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Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower (Patreon)

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2025-06-29 15:00:10
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2025-07-05 01:47:55
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For once I knew the original version of the song being covered here. I have listened to the Bob Dylan staples, including this one. I know the cover by Dave Matthews Band as well.

If you want to check out the DMB version, here's a link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7wAohYGf04

Jimi was a powerhouse. He was taken from this earth too soon. His guitar playing was unique with his style and sound. Also...right handed guitar!?

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Bill W

Yes ma'am. Right-handed guitar, string order reversed. So his chord shapes, etc are just mirrored. It's not so much of a problem except that the volume/tone knobs (or tremolo especially) might get in the way. Doesn't seem to be bothering him, though. 😀 Left-handed guitars are harder to come by. Walk into any guitar shop and there will be a very limited selection of left-handed guitars, if any. Here's something wild. Bluesman Albert King was also left-handed. He also learned to play using a right-handed guitar, but as he taught himself, he didn't know to reverse the strings, so he's essentially playing... backwards, or upside down..or whatever. High strings on top, low strings on the bottom. Speaking of harmonicas.... blues musician/singer Paul Butterfield was a harmonica phenom...but he played it backwards (or upside down) with the high notes on the left. Weirdo! 😀 The other connection- Paul's guitar player Mike Bloomfield was the guitar player in Bob Dylan's band at the famed 1965 Newport Folk Festival when Dylan "went electric". Mike is also a great blues guitarist.

Glenner7

Hi NittPicc. The studio version is also quite good. Interesting that you said "this is an experience". - the band was called the Jimi Hendrix Experience. It used to drive me crazy as a kid because cameramen at the time did not know to show the fretting hand of guitarists so you could see what they were doing; at best you would see the strumming hand, or in the case of this film they kept showing the back of the guitar during most of the solo bits. Sheesh. If you want an experience at another level, maybe look at Jimi on your own, setting fire to his guitar at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967 - not very musical, but it sure was different from the norm.

William Hallisey

As a teenager, Jimi Hendrix was my first rock and roll hero. What he did with his guitar was mind-blowing.

William Hallisey

Suggestion. Listen the entire original Hendrix Experience album, then you will "be experienced". Perhaps the album is on Spotify. Some of the songs a bluesy, jazzy, and it also has some beautiful ballads. Hendrix was originally a blues guitarist. He even was in James Brown's band. Hendrix is considered the greatest rock guitarist to ever live.

David Cousins

You just dipped a toe into Jimi Hendrix, whose influence still resonates near 55 years after his passing. The number of guitarists is vast. Firstly, I would recommend listening to the studio version of All Along The Watchtower - the one most know. You may know Voodoo Child (Slight Return) as it has been covered by many, most notably Stevie Ray Vaughn. The 14 minute Voodoo Child is an experience. Something I would suggest you check out is his rendition of The Star Spangled Banner at Woodstock. I would hazard a guess that you have heard contemporary guitarists play it at sporting events - not exactly like he did and not as impactful IMO. He made Electric Ladyland studio, which has a storied history of its own. I was introduced to Jimi when I was 11-12 by a friend's older brother, aging myself, in 1974-1975. He only had 3 studio albums and one live ( Band of Gypsys) before his death. Before I write a book, thanks for this as it reminded me of the first time I heard the Isle of Wright festival bootleg I heard way back.

Bill W

Nitt I'm sure you have heard Purple Haze, Hey Joe and Fire..at least parts of them.

Andrew Hellebrand

He played in the backing bands of the Isley Brothers, Ike & Tina Turner, Sam Cooke, Wilson Pickett and Little Richard amongst others in his early years, but never James Brown. Are you perhaps getting mixed up with Bootsy Collins?

William Hallisey

Andrew, thanks. Another senior moment. Being from Georgia, for some damned reason, I got Little Richard and James Brown confused. Should have checked my memory better. Hendrix was still the best.

Bill W

Just chewing away on piece of gum the whole time. I've seen lots of other singers chew gum while performing, but not like that. He was really gettin' at it! 🤣 I'd say it's a combination of preventing dry mouth, keeping the vocal cords lubricated, but also possibly a calming mechanism. As bold as he is on stage, he always seemed really shy and reserved off stage. Speaking of his singing... I always felt that even though he plays rock, his vocal style is much like the blues singers... Muddy Waters, B. B. King, etc Not concerned with being melodic...it's kind of shouty, almost. He has sort of a baritone, with a lot of chest in it. Technically not really a great singer, but the tone and attitude fit his music perfectly. Hard to imagine anyone else singing it.

Bill W

Jimi was all about vibes. He and many of his contemporaries shared mutual admiration. In 1967 Jimi played a concert at a theater in London. Still relatively unknown in the US, but his peers in London were well aware of the buzz around him. The Beatles were in attendance at the show and Hendrix welcomed them by performing the title track to Sgt. Pepper which had only been released a week earlier. (Jimi had just released his own debut album about 2 weeks prior to Sgt. Pepper)

Chris Bergsten

Definitely check out more Hendrix! His career was famously, tragically short - so it's a small discography. But he was a giant. I've often wondered where he would go with his music if he'd lived longer. Someone once guessed he would do kind of a Bitches Brew thing, which seems plausible to me.

Charles Coleman

Many people may know this, but for those who don't, Jimi Hendrix, before he became known to all of us as a rock icon, was a paratrooper in the Army. I have heard that he broke his leg in a jump (not uncommon) and that ended his military career. But the guy was an amazing guitarist and artist whose influence is still reflected and admired today.

Bill W

Dave Mason (of Traffic) had a good version on his 1974 album that used to get some radio airplay on Classic Rock stations. And U2 had a good Live version on their Rattle and Hum (1988) album.

MrMette

That makes sense because he did play blues in his early career (at least as far as I know). There is a an album by him called "blues" which was released way after his death (I believe 1994) with old unreleased blues covers by him including a blues version of Voodoo Chile. I actually really like that album/compilation. As far as the gum chewing goes, I am not 100% sure but my guess is the drug use has something to do with that. He looked and sounded pretty under the influence on this particular recording to be honest and I am pretty sure I read somewhere years ago that some artists using the gum to help deal with some of the effects (cotton mouth might actually be one of them).