Another Found Experiment: Knocking On Heaven's DOOR/HELPLESS

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I probably recorded this 8 years ago…, it was an experiment and I will probably re-record it with a friend doing the harmonies. After I did thisII found a version of Heaven’s Door and Helpless done by themselves Dylan and Young in 1975. Mine is a bit different…

Anyway, be forewarned. It’s flat and a bit out of time but the core of the demo is, to my ears, well worth working on. I keep surprising myself. I keep intending to post a few of these demos and then the more polished versions in the hopes it may help someone be less intense about their perfectionism. Because what a freaking trip to just let it all out.

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Hey Pat this one passed me by as I don’t recall the original which surprises me, as you say it came out early 70s and I was still into Bob at that stage. So nothing to compare against but really liked what was going on with all the harmonies etc, nice clean playing as well. I certainly recommend a revisit, as I think you could take this to a higher place now. Its good as it is but I suspect after 8 years you could raise the bar for sure on this one. Off to find the OT :+1:

:sunglasses:

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Really interesting, Pat, as you say different and unexpected but works. So well worth re-visiting.

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That really works Pat. Never heard a version of Knockin’ like this before. I’m also going to seek out the original.
Well done, I enjoyed that.

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Hi Pat,
What a surprising performance,…I really liked it :sunglasses: :clap:
Greetings,rogier

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This was very nice indeed! Both the guitar and vocals…I enjoyed it a lot and found it perfect the way it is (refering to your perceiving it flat and a bit out of time). :blush:

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Very nice Pat. Heard a couple of Dylan versions of this song but not the one you shared. Thanks for posting.

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Thanks for the encouragement! I’m afraid I might have confused someone. The version of the two songs combined was just Dylan and Young taking turns singing parts of their songs. They didn’t mix it up like I did. Neil Young and Bob Dylan - Helpless + Knockin' on Heaven's Door 1975 - YouTube

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That was a very different version Pat but I really enjoyed it. I didn’t find it flat at all. Loved the harmonies. Great playing as well.

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