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“All Along the Watchtower” is a rock song written and recorded by singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. It initially appeared on his album John Wesley Harding. It has been covered by other artists in different genres, most notably by Jimi Hendrix on his album Electric Ladyland.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience began to record their cover version of Dylan’s “All Along The Watchtower” on January 21, 1968, at Olympic Studios in London. According to engineer Andy Johns, Jimi Hendrix had been given a tape of Dylan’s recording by publicist Michael Goldstein, who worked for Dylan’s manager Albert Grossman. “(Hendrix) came in with these Dylan tapes and we all heard them for the first time in the studio”, recalled Johns. According to Hendrix’s regular engineer Eddie Kramer, the guitarist cut a large number of takes on the first day, shouting chord changes at Dave Mason who had turned up at the session and played guitar. Halfway through the session, bass player Noel Redding became dissatisfied with the proceedings and left. Mason then took over on bass. According to Kramer, the final bass part was played by Hendrix himself. Kramer and Chas Chandler mixed the first version of “All Along The Watchtower” on January 26, but Hendrix was quickly dissatisfied with the result and went on re-recording and overdubbing guitar parts during June, July, and August at the Record Plant studio in New York. Engineer Tony Bongiovi has described Hendrix becoming increasingly dissatisfied as the song progressed, overdubbing more and more guitar parts, moving the master tape from a four-track to a twelve-track to a sixteen-track machine.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience began to record their cover version of Dylan’s “All Along The Watchtower” on January 21, 1968, at Olympic Studios in London. According to engineer Andy Johns, Jimi Hendrix had been given a tape of Dylan’s recording by publicist Michael Goldstein, who worked for Dylan’s manager Albert Grossman. “(Hendrix) came in with these Dylan tapes and we all heard them for the first time in the studio”, recalled Johns. According to Hendrix’s regular engineer Eddie Kramer, the guitarist cut a large number of takes on the first day, shouting chord changes at Dave Mason who had turned up at the session and played guitar. Halfway through the session, bass player Noel Redding became dissatisfied with the proceedings and left. Mason then took over on bass. According to Kramer, the final bass part was played by Hendrix himself. Kramer and Chas Chandler mixed the first version of “All Along The Watchtower” on January 26, but Hendrix was quickly dissatisfied with the result and went on re-recording and overdubbing guitar parts during June, July, and August at the Record Plant studio in New York. Engineer Tony Bongiovi has described Hendrix becoming increasingly dissatisfied as the song progressed, overdubbing more and more guitar parts, moving the master tape from a four-track to a twelve-track to a sixteen-track machine.
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shj92 wrote:
Dieser Künstler tritt bei keinen Events in deiner Nähe auf. ;-) R.i.P Jimi
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carlolf wrote:
Grandios - noch immer, nach mehr als 40 Jahren! Einfach geil, dieser Gitarrensound!
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Dette04 wrote:
Ja,-------Jimmi.!!!!!!!
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bigoune wrote:
awesome cover
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fethebox wrote:
This has been one of my favorite songs since I was around two years old
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AADDFFGGVVXX wrote:
2:01-2:16...that's the stuff!
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mr-mucho wrote:
one of the best rock songs ever!
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JUSHANGIN wrote:
thank you goes out to jimi and bob dylan for writing such a dynamic classic!!!!
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Drudenfusz wrote:
Perfect ending for BSG
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Jaggaemusiq wrote:
even Dylan prefers this
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shecky93 wrote:
it doesn't get better than this!
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momoninja wrote:
it doesn't get better than this!
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matthiasmmm wrote:
Ohne Worte... Einfach Perfekt!
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RLeriano wrote:
Maravilha!
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chiphall72 wrote:
When Dylan plays this, it sounds like he's covering Jimi.
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Kamahl16 wrote:
Interesting version of this song. I like the heavy sound of this cut.
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indio_veio wrote:
all along the magic
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DonnieSTFU wrote:
I wish there was a fuck button.
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tomahawk29 wrote:
Best cover, ever! [6]
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adia9785 wrote:
Crazy.
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