What Are You Listening To? [3]

- Hendrix certainly opened up the song..

- still rate the original Bob Dylan version (on the John Wesley Harding album) as the best version, tho'
- in fact that whole album is a real masterpiece - he's still got that folksy edge, but it rocks like crazy..
- can see why Jimi attached himself to it so rapidly (his cover came out pretty soon after Bob's)..
- Dylan totally loved it - he cited it as being Jimi's song on many occasions - guess he was proud..

- can't find the original on YouTube, but if you get a chance, give it a close listen - it really chugs..
- Dylan's guitar and harmonica playing is totally outta-site, he really flies..
- The Wicked Messenger is also on the album - another fine track..

BTW: A Guy - The Days Of Future Past was among the first albums I ever bought - used to buy mostly
singles in those days.. had all the Beatles, lotsa Elvis, among other stuff..



also John Mayall's Bluesbreakers
- ft. a very young Eric Clapton on Lead, together with John McVie on Bass (later in Fleetwood Mac) and Hughie Flint on Drums (-who also went on to greater things..)

- that was fine blues/R 'n B sound in those "pop-filled" days
- you really had to scour the racks to find the good stuff..

- incidentally - 1967..
- some far out solo playing from Peter on this..

John Mayall came down from his tree-house in the Midlands to educate the world
on the power of the Blues - he wound up living in Laurel Canyon with all the superstars

- only fitting that such a genius should fetch up there, on the West Coast - good times..!!