Alexis Petridis of '' The Guardian '' , while enjoying '' Modern Times '' , felt that it was " not one of those infrequent , unequivocally fantastic Dylan albums " and ridiculed the lavish praise heaped on the album , writing : " It 's hard to hear the music of '' Modern Times '' over the inevitable standing ovation and the thuds of middle-aged critics swooning in awe . " Jim DeRogatis of the '' Chicago Sun-Times '' appreciated the lyrical content but found fault in the languid music , writing that " with the exception of the closing track ' Ai n't Talkin ' , one of the spookiest songs he 's ever written , Dylan disappoints with ... his inexplicable fondness for smarmy '30s and '40s balladry " . Some reviewers who liked the album were critical of its musicianship , such as the '' Chicago Tribune '' s Greg Kot , as well as Jon Pareles of '' The New York Times '' , who wrote that " onstage Mr. Dylan 's touring band regularly supercharges his songs . But on '' Modern Times '' the musicians play as if they ’re just feeling their way into the tunes . " Perhaps the sourest review came from Ron Rosenbaum . Writing in the '' New York Observer '' , Rosenbaum called '' Modern Times '' , " a wildly overhyped disappointment ... The new album is possibly the worst since '' Self Portrait '' , with songs that rarely rise above the level of Dylan 's low point — and everybody seems afraid to say so . " '' Modern Times '' became Dylan 's third successive album to top '' The Village Voice '' s Pazz & Jop critics ' poll , following '' Time Out of Mind '' and '' Love and Theft '' . The album also topped '' Rolling Stone '' s list of the 50 best albums of 2006 , and was later ranked number eight on the magazine 's list of the 100 greatest albums of the 2000s . At the 49th Annual Grammy Awards in 2007 , Dylan won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album for '' Modern Times '' and the Grammy Award for Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance for the song " Someday Baby "
49th Annual Grammy Awards
49th Annual Grammy Awards
Modern Times (Bob Dylan album)