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Songs by Bob Dylan
Produced by Gordon Carroll
Dedicated to Sam Peckinpah
Booker T, Bruce Langhorn, Russ Kunkel,
Roger McGuinn,
Carol Hunter, Donna Weiss, Priscilla Jones, Byron Berline, Jolly Roger,
Terry Paul, Jim Keltner, Brenda Patterson, Carl Fortina, Gary Foster, Fred Katz
and Ted Michel.
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Even though
it contains the classic rock standard "Knocking on
Heaven's Door," PAT GARRETT & BILLY THE KID is
one of Dylan's least-known albums. Recorded as the
soundtrack to a surreal, somewhat violent Sam Peckinpah
Western in which Dylan co-starred, the album consists
mainly of reflective, rustic instrumentals. Of the two
songs with vocals, "Billy" is a compelling
outlaw narrative, complete with earnestly strummed
acoustic guitars and Dylan's wheezing harmonica, while the
epic, ominous "Knocking On Heaven's Door" is a
rock masterpiece that evokes the wide open space and
desolation of the Old West. Though the remainder of the
album is devoted to instrumentals, tracks like the
delicate, wistful "River Theme" are impressive
in their own understated way. Backed by Byrds guitarist
Roger McGuinn and top West Coast session players, Dylan
created a fascinating set of music that was one of his
last albums to capture the restless spirit and
otherworldly feel of his classic sixties recordings.
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