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View Poll Results: All Along The Watchtower, The best version
Bob Dylan 10 5.38%
Jimi Hendrix 54 29.03%
Dave Matthews Band 117 62.90%
Pearl Jam 1 0.54%
Grateful Dead 2 1.08%
U2 0 0%
Other 2 1.08%
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Old 06-21-2012, 08:39 AM   #31
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Re: All Along The Watchtower, Who does it best?

hendrix or dmb (with an intense roi solo before the second chorus)

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  • Old 06-21-2012, 08:40 AM   #32
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    Re: All Along The Watchtower, Who does it best?

    at making this poll in DMBc. This is embarrassing.
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    Old 06-21-2012, 09:20 AM   #33
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    Re: All Along The Watchtower, Who does it best?

    I love Hendrix's version the best..I think Dmb's version is amazing too. My friend is a huge Dylan fan and was blown away by that song when I took him to a show. I guess I am also in the minority when I say I like U2's take on it too- I love Rattle and Hum
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    Old 06-21-2012, 09:29 AM   #34
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    Re: All Along The Watchtower, Who does it best?

    Duh. DMB. It helps their cause tremendously that Dylan and Hendrix can't sing, though. That's crucial to me when rating songs (sorry, Phish). I'd put Hendrix in second, and Dylan makes the podium with the original.
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    Old 06-21-2012, 11:32 PM   #35
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    Re: All Along The Watchtower, Who does it best?

    For me:

    1 - DMB (it's just so epic, and such a radical interpretation)
    2 - Dylan (the purity of Dylan's original from the John Wesley Harding album is amazing because how bare bones it is, and how 100% folk the song is.)
    3 - Hendrix's guitar playing on the song is amazing, and he popularized Dylan's relatively obscure song at the time. However, the arrangement just never wowed me like DMB's did, and doesn't evoke emotions like Dylan's version did.
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    Old 04-20-2017, 10:35 PM   #36
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    Re: All Along The Watchtower, Who does it best?

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    Any 95 watchtower beats all the above
    I think the one from Woodstock 1999 is their best version.
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    Old 04-20-2017, 10:42 PM   #37
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    Re: All Along The Watchtower, Who does it best?

    Hendrix is the correct answer

    Followed by the dead.

    Then dmb
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    Old 04-21-2017, 03:52 AM   #38
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    Re: All Along The Watchtower, Who does it best?

    homer here also. I really need to re-listen to other versions (been awhile), but have always thought DMB's version was perfectly perfect.

    Dave has such a powerhouse voice that fits their version to a tee. His vocal range and singing ability is much underrated (occasional issues aside).

    I've always said that if DMB had written this song, and played it as they do, it would be in my top three or so DMB songs.
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