Posted on 12/28/2006 10:40:46 AM PST by pissant
Billboard magazine has chosen Bob Dylan's Modern Times as the best album of 2006.
It was the second top billing for the 65-year-old singer, after Modern Times topped Rolling Stones magazine's picks of the year earlier this week.
The album, Dylan's first in five years, topped Billboard sales charts earlier this year.
Billboard picked its top 10 based on the opinions of its 48 staff and freelancers.
Another veteran American rocker, Bruce Springsteen, came second with his We Shall Overcome — the Seeger Sessions.
The Beatle's Love, a remix of original Apple recording sessions created for a Cirque du Soleil show, was tied for ninth place.
The top 10 list actually has 12 albums, because there were two ties:
Bob Dylan, Modern Times.
Bruce Springsteen, We Shall Overcome — The Seeger Sessions.
Gnarls Barkley, St. Elsewhere.
Arctic Monkeys, Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not.
TV On The Radio, Return to Cookie Mountain.
Tom Waits, Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers and Bastards.
The Hold Steady, Boys and Girls in America.
A tie between Red Hot Chili Peppers, Stadium Arcadium and Dixie Chicks, Taking the Long Way.
A tie: Tool, 10,000 Days, and The Beatles, Love.
Corinne Bailey Rae, Corinne Bailey Rae.
She could be filmed in a potatoe sack on a cell phone and pull it off.
I haven't bought a BD album since 72, but I really like this one. Good choice(and none of the cuts feature Jay-Z or Snoop Dog).
Solomon Burke is an older name.
I remember Solomons Marbles from the Dead's Blues for Allah album, does that count?
Bob, Arctic Monkeys and Red Hot Chili Peppers are good choices, don't really care for the rest.
When is Zeppelin gonna make a new album?
I'm 30, and love the songs I've heard off the album. I think it's his best yet.
My daughter (19 and a college junior) loves Dylan. Many of her friends too. Dylan is big with the college kids.
Are boomers still shelling out the big bucks for these guy?
Yeah, and I did too. It is an excellent CD.
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