The 1968 song Bob Dylan and David Gilmour called one of the best: “Fantastic”

Bob Dylan said Jimi Hendrix’s version of his song ‘All Along the Watchtower’ overwhelmed him, adding that Hendrix found and developed possibilities in the music that others might miss. David Gilmour also praised the performance, calling Hendrix’s guitar playing “fantastic” and recalling how a 1966 club audience watched in amazement as Hendrix played.

The article presents Hendrix’s recording as a defining interpretation that influenced both Dylan’s later performances of the song and Gilmour’s approach to guitar. Dylan said he still plays the song with Hendrix’s version in mind, while Gilmour drew on Hendrix’s expressive, restrained style in work such as Pink Floyd’s ‘Time’ and ‘Comfortably Numb’.