Comments on: “Modern Times” — Take Two Review

by: Morgan

Sat, 16 Sep 2006 14:06:00 +0000

That’s a valid point, msninja. Dylan vast catalog means different things to different people at different periods throughout. That certainly makes him difficult to review: where does one begin or focus? Personally, when I listen to “Modern Times” (I think it’s great; I’ve been listening to it constantly) I have in the back of my mind my favorite album, the parable-heavy “Blood on the Tracks.” To a fan of Dylan’s more political stuff, perhaps that ’70s opus lacks depth.

by: Steven

Fri, 15 Sep 2006 15:05:00 +0000

NPR broadcast a short interview with a DJ from New Mexico who found that Dylan had referenced and borrowed from Civil War-era poet Henry Timrod. It was an interesting discussion of the legacy of folk music.

by: msninja

Thu, 14 Sep 2006 21:58:00 +0000

Perhaps he is revered because each of the 31 has found fresh ears who hear a message in a different way with each new album. But then I am a Dylan devotee since “Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan” walked the snowy streets of the village. He can do no wrong; only burnish his legacy.