If you ever caught his radio show, 'Bob Dylan Theme Time Radio Hour', from about three or four years ago, you may recall that much of his playlist was based around 1940s and 1950s country/jazz/gospel tunes - admittedly, with the occasional nod to more modern fare from the Rolling Stones, Mungo Jerry, Blur and the Clash. It feels like much of the musical influence from that era has rubbed off on him here. Nobody would pretend 'Modern Times' is his greatest album, but it does make very pleasant listening, even fun in an understated kind of way. At least half the tracks could be described as 'easy listening', which is not a musical genre you normally associate with His Bobness.
All right, it's not another 'Highway 61 Revisited' or another 'Blood on the Tracks'. But it's worth four stars - and after all, how often can you reinvent the wheel?
All right, it's not another 'Highway 61 Revisited' or another 'Blood on the Tracks'. But it's worth four stars - and after all, how often can you reinvent the wheel?
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