Audio CD review:
Bob Dylan - Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

Bob Dylan - Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

Band: Bob Dylan Title: Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid Rating: Release Date: 24 August, 1989 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Main Title Theme (Billy) 2: Cantina Theme (Workin' For The Law) 3: Billy I 4: Bunkhouse Theme 5: River Theme 6: Turkey Chase 7: Knockin' On Heaven's Door 8: Final Theme 9: Billy 4 10: Billy 7

Customer Reviews Dylan's best foray in the film world.... Many musicians attempt to be filmmakers, but for some strange reason, they just can't. Dylan has made many forays into the film world, and honestly, they've been mostly disasters (Renaldo and Clara, Hearts of Fire). They come across as preachy and pretentious (Renaldo's "acted" segments are painfully bad). But this foray, which was Dylan's first entry into the film world (if you don't count documentaries about him), is his best. His soundtrack to Peckinpah's film is superb, and it really enhances the film greatly. In fact, a more conventional score wouldn't have worked. It is an essential component to the film. It can also be listened to on its own. The opening theme is one of the most haunting, soulful compositions that Dylan ever wrote. It invokes a lot of feelings and images on its own. Billy 1 is the best of the Billy songs (with excellent lyrics), and Knockin' on Heaven's Door is a great single. The film itself is fantastic, but only in its 123 minute version. This album came in a time when Dylan had kind of disappeared from the scene, and the stuff he was putting out (like Planet Waves, which came after this), was really bad. So this album is a breath of untouched air from a rather bad period for Dylan. This album isn't just for Dylan completists, it's for even a casual fan. . Still one of my fav Dylan CDs Hearing it on CD makes it even better. I had this on LP when I was a kid in the 70s. Acoustic ballads, blue grass and some great Dylan lyrics A must get. Outlaw Bob to the Max The film starred Kris Kristoferson, Jason Robards, James Coburn, Rita Coolidge, Slim Pickens, Jack Elam and Bob Dylan, who in my opinion as the outlaw Alias stole the show. This is the soundtrack to a terrific movie, Sam Peckinpah's last western. There are only three vocals on this LP, but they are good ones, though you can get "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" on about a zillion compilation albums done over the years. The other two vocals are different versions of the outlaw narrative, "Billy", a super cowboy song that ya just gotta love. The instrumental stuff isn't bad either, but I have to say I took the two versions of "Billy" and put `em with "Blood on the Tracks" on my iPod. Jack Priest, Writer from the Darkside. . You can see a complete list of all Bob Dylan discography, or go back to the Bob Dylan tabs