On "Modern Times," Dylan revisited blues and pre-rock popular song structures, serving up a thematic and sonic masterclass in late-career relevance.
- The album debuted at number 2 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling over 140,000 copies in its first week.
- It won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album in 2007.
- The album's title is a reference to the 1936 Charlie Chaplin film of the same name.
Bob Dylan is a seminal American singer-songwriter and Nobel laureate, widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, known for his distinctive voice and poetic, socially conscious lyrics. "Modern Times," released in 2006, found Dylan in a late-career surge of creativity, following the acclaimed "Time Out of Mind" (1997) and "Love and Theft" (2001).
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