiche again.
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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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TomSSep 13, 2006
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caraSep 13, 2006beautiful but also comical
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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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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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TimWSep 11, 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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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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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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howdySep 8, 2006
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ErlingOSep 8, 2006He still does it. It becomes better with each playing. B.D. rules.
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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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jackLSep 7, 2006im bringing down the ratings
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PaulMSep 7, 2006Excellent !!! Just Excellent !!!
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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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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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BobTSep 4, 2006This a brilliant album and it exemplifies why Dylan is in a class by himself.
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ChristianZSep 3, 2006
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BenESep 3, 2006flows perfectly from start to finish, spellbinding.
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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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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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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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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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JamesDSep 2, 2006
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JBNSep 2, 2006
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warsawXSep 2, 2006If this album would have appeared under an unknown songwriter
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blatzmSep 1, 2006
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T.S.Sep 1, 2006The Album of the Year!
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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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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.