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Modern Times
Modern Times cover
Studio album by Bob Dylan
Released August 29, 2006
Recorded February 2006
Genre Folk/Rock, blues, country
Length 63:04
Label Columbia
Producer Bob Dylan (as Jack Frost)
Professional reviews
Bob Dylan chronology
Live at The Gaslight 1962
(2005)
Modern Times
(2006)
Dylan
(2007)

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The album was Dylan's third straight (following Time out of Mind and "Love and Theft") to be met with nearly universal praise from fans and critics. It continued its predecessors' tendencies toward blues, rockabilly and pre-rock balladry, and was self-produced by Dylan under the pseudonym "Jack Frost". Along with the acclaim, the album sparked some debate over its uncredited use of choruses and arrangements from older songs, as well as many lyrical lines taken from the work of 19th century poet Henry Timrod. Time Out of Mind is Bob Dylans critically-acclaimed comeback album, released in 1997. ... Love and Theft is the 31st studio album by Bob Dylan, released in 2001 by Sony BMG. The album continued Dylans artistic comeback following 1997s Time out of Mind, and was given an even more enthusiastic reception. ... “Blues music” redirects here. ... Rockabilly is one of the earliest styles of rock and roll music to emerge during the 1950s. ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... Illustration by Arthur Rackham of the ballad The Twa Corbies A ballad is a story, usually a narrative or poem, in a song. ... Henry Timrod Courtesy of CyberHymnal: http://www. ...


Modern Times became the singer-songwriter's first #1 album in the U.S. since 1976's Desire. At age 65, Dylan became the oldest living person ever to have an album enter the Billboard charts at number one.[1] Modern Times sold 192,000 copies in its first week of release in the States. It also reached #1 in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Denmark, Norway and Switzerland, debuted #2 in Germany, Austria and Sweden. It reached #3 in the UK and The Netherlands. As with its two studio predecessors, the album's packaging features minimal credits and no lyric sheet. For other uses, see United States (disambiguation) and US (disambiguation). ... Desire is an album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on the Columbia Records label in 1976. ... Motto: Je Maintiendrai (Dutch: Ik zal handhaven, English: I Shall Uphold) Anthem: Wilhelmus van Nassouwe Capital Amsterdam1 Largest city Amsterdam Official language(s) Dutch2 Government Parliamentary democracy Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Beatrix  - Prime minister Jan Peter Balkenende Independence Eighty Years War   - Declared July 26, 1581   - Recognised January 30, 1648 (by Spain...

Contents

Promotion

The album was TV advertised (a rarity for a non-compilation Dylan album) in the U.S. and UK, in conjunction with Apple's iTunes. Apple Inc. ... This article is about the iTunes application. ...


Band and production

The album was recorded with Dylan's current touring band, including bassist Tony Garnier, drummer George G Receli, guitarists Stu Kimball and Denny Freeman, plus multi-instrumentalist Donnie Herron. Dylan produced the album under the name "Jack Frost". Tony Garnier (born St. ...


Early rehearsals were held in late January and early February 2006 at the Bardavon 1869 Opera House in Poughkeepsie, New York. Days after the rehearsals, recording sessions were held in a Manhattan recording studio where the album was taped in roughly three weeks.[citation needed] Poughkeepsie Poughkeepsie, New York (City) Poughkeepsie, New York (Town) Poughkeepsie, Arkansas This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... For other uses, see Manhattan (disambiguation). ...


"Modern Times" was, like his last album "Love and theft", recorded digitally using protools. Dylan's comments about albums not sounding as good as earlier recordings could hint that Modern Times was recorded analog, but it is much more likely that he is referring to the 'overcompressed' sound fashionable at the moment. Dylan said in a Rolling Stone magazine interview, "We all like records that are played on record players, but let's face it, those days are gon-n-n-e. You do the best you can, you fight that technology in all kinds of ways, but I don't know anybody who's made a record that sounds decent in the past twenty years, really. You listen to these modern records, they're atrocious, they have sound all over them. There's no definition of nothing, no vocal, no nothing, just like -- static. Even these songs probably sounded ten times better in the studio when we recorded 'em." This description tallies exactly with descriptions of overcompressed music, which tends to bring out everything at the same level. Since the songs "sounded ten times better when we recorded them", and they were of course digital at that point, the overcompressed theory is far more likely than the "digital" argument, which had far more currency a few years ago when standards were not as rigid. The phrase loudness war (or loudness race) refers to the music industrys tendency to record, produce and broadcast music at progressively increasing levels of loudness to create a sound that stands out from others. ...


"Trilogy"?

While it has been marketed as the third in a conceptual trilogy, beginning in 1997 with Time Out of Mind, Dylan himself has rebuffed that notion; in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, he stated that he "would think more of "Love and Theft" as the beginning of a trilogy, if there's going to be a trilogy."[2] In several other moments in the piece, however, Dylan casts doubts on whether he will record another studio album. Time Out of Mind is Bob Dylans critically-acclaimed comeback album, released in 1997. ... This article is about the magazine. ... Love and Theft is the 31st studio album by Bob Dylan, released in 2001 by Sony BMG. The album continued Dylans artistic comeback following 1997s Time out of Mind, and was given an even more enthusiastic reception. ... A studio album is a collection of previously unreleased, studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ...


Anticipation

Dylan's historical stature, as well as his renewed critical acclaim following Time Out of Mind (1997) and "Love and Theft" (2001), helped to make Modern Times a highly anticipated release. As with Theft in 2001, Sony held a listening event for critics far in advance, but those invited were forbidden from disclosing details or opinions about what they heard prior to the official release. Time Out of Mind is Bob Dylans critically-acclaimed comeback album, released in 1997. ... Love and Theft is the 31st studio album by Bob Dylan, released in 2001 by Sony BMG. The album continued Dylans artistic comeback following 1997s Time out of Mind, and was given an even more enthusiastic reception. ...


Modern Times was leaked online through various BitTorrent and Dylan fan websites on August 21, 2006 after 30 second sound clips were released on the official Sony website. The album was first released in some European countries (including Germany and Ireland) on August 25, in the UK on August 28 and premiered in the U.S. on August 28 on XM Satellite Radio, a satellite radio service which already broadcasts a radio program hosted by Dylan. For other uses, see Internet (disambiguation). ... This article is about the protocol. ... is the 233rd day of the year (234th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sony Corporation ) is a Japanese multinational corporation and one of the worlds largest media conglomerates with revenue of $66. ... is the 237th day of the year (238th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 240th day of the year (241st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 240th day of the year (241st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... “XM” redirects here. ...


Critical reaction

The response from critics was overwhelmingly positive. The publications Rolling Stone and UNCUT both crowned Modern Times with five-out-of-five stars. Rolling Stone critic Joe Levy called the album Dylan's "third straight masterwork". Robert Christgau of Blender described it as "startling [and radiating] the observant calm of old masters who have seen enough life to be ready for anything -- Yeats, Matisse, Sonny Rollins". Jody Rosen of the online magazine Slate concurred, calling Modern Times "a better album than Time Out of Mind and even than the majestic Love and Theft, which by my lights makes it Dylan's finest since Blood on the Tracks". The album was also credited for original blues and folk rock music which was said to be, "hard to hear these days" by critics.[3] This article is about the magazine. ... Uncut special issue on Queen. ... Robert Christgau (born April 18, 1942), is an American essayist, music journalist, and the self-declared Dean of American Rock Critics.[1] In print, his name is sometimes abbreviated as Xgau. ... Blender is an American magazine that bills itself as the ultimate guide to music and more. ... Yeats is the surname of a notable Irish family: John Butler Yeats (1839-1922), Irish artist and portrait painter William Butler Yeats (1865-1939), Irish poet and playwright, Nobel prize winner Susan Yeats, also known as Lily, (1866-1949), active in the Arts and Crafts movement and Dun Emer Guild... Self-Portrait in a Striped T-shirt (1906). ... Theodore Walter Sonny Rollins (born September 7, 1930 in New York City) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist. ... Slate is an online news and culture magazine created in 1996 by former New Republic editor Michael Kinsley and owned by Microsoft (as part of MSN). ...


Dissent came first from Alexis Petridis of The Guardian, who called the glowing reviews "[a] competition to see who can slather Bob Dylan's 32nd studio album with the most deranged praise known to man". While Petridis enjoyed the record itself, he said Modern Times was "not one of those infrequent, unequivocally fantastic Dylan albums".[4] Jim DeRogatis of The Chicago Sun-Times appreciated the lyrical content but found fault in the languid music, writing that "with the exception of the closing track 'Ain't Talkin', one of the spookiest songs he's ever written, Dylan disappoints with...[his] inexplicable fondness for smarmy '30s and '40s balladry".[5] Alexis Petridis is the chief music writer for UK newspaper The Guardian, as well as a regular contributor to the magazine GQ. He was the final editor of now defunct music magazine Select. ... The Guardian is a British newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. ... Chicago Sun-Times The Chicago Sun-Times is an American newspaper publishing out of Chicago, Illinois. ... Illustration by Arthur Rackham of the ballad The Twa Corbies A ballad is a story, usually a narrative or poem, in a song. ...


Otherwise, some reviewers who liked the album were slightly critical of its musicianship, such as The Chicago Tribune's Greg Kot,[6] and Jon Pareles of The New York Times, who wrote that "onstage Mr. Dylan’s touring band regularly supercharges his songs. But on Modern Times the musicians play as if they’re just feeling their way into the tunes."[7] Front page of the Tribune incorrectly reporting that Dewey won the 1948 presidential election The Chicago Tribune, formerly self-styled as the Worlds Greatest Newspaper, remains the leading newspaper of the Midwest of the United States. ... Jon Pareles is an American journalist who is chief music critic at the arts section of the New York Times. ... The New York Times is a daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed internationally. ...


According to Metacritic, a site that tracks prominent critical opinion, Modern Times' approval rating hovers around 89%. Metacritic is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows, DVDs and books. ...


The album also became Dylan's third successive album to top the Village Voice's Pazz And Jop poll. "Love and Theft" and Time Out of Mind won in 2001 and 1997 respectively. The Village Voice is a New York City-based weekly newspaper featuring investigative articles, analysis of current affairs and culture, arts reviews and events listings for New York City. ... Love and Theft is the 31st studio album by Bob Dylan, released in 2001 by Sony BMG. The album continued Dylans artistic comeback following 1997s Time out of Mind, and was given an even more enthusiastic reception. ... Time Out of Mind is Bob Dylans critically-acclaimed comeback album, released in 1997. ...


49th Annual Grammy Awards, 2007

  • Bob Dylan won a Grammy Award for Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance for the song, "Someday Baby".
  • Modern Times won a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album.

Credit controversy

Shortly after its release, the album sparked some debate in the media concerning its songwriting credits - mainly the liner notes' contention of "All songs written by Bob Dylan", which appears in most editions of Modern Times.


Adaptations

Many of the album's songs have roots in well-known older compositions. In all cases, Dylan has at least given the songs new verse lyrics.

Songwriting credits on CD
Songwriting credits on CD
  • "Someday Baby" is based on an old standard that can be traced back to "Worried Life Blues", recorded by Sleepy John Estes, and made famous in versions by Lightnin' Hopkins and Muddy Waters. It is sometimes referred to as "Trouble No More", and often credited to Muddy Waters.
  • "Rollin' and Tumblin'" is an old blues standard first recorded by, and possibly written by the bluesman Hambone Willie Newbern. An arrangement very similar to Dylan's but with different lyrics was a hit for Muddy Waters.
  • "When the Deal Goes Down" is based on the melody of "When the Blue of the Night Meets the Gold of the Day", a signature-song for Bing Crosby.
  • "Beyond the Horizon" is based around the song "Red Sails in the Sunset," written by Jimmy Kennedy and Hugh Williams in 1935 using its melody and basic structure.
  • "Nettie Moore" takes its title, and some of its chorus, from an old standard, though Dylan's melody and lyrics are otherwise unrecognizable .
  • "Aint Talkin" derives its chorus from the more up-tempo "Highway of Regret" by The Stanley Brothers. The lyrics of the first verse seem to be derived from the first verse of "As I roved out", a traditional Irish song, performed by, amongst others, Planxty. There are a number of songs that begin "As I roved out" and what follows is usually a flight of fancy or dream-like journey.

None of these previous incarnations or their authors are credited, though Dylan has casually acknowledged some of the uses - in a 2004 Newsweek online feature, Dylan mentioned that he was working on a song based off of a Bing Crosby melody, now known to be "When The Deal Goes Down".[8] Image File history File linksMetadata DylanCredits. ... Image File history File linksMetadata DylanCredits. ... Memphis Minnie McCoy (born June 3, 1897 - died August 6, 1973) was an American Blues musician. ... Memphis Minnie McCoy (born June 3, 1897 - died August 6, 1973) was an American Blues musician. ... Alicia Keys (born Alicia J. Augello-Cook on January 25, 1980[1][2]) is an American R&B and soul singer, songwriter, pianist, record producer, actress, philanthropist, and author who has sold over 20 million albums worldwide and has won numerous awards, including nine Grammy Awards, eleven Billboard Music Awards... Hells Kitchen (also known as Clinton) is a neighborhood of New York City that includes the area between 34th Street and 57th Street, from 8th Avenue to the Hudson River. ... Gertrude Malissa Nix Pridgett Rainey, better known as Ma Rainey (September, 1882 – December 22, 1939), was one of the earliest known professional blues singers and one of the first generation of such singers to record. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... McKinley Morganfield (April 4, 1915 – April 30, 1983), better known as Muddy Waters, was an American blues musician and is generally considered the Father of Chicago blues. He is also the actual father of blues musician Big Bill Morganfield. ... McKinley Morganfield (April 4, 1915 – April 30, 1983), better known as Muddy Waters, was an American blues musician and is generally considered the Father of Chicago blues. He is also the actual father of blues musician Big Bill Morganfield. ... Harry Lillis Bing Crosby (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer and actor whose career lasted from 1926 until his death in 1977. ... Red Sails in the Sunset is a popular song. ... When the Levee Breaks is a blues song written and first recorded by husband and wife Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie in 1929. ... Joe McCoy (born May 11, 1905 – died January 28, 1950) was an African American blues musician. ... Memphis Minnie McCoy (born June 3, 1897 - died August 6, 1973) was an American Blues musician. ... For the bands 1969 self-titled debut album, see Led Zeppelin (album). ... Carter and Ralph Stanley The Stanley Brothers (Carter Stanley, 1925-1966, and Ralph Stanley, born 1927) - American bluegrass musicians. ... Planxty was an Irish folk music band formed in the 1970s by Christy Moore, Donal Lunny, Andy Irvine (a founder of the Irish mid-sixties group Sweeneys Men), and Liam OFlynn (piper). ...


The lack of official credits is not a legal problem, given the age of the songs, but it troubled journalist Jim Fusilli of the Wall Street Journal. Fusilli thought that this was contrary to Dylan's long track record of noting his influences, as in the liner notes of 1994's World Gone Wrong.[9] Joe Levy of Rolling Stone claimed to have raised the question with Sony BMG executives, who shrugged it off as a non-issue. The Wall Street Journal is an influential international daily newspaper published in New York City, New York with an average daily circulation of 1,800,607 (2002). ... World Gone Wrong is the twenty-ninth studio album (according to the list below)by Bob Dylan, released in 1993 by Columbia Records. ... This article is about the magazine. ...


Levy and many others have supported Dylan in the context of a larger, older blues and folk tradition of songwriters evolving old songs into new ones, which Dylan was no stranger to in the 1960s. Pete Seeger himself has previously expressed the view that Dylan is a link in this chain of folk and blues song writers. It is also interesting to note that in the previously mentioned Newseek feature Dylan also mentioned that he sometimes listens to different things to help spawn ideas, and also in the recent past Dylan has said openly in various interviews that he often does and always has written melodies by using traditional and older "classic" songs as a base. The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ...


Henry Timrod lyrics

In September 2006, The New York Times ran an article exploring similarities between some of the lyrics in Modern Times and the work of 19th century poet Henry Timrod. Albuquerque disc jockey Scott Warmuth is credited as the first to discover at least ten substantial lines and phrases that can be clearly traced to the civil war poet, across several songs. Dylan and Sony have declined to comment on the matter, and Timrod's name is nowhere to be found on the liner notes.[10].[11][12] The New York Times is a daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed internationally. ... Henry Timrod Courtesy of CyberHymnal: http://www. ... For other meanings of DJ, see DJ (disambiguation). ... A civil war is a war in which parties within the same culture, society or nationality fight against each other for the control of political power. ...


Robert Polito of the Poetry Foundation wrote a detailed defense of Dylan's usage of old lines in creating new work, saying that calls of plagiarism confuse "art with a term paper".[13] Poetry, published in Chicago, Illinois since 1912, is one of the leading monthly poetry journals in the English-speaking world. ... For other uses, see Plagiarism (disambiguation). ...


Track listing

  1. "Thunder on the Mountain" – 5:55
  2. "Spirit on the Water" – 7:42
  3. "Rollin' and Tumblin'" – 6:01
  4. "When the Deal Goes Down" – 5:04
  5. "Someday Baby" – 4:55
  6. "Workingman's Blues #2" – 6:07
  7. "Beyond the Horizon" – 5:36
  8. "Nettie Moore" – 6:52
  9. "The Levee's Gonna Break" – 5:43
  10. "Ain't Talkin'" – 8:48

Thunder On The Mountain is a song written by Bob Dylan, released in 2006 as the first track on his album Modern Times. Categories: | ... Modern Times is the thirty-first studio album by Bob Dylan, released on August 25, 2006 by Sony BMG. It is his third consecutive album to be met with widespread critical and fan acclaim. ... Rollin and Tumblin is blues song written by Muddy Waters. ... When the Deal Goes Down is a song from Bob Dylans new album, Modern Times. ... Someday Baby is a song written by Bob Dylan, released in 2006 as the fifth track on his album Modern Times. ... Workingmans Blues #2 is a song written by Bob Dylan, released in 2006 as the sixth track on his album Modern Times. Dylan does not have a previous song titled Workingman Blues but the title may be a reference to the song of that name by Merle Haggard. ... Beyong The Horizon is a song written by Bob Dylan, released in 2006 as the seventh track on his album Modern Times. Categories: | ... Nettie Moore is a song written by Bob Dylan, released in 2006 as the eighth track on his album Modern Times. It features 72 lines of lyrics. ... Modern Times is Bob Dylans 32nd studio album, released on August 25, 2006 by Sony BMG. Musically, Modern Times continued Love and Thefts tendency toward classic blues, rockabilly and pre-rock balladry, with some noticeable differences in approach. ... Aint Talkin is a song written by Bob Dylan, released in 2006 as the tenth track on his album Modern Times It continues a recent trend of epic closers in his albums, following in the footsteps of Highlands and Sugar Baby. ...

Artwork

The cover photo is "Taxi, New York at Night", 1947, by Ted Croner. The image was previously used as a CD cover by the defunct band Luna, on their 1997 single "Hedgehog/23 Minutes in Brussels". Ted Croner (1922 – 2005) Ted Croner was an American photographer and an influential member of the New York School during the 1940s and 1950s. ... Luna was a Dream Pop/Indie Pop band formed in 1991 by Dean Wareham after the breakup of Galaxie 500, with Stanley Demeski and Justin Harwood (Demeski formerly of The Feelies and Harwood formerly of New Zealand band The Chills). ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ...


Versions

The album was released in both standard and special edition formats, with the special edition including a bonus DVD of four Dylan music videos. It contained the songs, Blood In My Eyes (Promo Video), Love Sick (Live at the Grammys 1997), Things Have Changed (Promo Video) and Cold Irons Bound (Masked and Anonymous Video).


The LP edition is a two-disc set, produced on 180-gram audiophile vinyl.


Certifications

Country Certification Sales/shipments
Canada 1x Platinum[14] 100,000

Notes

  1. ^ NME, "Bob Dylan gets his first number one for 30 years", at NME.com; last accessed September 9, 2006.
  2. ^ Lethem, Jonathan (7). The Genius of Bob Dylan (English) 6. Rolling Stone. Retrieved on 2006-11-02.
  3. ^ Jody Rosen, review of Modern Times, 30 August 2006, at Slate.com; last accessed September 9, 2006.
  4. ^ Alexis Petridis, review of Modern Times, 25 August 2006, at Guardian.co.uk; last accessed September 9, 2006.
  5. ^ Jim DeRogatis, review of Modern Times, 27 August 2006, at JimDero.com; last accessed September 11, 2006.
  6. ^ Greg Kot, review of Modern Times, 27 August 2006, at ChicagoTribune.com; last accessed September 9, 2006.
  7. ^ Jon Pareles, review of Modern Times, 20 August 2006, at NYTimes.com; last accessed September 9, 2006.
  8. ^ http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6099027/site/newsweek/
  9. ^ WNYC's Soundcheck, "Deconstructing Dylan," 6 September 2006, at WNYC.org; last accessed September 15, 2006.
  10. ^ ""Who’s This Guy Dylan Who’s Borrowing Lines From Henry Timrod?"", The New York Times, 2006-09-14. Retrieved on 2006-09-19. 
  11. ^ ""The Ballad of Henry Timrod", The New York Times, 2006-09-17. Retrieved on 2006-09-20. 
  12. ^ ""The Answer, My Friend, Is Borrowin’ ... (3 Letters)", The New York Times, 2006-09-20. Retrieved on 2006-09-20. 
  13. ^ ""Bob Dylan: Henry Timrod Revisited", The Poetry Foundation. 
  14. ^ http://www.cria.ca/gold/0307_g.php
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September 16, 2006 - September 22, 2006
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