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Offline emindead

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One of the Best Cover Songs Ever...
« on: August 30, 2010, 02:55:18 PM »
...is "All Along the Watchtower" performed by The Jimmy Hendrix Experience.

I mean, wow. That guitar is just fantastic. Hendrix is a hit or miss for me, regarding his covers. But in this song he just makes the Dylan original sound dull.

Appreciate this incredible cover, adore its guitar!

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Re: One of the Best Cover Songs Ever...
« Reply #1 on: August 30, 2010, 02:56:19 PM »
Not even the best version of that song.
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Re: One of the Best Cover Songs Ever...
« Reply #2 on: August 30, 2010, 02:56:55 PM »
Not even the best version of that song.
Dave Matthews?

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Re: One of the Best Cover Songs Ever...
« Reply #4 on: August 30, 2010, 03:11:18 PM »
But in this song he just makes the Dylan original sound dull.

That is actually an eternal truth of music. If you cover a Bob Dylan song, you will sound better than the original.

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Re: One of the Best Cover Songs Ever...
« Reply #5 on: August 30, 2010, 03:14:35 PM »
Not even the best version of that song.
Dave Matthews?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ka_sHy9cVH0

Now, that's what cover songs are all about. Gives the song a whole new angle.

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Re: One of the Best Cover Songs Ever...
« Reply #6 on: August 30, 2010, 03:25:15 PM »
:lol I was expecting Manfred Mann doing Blinded by the Light for some reason.

Great call by Adami, though.  They not only did a great job on the cover but made it an intricate part of a prominent tv series.

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Re: One of the Best Cover Songs Ever...
« Reply #7 on: August 30, 2010, 06:31:47 PM »
But in this song he just makes the Dylan original sound dull.

That is actually an eternal truth of music. If you cover a Bob Dylan song, you will sound better than the original.

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Re: One of the Best Cover Songs Ever...
« Reply #8 on: August 30, 2010, 06:56:24 PM »
But in this song he just makes the Dylan original sound dull.

That is actually an eternal truth of music. If you cover a Bob Dylan song, you will sound better than the original.

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Meh not entirely true.  See: UB40's cover of I'll Be Your Baby Tonight or the entire Dylanesque album by Bryan Ferry.  Good God.

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Re: One of the Best Cover Songs Ever...
« Reply #9 on: August 30, 2010, 08:11:57 PM »
Not even the best version of that song.
Dave Matthews?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ka_sHy9cVH0

Now, that's what cover songs are all about. Gives the song a whole new angle.

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Re: One of the Best Cover Songs Ever...
« Reply #10 on: August 31, 2010, 12:46:29 AM »
...is "All Along the Watchtower" performed by The Jimmy Hendrix Experience.

I mean, wow. That guitar is just fantastic. Hendrix is a hit or miss for me, regarding his covers. But in this song he just makes the Dylan original sound dull.

Appreciate this incredible cover, adore its guitar!

I'm not a fan of Hendrix at all, but I agree with you that both the cover and the guitar are great.
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Re: One of the Best Cover Songs Ever...
« Reply #11 on: August 31, 2010, 12:21:40 PM »
Awesome.

I was actually listening to this song when I clicked on this thread!!
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