I like it. It's not as good as his previous effort, Modern Times, but the old folkie from Minnesota still has something to say. The CD is shorter, and Dylan's voice is a bit scratchier than on Modern Times, but if you're looking for a perfectly clean delivery from the pop-folk icon, then you need to step into a time machine and set the date for any time between 1963 and 1976. And if he's not afraid to venture out of his vocal range entirely, then more power to him.
The best tracks are "My Wife's Home Town," "If You Ever Go to Houston," and "Jolene." But there's not a bad song in the bunch, as they say, and a few of the slower songs are downright endearing.
Ya gotta hand it to Dylan. He doesn't have to be out there doing anything at all. His place in music is secure. But he still gets the job done. He's on Sirius radio and has a Christmas album coming out. Keep goin', Zimmie.
In Martin Scorsese's documentary of Dylan, the singer points in the air and says he has a contract with the man upstairs. To which Cat says, "Amen." Bob and I have been together through the years, and I don't see that changing. Not ever.
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