Quote Originally Posted by Elephantspike
He just turned 66. There are 2 songs on Modern Times That are more blues-rock style than that one, and the rest are ballads, and this is something he started on the previous album: The ballad arrangement instead of his traditional acoustic-folk style, are more like jazzy lounge-style, a'la Frank Sinatra or Tony Bennet. Such as This one, When The Deal Goes Down:


As good as this album is, though, I don't think it tops his previous effort, "Love & Theft" from 2001. That one is his best since 1966's Blonde on Blonde, and he's had lots of albums since then, some of them quite good.
Thanks for posting those clips, Elephantspike. I like the bluesy - folksy cross of the music. Some of those songs (especially the first one) almost sounded like they were being sung by Willie Nelson! Are you a fan of his as well?