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You think I'm over the hill / Think I'm past my prime
Let me see what you got / We can have a whompin' good time
- "Spirit on the Water" Bob Dylan
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Modern Times is ironic as a title given it's old-timey feel... as it's laced with ragtime and boogie blues. While he can bypass the style of modern music, Dylan, much to his chagrin, can't avoid the perils of the perils of recording in these modern times.
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. CDs are small. There's no stature to it. I remember when that Napster guy came up across, it was like, 'Everybody's gettin' music for free.' I was like, 'Well, why not? It ain't worth nothing anyway.'
- Bob Dylan, Rolling Stone Magazine
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Speaking of appreciation beyond the constricts of time, the song "The Levee's Gonna Break" sounds like it could be talking about either 1927 or 2005. It's fitting it sees release today, as it's on the anniversary of Katrina's landfall... especially remembering that his last album, Love and Theft, was released on September 11, 2001. Dylan's music is inextricably linked with this country and while the song's bouncing blues make the tragedy sound like fun, it's probably what we all need in these Modern Times - a whompin' good time.
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Bob Dylan - Modern Times
1. Thunder on the Mountain
2. Spirit on the Water
3. Rollin' and Tumblin'
4. When the Deal Goes Down
5. Someday Baby
6. Workingman's Blues #2
7. Beyond the Horizon
8. Nettie Moore
9. The Levee's Gonna Break
10. Ain't Talkin'
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