Thanks to John, in Ireland, for sending me a link to his trenchant new critique of Modern Times. He doesn’t like it much, but his review is a well-informed, closely argued, lengthy piece well worth your attention:
“Modern Times is tediously protracted, derivative, melodically flat, and for the most part, lyrically banal. The arrangements are equally derivative and played by a band (the guitarists especially) who seldom rise above the sort of stuff you'd expect from any competent covers band.
“it is indeed as dull as I had feared…
“Spirit on the Water, a woefully protracted piece…
“When the Deal Goes Down, a beautifully-sung mishmash of Victorian poeticisms and well-meaning platitudes…
“Workingman's Blues #2 is already a particular favourite of many Dylan fans, but I find its mixture of anthemic love song, rural and urban imagery, blues references, and incongruous political observation somewhat less than convincing.”
Full text at:
http://from-the-centre.blogspot.com/
Gerry Smith
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