I like it. Dylan's voice just keeps getting better. Unlike most other American minstrels, he took notice of the 100th anniversary of the Titanic tragedy. Dylan's song 'Tempest' is based on an old verse "The Watchman' by Seth Mize. Both The Carter Family and The New Lost City Ramblers performed it before Dylan. As I recall, Dylan sometimes sang with the latter group during the early 60's in New York, and he may have learned of it from them. The Watchman may refer to the nightmares of Frederick Fleet on whose watch it was that the Titanic struck the iceberg. See Wikipedia for more on poor Frederick Fleet who died in 1965.
Dylan's "Tempest" Dylan haters need not reply
Listening to it now. Reserving final judgement. I'll see how much I'm drawn back to it over the next few weeks. Intial impressions: strong on lyrics, thin on melody. As has been the case over the years and with the various musicians he's worked with since "Time Ouf of Mind" - the band is great. Love David Hidalgo's accordian and the arrangements in general. Sonics on this $10 CD through Amazon are very good. Would like to hear from other Dylan fans what they think about this one.