Bob Dylan's Modern Times, a new Masterpiece?

Hdm and Ben,

I agree with your criticisms, no doubt my guess went way too far. A better wording might be "An verbal attack on the way modern music sounds and at the same time to take control of the sound production suggests a certain dissatisfaction with what was done previously."

Anyone feel that the sound on the MT album is in anyway similar to the Johnny Cash sound? (not the voice just the way the instruments are mixed with the vocals...just a thought)

Pretty much Dylan's whole output since John Wesley Harding has probably disapointed him to some extent with regards what he was able to capture in the studio.

He hates the studio and nearly always struggles there.
Indeed even Blood On The Tracks was recorded twice.

It's never been his thing....he even hated Sgt. Pepper for being overproduced.

MMDV.  I consider it a masterpiece.  For certain.