I like both.. maybe Jimmy's slightly better...

I first heard A.A.T.W back in the '80's when U2 covered it on 'Rattle and Hum'.
YouTube - ‪U2 San Francisco 11/11/87 All along the watchtower‬‏
But I prefer Hendrix. All three "Jimi Hendrix Experience" albums are excellent. Voodoo Chile (slight return) is one of my all time fave's. Watch the following vid. It's Hendrix on the Lulu show in '69. On the very day that Cream split up.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jE80W5xYbTI

Dave Mason did a good version on Certified Live.



Local legend has it that the witch hat water tower in Minneapolis was Bob Dylan's inspiration for All Along The Watchtower.

http://minneapolisparkhistory.files....a-marumari.jpg

The picture you have of the tower where is it? Its a very nice picture.

I got the picture off the internet, the tower is in Prospect Park in Minneapolis, it's in between The University of Minnesota where Bob spent a short time near the border of Minneapolis and St. Paul.

Eric and Jimi are too good how am i suppose to choose?!?!?

A version that comes across well is the version by Dave Mason off his 1974 self titled lp. A couple years later he does a live version of it off his Certified Live 1976 2 lp set. Both were released by Columbia Records.

A version that is very obscure but is an in demand piece, especially from some of the foreign vinyl collectors is the one by Barbara Keith. She is obscure as you get but a talent. I'm not sure if there is a youtube on this (probably not) but a good version of it nonetheless.

I am going to say Hendrix, I love Bob Dylan, but Jimi's cover is the best.

The majority of the time an artist/band is judged solely on their recognizes tracks. Hell. Sometimes even a whole genera can be.
Anyways. If we're talking about which artist we prefer the song by. My personal preference is Jimi. If we're talking about which album he performs the best, I really like electric ladyland's version, but the original is just as well done.
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Dylans version with The Grateful Dead is probably the best. I've never heard Jerry shred like he does in that song