Whipping Post
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"Whipping Post" is a landmark blues-rock song by the Allman Brothers Band, renowned for its emotional intensity, extended improvisations, and central place in their live performances.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Whipping Post canonical | 4 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
live recording
ⓘ
single ⓘ song ⓘ |
| album |
Fillmore East
ⓘ
surface form:
At Fillmore East
The Allman Brothers Band ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Whipping Post (At Fillmore East version)
ⓘ
surface form:
At Fillmore East
Fillmore East ⓘ
surface form:
Fillmore East concerts
|
| composer | Gregg Allman ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| firstReleaseDate | 1969-11-04 ⓘ |
| genre |
blues rock
ⓘ
hard rock ⓘ southern rock ⓘ |
| hasChorusLine | "Sometimes I feel like I been tied to the whipping post" ⓘ |
| hasInstrument |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ organ ⓘ vocals ⓘ |
| hasKey | A minor ⓘ |
| hasLiveVersion | Whipping Post (At Fillmore East version) ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyleCharacteristic |
dynamic tempo and intensity changes
ⓘ
extended guitar solos ⓘ improvisational jamming ⓘ |
| hasPart | bass intro in 11/8 time ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time
ⓘ
surface form:
Rolling Stone list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| length |
22:40
ⓘ
5:17 ⓘ |
| liveStapleOf | The Allman Brothers Band ⓘ |
| lyricist | Gregg Allman ⓘ |
| notableFor |
central place in The Allman Brothers Band live shows
ⓘ
emotional intensity ⓘ extended improvisations in live performance ⓘ |
| originallyReleasedOnFormat | vinyl LP ⓘ |
| partOf | The Allman Brothers Band (debut album) ⓘ |
| performer |
The Allman Brothers Band
ⓘ
The Allman Brothers Band ⓘ |
| producer | Adrian Barber ⓘ |
| recordingLocation |
Fillmore East
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ |
| recordingYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Atco Records
ⓘ
Capricorn Records ⓘ |
| side | B side of The Allman Brothers Band (original LP) ⓘ |
| timeSignature |
11/8 (main riff)
ⓘ
12/8 (sections) ⓘ |
| writer | Gregg Allman ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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