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Whoa, was not expecting this. I intentionally avoided listening to Murder Most Foul (and the other recently released songs) during the shutdown, was biased toward trying to hear things in a proper album context. And fortunately the album was announced not too terribly long after, so I decided to wait. Listened tonight for the first time to all of this - wow, again, I was not expecting this. There's a lot I haven't yet digested, but Dylan sounds good. Authoritative. The sound works well with his words and tone, no obnoxious arrangements (can't say the same for Tempest!). I like this band. There's "meat" to these lyrics, much to chew on for a long time to come. Love the themes. Lot of ideas worth reflecting on. Nice delivery. No gimmicks. The name-checking is a bit much (hearing Alicia Keys mentioned back in 2006 was interesting, but in the years since this approach has lost some novelty), but doesn't detract too much. This album probably could've used more tempo in some places, but I'm not sure yet how much this will really detract long-term either. This album feels like it has weight. It has value. Has the potential to be timeless. I love Dylan but I can't say that about all of his albums. Hard for me to imagine someone really listening to this a few times and not getting something out of it. Much gratitude to Bob Dylan for continuing to create, record, and release his art to us. Anyone who's ever liked Dylan should pick this up.