Jul 18 2008

The 17 Greatest Cover Songs Ever (and the 3 Worst)

1. All Along the Watchtower — Jimi Hendrix
Originally performed by Bob Dylan
Jimi blazes through multiple guitar solos on this cut, but it’s the main solo - played in three parts with an echoplex, wah pedal, and rolling double-stops — that seals his top spot on this list. It’s arguably Jimi’s finest moment, not to mention [...]

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